£1000 gaming build

[LewisRaz]

Any thought or improvements on this for a gaming build?

I have been tasked to get "ultra settings" for a new to PC gaming friend. He intends to play on a 1080p/60 TV.

Struggling really to shoehorn the 1070 in and still get a respectable CPU to match it.

What I have so far:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asrock AB350M-HDV AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £67.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1500X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £147.95
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX430C15PB3K2/16)= £199.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Windforce 2x OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x Kolink KL-500M 500W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x Cougar Volant 2 Midi-Tower Gaming Case - Black= £34.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX002)= £56.99
• 1 x Three Fan Bundle - BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan= £9.95

Total: £990.10 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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He will be getting hand me down kb/mouse and windows is covered already

 

[Danny75]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G32= £199.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £164.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £139.99
• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 5 RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £69.95

Total: £1,001.45 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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It's been seen that if a 1060 doesn't provide 60 fps on Ultra @ 1080p (it does in most games), there's a good chance a 1070 won't either. Sure, you could have a couple of settings a bit higher but probably not all. So it's just a handful of games and very demanding settings (which tend to make no noticeable difference) that even a 1080Ti can barely handle at 1080p. Would be a different story if he was going to play on a higher refresh rate monitor.

So I'd go for better balanced build with a good PSU, CPU that will stand the test of time a bit more, better mobo, and a nice 500GB SSD and case.

 

[LewisRaz]

That is a much nicer balance. Could save a little on the case too as it wont be on show.

Might go for a 2TB SSHD instead of the SSD only as this is for a new user and 500gb can be filled rather quickly with a few AAA games.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

That is a much nicer balance. Could save a little on the case too as it wont be on show.

Might go for a 2TB SSHD instead of the SSD only as this is for a new user and 500gb can be filled rather quickly with a few AAA games.

would personally keep the 500 GB SSD mentioned above or MX300 which is 525GB - extra space for OS- mainly due to SSD prices staying high and may creep up. HDD will always remain a constant price , or the Disk space will increase but keep a low price.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 ITX Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1060IXOC-6GD)= £269.99
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1060 Turbo 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99

Total: £1,099.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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3 year warranty and better PCB and design then Palit Dual^^

 

[Quartz]

Could save a little on the case too as it wont be on show.

Despite that, spousal approval - because it will be in the main room - may be an issue.