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Ah, sorry thought they had designed enough space to slip it through . Been a while since I used one
CPU, Mobo, RAM Upgrade - 1440p Gaming
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Buy a 2600K/3770K for your current system, use the spare CPU cycles from the 1440P resolution to do what you want on your second monitor.
This is at 1080P, so 1440P would be much closer
There's video, but feel free to spend £600+ for a 20% performance boost at best, over a 3770K.
There's video, but feel free to spend £600+ for a 20% performance boost at best, over a 3770K.
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I didn't even check to be fair. I just assumed there was space.
I do plan to pick up a second SSD and get rid of the HDD at some point anyway so it'll free up the space.
Everything seems to be running great so far. Haven't tested it too much besides playing some Fortnite over the weekend.
Really grateful for the advice you've provided.
Any thoughts on completing that second machine for my nephew with those spare parts on a budget? Would love to do it for around £150 or less if possible.
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Buy a 2600K/3770K for your current system, use the spare CPU cycles from the 1440P resolution to do what you want on your second monitor.
This is at 1080P, so 1440P would be much closer
There's video, but feel free to spend £600+ for a 20% performance boost at best, over a 3770K.
Thanks for the reply. I've completed the upgrade already though. Went with Ryzen 2700x.
Thanks for the reply. I've completed the upgrade already though. Went with Ryzen 2700x.
Was it worth it then?
Or just have to have shiny new shiny things?
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Second hand ! Can pick up case and evga 450w for £80 but for case/PSU/card/storage for £150.. FB or the bay
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Was it worth it then?
Or just have to have shiny new shiny things?
Well I'm happy so far but to be honest I've barely used it since the upgrade.
I wanted to upgrade all 3 things and set me on for a while so hopefully I won't need to upgrade again for a while apart from the SSD.
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hahaha
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Should only need case, PSU and HDD right?
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x WD 1TB Blue 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive (WD10EZEX)= £38.99
- 1 x Raijintek Arcadia Mid Tower USB 3.0 Case - Black= £29.99
- 1 x EVGA GQ 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £92.99
Total: £161.97 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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GPU if your using your current one ?
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I've got this in my current machine:
- ZOTAC ZT-P10700B-10P GeForce GTX 1070 AMP Extreme 8GB GDDR5
- ATI Radeon 7950 HD 800MHz 3GB PCI-E HDMI Windforce 3X OC
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Wipe clean your HDD when finished and pass on
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £49.99
- 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
- 1 x AeroCool Aero-300 FAW Midi-Tower - Black Window= £32.99
Total: £161.03 (includes shipping: £11.10)
Tier 1/2 psu, if free shipping then could bump up to 650w - can't remember power draw of that gpu
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Wipe clean your HDD when finished and pass on
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £49.99
- 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
- 1 x AeroCool Aero-300 FAW Midi-Tower - Black Window= £32.99
Total: £161.03 (includes shipping: £11.10)
Tier 1/2 psu, if free shipping then could bump up to 650w - can't remember power draw of that gpu
That isn't a bad idea actually. I didn't even consider SSD for some reason, figured that might bump the price way up.
I think the minimum system power for the GPU is 500W.
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Should do the trick. No one deserves a HDD haha