Any last min black friday/cyber Monday builds around £700-800?

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Hello,

My current rig is 9 years old and I plan on using that as a work PC.

The main game I play is rust which I would like to run max without any issues, outside of that I don't mind. I was thinking since we got 14 hours left of the sales is it maybe worth getting something today.

The budget I'm thinking is around 700-800, wont need to include keyboard etc however I would like at least 1 monitor for now and I would buy a 2nd one down the line (unless the deal was 2 good not to do it now)

Thanks as always for any help, you guys rock.

I was thinking if its worth buying a premade if the black friday discount helps a lot

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for example, however I expect its still better to build it myself.

added as asked my current spec is

My current spec is

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4125MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P
Ram: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
SSD: 512GB NVMe PCI-E M.2 SSD
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Extreme Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

Thanks
Pete

 

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My current rig is 9 years old and I plan on using that as a work PC.

Can you give us the specs, just so we know what a good upgrade looks like?

I was thinking if its worth buying a premade if the black friday discount helps a lot

From what I can see not all components are specified, so I've had to include my best guess (I don't recommend buying this spec, meant for price comparison only).

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03047) = £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £29.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Twin Edge 8GB Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-03197) = £248.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x APNX Creator C1 Black Mid Tower Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00624) = £89.99
• 1 x Aerocool Integrator 700W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: CA-23Q-AE) = £49.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99
• 1 x Kolink Umbra EX180 ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-000-KK) = £19.99

Total: £815.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

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Can you give us the specs, just so we know what a good upgrade looks like?


From what I can see not all components are specified, so I've had to include my best guess (I don't recommend buying this spec, meant for price comparison only).

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £98.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03047) = £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £29.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Twin Edge 8GB Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-03197) = £248.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x APNX Creator C1 Black Mid Tower Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00624) = £89.99
• 1 x Aerocool Integrator 700W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: CA-23Q-AE) = £49.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit DVD - OEM (KW9-00632) (SKU: SW-18J-MS) = £107.99
• 1 x Kolink Umbra EX180 ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-000-KK) = £19.99

Total: £815.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

My current spec is

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4125MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P
Ram: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
SSD: 512GB NVMe PCI-E M.2 SSD
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Extreme Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

 

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My current spec is

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4125MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P
Ram: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
SSD: 512GB NVMe PCI-E M.2 SSD
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Extreme Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

I would suggest reusing windows license or getting online key and spend that money somewhere else in the build.

 

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My current spec is

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4125MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P
Ram: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
SSD: 512GB NVMe PCI-E M.2 SSD
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Extreme Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

A bit dated now, admittedly, but that's a high-end spec, so do you really want to switch to a i5-12400F and 4060?

Don't get me wrong, they're better than what you have, TPU's GPU database and PassMark scores suggest around twice the speed, but I wonder if you might find it underwhelming given the specs of your last PC?

however I would like at least 1 monitor for now and I would buy a 2nd one down the line (unless the deal was 2 good not to do it now)

Do you know what resolution the monitor will be?

 

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A bit dated now, admittedly, but that's a high-end spec, so do you really want to switch to a i5-12400F and 4060?

Don't get me wrong, they're better than what you have, TPU's GPU database and PassMark scores suggest around twice the speed, but I wonder if you might find it underwhelming given the specs of your last PC?


Do you know what resolution the monitor will be?

no idea on res of the new screens yet, and ya i know the PC was costly when i made it last time (again thanks to the people in this group all that long ago) but rust is laggy to hell etc and I'm starting to feel my PC dying hehe

 

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but rust is laggy to hell etc and I'm starting to feel my PC dying hehe

You might want to have a watch of a few videos and see what you can expect with this combination, e.g.:

no idea on res of the new screens yet

Alright, I'm just asking because say... you buy a 4060 and then you buy a 4K monitor, that's not going to be an enjoyable combination in most games

 

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You might want to have a watch of a few videos and see what you can expect with this combination, e.g.:

Alright, I'm just asking because say... you buy a 4060 and then you buy a 4K monitor, that's not going to be an enjoyable combination in most games

that rust vid is ace, runs very nice and gives me a view of what it looks like.

any views on a screen to go with this by any chance?

 

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any views on a screen to go with this by any chance?

Monitors aren't really my thing, but I'd keep in mind that the higher resolution you go, the greater the demands on your PC. There is a productivity benefit from having a higher resolution, so I'd suggest 1440p if you have the space, since it is a good middle ground between 1080p and the very demanding (for the graphics card) 4K.