Building new pc please help me spec:

[jdfoxx]

Hi, ive been out of the game a good 5 years and I am looking to build a new system. It will be used primarily for gaming @4k, overclocking (oc ) and to help with work brought home from my computer course I'm doing at uni.

It doesn't have to be a beast but pretty snappy @4k gaming. My budget is not set in stone, will be around the £800 mark but no more than £900.

Thank you in advance, any advice is welcomed.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hi, ive been out of the game a good 5 years and I am looking to build a new system. It will be used primarily for gaming @4k, overclocking (oc ) and to help with work brought home from my computer course I'm doing at uni.

It doesn't have to be a beast but pretty snappy @4k gaming. My budget is not set in stone, will be around the £800 mark but no more than £900.

Thank you in advance, any advice is welcomed.

What workload will you be doing on top of gaming ?

You won't be 4k gaming at that budget - not snappy anyway - should get away with low graphics and under 30fps in some titles of your lucky .

If you require a 4k screen for workload then great, just game at 1080p or 1440p.

Just about - 1440p 60hz or 1080p 100hz+ gaming

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £139.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD48G3000= £89.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £349.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £35.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £89.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £34.99

Total: £894.88 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

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[jdfoxx]

What workload will you be doing on top of gaming ?

You won't be 4k gaming at that budget - not snappy anyway - should get away with low graphics and under 30fps in some titles of your lucky .

If you require a 4k screen for workload then great, just game at 1080p or 1440p.

Just about - 1440p 60hz or 1080p 100hz+ gaming

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £139.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD48G3000= £89.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £349.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £35.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £89.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £34.99

Total: £894.88 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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Hi thanks for the spec. Can I just ask. Why is the AMD Ryzen being advised over Intel now? I have never had A AMD system before what will the OC be like to do? Also could you spec me something that will run @4k plus the monitor or tv added in? Regarding the uni work I wont know till I start next month. Could you also spec in a aftermarket cooler as I will defiantly be overclocking or playing around with it.

Many thanks.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hi thanks for the spec. Can I just ask. Why is the AMD Ryzen being advised over Intel now? I have never had A AMD system before what will the OC be like to do? Also could you spec me something that will run @4k plus the monitor or tv added in? Regarding the uni work I wont know till I start next month. Could you also spec in a aftermarket cooler as I will defiantly be overclocking or playing around with it.

Many thanks.

Good value for money and shelf life .
More people buy into amd, more intel needs to sort out its act

 

[Quartz]

It doesn't have to be a beast but pretty snappy @4k gaming.

You won't be playing new games at high quality at 4K. A GTX 1060 should net you Medium quality with AA off. I was playing at 4K on a GTX 780 Ti years ago with no problems.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hi thanks for the spec. Can I just ask. Why is the AMD Ryzen being advised over Intel now? I have never had A AMD system before what will the OC be like to do? Also could you spec me something that will run @4k plus the monitor or tv added in? Regarding the uni work I wont know till I start next month. Could you also spec in a aftermarket cooler as I will defiantly be overclocking or playing around with it.

Many thanks.

Would personally do this over 4k

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £439.99
• 1 x MSI Optix MAG27CQ 27" 2560x1440 VA FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Curved Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £398.99

Total: £850.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[jdfoxx]

Would personally do this over 4k

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £439.99
• 1 x MSI Optix MAG27CQ 27" 2560x1440 VA FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Curved Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £398.99

Total: £850.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Thank you I have now bought the these two. I've also bought the Team Group 480GB SSD and the 1TB p300 HDD. I'd really prefer to stay intel so if you could help me spec the RAM MB and CPU (i5 with overclocking in mind) and a decent aftermarket H+F id be great full.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Thank you I have now bought the these two. I've also bought the Team Group 480GB SSD and the 1TB p300 HDD. I'd really prefer to stay intel so if you could help me spec the RAM MB and CPU (i5 with overclocking in mind) and a decent aftermarket H+F id be great full.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £209.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £204.95
• 1 x Team Group Delta RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - RGB Black (TF3D416G26= £149.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £64.99
• 1 x In-Win 101 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £66.95

Total: £776.42 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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Want to keep costs down

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £209.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £64.99
• 1 x In-Win 101 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £66.95
• 1 x Asrock Z370 Pro4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD48G3000= £89.99

Total: £611.42 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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Also , reason why I listed non G-sync 1440p 134hz monitor.. it's £200+ cheaper ...

 

[garnett]

Thank you I have now bought the these two. I've also bought the Team Group 480GB SSD and the 1TB p300 HDD. I'd really prefer to stay intel so if you could help me spec the RAM MB and CPU (i5 with overclocking in mind) and a decent aftermarket H+F id be great full.

Out of interest, from your initial budget of £8-900, what have you spent so far, and what hardware have you got left to buy?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Out of interest, from your initial budget of £8-900, what have you spent so far, and what hardware have you got left to buy?

I think initial budget went out the window with what card is needed for 4k gaming hehe , hopefully be happy with 100hz 1440p gaming