Tower + Monitor build - £1200 budget

orbitalwalsh · 28 Mar 2019 at 08:41

davy89 said:
Thanks for all your help. Ended up going for that ryzen 2600 bundle and the 1660ti to save a little bit, came in at just under £950, happy it’ll play all the games I need. went for the 25” aoc 144Hz too.

Nice price ! Get a snap up when you've built it !

tamzzy · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:15

davy89 said:
25” aoc 144Hz too.

just checking you got the PX rather than the FX right?

davy89 · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:21

I got the FX, is that an issue??

tamzzy · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:25

davy89 said:
I got the FX, is that an issue??

tamzzy said:
1 x AOC G2590PX G2 esports 25" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £199.99

tamzzy said:
recommend getting this screen rather than the G2590FX - FX = fixed stand, PX = pivot stand. so a more ergonomic stand for the same price

for what it's worth, also has a usb3 hub if that's of any concern to you

davy89 · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:28

I’ll give them a call - to be honest I didn’t like the design of the PX.

orbitalwalsh · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:31

@tamzzy

Guessing it hasn't got official G-sync cert ?

@davy89

Check online to see G-sync support

Have an Aorus myself and is unofficially support. Can see this in Nvidia control panel it's detected but nonofficial yet. Hopefully This monitor would be the same, if they are the same panel....

It's will take months for Nvidia to roll out all those monitors that can actually support it.. like for MSI, all their monitors are fine. But will take a long time to have this official

tamzzy · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:31

davy89 said:
I didn’t like the design of the PX.

it is a bit garish, i agree.
but the stand itself is worth a good £30-40 if you were to get it aftermarket.
and the PX G2 is definitely freesync2. the FX uses the same panel, but i'm not sure if it's just freesync or freesync2.

davy89 · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:35

Just spoken to OCUK advised the one I’ve picked is Gsync compatible where the other one isn’t, so I’ll stick with the less garish one. Thanks for the suggestion though Tamzzy.

davy89 · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:35

+ orbital - didn’t see your reply

davy89 · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:37

Another question - do these come with the cable to get 144Hz? Or will I need to sort that seperately?

orbitalwalsh · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:37

Im sure it will get support - will have to take a snap shot at mine to show Users what its looks like when Nvidia detects the monitor is compatible but driver hasnt been updated to accept- had me a little confused at first. but either screen will do you fine!

should fine that once driver is installed, should auto enable - unlike mine

should come with DP cable - has to be DP for G-sync to work...

freesync on AMD can be either or both, nvidia is Display Port only

tamzzy · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:41

orbitalwalsh said:
Guessing it hasn't got official G-sync cert ?

probably

davy89 said:
Just spoken to OCUK advised the one I’ve picked is Gsync compatible where the other one isn’t, so I’ll stick with the less garish one. Thanks for the suggestion though Tamzzy.

if a monitor supports freesync 2, it'll have "gsync" support even though it isn't certified. also freesync 2 has low framerate compensation.
https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/free-sync

davy89 said:
Another question - do these come with the cable to get 144Hz?

should come with a display port cable.
nvidia cards only support freesync via display port

davy89 · 29 Mar 2019 at 21:25

All built and working brilliant - booted first time, windows installed and off I went. Not bad considering I've not built for a lot of years.

Happy with the monitor, g-sync is showing as enabled automatically so gather it's working?

orbitalwalsh · 30 Mar 2019 at 08:26

davy89 said:
All built and working brilliant - booted first time, windows installed and off I went. Not bad considering I've not built for a lot of years.

Happy with the monitor, g-sync is showing as enabled automatically so gather it's working?

Yep ! With Freesync monitors running G-sync, just have to make sure Freesync is allows enabled via screen/software .

Get some snaps up !

davy89 · 30 Mar 2019 at 14:44

still need to sort out cable management (it's all rammed in the back at the mo and down the side).

orbitalwalsh · 30 Mar 2019 at 14:46

That looks nice mate !
How do you rate the case ? As it's budget with glass and 4 fans - will tend to spec if more often

davy89 · 30 Mar 2019 at 14:48

Actually alright - previous case (believe it was a corsair) I built with a few years back was definately of better quality/easier to cable manage but it's definately a nice case, wouldn't hesitate recommending it for the money.