£2k gaming build

Wizzleteeth

Wizzleteeth

Wizzleteeth

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Hi guys, looking for some advice on building a new gaming PC. I’m hoping to game at 1440p/144Hz and play a backlog of games I’ve been saving for a new build. Also Apex Legends...

I need almost everything, including monitor. The things I don’t need are SSD’s/HD’s, Windows licence, mouse and keyboard. A cheap case is fine as it will be tucked away under my desk. Was hoping to get everything for under £2000 but might be willing to stretch another couple of hundred pound if it would really be worth it.

How can I get biggest bang for my bucks?

Cheers!
 
Wizzleteeth said:
Hi guys, looking for some advice on building a new gaming PC. I’m hoping to game at 1440p/144Hz and play a backlog of games I’ve been saving for a new build. Also Apex Legends...

I need almost everything, including monitor. The things I don’t need are SSD’s/HD’s, Windows licence, mouse and keyboard. A cheap case is fine as it will be tucked away under my desk. Was hoping to get everything for under £2000 but might be willing to stretch another couple of hundred pound if it would really be worth it.

How can I get biggest bang for my bucks?

Cheers!
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pushing budget to max, rtx 2080 and 165hz g-sync 1440p monitor . Gigabyte board with UK RMA and i7 9700k . Corsair PSU , UK RMA and if it breaks its replaced with a brand new unit. Dark rock 4 to cool the CPU

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,006.88 (includes shipping: £0.00)


ITX + ryzen + vega = low costing, small footprint and great for 1440p gaming

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,525.58 (includes shipping: £14.70)
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Oh forget to mention I have the Dark Rock Pro 4 so that would save me some cash. With the money saved there would it be worth looking at an i9? Ryzen not worth it?
 
Wizzleteeth said:
Oh forget to mention I have the Dark Rock Pro 4 so that would save me some cash. With the money saved there would it be worth looking at an i9? Ryzen not worth it?
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if your just gaming and not streaming or doing video editing work etc, hard to justify the cost of i9 over i7. Threads doesn't add a big performance increase with gaming, physical cores and speed is often stronger / less heat.
also as you go up the resolution, intel's lead isn't as strong over AMD- but if your aiming to reach lowest possible min frame rate then it will always be intel ( for the time being), and used in every esport league because of the performance .

would switch the 550w psu to 650w as well if you've got the extra cash :)

ryzen is damn good price but x570 and ryzen 3000 is looming end of June
 
 
BongoHunter said:
Bit over budget - but with a 2080Ti

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,209.55 (includes shipping: £19.62)
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The gpu and Dark Rock Pro 4 won't fit in that case. You would be better off going with the R7 2700 or even R5 2600 and the monitor from Orbitals build to save some cash. I would personally swap out the board for the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon.
 
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