Hi there! I am on the lookout for a new PC, for a rough budget of around £1200 to £1400.
I currently use a 11 year old custom build from 3XS which has been absolutely brilliant and still runs very well, however it won’t run Windows 11 due to unsupported CPU (Intel Core i7-4930K) and no TPM 2.0.
My current setup has 32GB of DDR3 RAM, three SATA SSD drives and two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 cards running in SLI. I paid a lot of cash for it and it is somewhat annoying that I have to now replace it just because Windows 11 won’t install. I’m aware there are numerous workarounds but I don’t want to fiddle about or risk updates not being installed if Microsoft decide to put in workaround checks later down the line.
However, it’s a great opportunity for an upgrade but I don’t have anywhere near the same budget as I had previously.
I mainly use my PC for audio and video editing but also occasional gaming.
I don’t want to build my own PC, but I also don’t want to buy anything that Currys or Argos would sell, no disrespect to them!
I’ve been looking on the likes of Overclockers, PC Specialist etc and there seems to be bargains around for my price range.
I want a rig with decent CPU (is 20 core unrealistic at this price point?) at least 32GB of RAM (DDR5) and SSD must be 2 TB minimum. I also want there to be 2.5 inch spaces in the case for two of my SATA SSDs as they are used for file storage. I also would like a good graphics card which would support decent frame rates for recent PC titles. I currently only have dual 1080 monitors but it would be nice to be able to upgrade to 4k in the future and for the card to support this. Dual monitor support is also essential for my workflow, but this can be done via HDMI and DisplayPort if necessary.
So long story short- what do you folks recommend?
TL;DR - I need a £1200-£1400 PC with great CPU, min 32GB RAM, 2 TB SSD and best graphics card for the money.
I currently use a 11 year old custom build from 3XS which has been absolutely brilliant and still runs very well, however it won’t run Windows 11 due to unsupported CPU (Intel Core i7-4930K) and no TPM 2.0.
My current setup has 32GB of DDR3 RAM, three SATA SSD drives and two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 cards running in SLI. I paid a lot of cash for it and it is somewhat annoying that I have to now replace it just because Windows 11 won’t install. I’m aware there are numerous workarounds but I don’t want to fiddle about or risk updates not being installed if Microsoft decide to put in workaround checks later down the line.
However, it’s a great opportunity for an upgrade but I don’t have anywhere near the same budget as I had previously.
I mainly use my PC for audio and video editing but also occasional gaming.
I don’t want to build my own PC, but I also don’t want to buy anything that Currys or Argos would sell, no disrespect to them!
I’ve been looking on the likes of Overclockers, PC Specialist etc and there seems to be bargains around for my price range.
I want a rig with decent CPU (is 20 core unrealistic at this price point?) at least 32GB of RAM (DDR5) and SSD must be 2 TB minimum. I also want there to be 2.5 inch spaces in the case for two of my SATA SSDs as they are used for file storage. I also would like a good graphics card which would support decent frame rates for recent PC titles. I currently only have dual 1080 monitors but it would be nice to be able to upgrade to 4k in the future and for the card to support this. Dual monitor support is also essential for my workflow, but this can be done via HDMI and DisplayPort if necessary.
So long story short- what do you folks recommend?
TL;DR - I need a £1200-£1400 PC with great CPU, min 32GB RAM, 2 TB SSD and best graphics card for the money.
