Gaming PC 1600 budget

slinkywhale

slinkywhale

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Hi all,

Looking to purchase a new gaming pc, main reasons for using this would be to play Elder scrolls online in ultra graphics.

Is it possible with my budget or would i need to spend a bit more, would prefer to buy from overclockers.

thanks,
 
DIY or prebuilt?
need a windows key as well?
what about peripherals?
would you consider overclocking (honestly) or just plug and play?
 
thank you
DIY or prebuilt? - sorry prebuilt * edit
need a windows key as well? - Yes
what about peripherals? - would need a new screen - have mouse and keyboard
would you consider overclocking (honestly) or just plug and play? - plug and play
 
will let @tamzzy smash the coffeelake set up :D
and ways to skirt around £104 windows !!!! ;)

just let AMD XFR2 do all the auto Overclocking for you :)

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,574.92 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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Prebuilt customised PC :D

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x MSI Optix G24C 24" 1920x1080 VA FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Curved Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £199.99
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Vision VR Gaming PC - Intel 8th Generation 3.6GHz Quad Core = £1,328.94
    • Processor:Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
    • Solid State Drive:TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
    • CPU Cooler:Alpenfohn Brocken ECO CPU Cooler - 120 mm
    • Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400 Midi Tower Case - Black Window
    • WIFI:Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter
    • Security Software:Bullguard Anti-Virus 2017 - 1 PC 1 Year **Offer Price**
Total: £1,544.83 (includes shipping: £15.90)
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so the prebuilt one would be the way to go, in terms of performance would there be much in the difference. Both would be able to play ultra settings on most games with decent fps?

thanks for help/.
 
ryzen pre-build

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,615.87 (includes shipping: £15.90)


tam intel will provide higher fps at 1080 and 1440p gaming , though upgrading in future is a grey area

both actually price quite nicely, specially the 8700 non k- damn good chip by intel personally , specially since its crept down in price to what it should have been

anyone would be happy to have either :D power of competition- you would have been able to have a vega GPU if it wasnt for miners to sync with the screens better :(​
 
What about something like this?

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x Titan Virtual Force VR Gaming PC - Intel Core i5 6600K @ 4.5GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Graphic = £1,514.95
    • Graphics Card:Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    • Primary Drive:Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-FQC-08929)
    • LED Lighting:Unwanted
    • Case:Phanteks Eclipse P400 Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Window
    • Virtual Reality Headset:Unwanted
    • Processor:Intel Core i5-7600K 3.80GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
    • Memory:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A24
    • Secondary Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD
Total: £1,529.05 (includes shipping: £14.10)​
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slinkywhale said:
just seen your 2nd part of the post - so looknig at this the intel spec would probably be the way to go ?
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for power and driving that 1080p screen with a damn good GPU that should hit 100-120hz at high graphical levels nicely then would have to hand on heart say 8700 . set MCE to on and will force all cores to run 4.3ghz which will easily out muscle ryzen 1600/2600 and 2700x when gaming due to intels stronger IPC/IMC

in theory, 6 core intel should offer good performance for a long time to, even with 8 core rolling in ( wont be for a while yet so no point waiting for it - all i'll say on that, as well as hopefully it not melting ice caps)
 
slinkywhale said:
Hi all,

Looking to purchase a new gaming pc, main reasons for using this would be to play Elder scrolls online in ultra graphics.

Is it possible with my budget or would i need to spend a bit more, would prefer to buy from overclockers.

thanks,
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slinkywhale said:
just seen your 2nd part of the post - so looknig at this the intel spec would probably be the way to go ?
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Hi,

Are you going to play a single game and nothing else? Paying 1600 for just Elder scrolls online? :eek:

orbitalwalsh said:
in theory, 6 core intel should offer good performance for a long time to, even with 8 core rolling in ( wont be for a while yet so no point waiting for it - all i'll say on that, as well as hopefully it not melting ice caps)
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Man, if you are going to specc something intel, please give the guy more room for movement, don't give him quad cores, locked chips and chips that are "soldered" for that motherboard.
 
I would hope for the sake of a £1600 budget OP would play more than just Elder Scrolls online or buy a PC that has been built solely for playing ESO on high settings as it might be a bit cheaper.
 
tamzzy said:
Total: £1,544.83 (includes shipping: £15.90)
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orbitalwalsh said:
Total: £1,615.87 (includes shipping: £15.90)
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no contest mate. 8700 vs 2600. 8700 all day long.
just because it isn't upgradeable doesn't mean that it's automatically bad as soon as next gen comes about.
yes we like to harp on about upgradeability and future compatibility, but honestly i doubt that OP would have an issue with 8700 performance 5 years from now
(no sleight to OP ofc, not everyone needs to be at the cutting edge of PC tech)
 
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