Advice on a pre-built OCuk system to play Battlefield 5 etc. in 4K

nobla · 8 Jan 2019 at 14:18

Hi,

I need to recommend a pre-built system to a colleague for his son. The son wants to play the following games and will plan to buy a 4k monitor separately from the PC purchase.

· Rainbow six siege

· ESGO

· Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

· Battlefield V

· Resident Evil

· Far Cry

Im thinking I would recommend an Intel based PC, running a boot SSD and a 2TB secondary HD. Graphics wise I think perhaps a Geforce 20xx card?

Budget is around £1500 but can stretch a bit if need be. Not sure about water cooling either, dont the water cooled systems need maintaining? (the son is 13 years old)

I was thinking something like this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...H33!YbCqI33~8bCqJ33~?bCqN33$@bCqO33$:bCqP33~V

Thanks in advance,

orbitalwalsh · 8 Jan 2019 at 14:35

nobla said:
Hi,

I need to recommend a pre-built system to a colleague for his son. The son wants to play the following games and will plan to buy a 4k monitor separately from the PC purchase.

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Im thinking I would recommend an Intel based PC, running a boot SSD and a 2TB secondary HD. Graphics wise I think perhaps a Geforce 20xx card?

Budget is around £1500 but can stretch a bit if need be. Not sure about water cooling either, dont the water cooled systems need maintaining? (the son is 13 years old)

I was thinking something like this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...H33!YbCqI33~8bCqJ33~?bCqN33$@bCqO33$:bCqP33~V

Thanks in advance,

build looks good, good price. would ask them to up PSU to formula 550w/650w unit though at extra cost.

and get a 144hz 1440p g-snc screen ! or free-sync one approved by nvidia as found here

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gp...sync_displays_look_like_with_g-sync_enabled/1

reason being, only the 2080ti is a true 4k 60fps + card! at £1k price tag !

least he'll be able to push over 60hz gameplay at 1440p which is much nicer personally then 60hz and below at 4k , much smoother and faster gameplay

changes,

9700k as 9900k wouldn';t see much difference , AMP 2070 as its the better designed cooler and 480gb ssd- space is key over speed ( sata 3 ssd vs nvme ssd)

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My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Kinetic ZX - Intel Z390 Configurable Coffee Lake Refresh DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,644.94
- Casehanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black
- Processor:**Build Promo**Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
- Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
- Primary Drive:TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
- Secondary Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
- Graphics Card:Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 AMP Extreme Core Edition 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- WIFI:Asus PCE-AC56 Dual-Band Wireless AC1300 PCI-E Adapter (90IG00K0-BM0000)
- Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
- Security Software:**Special Offer** Bullguard Internet Security - Anti-Virus and Security - 1 Year 3 PC

Total: £1,659.04 (includes shipping: £14.10)

another option- combined with cheaper 27/32" 1440p 144hz freesync screen

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1 x OcUK Gaming Zenith Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 4.3GHz Boost, Vega 56 ***THREE FREE GAMES*** = £1,459.03
- Graphics Card:Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 64 WindForce OC 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Primary Solid State Drive:TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
- WIFI:Unwanted
- Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
- Security Software:Unwanted
- Case:Lian-Li Lancool One Digital Midi Tower - Black Window
- Memory:Gigabyte Aorus RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit

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nobla · 8 Jan 2019 at 14:49

Thanks, is the Inno3D or Palit not a good 2070 card? Its £70/110 cheaper. Also, is the Inno3D 2080 or Palit 2080 worth the extra £200+ ? Will they give a better 4K experience?

orbitalwalsh · 8 Jan 2019 at 15:06

nobla said:
Thanks, is the Inno3D or Palit not a good 2070 card? Its £70/110 cheaper. Also, is the Inno3D 2080 or Palit 2080 worth the extra £200+ ? Will they give a better 4K experience?

all 3 are based on reference design, zotac just has the better cooler - though to be honest, palit has 2 year warranty and inno has 3 year- the system is pre-built so whole system should be covered for 3 years regardless... but worth checking with OCUK. 2080 would get better 4k fps - but again, most would rather play 1440p and above 70fps then 4k with average of 45-50 fps .

ExoMale · 9 Jan 2019 at 02:09

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1 x OcUK Gaming Osmium Overclocked Gaming PC - Intel Core i5 9600K @ 4.9GHz = £1,486.03
- CPU:Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
- Case:Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-05 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011138-WW)
- Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400
- Solid State Drive (Primary):TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
- Solid State Drive (Secondary):Unwanted
- Storage Drive:Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - *System Stock*
- WIFI:Unwanted
- Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
- Security Software:Unwanted
- Graphics Card:OcUK GeForce GTX 1070Ti Blower 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-P10710G-10P)

Total: £1,500.13 (includes shipping: £14.10)