~£1.5/2k Gaming PC Ideas/Suggestions

[IR15H]

Hi,

I'm looking to spend about £1,500 - £2,000 on a new-build gaming PC (including monitor).

Aside from gaming, I mainly just browse the web, stream or download online TV/films/music - I don't do any image/video editing or self-streaming.

In terms of storage, I would estimate I'd want about 1.5-2TB total.

I don't quite understand the whole VR thing at the moment, but it's something I might consider in the future (although I assume any new PCs now will be VR-ready?).

I could wait a few weeks if existing components would become significantly cheaper / new ones better then, as I have read in a few other threads.

I wouldn't be looking to build it myself.

As you may have already gathered, I have no real technical knowledge so if you have further questions, please phrase them in a computer-illiterate friendly manner .

 

[IR15H]

Hello, sorry for the late reply and thanks to those who have already posted suggestions.

To answer a few questions raised;

• My current build is almost 8 years old, and apart from a graphics card and RAM upgrade a few years ago is untouched and therefore I assume not worth attempting to reuse any existing parts.
• It terms of games played, due to a combination of work/life events (and having an old PC) I haven't really bought a 'big' game since GTA 5 (which my PC can just about run but takes forever to load).. However, now that I hopefully have a bit more time to game again, from looking at what's out there now/soon, stuff like Far Cry, The Division, Doom, Deus Ex, Mafia.
• I'd like a monitor to be 4K but other than that no real requirements at the moment (as I currently don't understand them and need to read up some more...

I don't quite understand the reason for the big cost difference between the two monitors people have posted;

• AOC U2879VF 28" 3840x2160 TN 4K 60Hz 1MS = £289.99
• Acer Predator XB271HU 27" 2560x1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz = £599.99

To my (totally un-knowledgeable) eyes, the top/cheaper monitor seems better in every way except the refresh rate?

From what I've since googled about refresh rates, the main benefit is for 'smoother' playing - and therefore predominately for FPS games?

However, I've also read that the 1080 card (or 1070 for £/performance) appears to be the best card available at the moment - but, if playing in 4K, wouldn't be able to hit 60fps (on it own) and therefore, if playing in 4K, there's no advantage in having a higher Hz monitor?

If the above is correct, then is it essentially a choice between playing in 4K on a lower fps or slightly less good graphics and a higher fps/Hz monitor?

I've also read that the 1070/80 card are currently 'Founders Editions' which means Nivida-only with no other companies currently allowed to release editions of the card... is there a typical timescale for when that usually happens and/or an average amount prices drop by? Is it worth the wait?

Finally, are the 1070/80 compatible with each other? If I bought a 1070 now and then waited for the price of 1080s to drop could I hook them both up together?