Hi All,
I'd be really grateful for some advice on the specs below, which pretty much hits my budget limit. I could stretch to a little more if there's significant gain/future proofing to be had.
The only high end stuff I need is for gaming, things like the upcoming Total War Three Kingdoms, Elite Dangerous, the new STALKER etc, and streaming movies. Other than that it's to be a good workstation, with hopefully best possible wi-fi link as my router hub is in the next room and sometimes the signal isn't so great (I've got up to 40G fibre connection but often only receive mid-20s wi-fi on current old PCI card).
I'm going to be installing a 1050Ti 4Gig GPU from old PC for now but will upgrade when funds allow to a higher end card, so need to be sure I've got sufficient PSU etc.
For sound I'm told onboard 5.1 is fine these days, but if not can install my SoundBlaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro from my old PC.
Win10 OS to go on the M2 SSD - is 500Gig enough for that and other basic apps like browsers, peripherals, Media Player etc?
Do I need better cooling? Or anything? Is it worth spending more on an i7?
And does anyone know if I can install my old Office 2010 on a new PC or do I have to spend on 365?
Many thanks.
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R6 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8600K (3.6 GHz) 9 MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 UD: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st Storage Drive
1TB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB WD Black™ M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3400MB/s R | 2500MB/s W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1900 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1
Price £1,229.00 including VAT and Delivery
I'd be really grateful for some advice on the specs below, which pretty much hits my budget limit. I could stretch to a little more if there's significant gain/future proofing to be had.
The only high end stuff I need is for gaming, things like the upcoming Total War Three Kingdoms, Elite Dangerous, the new STALKER etc, and streaming movies. Other than that it's to be a good workstation, with hopefully best possible wi-fi link as my router hub is in the next room and sometimes the signal isn't so great (I've got up to 40G fibre connection but often only receive mid-20s wi-fi on current old PCI card).
I'm going to be installing a 1050Ti 4Gig GPU from old PC for now but will upgrade when funds allow to a higher end card, so need to be sure I've got sufficient PSU etc.
For sound I'm told onboard 5.1 is fine these days, but if not can install my SoundBlaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro from my old PC.
Win10 OS to go on the M2 SSD - is 500Gig enough for that and other basic apps like browsers, peripherals, Media Player etc?
Do I need better cooling? Or anything? Is it worth spending more on an i7?
And does anyone know if I can install my old Office 2010 on a new PC or do I have to spend on 365?
Many thanks.
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R6 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8600K (3.6 GHz) 9 MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 UD: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st Storage Drive
1TB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB WD Black™ M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3400MB/s R | 2500MB/s W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1900 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1
Price £1,229.00 including VAT and Delivery