Thoughts on build? (1200 budget)

Edgarfrndly

1. What is your budget? €1100 - 1200 ish.

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming, processing, general desktop use.

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No.

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? DVD Drive, sound-card.

5. Do you need a monitor? No.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No.

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes.

8. How can you pay? [Any.

9. When are you purchasing? In the coming weeks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£197.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£115.87 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£56.66 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£264.97 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.72 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.87 @ Aria PC)
Total: £847.98

A few points to note. I'm going with a i5 skylake on a Z170 board with intent of future-proofing it. Will upgrade to the 6700k at some point in the distant future. Until then, an OC'd i5 6600k seems to be sufficient for my needs.

I'm also not in an immediate rush for a graphics card as I can use the old one from my current PC (GTX 950) to keep me tipping away for a while, so I'm pondering on whether or not to buy an R9 390 now, or wait a few months for the new Pascal architecture.

I could probably scrape a few euro savings on a power supply, and dropping to 2133 ram. Those aren't deal-breakings. Power-supply really depends on whether or not I go for the 390 or wait for Pascal. Not sure how much of a hog the 390 is wattage-wise.

Thoughts?

grindle

Edgarfrndly wrote: »

I'm also not in an immediate rush for a graphics card as I can use the old one from my current PC (GTX 950) to keep me tipping away for a while, so I'm pondering on whether or not to buy an R9 390 now, or wait a few months for the new Pascal architecture.

I'd wait. Worst case scenario is Pascal not living up to expectations and 390s will have dropped in price by then.
Best case scenario is that it's the bees knees and you get one of those.

Edgarfrndly

grindle wrote: »

I'd wait. Worst case scenario is Pascal not living up to expectations and 390s will have dropped in price by then.
Best case scenario is that it's the bees knees and you get one of those.

That was my thoughts too. I think I'll just build the main core of the PC for now, and decide on a graphics card upon release of Pascal. Do you have any idea on a release date? Some places I've seen Q1 and others Q2 of next year.

grindle

Edgarfrndly wrote: »

That was my thoughts too. I think I'll just build the main core of the PC for now, and decide on a graphics card upon release of Pascal. Do you have any idea on a release date? Some places I've seen Q1 and others Q2 of next year.

Depends on a lot of things, the only people who kind of know for sure are Nvidia, and even they'd be making an educated guess at this stage because they have to factor in whatever AMD decides to do in the meantime and any peculiarities with fabricating HBM2.

The more refined HBM production becomes the faster it'll be out I'd imagine, they don't want to do what AMD did with the Fury and have difficulty pushing stock into shops, especially when they'd be expected to have four times the amount of stock AMD have.