Advice on Potentially Adapting Recommended Build [£1000]

[£1000]My budget

Date I will buy: This weekend

Country: United Kingdom

USAGE

List programs and indicate distribution with percentages: xx%

[90]Gaming: I tend to play a lot of genres, at the moment I spend a lot of time with Stellaris (which I believe is quite CPU intensive), Overwatch, ARK & FF14.

[-]Gameplay streaming to Twitch, YouTube

[-]Photo/Video editing:

[-]Music/Audio production:

[-]CAD, CFD/FEA, Engineering Simulations:

[-]Server:

[10]Web surfing: Hoping also to pick up some programming languages during the life of the PC.

Percent time spent in each role:

SCREENS
Select ONE
[x]1080p60Hz
[]1080p144Hz
[]1440p60Hz
[]1440p144Hz
[]5760x1080-Triple Wide
[]4K 60Hz
[X]I own []don't own this

Looking at getting a bigger monitor with a better refresh rate further down the line.

OVERCLOCKING

[X]I am willing to overclock my CPU

Can be very helpful for high refresh rate monitors (144Hz)

Many workstation programs benefit from it

ENVIRONMENT

[]Hot [X]Dusty/Pets []On 24/7 [X]Low noise []Normal

PERIPHERALS

I have:

[X]Mouse:

[X]Keyboard:

[X]Headphones/speakers:

I need:

[]Mouse: []flawless sensor, grip: []palm []fingertip []claw
[]Keyboard: []mechanical []quiet []tenkeyless []backlighting
[]Headphones/speakers: []over ear []on ear []in ear []Isolation required

OPERATING SYSTEM

I need Windows[X], version: Looking at 10, or 7 if it's a lot cheaper.

[]I have access to DreamSpark or a similar for cheaper/free OS

INTERNET

[x]I can connect to this computer with [x] a cable or [] a Powerline adapter

[x]I need wireless

Need to be wireless until I'm able to move into a new house and get the router in a better place.

CURRENT PARTS

Don't have any at the moment, my old PC is going to my partner.


I was looking at building the uk recommended £900 build. I chucked on a CPU cooler that someone recommended and a nice looking case. Unfortunately the 1070 is about 60 quid more than it is listed as, because of import tax. I'm at a bit of a loss as to if I should look at doing a different setup, or just put up with the extra cost.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9ckcvV

I'm trying to make the PC quite quiet, otherwise I'm likely to get it in the ear at night time. Not overly fussed about lighting or anything of that nature, as long as the case is easy to clean as we have 3 cats.

Any recommendations would be appreciated, I know the current build is a wee bit out of date, and there's been a lot of releases over the last few weeks.

Many thanks!

Posted Apr 21, 2017, 10:10 PM UTC

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nolo_me•

A Fractal Define R4 or R5 with positive pressure and the top fan slots blanked is the best you'll get for low noise and dust/fluff resistance and a good air cooler will be quieter than a CLC.

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transam617BuildSmith•

I chucked on a CPU cooler

The one you picked isnt required, and actually performs much worse than much cheaper air coolers. A simple 212 EVO would be virtually silent cooling a 7500.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor£180.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler£24.95 @ Amazon UK
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard£69.25 @ Amazon UK
MemoryG.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory£59.30 @ Amazon UK
StorageSK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive£73.94 @ Amazon UK
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive£41.95 @ Amazon UK
Video CardPalit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Video Card£363.98 @ Amazon UK
CaseCooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case£53.93 @ Amazon UK
Power Supplybe quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 400W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply£67.69 @ Amazon UK
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64-bit£72.89 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total£1007.88
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-23 03:35 BST+0100

Everything here should be very quiet, with the exception of the GPU which is about average for a 1070 twin fan. If you want it to get really quiet experiment with undervolting to get the heat down.

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kokolordas15BuildSmith•

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/DbqdnQ/corsair-power-supply-cs550m for some reason there is a 70 dollar 400w psu in there.

op could get ryzen and 16gigs of ram that ark likes if he drop to a 1060/480/580

Example build.Not sure about the mobo,gpu

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor£209.99 @ Amazon UK
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard£86.79 @ CCL Computers
MemoryCorsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory£123.98 @ Aria PC
StorageSK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive£73.94 @ Amazon UK
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive£41.95 @ Amazon UK
Video CardEVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card£214.98 @ Novatech
CaseCooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case£53.93 @ Amazon UK
Power SupplyCorsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64-bit£72.89 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total£943.92
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-23 14:35 BST+0100
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