Complete PC Build for £2000?

KristoferWallis

KristoferWallis

KristoferWallis

Associate
Joined
28 Aug 2019
Posts
6
I'm looking to build a complete PC system for £2000, monitor included in the price. I'm interested in a RTX 2080, Intel I9 9900k build with a lg 27gl850-b monitor but I dont know what else I should buy
 
I think £2k would be pushing it for that complete system. Personally, as you're gaming at 1440p, I'd drop the card a bit.

I did this very quickly, bit over budget, but along these lines would be decent, but I'm sure you'll get about 10 other shopping lists before long.


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,207.89 (includes shipping: £28.02)
​
 
Pulse is stock PCB and only 2 yr EU warranty .

Gigabyte is 3 yr UK. Also triple fan and 2.5 slot design

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £459.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)
​

AORUS have the better designed Z390 and no secret that , also UK warranty blows apart MSIs , but MSI do have a slicker BIOS as x570 BIOS hasn't filtered down


If for pure gaming , 9700k ! If your looking for workloads the. Ryzen 3700/900x
 
Last edited:
You could drop the build below the 2K mark by cutting down to a less expensive SSD and RAM, for the average user an expensive NVMe drive isn't going to show a noticeable difference.

As for the RAM:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £79.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)
​

That said, I'd recommend looking into the current AMD chips as you'll get more for your money, although it does depend on what you're using your rig for. Here's an AMD build for reference:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,816.92 (includes shipping: £0.00)
​

Comes under the £2000 budget, so there's room to add more storage, or change in a preferred case, or add some RGB bling if that's your thing. You've also room to swap in a Nvidia graphics card if you've a preference, but I'd personally stick with the 5700XT.
 
Last edited:
orbitalwalsh said:
Pulse is stock PCB and only 2 yr EU warranty .

Gigabyte is 3 yr UK. Also triple fan and 2.5 slot design

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £459.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)
​

AORUS have the better designed Z390 and no secret that , also UK warranty blows apart MSIs , but MSI do have a slicker BIOS as x570 BIOS hasn't filtered down


If for pure gaming , 9700k ! If your looking for workloads the. Ryzen 3700/900x
Click to expand...
Pulse is a good card. Got a great review from GN. Also, standard GB AMD cards are not amongst the most highly regarded.

I do agree however, that the Ryzen system is a better choice.
 
robfosters said:
Pulse is a good card. Got a great review from GN. Also, standard GB AMD cards are not amongst the most highly regarded.

I do agree however, that the Ryzen system is a better choice.
Click to expand...

It's reference PCB . Might as well buy blower card and alphacool Eiswolf for little more on top.

Gaming OC Vega did pretty well, only card that out matched it PCB wise was Nitro +. Others also had to be Triple fan and triple slot to beat it's cooling .

2 yr warranty is nuts for £450 card.

Mind 2k budget would be pushing 2080RTX for more power
 
orbitalwalsh said:
It's reference PCB . Might as well buy blower card and alphacool Eiswolf for little more on top.

Gaming OC Vega did pretty well, only card that out matched it PCB wise was Nitro +. Others also had to be Triple fan and triple slot to beat it's cooling .

2 yr warranty is nuts for £450 card.

Mind 2k budget would be pushing 2080RTX for more power
Click to expand...
Just his chosen cpu and monitor is taking nearly half his budget.
 
KristoferWallis said:
Does the RX 5700 support ray tracing?
Click to expand...
it does not, but to be perfectly frank even the RTX 2080ti only just barely supports it in the current state. All of about 6 games and it hammers the frame rate for a fairly negligible visual bump. Realistically you're better off not bothering with ray tracing just at the moment :( which is a pity because it could be really cool,it just isn't there with the current hardware or games
 
KristoferWallis said:
Thank you for all the suggestions :) I might just go for that ryzen 7 and ex 5700 xt build. If I wanted to upgrade to the rtx 208p and i9, would I need to change any other parts?
Click to expand...

I'm not sure you could really call moving from the 3700X to the 9900K a real upgrade, but one thing I can absolutely guarantee with 100% absolute certainty is that should you want to upgrade your CPU in 2-3 years time you'll be able to do so with the build I linked above. If you opt for a 9900K build of ANY form, you're already topped out and you'll need to replace your mobo as well as your CPU.
 
Gray2233 said:
I'm not sure you could really call moving from the 3700X to the 9900K a real upgrade, but one thing I can absolutely guarantee with 100% absolute certainty is that should you want to upgrade your CPU in 2-3 years time you'll be able to do so with the build I linked above. If you opt for a 9900K build of ANY form, you're already topped out and you'll need to replace your mobo as well as your CPU.
Click to expand...
So I wouldnt need to change anything if I wanted to upgrade to a ryzen 9 3900x and a rtx 2080?
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,957.65 (includes shipping: £20.82)​
​
 
Gray2233 said:
You could drop the build below the 2K mark by cutting down to a less expensive SSD and RAM, for the average user an expensive NVMe drive isn't going to show a noticeable difference.

As for the RAM:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £79.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)
​

That said, I'd recommend looking into the current AMD chips as you'll get more for your money, although it does depend on what you're using your rig for. Here's an AMD build for reference:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,816.92 (includes shipping: £0.00)
​

Comes under the £2000 budget, so there's room to add more storage, or change in a preferred case, or add some RGB bling if that's your thing. You've also room to swap in a Nvidia graphics card if you've a preference, but I'd personally stick with the 5700XT.
Click to expand...
I've just noticed the tower case and power supply are out of stock, any others you would recommend?
 
KristoferWallis said:
I've just noticed the tower case and power supply are out of stock, any others you would recommend?
Click to expand...

I'd say wait a couple of days for them to come back in stock, maybe contact OCUK about it.

Maybe run the following PSU instead:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £89.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)


The Meshify cases have amazing airflow, but ultimately it comes down to preference on your end.​
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom