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Black and red pc build under 800 pounds

Tai936

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Apr 29, 2016
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Hey i want a black and red pc build for around 800 also not sure if I should get 8gb of ram or 16 thanks if you could help :)
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£119.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£47.02 @ More Computers)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£31.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£268.32 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£42.50 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.92 @ More Computers)
Total: £788.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-29 10:43 BST+0100
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£69.92 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£57.36 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£70.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£268.32 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.19 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.19 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.19 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £821.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-29 10:48 BST+0100

More ram will be better with this SSD however 8GB would also be enough so to lower the price you can choose 8 instead of 16, I have also picked more watts on the PSU to leave you some room for future upgrade
 
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