Gaming PC ~£1500

marcus.slee

marcus.slee

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Hi all,

It's been a while since I bought a gaming PC, and I want to get a check before I buy.

I'm thinking about the spec below (coming in at £1650).

What would you trade in/out? What's overpriced, where is the value etc.
  • Gigabyte Z370P DC ATX Motherboard
  • i7-8700k 3.7ghz - (thinking I can OC this to ~4.5ghz?)
  • Corsair Hydro H60 v2 liquid cooler (to help with the OC)
  • 16gb Vulcan Ram
  • MSI Geforce GTX 1080 Armor OC
  • Kolink KL-500 broze power
  • Samsung 500gb 850 EVO SSD
  • 1 TB HDD
  • Asus Xonar 5.1 sound
Thanks!
 
It's been a few years (almost 10) since I actually built a rig, so I was tempted to get overclockers to pre-build.

My original spec was based off the below to save the effort, but the above obviously comes in cheaper. No sound card?


OcUK Tech Labs Kabylake Midi Tower Gaming PC Configurator

Stock Code FS-01A-TL
Built To Order
£1,650.80*

your selected configuration:Edit Configuration
  • CPU CoolerAlpenfohn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler - 140mm
  • Optical Drive **Please Check Chassis Support**Not selected
  • Case LightingNot selected
  • Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
  • Build TimeStandard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
  • ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
  • MotherboardAsus Prime Z270-K Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
  • MemoryTeam Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24
  • SpeakersNot selected
  • MonitorNot selected
  • Gaming ChairNot selected
  • SoundcardAsus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp (90-YAA0Q1-0UAN0BZ)
  • Network AdapterAsus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter
  • Power SupplySuper Flower Platinum King 550W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - Black
  • Security SoftwareNot selected
  • CaseBitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black Window
  • M.2 Solid State Drive **For Operating System If Selected**Not selected
  • Solid State Drive 1Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)
  • Solid State Drive 2Not selected
  • Mechanical Hard Drive 1Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD
  • Mechanical Hard Drive 2Not selected
  • HeadsetNot selected
  • KeyboardNot selected
  • MouseNot selected
  • Graphics CardMSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR OC 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
 
Both those specs look awesome, thanks.

I just need to decide whether it's worth building it myself again, for a step up to the i7 8700k & GTX 1080.

Gut says yes - how hard can it be right.
 
Gah - the ~£1500 self build excludes Windows.

Anyway to shave £100 off this to keep it nearer budget?

My basket at overclockers uk:
Total: £1,586.09 (includes shipping: £15.30)
 
Right - done. Opted for the original spec and the be quiet cooler as it's on sale.

Total £1606....

EXCITED

 
orbitalwalsh said:
YouTube and forum members at a great source of help :)

And beer
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Well I'm stuck - and it's pretty fundamental - it won't power on.

The led light on the case is yellow suggesting there's some power. But nothing happens when i try to power up - not a failed boot, just nothing.

I have taken apart and put it back together to check all the connections. MOBO, CPU, GFX are all definitely plugged in correctly.

The case comes with 4 risers already included, and when i first put it in i (stupidly) didnt add the other risers (i have since).

But the mobo was never in contact with the case because of the 4 base risers - so could it still have shorted out??
 
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marcus.slee said:
Well I'm stuck - and it's pretty fundamental - it won't power on.

The led light on the case is yellow suggesting there's some power. But nothing happens when i try to power up - not a failed boot, just nothing.

I have taken apart and put it back together to check all the connections. MOBO, CPU, GFX are all definitely plugged in correctly.

The case comes with 4 risers already included, and when i first put it in i (stupidly) didnt add the other risers (i have since).

But the mobo was never in contact with the case because of the 4 base risers - so could it still have shorted out??
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Ignore me - p sW not corrected so the on button itself didnt work :):):)
 
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