Gaming PC Advice

zonecrew

Hi

My son wants a Gaming PC for Xmas, I am torn between building one myself or buying an already built machine. I have a budget in mind (around £700) Can somebody please take a look at the build I am considering and advise on whether its both compatible and will do the job

i5 6400 Processor
Inno 3D NVidea 1060 6GB Graphics
MSI H170 Motherboard
Seasonic 550RM PSU
Kingston Fury 8 GB Ram
Samsung Evo 750 120GB SSD
2TB Toshiba Drive
GameMax Falcon Case

I have priced the above at £715. Any good?

And is it worth the extra £100 for this already built machine

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/awd-z1-intel-i5-6400-3-3ghz-gtx-1060-6gb-ddr5-vr-gaming-pc-599-95-awt-2536775

Cisco001

Your PSU is better than the one in AWD.
Also you have SSD, AWD does not.

A 240 GB SSD is about £65, you could consider getting 240GB instead of 120GB.

Riccardos_2

Go for i7 CPU instead of i5 and it would be a great computer.

Fightsback

Riccardos wrote: »

Go for i7 CPU instead of i5 and it would be a great computer.

Why ?

Unnecessary overspend.

gonzo127

if you are building your self and will be quick

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Internal-Solid-State-Drives/Crucial-MX300-SATA-Inch-Adapter-Grey-Blue/B01DUNLMUU/ref=gbph_img_m-5_62ef_1cbfa6b0?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=b1583de8-ab23-443b-bb8e-4d1c5f5462ef&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=M4ZDNTM1R0TKV7J11TWN

750gb SSD for just over £100 and ditch the double drive for the time being, can always add more storage later if needed