£600 gaming PC build

Martinosos

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Good evening guys.

I was advised that someone could help me out to give some idea what would be the best gaming pc spec for the budget I have.

The games I want to play:
- Mafia 2 & Mafia 3
- Fall Out 4
- World of Warcraft
- Diablo 3
- Witcher 3
- NFS Payback
- Starcraft 2
Money to be spent: £600

To be honest I have very little idea about what's cost/benefit optimal on the market these days and would appreciate any help on the build. Thank you.
 

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I see. I already got the monitor and the keyboard. So, overall I will need to buy PC and a mouse.

Let me put it this way. I want to play those games above with highest/ultra settings. Let's see what is the minimum I need to pay to achieve this result.
Thank you.
 

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Martinosos said:
Let me put it this way. I want to play those games above with highest/ultra settings. Let's see what is the minimum I need to pay to achieve this result.
Thank you.
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you asked.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,573.04 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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tamzzy said:
you asked.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,573.04 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Well that's not very fair :eek::rolleyes:
Can easily get high/ultra on less than them specs
 

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Obviously it doesn't have 16GB Ram or a fancy mouse but it should get you going.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £918.47 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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Right, thank you guys for those build proposals. Now, one of them is £1,500 and the other £900.
My question now would be how much of a performance difference there is and is it worthy to pay extra 500 quid for it? When it comes to gaming, how will that affect it. Big or small change?

Finally, I was thinking how much more would I need to pay to get a build that is of similar spec but looking out of this planet, just for visual purposes??

Thank you ;)
 

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Martinosos said:
My question now would be how much of a performance difference there is and is it worthy to pay extra 500 quid for it? When it comes to gaming, how will that affect it. Big or small change?
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On the GPU alone, you're looking at a 40%+ increase in performance going from the 1060 to a 1070ti. Not to mention that the 1060 specced is a mini card, which will run hotter and louder.
With regards to the other parts...excluding the £250 increase from the GPU...the extra £350 gains you, from the top:
1) 6 core 12 threaded CPU, rather than a 6c6t cpu, this will help performance in games that are multithreaded (which are getting more and more common) and when running multiple tasks in the background.
2) 16gb ram - optimum amount currently. 8gb is the bare required.
3) a mid tier mobo, with latest audio etc. And good vrms for overclock.
4) SSD! 500gb of it! Super fast boot and game load times and a much better overall improvement to system responsiveness. Best quality of Life upgrade to any computer.
5) a top tier power supply to run with the graphics card, rather than a cheap unit. Evga 450bt is a decent, cheap unit that I frequently spec with a 1060, but not in this case, when there's a 1070ti on board.
6) mid range cooler for quieter operation, or for a better overclock (or both? Lol)
7) better looking case


Also, why I specced a 1070ti rather than the recommended 1060:
tamzzy said:
nfs needs a 970/1060 for 1080p@60/high. so that leaves 1070/1070ti+ for ultra
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Martinosos said:
Finally, I was thinking how much more would I need to pay to get a build that is of similar spec but looking out of this planet, just for visual purposes??
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depends on how much you want to pay lol. i know its a rounded question, but honestly, this can run into the hundreds, depending on how much bling you want the computer to look.
BUT, imo, forget about doing this unless you have a top spec. i'd rather spend the extra on improving the internal components.

ps: lol from a £600 budget, now we're going into the thousands. talk about price creep. this is a price leap! :D
 

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tamzzy said:
depends on how much you want to pay lol. i know its a rounded question, but honestly, this can run into the hundreds, depending on how much bling you want the computer to look.
BUT, imo, forget about doing this unless you have a top spec. i'd rather spend the extra on improving the internal components.

ps: lol from a £600 budget, now we're going into the thousands. talk about price creep. this is a price leap! :D
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Yes you get less bang for buck now days.
 

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After some consideration I decided to go with £918.47 option, but was wondering what kind of CD/DVD drive should I get to this set and what would be a suitable monitor to go along with it too.

Would appreciate any thoughts.

Thank you.
 

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Unless there are specific games you already own on disc that you require, generally people don't have a cd drive. Everything is downloaded and you install windows from a USB. If you do need a drive just the cheapest brand you have heard of.

For that setup you are looking at 1080p, so a 144 hz 1080p monitor would be best.
 
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