- Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
- Power Supply: Corsair VS650 650W Bronze Rated PSU
- CPU: Intel Core I5-6600K Overclocked to 4.5Ghz
- Dedicated Graphics: Nvidea GTX 970 4GB GDDR5
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170 Gaming K3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H45 Liquid Cooler Included
- RAM: Corsair Veangeance LPX 3000Mhz DDR4 Dual Channel Kit - Options Available to Upgrade
- Hard Drive: Your Choice of Primary and Solid State Drive
- Sound: Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio
- Network: Killer™ E2200 Gaming Network
It's worth upgrading the primary storage to an SSD, adding a secondary 1tb drive and adding 16GB RAM, comes to £770.
Obviously it's cheaper to build it yourself but for those that are not that confident in doing that this is a really good deal.
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moneybag to rubel101
6 Jul 164#8
Says GTX 970 in title?
ollie87
6 Jul 163#18
If someone wants to build their own gaming rig...
(rather than paying over the odds to have a worse system with less support from the people who actually make the parts in their machine)
I offer free impartial advise and will even help you build it yourself remotely via Skype or similar service. Just PM me.
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misa426
6 Jul 16#1
Does liquid cooled mean it's silent?
Mathaeus to misa426
6 Jul 16#2
No.. Unfortunately :disappointed:
Mathaeus to misa426
6 Jul 16#3
The main advantage is being able to push your cpu a little more before melting point.. Most people won't need 'water cooled systems' unless you 'need' it aesthetically speaking :smiley: as they take up less room that's for sure but in terms of true stealth as in quiet 'and' unseen.. Not so much :s
Syst3mzero to misa426
6 Jul 16#17
quite the opposite, air cooled and water cooled both use air cooling as both use fans, watercooling just moves where the air cooling is being done but that adds the noise of a pump.
the reason why many people believe its quieter is it is more efficient than many air cooling solutions so the fan doesn't need to spin up as fast however when compared to a Hyper Evo 212 smaller watercooling systems like the Corsair H45 don't perform quite as well, cost more, and make more noise.
a Corsair H110 (larger radiator) makes more noise but just slightly outperforms a Hyper Evo 212.
however if you want quiet and budget is no restriction Noctua NH-D15 http://www.ebuyer.com/663815-noctua-nh-d15-dual-radiator-quiet-cpu-cooler-with-two-nh-a15-fans-nh-d15?mkwid=s7L5WYdHi_dc&pcrid=51508048139&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CPiv__6j380CFeUy0wodvY8CFg
More so a hybrid SSD, so not fully SSD (still a small speed advantage over the conventional hard disks)
Although personally I would go for the 1x 120GB SSD as primary and a 1TB secondary, with the 16GB upgrade for the extra £70 as stated by OP.
I just did a quick calculation of all components with their cheapest prices on Amazon.Since it doesn't state which GTX970, I went with the Zotac at £199, it came to around £695.
For those who don't wanna build their own this is actually a very good price. The GTX970 is still worthy of playing the latest games at respectable performance!
rubel101
6 Jul 16#6
Gaming pc with no graphics card?
moneybag to rubel101
6 Jul 164#8
Says GTX 970 in title?
dave7herave
6 Jul 161#7
I have an i5 4590 and a zotac gtx 970 in my pc just now and even with that being slightly outdated now it achieves really nice fps on all of today's games on high and sometimes ultra settings. This pc is far more up to date so I can guarantee u will achieve great fps on ultra settings on today's games. It's a nice price for a prebuilt machine.
philjstephenson
6 Jul 162#9
expensive considering the parts used
adam0812 to philjstephenson
6 Jul 16#10
GPU, CPU and MOBO are £520. £180 for everything else doesn't seem bad for those not wanting to build.
Zooms
6 Jul 16#11
Actually a really good deal, which is surprising for a prebuilt gaming PC.
1tb hdd (7200rpm) is fine can always add an ssd later if you need one, don't need 16g ram for gaming, 8g is plenty. Only thing I would add is the WiFi card, but thats personal preference.
dave_2245
6 Jul 16#12
I've just built a similar 6600k build.
I've got a better psu, double the ram, better cpu cooler and a way better PSU.
(Also have a 1tb hdd and 240 ssd).
All in all £860, so about £90 more expensive for the above, but ofcourse, i have to build mine.
Imo, for someone who doesnt want to put their own pc together, Its a decent deal and you can just add extra ram / change psu at a later date.
Opening post
- Power Supply: Corsair VS650 650W Bronze Rated PSU
- CPU: Intel Core I5-6600K Overclocked to 4.5Ghz
- Dedicated Graphics: Nvidea GTX 970 4GB GDDR5
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170 Gaming K3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H45 Liquid Cooler Included
- RAM: Corsair Veangeance LPX 3000Mhz DDR4 Dual Channel Kit - Options Available to Upgrade
- Hard Drive: Your Choice of Primary and Solid State Drive
- Sound: Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio
- Network: Killer™ E2200 Gaming Network
It's worth upgrading the primary storage to an SSD, adding a secondary 1tb drive and adding 16GB RAM, comes to £770.
Obviously it's cheaper to build it yourself but for those that are not that confident in doing that this is a really good deal.
Top comments
(rather than paying over the odds to have a worse system with less support from the people who actually make the parts in their machine)
I offer free impartial advise and will even help you build it yourself remotely via Skype or similar service. Just PM me.
All comments (50)
the reason why many people believe its quieter is it is more efficient than many air cooling solutions so the fan doesn't need to spin up as fast however when compared to a Hyper Evo 212 smaller watercooling systems like the Corsair H45 don't perform quite as well, cost more, and make more noise.
a Corsair H110 (larger radiator) makes more noise but just slightly outperforms a Hyper Evo 212.
however if you want quiet and budget is no restriction Noctua NH-D15
http://www.ebuyer.com/663815-noctua-nh-d15-dual-radiator-quiet-cpu-cooler-with-two-nh-a15-fans-nh-d15?mkwid=s7L5WYdHi_dc&pcrid=51508048139&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CPiv__6j380CFeUy0wodvY8CFg
I got a COOLERMASTER Hyper 212 Evo and then added noctua fans after a few months to make it quieter (ends up almost costing as much)
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/pc-fans-and-coolers/coolermaster-hyper-212-evo-rr-212e-16pk-r1-120-mm-cpu-cooler-10118422-pdt.html
Although personally I would go for the 1x 120GB SSD as primary and a 1TB secondary, with the 16GB upgrade for the extra £70 as stated by OP.
I just did a quick calculation of all components with their cheapest prices on Amazon.Since it doesn't state which GTX970, I went with the Zotac at £199, it came to around £695.
For those who don't wanna build their own this is actually a very good price. The GTX970 is still worthy of playing the latest games at respectable performance!
1tb hdd (7200rpm) is fine can always add an ssd later if you need one, don't need 16g ram for gaming, 8g is plenty. Only thing I would add is the WiFi card, but thats personal preference.
I've got a better psu, double the ram, better cpu cooler and a way better PSU.
(Also have a 1tb hdd and 240 ssd).
All in all £860, so about £90 more expensive for the above, but ofcourse, i have to build mine.
Imo, for someone who doesnt want to put their own pc together, Its a decent deal and you can just add extra ram / change psu at a later date.
I'll add some heat :smiley: