Hey, so I think it's a good time for me to start looking into building a new PC, while this time I intend to have it built by OCuK I first want to get a solid idea of what parts I want hence this post requesting advice.
My current PC I built ~6 years ago now and while I've upgraded things as I've gone I feel I've hit a wall with being able to do that with my mobo not supporting ddr4 etc. I drop to very low fps (15-20) in games like Path of Exile and Borderlands 3 often drops low too playing at 1440p and I want to switch to a higher refresh rate monitor in the near future so being able to run at 120-140+ fps is the goal here.
(current pc below in spoiler if curious)
Budget wise I don't know really I'd probably decide based on what price is looking like but certainly nothing crazy overkill. Thus far all I'm pretty sure of is that I'd want the Ryzen3900 5900 as the 3950 5950 doesn't seem worth the increase in price for performance? GPU wise I'm thinking to go for the 3080 though I don't know which brand (and I'll be avoiding amd gpus given my issues with them in the past), one nitpick with my current GPU (gigabyte 1080) is that it has had very audible coil whine throughout its use and I'd really like to get a quiter tower this time around.
Other than that I've no idea - What do you guys think to that cpu+gpu combo and what motherboard should I be looking at? Also are nvme ssd's worth it for gaming yet/likely to be worth it anytime soon? Any specific ram? I'd like to future proof as much as possible so I'd probably go for 32gb DDR4 but beyond that, shrug, also I don't know if water cooling is something I'd need/want? I'm generally fine with the sound of fans as long as they are decent quality so I'd probably avoid water cooling unless highly recommended.
So in short, I'd like help to spec a PC from scratch for 1440p 140+fps gaming+occasional streaming&media etc
Thanks in advance
My current PC I built ~6 years ago now and while I've upgraded things as I've gone I feel I've hit a wall with being able to do that with my mobo not supporting ddr4 etc. I drop to very low fps (15-20) in games like Path of Exile and Borderlands 3 often drops low too playing at 1440p and I want to switch to a higher refresh rate monitor in the near future so being able to run at 120-140+ fps is the goal here.
(current pc below in spoiler if curious)
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor
Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW)
CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Samsung 960 1TB SSD + Samsung 840 Basic 250GB SSD + 4TB HDD
Gigabyte G1 Gaming 1080 GTX
Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW)
CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Samsung 960 1TB SSD + Samsung 840 Basic 250GB SSD + 4TB HDD
Gigabyte G1 Gaming 1080 GTX
Budget wise I don't know really I'd probably decide based on what price is looking like but certainly nothing crazy overkill. Thus far all I'm pretty sure of is that I'd want the Ryzen
Other than that I've no idea - What do you guys think to that cpu+gpu combo and what motherboard should I be looking at? Also are nvme ssd's worth it for gaming yet/likely to be worth it anytime soon? Any specific ram? I'd like to future proof as much as possible so I'd probably go for 32gb DDR4 but beyond that, shrug, also I don't know if water cooling is something I'd need/want? I'm generally fine with the sound of fans as long as they are decent quality so I'd probably avoid water cooling unless highly recommended.
So in short, I'd like help to spec a PC from scratch for 1440p 140+fps gaming+occasional streaming&media etc
Thanks in advance
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