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  1. Rob.S

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    Great thanks, at work right now but will test when I get home tonight. So glad I opted for the 27" AOC that screen is already massive itself compared to working on a 24", I think the 3" version would have been overkill!
  2. Rob.S

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    Went for the B350 and down the Ryzen route, also after too-ing and fro-ing and various discussions with the guy on the phone, went with the 16GB Corsair Vengence 3000mhz (I think). Everything seems to be working fine but wanted to check the ram was running at the right speeds, though he did say...
  3. Rob.S

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    Morning guys, sorry for not replying, been a busy week! Many thanks for all your help, I did actually opt for the MSI 1070ti Armor version though now I know might not have been the best option. Anyway, I speaking to the supplier and they said that the memory I purchased requires an overclock if...
  4. Rob.S

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    I see, thanks. The only alternative close to budget was the Gigabyte Windforce version for £20 more or the EVGA Gaming ACX version for the same price
  5. Rob.S

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    Ahh, well order has already been placed now and en-route. Will have to wait and see when it arrives is it really that bad?
  6. Rob.S

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    Actually, I correct myself, I thought it was the Palit and yes that would have been the dual but actually opted for the MSI ARMOR one - that sufficient?
  7. Rob.S

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    Thanks tamzzy , I think I am almost ready to make an order. The 1070 I mentioned on here has suddenly gone up in price to £389 however I have found a Palit 1070ti version for only £10 more, so I think I'm going to jump to that one although it comes from a different supplier. As for the...
  8. Rob.S

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    Thanks, will look into this. Since I’ve come across the cheap 1070 I think I’ll buy the majority of components here and then use other supplier for motherboard and CPU and get them to flash it for the extra cost. Just reviewing the monitor side of things again, I would really like to try and...
  9. Rob.S

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    So, I've been doing a bit of research and tinkering with components (knew this would happen) - I think I am decided on the 2600 so its really a question of GPU thats sort of stumping me. Anyway, anyone got thoughts on the below, particularly the 1070 card? Factoring in the MSI curved monitor or...
  10. Rob.S

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    And if I were to go down this route, are there aftermarket coolers that are decent enough to keep the card less noisy? Really want to avoid having a card that is really loud particularly playing games
  11. Rob.S

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    hmm food for thought. I thought I was all set on the 2600 perhaps being an all-rounder I guess but I am starting to lean towards Intel. I can see that in the last couple builds the memory is at 2400Mhz compared to the Ryzen builds. Is that a limiting factor of having an Intel build and does it...
  12. Rob.S

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    Can vary, but work-wise it would be multiple large file size word documents, skype, plenty of browser tabs and on occasions reviewing videos / high quality photos. Strictly speaking I could afford an 8700 but I am resisting temptation and trying to set a budget since I don't usually have hours...
  13. Rob.S

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    Thank you both, I think I might just stick with the curve, perhaps I might look at a 1440 monitor down the line but I am sure I'll be happy with it for now. As an aside, called up Overclockers to see if they could flash the motherboard for me and the guy said that it would depend on how busy...
  14. Rob.S

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    So would you suggest ordering the RX570 over the 1060? Am I likely to benefit from the 1060 using this monitor and if not, would it not make sense to buy a different monitor? Is the sole benefit to Samsung curve the refresh rate, how much of a difference am I really going to see if lets say I...
  15. Rob.S

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    Great, thanks guys. I will give them a quick call prior to placing an order, if they aren't prepared to do it then I might call other suppliers to see if they are willing instead. If nobody's willing then I don't think it matters whichever way I go.
  16. Rob.S

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    @Journey, I'm open to all suggestions obviously I have seen a fair few reviews for the 2600X but little on the 2600 so just presumed the 2600X was the one to go for. However, if there isn't much difference and I make a saving I am happy to go with the 2600. @orbitalwalsh - thank you for that...
  17. Rob.S

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    That looks pretty good to me, work are going through a refresh at the moment upgrading monitors so I am going to see if they will give me an extra monitor for home (HP 23" ones) which should save me that extra costs. If that's the case, using your latest basket of goodies I could for an extra £5...
  18. Rob.S

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    Hi Orbitalwalsh Thank you for this, very useful but forgive me I have a few extra questions. 1. First of all the extra HDD is not necessary so that makes a little saving. 2. For AMD you have opted for the 2600 but not the 2600X - is there really much of a difference? 3. Regarding the GTX 1060...
  19. Rob.S

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    Hello I've been lurking these forums over the weekend as I am looking for a complete new build, including a monitor. I do both gaming and other multi-tasking work too, but in terms of games I generally play CS:GO and Americas Army, though I would like the build to be capable of playing some...
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