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Hi guys, after a friend of mine recommended this site to me as a great place to go for help with a PC build I have been reading lots of posts and doing research to try and figure out what the right kind of setup for me might be.
I have come up with the below, please could you give me any thoughts/feedback before I go ahead and order it!
The main purpose of the build for the moment is to play Borderlands 3 when it releases, however it will also be used for MOBA's, FPS's & AAA's; exclusively gaming and relaxing, no work will be done on this one!
My basket at Overclockers UK:
As you can see I have not included a case, I am a little divided on them and I have come up with a few possibilities based on recommendations in other threads, and my own research and personal tastes.
However, if anyone would be able to provide an argument for one over the others based on performance metrics that would be super helpful
(Also please let me know if I've picked one that the build won't fit in haha)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
And FINALLY, I also need a monitor for this bad boy to run on, and have absolutely no idea what to do on this front. With the above currently coming to £1200~ish, I'm imagining perhaps a total budget of £1500-1600 to get a really good screen? I'd prefer an IPS low refresh one (seems to be the holy grail of screens from what I've read) however I am more than happy to consider any screen really! I'm also willing to up the budget if there is a particularly awesome screen just outside it, however I think £1750 would be the absolute stretch here (I would very much prefer to keep it lower though if possible, but also don't want to waste money on an inferior product just to hit a certain random number).
From what I can gather this setup is more of a 1440p one, however (and please correct me if I'm wrong here) I believe it is possible to buy a 4k screen and downscale to lower resolutions? Would this be at all recommended for future-proofing or am I just better off going for 1440p and then selling it on to upgrade later?
Sorry for the huge post, and thank you very much for reading this and helping a noob out!
I have come up with the below, please could you give me any thoughts/feedback before I go ahead and order it!
The main purpose of the build for the moment is to play Borderlands 3 when it releases, however it will also be used for MOBA's, FPS's & AAA's; exclusively gaming and relaxing, no work will be done on this one!
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £106.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £119.99
- 1 x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F960GBMP510)= £149.99
- 1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £458.99
- 1 x Corsair RM Series RM650 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020194-UK)= £76.99
Total: £1,113.04 (includes shipping: £11.10)
As you can see I have not included a case, I am a little divided on them and I have come up with a few possibilities based on recommendations in other threads, and my own research and personal tastes.
However, if anyone would be able to provide an argument for one over the others based on performance metrics that would be super helpful
(Also please let me know if I've picked one that the build won't fit in haha)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x NZXT H500 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window= £69.95
- 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black= £64.99
- 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £64.99
- 1 x Corsair Carbide 275R Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass (CC-9011132-WW)= £79.99
Total: £313.46 (includes shipping: £33.54)
And FINALLY, I also need a monitor for this bad boy to run on, and have absolutely no idea what to do on this front. With the above currently coming to £1200~ish, I'm imagining perhaps a total budget of £1500-1600 to get a really good screen? I'd prefer an IPS low refresh one (seems to be the holy grail of screens from what I've read) however I am more than happy to consider any screen really! I'm also willing to up the budget if there is a particularly awesome screen just outside it, however I think £1750 would be the absolute stretch here (I would very much prefer to keep it lower though if possible, but also don't want to waste money on an inferior product just to hit a certain random number).
From what I can gather this setup is more of a 1440p one, however (and please correct me if I'm wrong here) I believe it is possible to buy a 4k screen and downscale to lower resolutions? Would this be at all recommended for future-proofing or am I just better off going for 1440p and then selling it on to upgrade later?
Sorry for the huge post, and thank you very much for reading this and helping a noob out!
