advice on build i made

[gfxrender]

So basically, i want a computer that is used for casual gaming (CSGO, H1Z1, RS3, Overwatch). I'm not really after the most up to date insane graphics, hence the card i chose, mainly due to the price of the higher cards i can't really afford also. Nevertheless, i still want graphics etc to be generally solid. Also, other uses are just general stuff like browsing, twitch, youtube, microsoft office work, so want the computer to handle these tasks well. Any advice is appreciated on this build, any problems or recommendations please say. thanks.

Budget: ~£850 Max (incl monitor) / The build below comes to £831

Case
InWIN 503 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-6500 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H110M-D D3: Micro-ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP (Special!!)
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Monitor
ASUS VE247H 24" LED DISPLAY (£112)
Keyboard & Mouse
PCS S300 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £831.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Wozza63]

Looks pretty good, my only recommendation would be to get a Caviar Black hard drive and probably more than 500GB. You'll be surprised how quickly that can fill up with the latest games often being 40GB+ each.

Only other thing you may wish to consider is the RX 480 which is releasing very soon for $200 (UK price unknown) and may suit your build perfectly. Release of it is expected June 29th.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Looks pretty good, my only recommendation would be to get a Caviar Black hard drive and probably more than 500GB. You'll be surprised how quickly that can fill up with the latest games often being 40GB+ each.

Only other thing you may wish to consider is the RX 480 which is releasing very soon for $200 (UK price unknown) and may suit your build perfectly. Release of it is expected June 29th.

I would second waiting a little while for the RX 480, it will be within budget and smash anything else you could get for the same price, even smash some double the cost. It's also VR ready if you're looking at that in the future.

 

[gfxrender]

First Time PC

So basically, i want a computer that is used for casual gaming (CSGO, H1Z1, RS3, Overwatch). I've gone off the idea of choosing an AMD rx 480 (after taking some advice and waiting for its release) due to various reasons, so decided to go with the GTX 970 and am pretty set on this build, but wanted to double check the entire build with you guys. Also, other uses are just general stuff like browsing, twitch, youtube, microsoft office work, so want the computer to handle these tasks well. Any advice is appreciated on this build, any problems or recommendations please say. thanks.

Budget: £950 Max (incl monitor) / The build below comes to £944







Case
InWIN 703 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-6500 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H110M-D D3: Micro-ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Monitor
ASUS VE247H 24" LED DISPLAY (£111)
Keyboard & Mouse
PCS S300 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £944.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[gfxrender]

don't know why this was moved, but guys i'm about to order it, does this seem fine?

 

[SpyderTracks]

don't know why this was moved, but guys i'm about to order it, does this seem fine?

Looks good to me, the RX480 isn't quite what we hoped it would be so the GTX970 is a good (better ) alternative.

The only thing I'd query is opting for DDR3 RAM over DDR4, don't think there's much difference in price but quite a big difference in performance.

 

[gfxrender]

Looks good to me, the RX480 isn't quite what we hoped it would be so the GTX970 is a good (better ) alternative.

The only thing I'd query is opting for DDR3 RAM over DDR4, don't think there's much difference in price but quite a big difference in performance.

Thanks man

 

[Oussebon]

To get DDR4 you need a different mobo, which is only available in the High Spec configurator and not the basic Home and Office PC configurator. It seems to make the build ~£80 more expensive.

There would be arguments for trading in/downgrading the SSD to do so, though I can see it both ways I guess.

Disregard, it seems the home/office configurator has changed such that it only offers H110-R which takes 2133MHz DDR4 anyway.