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Advise On A CPU, MOBO & Memory
- Thread starter sas30uk
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If that budget is just for the CPU/RAM/mobo then this is around where I'd be looking for gaming and VR:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £708.97
(includes shipping: £0.00)
You can put the extra £90 towards a 250GB NVMe drive for your OS install, or upgrade the (actually rather decent) motherboard to something more high/mid-range.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £398.99
- 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £199.99
- 1 x Asrock Z370 Pro4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
Total: £708.97
(includes shipping: £0.00)
You can put the extra £90 towards a 250GB NVMe drive for your OS install, or upgrade the (actually rather decent) motherboard to something more high/mid-range.
It's decent budget. You could go high end desktop for £800. 8 core Threadripper or X99-X299
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If gaming is your main concern, go for an 8700k build. It's the best overall gaming CPU available.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £398.99
- 1 x Asrock Z370 Taichi Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £203.99
- 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £199.99
Total: £813.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
If you were wanting to push for very high overclock, this would be a great motherboard and RAM.
You could save some money on a cheaper motherboard, and also do expect 8700k prices to drop £~20 as stock becomes more plentiful in the coming weeks.
Also, What resolution and refresh rate are you playing at?
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If gaming is your main concern, go for an 8700k build. It's the best overall gaming CPU available.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £398.99
- 1 x Asrock Z370 Taichi Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £203.99
- 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £199.99
Total: £813.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
If you were wanting to push for very high overclock, this would be a great motherboard and RAM.
You could save some money on a cheaper motherboard, and also do expect 8700k prices to drop £~20 as stock becomes more plentiful in the coming weeks.
Also, What resolution and refresh rate are you playing at?
5760x1080
Would this system be ok at that resolution ?
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Yeah, but since you have a Corsair H70 I would get a cheaper motherboard as you won't be able to keep very high overclocks at low enough temps.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Asrock Z370 Extreme 4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £154.99
- 1 x MSI Z370 Krait Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £149.99
You could go even cheaper on the motherboard, but I wouldn't spend less than ~£130 if you were getting an 8700k.
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Yeah it will be good, although you won't see much difference between a lot of chips as you'll be leaning on the graphics card.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £710.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
Leaves you £100 for other things
- 1 x Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero - AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£30 Discount**= £499.98
- 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £199.99
Total: £710.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
Leaves you £100 for other things