It's that time again

[Markuk86]

Hi guys.

Looking to buy a new computer mainly for gaming. I currently have

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...-4.50ghz-ddr3-ivybridge-system-fs-248-oe.html

Over the years i've only added an extra ssd and a 970 card.

I'm looking to buy a computer thats already made as im a novice with building. Whats your thoughts on VR? I've always wanted to give it a go so would need a fairly decent setup.

The only slight problem i fear is.. When i bought this pc it already came with an overclock but from day 1 it kept blue screening so i managed to reset it to default. I wouldnt want this problem again.
My budget will be £1000-£1600 and something a little future proof maybe

Any suggestions?

 

[mrbazmondo]

I think you should get over your fear and build it yourself. Its really not that hard. Its easier than lego. Theres only a handful of pieces.

 

[mrbazmondo]

Assuming you can reuse your case, psu and heatsink:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £248.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 1TB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £199.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £139.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00478)= £104.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)= £6.49
• 1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080Ti iChill X3 Ultra 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (C108T3-1SDN-Q6MN= £749.99

Total: £1,601.53 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[Quartz]

If that budget includes the VR headset then just get the GPU. Your CPU is still perfectly fine as long as it isn't misbehaving.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Assuming you can reuse your case, psu and heatsink:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £248.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 1TB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £199.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £139.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00478)= £104.99
• 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)= £6.49
• 1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080Ti iChill X3 Ultra 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (C108T3-1SDN-Q6MN= £749.99

Total: £1,601.53 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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need to add z370 board

just get an i7 for your chipset second hand and then whack it down on

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080TI 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £869.99
• 1 x Akasa VR USB Panel 3.5 Inch - Black= £15.95
• 1 x Lian Li MF-515X 5.25" to 3.5" Bay Kit - Black= £9.95

Total: £906.39 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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VR headset plug into the front of the case- aorus card has internal HDMI- plug into VR panel at front of case