Gaming Rig Check (approx 2k)

dante671 · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:05

Hi all,

So my current gaming rig is starting to show its age, built it back sometime around 2011, and its finally reached the point where it struggles with some games such as PlayerUnknown Battleground even on low settings.

I decided given its age its not worth upgrading it, and better to build myself a nice new machine. I'm looking to spend roughly £2k though its not a strict budget (I've already went above on my initial selection hehe).

So far I've been eyeing up a AMD Ryzen and 1080 Ti, and I've came up with the following:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £799.99
1 x 8Pack Xtreme X370 Asus Crosshair - AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.90GHz - Overclocked Ryzen Bundle = £899.99
- Memory:Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TDGED416G300
- CPU Cooler:8Pack Asetek 570LX 240mm High Performance CPU Cooler - AM4
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)= £29.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex II 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £99.95
1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99

Total: £2,071.61
(includes shipping: £11.70)

Edit: Replaced EVO SSD with M.2, 750W PSU with 650W, cheaper sound card.
Edit: Replaced M.2 with NVMe version, removed sound card.

I still need to pick out a case before purchasing, and I'll also need to get myself a nice G-Sync monitor but that can wait for now. The reason for the sound card is the mobo doesn't have an optical port which I use to connect my Siberia 800's.

So I was just hoping someone could give it a quick check over and let me know their thoughts, suggestions for alternative components and a case (windowed) would also be welcome.

Thanks in advance

subbytna · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:02

You can get a 650W power supply which will be enough for that build. will save you £20

Do you REALLY need a soundcard? Modern onboard sound is pretty good these days.

subbytna · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:03

Also I'd consider ditching the EVO and getting m.2 drive - mush faster than a SSD.

dante671 · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:16

Thanks for the advice, I'll adjust the build to use a 650W power supply and the M2.

I think the sound card will be needed as the motherboard doesn't include an optical port which is required by my Siberia 800's for surround sound, otherwise its limited to stereo from what I've read.

dante671 · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:32

Edited my original post with your recommendations. Also picked a sound card which was half the price of the previous one and still does what I need.

lee32uk · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:21

subbytna said:
Also I'd consider ditching the EVO and getting m.2 drive - mush faster than a SSD.

A standard M.2 SSD isn't any faster than a regular SATA. You would need it to be an NVMe SSD such as the Samsung 960 EVO.

lee32uk · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:25

dante671 said:
Edited my original post with your recommendations. Also picked a sound card which was half the price of the previous one and still does what I need.

If you are going with the 850 EVO then the SATA version is just as fast as the M.2 one. As I mentioned above it would need to be one of the NVMe Samsung if you wanted something with a faster read/write speed. They are a bit more expensive though.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99

Total: £238.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

lee32uk · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:28

dante671 said:
Thanks for the advice, I'll adjust the build to use a 650W power supply and the M2.

I think the sound card will be needed as the motherboard doesn't include an optical port which is required by my Siberia 800's for surround sound, otherwise its limited to stereo from what I've read.

That board has an Optical S/PDIF connector at the rear of the board. I don't know if that is what you need to connect your headphones but it is worth checking first before splashing out on a soundcard.

Audio ROG SupremeFX S1220 8-Channel high-definition CODEC - Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback* - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - ES9023P High Definition DAC - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, and Front Panel Jack-retasking - Optical S/PDIF out port at back panel Audio Feature: - Sonic Studio III - Sonic Radar III *Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio

dante671 · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:32

lee32uk said:
That board has an Optical S/PDIF connector at the rear of the board. I don't know if that is what you need to connect your headphones but it is worth checking first before splashing out on a soundcard.

Audio ROG SupremeFX S1220 8-Channel high-definition CODEC - Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback* - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - ES9023P High Definition DAC - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, and Front Panel Jack-retasking - Optical S/PDIF out port at back panel Audio Feature: - Sonic Studio III - Sonic Radar III *Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio

Perfect can't believe I missed that, had scanned over the ports but must have missed it, Thanks.

lee32uk said:
If you are going with the 850 EVO then the SATA version is just as fast as the M.2 one. As I mentioned above it would need to be one of the NVMe Samsung if you wanted something with a faster read/write speed. They are a bit more expensive though.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99

Total: £238.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

Thanks, I'll consider that one, saving a little with not needing a sound card so could divert than to a better SSD.

subbytna · 7 Jul 2017 at 17:26

lee32uk said:
If you are going with the 850 EVO then the SATA version is just as fast as the M.2 one. As I mentioned above it would need to be one of the NVMe Samsung if you wanted something with a faster read/write speed. They are a bit more expensive though.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99

Total: £238.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

Yeah that's what I was talking about. Should have been a bit more clear in my words