€2000 Prebuild

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Hi folks,

I’m looking for some advice on a gaming rig if you could be so kind as to impart your wisdom!
My budget is €2000 including a monitor. Would like it prebuilt, not gonna mess around myself.

Monitor I’m looking at is:
G2460PG 24" 1920x1080 TN G-Sync 144Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor – Gunmetal
Any comments on this based on suggested builds below?

I’m a little confused as to the cost gap in the below 2 builds. From what I can see the Titan (my ballpark budget) has a more expensive SSD but no sound card. Does the Skylate have higher end versions of the same thing basically?
Also, any advice re upgradability down the line, is double the Ram and another 1080 in sli possible on the Titan, if it was worthwhile?

Titan Virtual Force VR Gaming PC £1432
Phanteks Eclipse P400 Midi Tower Case
Asus Z170-E (Socket 1151) ATX Motherboard
Alpenfohn Matterhorn Black Tower CPU Cooler
Cougar 750W 80+ Bronze Rated PSU
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/8)
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 Jetstream 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
I don’t think a sound card is optional here? (should I even bother with one)

Skylake Z170 Pro Gaming PC Configurator £1647 (over my budget obviously)
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window – Black
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
Alpenföhn Brocken ECO CPU Cooler - 120 mm
Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0
Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
XFX XTR Series 850W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply
Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 PCI Express 1.0 Sound Card Retail
Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)

Edit: PC will be used for gaming, BF1, COD etc.
 
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I wouldn't bother with a sound card, on board is pretty good these days. Unless you are an audiophile you will struggle to notice the difference.

One thing on both specs is 8GB of RAM, you should aim for 16GB in a build like this.
 
I wouldn't bother with a sound card, on board is pretty good these days. Unless you are an audiophile you will struggle to notice the difference.

One thing on both specs is 8GB of RAM, you should aim for 16GB in a build like this.

Thank you for your input much appreciated.
 
Also instead of a GTX 1080 and a 1080p monitor, I would swap to a GTX 1070 and a 1440p 144hz G Sync monitor like the Dell S2716DG. I have this combo and they are a great match :)
 
Yes the S2716DG and 1080 would be even better but I thought it would take it over budget :)

Well not with the first rig thats about on my limit, but put the 2nd one there as to me they look very similar but dont know if im cutting myself short on anything, assume the price difference is for a reason :S
 
This would be good for £2K.

I would ask them to swap out the psu for a 750W version though of either the RMx/RMi, EVGA G2 or SuperFlower Leadex etc. If you don't plan to SLI then a 550W is enough.

Also change windows to the USB version if you don't plan on using a DVD drive.

I wouldn't bother with a soundcard as onboard is fine.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Tech Labs Skylake Z170 Pro Gaming PC Configurator = £1,487.86
    • Processor:Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
    • CPU Cooler:Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler
    • Motherboard:Asus Z170-E Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
    • Mechanical Hard Drive 1:Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
    • Mechanical Hard Drive 2:Unwanted
    • Optical Drive **Please Check Chassis Support**:Unwanted
    • Power Supply:Corsair RM Series RMi 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020083-UK)
    • Sound Card:Unwanted
    • Networking:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
    • Security Software:Unwanted
    • Build Time:Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
    • Case Lighting:Unwanted
    • Case:Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black
    • Gaming Chair:Unwanted
    • Solid State Drive 1:Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive
    • Solid State Drive 2:Unwanted
    • Memory:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30
    • Graphics Card:Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Jetstream 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    • Keyboard:Unwanted
    • Mouse:Unwanted
    • Monitor:Unwanted
    • Gaming Headset:Unwanted
    • Speakers:Unwanted
    • Graphics Card 2 (SLI/Crossfire):Unwanted
    • M.2 Solid State Drive **For Operating System If Selected**:Unwanted
  • 1 x DELL S2716DG 27" 2560x1440 TN G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey= £529.99

Total: £2,040.95
(includes shipping: £23.10)


 
Sorry, I said the G2460 together with the 1080.
I don't know why the suggestion of a £500 monitor and lower gfx card makes sense :s

The G2460 and GTX 1080 is a pretty imbalanced pairing to be honest. My wife has the G2460PG hooked up to an i3 and GTX 1060 and that is plenty powerful enough for high FPS on maxed out settings.

IMO the GTX 1080 would be wasted at 1080p. Don't be fooled in to thinking that you have a 144hz monitor so you need to be hitting 144fps all the time. Honestly anything over 80-90fps is great, specially with G Sync smoothing things out. The twitch FPS games where 144hz makes a difference are not that demanding anyway so hitting 144fps is easy.

Upgrading to 1440p and 27" with the monitor will give you a much more noticeable increase in image quality and enjoyment IMO, and the GTX 1070 is a great card at that resolution as well.
 
This would be good for £2K.

Thank you for that. My budget was €2k not £2k tho :P

The G2460 and GTX 1080 is a pretty imbalanced pairing to be honest.

Thanks guys, I'm happy with the rig.
Do you think I need to be spending £500 on a monitor to justify a 1070/1080?

A friend of mine suggested the U28E590D 28" 3840x2160 TN 4K FREESYNC Widescreen LCD Monitor. Any thoughts there?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-u28e590d-28-3840x2160-tn-4k-freesync-widescreen-lcd-monitor-black-mo-22t-sa.html
 
Thank you for that. My budget was €2k not £2k tho :P



Thanks guys, I'm happy with the rig.
Do you think I need to be spending £500 on a monitor to justify a 1070/1080?

A friend of mine suggested the U28E590D 28" 3840x2160 TN 4K FREESYNC Widescreen LCD Monitor. Any thoughts there?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-u28e590d-28-3840x2160-tn-4k-freesync-widescreen-lcd-monitor-black-mo-22t-sa.html

4K is still a way off IMO. For one the GPU grunt required is significant to say the least. a GTX 1080 struggles to hit 60fps, requiring you to turn settings down. After experiencing over 60hz refresh rates it feels noticeably slower going back to 60hz, something I wouldn't want to do. Then you also have the Freesync/G Sync factor. NVidia only supports G Sync so you would have to go with AMD to make use of the Freesync. Again I wouldn't want to be without G Sync now I have it, it makes things much smoother and no input lag like V Sync which is so annoying!

If you're spending as much as you are then it is definitely worth spending a decent amount on a monitor as this is what you actually look at when using it. You will see people mention 1440p 144hz G Sync and a 1070 as the sweet spot at the moment for good reason! :)
 
. You will see people mention 1440p 144hz G Sync and a 1070 as the sweet spot at the moment for good reason! :)

Any 27/28" monitors you suggest that don't cost half my rig?
4K might be a way off but I would like the option to add another 1080 gfx card down the line and not need to upgrade my monitor to benefit from it.
 
If you're sticking with the GTX 1080 then it looks like the one you linked earlier is a good choice although looks to not be in stock yet.

I would still prefer spending the extra on the monitor to get 144hz and G sync for games like BF1 and COD where they really help improve your performance but its your money at the end of the day :)
 
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