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Rich Piana RIP

Rich Piana RIP

Rich Piana RIP

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Looking for any way to get a discount. 5-10% would be a big saving here. Yes its my first so I'd rather go big and make it last.

Currently in my basket:

Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
Stock Code CP-63R-IN


Pre Order

1
£398.99*
£398.99*



Asus ROG Maximus X Hero Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Stock Code MB-6AG-AS



5 In stock

1
£259.99*
£259.99*



Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red (CMK16GX4M2B3200
Stock Code MY-455-CS



6 In stock

1
£188.99*
£188.99*



Corsair RM Series RMi 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020082-UK)
Stock Code CA-202-CS



4 In stock

1
£137.99*
£137.99*



Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
Stock Code GX-410-AS



10+ In stock

1
£779.99*
£779.99*



Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
Stock Code HD-22H-SA



8 In stock

1
£229.99*
£229.99*



WD Black 4TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 128mb Cache HDD (WD4004FZWX)
Stock Code HD-532-WD



9 In stock

1
£182.99*
£182.99*



Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060025-WW)
Stock Code HS-038-CS



10+ In stock

1
£119.99*
£119.99*



Corsair SP120 RGB LED 120mm High Performance Fan (No Controller)
Stock Code FG-064-CS



9 In stock

3
Was: £15.95
£13.99*
£41.97*



Corsair Crystal 570X RGB Midi Tower Tempered Glass Case - Black (CC-9011098-WW)
Stock Code CA-22A-CS



10+ In stock

1
£187.99*
£187.99*



Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27" 2560x1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red
Stock Code MO-088-AS



6 In stock

1
£899.99*
£899.99*
 
Hi and welcome to the forums. :)

I would change the psu to the Seasonic Focus Plus 650w. It has more power than that pc will ever need even with overclocking and is a steal at the current price. It's a new series only recently launched and they have been getting excellent reviews. They are gold rated, fully modular and very compact at only 140mm long. It has a single 12v rail of 648w and has a 10 year warranty. You can read a review of the 650w version here.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £95.45
(includes shipping: £10.50)



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To show your stuff as I have done above, put all your items in the basket and once everything is there click on BBCode. Copy the text that appears and paste it into your post.
 
Rich Piana RIP said:
Looking for any way to get a discount. 5-10% would be a big saving here.
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So that amounts to £3,428.97 + shipping.

Here:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £3,031.80
(includes shipping: £23.10)



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Notice this case version has the same red metal screws and trim as the motherboard heatsinks. Looks ace. The RAM has the same red metal tone in the heatsink too. And the H105, which I rate as better than H100i, has an optional red metal ring that comes in the box.

Monitor. Forget the Asus tax, and go with the Acer or AOC.

NVME heatsink for your M.2 so it doesn't throttle.

Alternative HDD with same specs, same warranty.

Get the non-OC version of the Strix card, the stated speed means nothing anyway, they all boost beyond it.

That's £400 saved with no performance loss, and still looks ace.
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £3,083.89
(includes shipping: £23.10)



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I understand that the PSU is a bit overkill, but I really rate Corsair so this is a no brainer and would probably be used for many years. Saved a tonne thanks. Plus, don't mind saving on monitor as I'm looking to get the Asus PG27UQ 4k monitor when it finally comes out next year.
 
Rich Piana RIP said:
I understand that the PSU is a bit overkill, but I really rate Corsair so this is a no brainer and would probably be used for many years. Saved a tonne thanks. Plus, don't mind saving on monitor as I'm looking to get the Asus PG27UQ 4k monitor when it finally comes out next year.
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The Corsair psu is a very good unit, but the Seasonic Focus Gold is much better value. Also none of the Corsair power supplies are actually made by Corsair. The RMi is made by Channel Well Tech. The Seasonic unit is made by Seasonic who are a very good manufacturer.

If you plan on getting that 4K monitor then I would suggest going with an 850W psu as you will need a 2nd 1080 ti at some stage if you want to try and push a higher frame rate.

You can actually get the Platinum Focus 850W for only £2 more than the 750W Corsair, or go with the 850W Gold unit for a bit of a saving.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £276.08
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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I wouldn't even bother with SLi or a Ti, just grab a 1060 and 1080p as a place holder, even a Ti, if your set in that screen. Get it with Volta personally .
Would hate to have a banging system them crack out that new monitor and have to game on it sub par :(
More time to save up :D
 
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