Need some advise on a desktop pc

[Sylence]

Hi,

I'm hoping for some help with this one please, I hoping to build a PC for gaming but my knowledge on components etc is reasonably limited. I've put together the below which came out to £1670, which is a little bit more than I would like to spend. Ideally I'm looking for something at the £1500 top end mark.

If I'm honest the main game that I'm playing at the moment is Civilization 6, but I'm trying to build something which is relatively future proof as I wouldn't want to spend a considerable amount on new parts anytime within the next 3-4 years. I imagine that it would be playing a mixture of RPG's and RTS games. I'm under the impression that the below would be able to play anything that I'm playing at the moment on the highest settings, however are there any components that I should definitely upgrade, or are there any that I could compromise on to reduce the price?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Adrian

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-6800K (3.4GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-A II: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX SAVAGE DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 4GB Kit)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE HOLIDAY SEASON BUNDLE with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 490MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st PCI-E SSD Drive
Plextor 128GB M6e PCI-Express (upto 770MB/sR | 335MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW & SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy Rx
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

 

[Oussebon]

You can do much better for the money.

The i7 6700k is better overall for gaming. You can also go for a pre-OCed build which makes the CPU faster still. The 6700k is also cheaper than the 6800k by some way.


The case is a very poor case for a high end gaming rig. Something £60+ with 2-3 preinstalled fans is strongly desirable.

The cheaper (but better) CPU also opens up your budget for a GTX 1070 instead of a GTX 1060.


The storage is also not ideal. You don't need a PCI-E SSD - they are horrendously expensive. A regular Sata one is fine and may actually offer higher speeds for some tasks anyway. A popular configuration is something like a 240gb SSD for the OS, programs and a few favourite games and a 1-2TB HDD for mass storage and other games.

The sound card is unlikely to add much from the onboard audio unless you have some fairly high end audio gear to listen on. And if you do, you may be better off looking into USB DACs.

Therefore maybe something like this:

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-6700k Quad Core (4.00GHz @ upto MAX 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 3 ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX SAVAGE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB Kit)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE WATCH_DOGS 2 with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
240GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW & SOFTWARE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
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
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,665.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[Sylence]

Thank you for the advice,