Hello,
I'm wanting to build a computer for myself so that I can play games, watch Netflix and do general Internet stuff. The games I'd be playing would be GTA V, RO2, War Thunder and possibly some Battlefield. I have a rough budget of £600, this excludes any peripherals as I already have them sorted.
Here is the setup that I'm thinking of buying from Scan.co.uk. Any tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
CPU - Intel Core i5 4590 (Haswell Refresh)
GPU - 2GB EVGA Nvidia GTX 960 SSC ACX 2.0+
MOBO - MSI H97 PC Mate (This is the component I'm least sure whether it is the best fit for my other components)
Case - Corsair Carbide Series 100r Silent Edition
RAM - 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Black
PSU - 500W Corsair CXM Builder Series, Hybrid Modular
HDD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda
SSD - 120GB Corsair Force LS v2 Series
Overall, this build would cost £612.99
As I am a student I'm hoping that I can get my OS (Windows 8.1/10) cheaply/freely. My place of education is registered with Microsoft Dreamspark so if anyone has any experience that would also be well received. As for installing the OS, I went for no CD/DVD drive so any online guides that you've used/ read which you found informative on installing windows with a USB Drive I would like it if you linked that as well.
If I stretched my budget to £682.13, I would be able to buy the new Skylake processor, motherboard and RAM components. These would be the following:
CPU - Intel Core i5 6600k
MOBO - Asus Z170-P D3 (Again, any thoughts?)
RAM - 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black
Would this upgrade be worth it for the money? For future proofing, would this help prolong the effectiveness of the PC or not?
Anyway, thanks for taking the time for reading this post and for any suggestions you may have