£1400 budget Gaming PC advice

orbitalwalsh · 4 Jul 2018 at 20:42

Max1musae said:
Haven't looked at pricing on the site for the other card yet so unsure. Doesn't matter if +/- £30 ish. Yes and I don't intend to buy for 3/4/5 weeks so possibly pricing will fluctuate some more in that time too.

In that case you'll prob end up with ryzen 2600X and Aorus B450 haha

Max1musae · 4 Jul 2018 at 21:21

orbitalwalsh said:
In that case you'll prob end up with ryzen 2600X and Aorus B450 haha

How so mate ? Set to drop a lot?

lee32uk · 4 Jul 2018 at 21:29

Max1musae said:
How so mate ? Set to drop a lot?

The B450 chipset is being released for AMD Ryzen. If you are going with Intel though then it won't apply to you.

On the other hand if you decided to go with an R5 2600/X then that cpu would slot right in without the need of a bios update. The current B350 chipset needs an up to date bios for R5/R7 2xxx cpu's.

Max1musae · 5 Jul 2018 at 00:07

lee32uk said:
The B450 chipset is being released for AMD Ryzen. If you are going with Intel though then it won't apply to you.

On the other hand if you decided to go with an R5 2600/X then that cpu would slot right in without the need of a bios update. The current B350 chipset needs an up to date bios for R5/R7 2xxx cpu's.

Think I'd go better than a 2700X over 2600. Not sure where to go with a card to compete with a 1080ti though...

orbitalwalsh · 5 Jul 2018 at 08:11

Max1musae said:
Think I'd go better than a 2700X over 2600. Not sure where to go with a card to compete with a 1080ti though...

Of you want a monitor to pair 1440p or 1440p ultra wide with Vega 64 (£500) . Monitors are £200+ cheaper then G-sync as an option .

Max1musae · 5 Jul 2018 at 08:22

orbitalwalsh said:
Of you want a monitor to pair 1440p or 1440p ultra wide with Vega 64 (£500) . Monitors are £200+ cheaper then G-sync as an option .

Vega 64 doesn't perform close to a 1080ti though does it ? Or with overclocking can get closer?

orbitalwalsh · 5 Jul 2018 at 09:02

Max1musae said:
Vega 64 doesn't perform close to a 1080ti though does it ? Or with overclocking can get closer?

Nope, 1080ti still top dog at moment .
Just depends on overall budget, what you want it to drive and how long you intend it to last etc long with amount of game time you play

Max1musae · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:05

orbitalwalsh said:
Nope, 1080ti still top dog at moment .
Just depends on overall budget, what you want it to drive and how long you intend it to last etc long with amount of game time you play

I think ideally then, because I do want a 1080ti, I also need a better Intel CPU to give it more longevity in tandem with that. I'd rather do that than go AMD with worse performance but easier ability to upgrade in the future I think.

Potentially this - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...o2(:3bhGp2(-*bhGK2(:VbieM2$z.bjaF2?8~bkQb2@37

orbitalwalsh · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:21

Max1musae said:
I think ideally then, because I do want a 1080ti, I also need a better Intel CPU to give it more longevity in tandem with that. I'd rather do that than go AMD with worse performance but easier ability to upgrade in the future I think.

Potentially this - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...o2(:3bhGp2(-*bhGK2(:VbieM2$z.bjaF2?8~bkQb2@37

CPU outlast GPU easily ! people still rocking 2ng gen i7 with 1080/80ti's. all depends on what monitor your using . gaming at 4k or ultra wide 1440p and you wont see much different between 8700k and 2700x bar the price and heat. 1080P and low res VR then Intel pulls ahead with its IPC and clock speed.

Just the fact 9*** cores are inbound this year , make it hard to swallow intel K chips and Z370 boards. H370/B360/H310 are different full coffeelake chips, z370 is a half measure (different manufacturing node size and design)

lee32uk · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:21

I would rather have an i7 8700 and B360 chipset over an i5 8600K and Z370. Should work out around the same price ? as you don't need the AIO cooler and Z370 board.

Max1musae · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:26

Wow ok I see. Can't seem to find any prebuilt systems on PCUK for an 8700, b360 and a 1080ti so might have to compile from scratch...

orbitalwalsh · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:34

Max1musae said:
Wow ok I see. Can't seem to find any prebuilt systems on PCUK for an 8700, b360 and a 1080ti so might have to compile from scratch...

slap a list together- dont have to use their config and drop CS a message with link to thread or call, should be able to tell you how much to build basically or more advanced with cable management etc . B360 and non K is just plug and play

Max1musae · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:55

orbitalwalsh said:
slap a list together- dont have to use their config and drop CS a message with link to thread or call, should be able to tell you how much to build basically or more advanced with cable management etc . B360 and non K is just plug and play

How's this for a starter - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/checkout/addArticle/sAdd/MB-56L-GI

Think it's going to work out much more expensive than a pre-built one on a z370 like the Gallium above.

orbitalwalsh · 5 Jul 2018 at 14:30

normally its cheaper on list parts. having issues with checkout with an order so cant view yours

Prob £1550 for build maybe £1600 to have ocuk do it

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte B360 Aorus Gaming 3 WIFI Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £95.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99
1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £289.99
1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £49.99
1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £34.99
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080Ti iChill X3 Ultra 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £719.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P300 Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £54.95
1 x Cryorig M9I Single Tower Heatsink for Intel= £19.99

Total: £1,494.07 (includes shipping: £13.20)

Max1musae · 6 Jul 2018 at 17:53

orbitalwalsh said:
normally its cheaper on list parts. having issues with checkout with an order so cant view yours

Prob £1550 for build maybe £1600 to have ocuk do it

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte B360 Aorus Gaming 3 WIFI Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £95.99

1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99

1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £289.99

1 x TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £49.99

1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £34.99

1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080Ti iChill X3 Ultra 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £719.99

1 x Phanteks Eclipse P300 Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £54.95

1 x Cryorig M9I Single Tower Heatsink for Intel= £19.99

Total: £1,494.07 (includes shipping: £13.20)

Maybe swap that card for another brand - just personal preference and the software they use etc but other than that looks sweet. That case definitely the best (for the money ) at cooling ?