Before I hit the order button (Gaming PC)

[KH85]

Could you take a look over this gaming setup and see if I have missed anything?

Amazon List

I have done some research on some of the items but I am quite rusty on PC components.

This will just be the first order - I have not decided on what monitor ect..

Thanks!

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I've been hearing that driver support for AMD graphic cards are getting better and occasionally out performing Nvidia on the same tier GPU.

I like the RAM choice.

You won't need that cooler for a non overclocking chip. Unless that can be overclocked? Doesn't look like it. But I would but an i5 6600K chip or 6700K if I could afford it, and put that nice CPU cooler to use 😉

Check Jonnyguru for PSU reviews. The best place on the net for PSU reviews.

 

[LTC8K6]

Yes, for an i5-6500, the stock cooler will be fine.

 

[DigDog]

you have an overclocking motherboard, and a non-overclocking cpu. one of the two has to change.

the cooler is too expensive and unnecessary, even if you *do* get a K cpu. also, it's not the latest H- model, so why.

me, i'd rather go with a case such as the R5 non-window; the Air is inferior in just about anything - more plastic, less rigidity, more noise, and a weird 2-stage build area which is not ideal.

i would rather leave the 2Tb HDD, and buy a single 500Gb SSD, with a view of installing a second one later on. mechanical hard disks need to die, SSD is all you should use.

instead of that 750w bronze PSU, i'm sure you can get a gold (or even platinum) 650w EVGA (or even 750w, why not) for the same money.

 

[Ketchup]

Get rid of the water and double the RAM.

I don't know why that particular board you found is so much, except to say "that's Amazon."

Get this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/H170-PRO-Mo...57108419&sr=1-1&keywords=ASUS+H170+PRO+GAMING

 

[KH85]

Thanks for the replies.

I will look into your suggestions and revise the list over the weekend.

Thanks again!

 

[sxr7171]

It's been already said but that cooler is totally overkill if you're not overclocking.