First time PC build help (£3000 budget)

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 13:54

I'm starting to buy PC parts for the first time and really need some advice or tips on what to build as I'm really not good at this. So far I've decided on the following:

CPU i7 8700k, MOBO Asrock Z370 taichi, COOLER Be Quiet Dark Rock 4, GPU 1080ti (not sure which brand though considering EVGA ftw), RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB ddr4 (which i have already bought), STORAGE Crucial MX500 1TB (Which ive already bought), Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB M.2, TOSHIBA P300 3TB 7200rpm HDD, CASE Fractals R6 Design. Need a blu ray writer as i have games amd blu rays I'd like to watch/ play. No idea which psu i should buy.

I have also noticed that the i7 9700k is few £ cheaper than the i7 8700k. Is it worth getting it or should I stick to the original cpu I was looking at. If not which motherboard should i get? I would like something high end. Also i've noticed that the 1080ti is hard to get so are the rtx 2080 and rtx 2080ti worth a look? The maximum i want to spend is £3000 which includes a monitor (don't know which one to buy) and peripherals. Aside from 4k gaming I will be using Photoshop, perhaps GIMP and blender. Any help would be great.

Deleted member 209350 · 8 Jan 2019 at 14:17

If you plan on it being an intel build, I suggest getting one of their newest 9th gen chips as it'll probably perform better.

750w psu should be enough, but otherwise go for an 850. Antec/Seasonic are good brands for the psu, or if you want can spend a little extra on a corsair one

orbitalwalsh · 8 Jan 2019 at 14:18

Roxy8 said:
I'm starting to buy PC parts for the first time and really need some advice or tips on what to build as I'm really not good at this. So far I've decided on the following:

CPU i7 8700k, MOBO Asrock Z370 taichi, COOLER Be Quiet Dark Rock 4, GPU 1080ti (not sure which brand though considering EVGA ftw), RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB ddr4 (which i have already bought), STORAGE Crucial MX500 1TB (Which ive already bought), Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB M.2, TOSHIBA P300 3TB 7200rpm HDD, CASE Fractals R6 Design. Need a blu ray writer as i have games amd blu rays I'd like to watch/ play. No idea which psu i should buy.

I have also noticed that the i7 9700k is few £ cheaper than the i7 8700k. Is it worth getting it or should I stick to the original cpu I was looking at. If not which motherboard should i get? I would like something high end. Also i've noticed that the 1080ti is hard to get so are the rtx 2080 and rtx 2080ti worth a look? The maximum i want to spend is £3000 which includes a monitor (don't know which one to buy) and peripherals. Aside from 4k gaming I will be using Photoshop, perhaps GIMP and blender. Any help would be great.

much better board ! aorus make one of the best z390 boards out there .
zotac 2080 has 5 year warranty

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £398.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £179.99
1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £61.99
1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 AMP Edition 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £749.99

Total: £1,512.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)

(realised you've bought the ram so take it out. spend cash on GPU or Aorus Master board with wifi in stock)

if you want 60 fps 4k gameplay then you'll need to push 2080ti , true 4k card

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My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £398.99
1 x Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £179.99
1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £61.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC 11264MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £1,289.99
1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £96.95
1 x LG 43UD79-B 43" 3840x2160 IPS 4K 60Hz Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £619.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout Type-C Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £149.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD105UZSVA)= £62.99

Total: £2,883.98 (includes shipping: £23.10)

nice big 4k monitor so text doesn't appear tiny or image doesn't look like 1440p

4 year UK warranty on the Gigabyte card, could go zotac for £100 cheaper and 3 year uk and 2 yr hong honk ( i think unless now full cover in uk)

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 16:30

Thank you for your replies. Think I'll go with the second basket orbitalwalsh, the monitor looks great.

orbitalwalsh · 8 Jan 2019 at 16:43

Roxy8 said:
Thank you for your replies. Think I'll go with the second basket orbitalwalsh, the monitor looks great.

Wants some RGB , cooler master RGB 240 for £109 with digital RGB fans and pump unit

Don't forget to register 4th year warranty of the GPU!

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 16:48

orbitalwalsh said:
Wants some RGB , cooler master RGB 240 for £109 with digital RGB fans and pump unit

Don't forget to register 4th year warranty of the GPU!

Sure I'd like a little RGB in the case but I think AIO are a bit beyond me. I don't want anything to leak :s

orbitalwalsh · 8 Jan 2019 at 17:14

Roxy8 said:
Sure I'd like a little RGB in the case but I think AIO are a bit beyond me. I don't want anything to leak :s

Not ally they are sound . And have warranty that if they do leak within that period. Should cover any damages parts etc .

lee32uk · 8 Jan 2019 at 18:16

What sort of games do you play ?

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 18:49

orbitalwalsh said:
Not ally they are sound . And have warranty that if they do leak within that period. Should cover any damages parts etc .

Okay I'll take another look, I really would like decent cooling

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 18:50

lee32uk said:
What sort of games do you play ?

At the moment nothing too intensive I'm playing civ 5. I would like to play Witcher 3, GTA V, Tomb raider series and civ 6

lee32uk · 8 Jan 2019 at 18:57

Roxy8 said:
At the moment nothing too intensive I'm playing civ 5. I would like to play Witcher 3, GTA V, Tomb raider series and civ 6

Ok for those sorts of games 60Hz should be ok. Other option would be to go for a 2560 x 1440 165Hz or 3440 x 1440 100Hz/120Hz etc if you also dabble in 1st person shooters.

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 19:34

lee32uk said:
Ok for those sorts of games 60Hz should be ok. Other option would be to go for a 2560 x 1440 165Hz or 3440 x 1440 100Hz/120Hz etc if you also dabble in 1st person shooters.

Thanks for the tip. I do like battlefield 1, would a 60Hz monitor be terrible for that game?

orbitalwalsh · 8 Jan 2019 at 19:46

Roxy8 said:
Thanks for the tip. I do like battlefield 1, would a 60Hz monitor be terrible for that game?

Either 60hz gaming with 2080ti at 4k or 80fps+ with 1440p (standard or ultra wide) .

Can't gonwrgonwrong either way .

There's also article here for Freesync monitors working with Nvidia cards (often a lot cheaper !)

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gp...sync_displays_look_like_with_g-sync_enabled/1

2080ti also makes damn nice ray tracing at 1080p or 1440p with BFV !!!

lee32uk · 8 Jan 2019 at 20:50

Roxy8 said:
Thanks for the tip. I do like battlefield 1, would a 60Hz monitor be terrible for that game?

Mouse movement is generally a lot smoother at higher refresh rates.

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 21:49

lee32uk said:
Mouse movement is generally a lot smoother at higher refresh rates.

I see, would using a controller offset this?

Roxy8 · 8 Jan 2019 at 21:50

orbitalwalsh said:
Either 60hz gaming with 2080ti at 4k or 80fps+ with 1440p (standard or ultra wide) .

Can't gonwrgonwrong either way .

There's also article here for Freesync monitors working with Nvidia cards (often a lot cheaper !)

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gp...sync_displays_look_like_with_g-sync_enabled/1

2080ti also makes damn nice ray tracing at 1080p or 1440p with BFV !!!

Considering that article would I be getting the best out of the 2080ti with a g sync monitor. I think I'll stick with the 4k as it works very well with Blender.

lee32uk · 8 Jan 2019 at 22:24

Roxy8 said:
I see, would using a controller offset this?

Not sure if it affects controller movement. Most people use M+K though for fps games. I prefer a controller myself, but I don't play fps games.

orbitalwalsh · 9 Jan 2019 at 06:51

Roxy8 said:
Considering that article would I be getting the best out of the 2080ti with a g sync monitor. I think I'll stick with the 4k as it works very well with Blender.

Try to find 28" one min for 4k .

Mind you, 2080ti has so much power at least, G-sync wouldn't be needed as much since average frame rate should be above 60fps and the 60hz range the monitor can display , without being crazy high for tearing to happen

Roxy8 · 9 Jan 2019 at 12:00

orbitalwalsh said:
Try to find 28" one min for 4k .

Mind you, 2080ti has so much power at least, G-sync wouldn't be needed as much since average frame rate should be above 60fps and the 60hz range the monitor can display , without being crazy high for tearing to happen

That's good to know. As long as I don't get too much tearing and the monitor works well with drawing apps/programmes I'll be happy lol.

I've been looking at the AIO cooler master 240 RGB and I'm a little confused. Would it be best to place the radiator at the top?

orbitalwalsh · 9 Jan 2019 at 12:25

Roxy8 said:
That's good to know. As long as I don't get too much tearing and the monitor works well with drawing apps/programmes I'll be happy lol.

I've been looking at the AIO cooler master 240 RGB and I'm a little confused. Would it be best to place the radiator at the top?

can place it at front or top. what ever takes your fancy - not pushing for numbers so sticking up at the top would be fine and visually look the best

normally and alphacool eisbaer/bequiet Silent loop person but bit of ARGB does look nice now and again

First time PC build help (£3000 budget)

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