Advise On A CPU, MOBO & Memory

[sas30uk]

Hi guys

Time to upgrade again.

Hearing lots of stuff about Intel and AMD CPU's and im so undecided.

Can someone suggest a CPU, MOB and Memory, no other parts needed as of yet.

Many thanks.

 

[sas30uk]

Hi Jigger, mainly for gaming and near future VR and my budget is about £800 can push a little more

 

[sas30uk]

Solid advise thank you guys i will be making a purchase very soon

 

[sas30uk]

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 ?