£1,500 build - almost becoming an annual thing...

Pudney

Pudney

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So, almost a year to the day I did this exact same thread and ultimately decided to stick with my current setup (i4790K and GTX970) to wait until an upgrade would be more impactful. A year later I now see a £300 AMD processor can offer more than double my CPU in performance benchmarks, so am considering my options (again).

My current basket is:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,329.92 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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I'll admit, I didn't research hugely into this...

Some of my thought processes:
  1. Don't really need PSU/case/monitor/kb/mouse/speakers as all will be reused.
  2. Ultimately there will be 3 hard drives, have a 1GB SSD sitting around waiting to be used that I picked up during an offer.
  3. £1,500 isn't a target to aim for, more of a maximum :D
  4. 32GB of RAM is quite possibly excessive, but don't want to be in a position in the future where a RAM upgrade would be useful but I can't easily find any as they are no longer in mass production.
  5. Gaming is the main use for the PC, and I use two 27" Dell monitors (although only one for the actual gaming, the other is used to stream videos/tv/etc.).
As ever, I defer to the wisdom and experience of OCUK in these matters, suggestions/questions are gratefully received!

Edit: currently I'm £170 better off than last year too :D
 
Few notes:

-drop the ssd and get a sabarent rocket
-for the price, you'd be better getting a 2070s
-you can get the os for £2/3 off a well know Bay site
 
snips86x said:
Few notes:

-drop the ssd and get a sabarent rocket
-for the price, you'd be better getting a 2070s
-you can get the os for £2/3 off a well know Bay site
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Cheers for suggestions, OCUK don't seem to do Sabrent so looking elsewhere. In terms of 2070s any idea if KFA2 are a decent brand?

no_name_needed said:
What about a CPU cooler or you got one already or 3700 comes with one?
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The CPU is the retail version so should come with a cooler (although it has been 5 years since I last did this!)
 
Pudney said:
Cheers for suggestions, OCUK don't seem to do Sabrent so looking elsewhere. In terms of 2070s any idea if KFA2 are a decent brand?



The CPU is the retail version so should come with a cooler (although it has been 5 years since I last did this!)
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Unfortunately they don't stock it, but a well known rainforest site does.

As for the kfa2 cards, I've just bought one and it's in the boot of my car waiting to be installed after work. I have it on good authority that they're solid, quiet and quick. One review said the one click overclocking had the boost clock to 1900mhz.
 
snips86x said:
Unfortunately they don't stock it, but a well known rainforest site does.

As for the kfa2 cards, I've just bought one and it's in the boot of my car waiting to be installed after work. I have it on good authority that they're solid, quiet and quick. One review said the one click overclocking had the boost clock to 1900mhz.
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Let me know your thoughts on the kfa2 card. I've now realised that it could be sensible to wait a month and see if any price reductions for Black Friday so will give me time to research.

In other news your Sabrent Rocket suggestion now has me thinking about getting 2 of them, one for OS, one for games that I want really fast, and have my other 1TB SSD on SATA for not quite as fast games :(
 
snips86x said:
Unfortunately they don't stock it, but a well known rainforest site does.

As for the kfa2 cards, I've just bought one and it's in the boot of my car waiting to be installed after work. I have it on good authority that they're solid, quiet and quick. One review said the one click overclocking had the boost clock to 1900mhz.
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Twin fan or triple fan? Can't decide on which! :confused:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,430.07 (includes shipping: £11.10)​
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Pudney said:
Let me know your thoughts on the kfa2 card. I've now realised that it could be sensible to wait a month and see if any price reductions for Black Friday so will give me time to research.

In other news your Sabrent Rocket suggestion now has me thinking about getting 2 of them, one for OS, one for games that I want really fast, and have my other 1TB SSD on SATA for not quite as fast games :(
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I love it mate. So far it's been solid. 61c max and 43% fan speed at 1440p/144hz high setting in D2.

Matt_West_Mids said:
Twin fan or triple fan? Can't decide on which! :confused:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,430.07 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Get the 2 fan one. It's amazing mate and the boost clock is the same for each card. Check my comment above for temps/noise. You can also overclock it with a single click. Profile is prebuilt and supplied as part of the utility (which you have to download). Sell the COD code and it works out at £433
 
snips86x said:
I love it mate. So far it's been solid. 61c max and 43% fan speed at 1440p/144hz high setting in D2.

Get the 2 fan one. It's amazing mate and the boost clock is the same for each card. Check my comment above for temps/noise. You can also overclock it with a single click. Profile is prebuilt and supplied as part of the utility (which you have to download). Sell the COD code and it works out at £433
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Great thanks for the advice! :) I found the review you were referring to after I posted and guessed it must be the 2 fan jobbie.
 
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