review my build

[mcmiller]

Hi so my E6600 is finally dying and i have upgrade my pc. My current usage is just light internet browsing and watching dvds but i'd like to play some games as well. I'm looking to spend about £500. I have a SSD and 560Ti which i will use in the upgrade.

Intel Core Skylake Processor i5-6500/3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz - 4 Core 6Mo Cache Socket 115 £178.99
Asus H170-PLUS Motherboard (Socket 1151, DDR4, S-ATA 600, Micro ATX, PCI Express 3.0) £91.99
HyperX FURY 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 CL14 DIMM Memory Kit (Skylake Compatible) - Black £38.85
EVGA SuperNova G2 550 W Gold Fully Modular Power Supply Unit £70.97
Fractal Design Define R5 £80

What does everyone think is a good build?

[MrJim]

Seems like a solid build to me. I'd personally be inclined to go for a Z170 motherboard though, as prices at the lower end are pretty much the same price as for your H170, and it'd give you the option to overclock with a K series cpu at a later date. This one looks good value:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-...a-lan-usb-31-g

[EndlessWaves]

It seems a bit excessive for your usage, I'd be spending half that on the components aside from the memory. £90 i3-6100, £40-50 motherboard, £35 PSU.

Case is obviously personal preference but that's a big full tower case twice the size of the largest off the shelf systems.

[spolsh]

I'd swap the CPU cooler out for an aftermarket quiet one if you were planning on using the stock one. The R5 is a great case, very versatile and can be really quiet but as said, it is pretty large, and as you've gone for a m-atx board maybe look again ?