Need help to spec Desktop PC + Curved Monitor for £1k

[ReadyPlayer1]

I was wondering if anyone could help me spec out a desktop PC. I’ve been asked by a friend to find a desktop PC and monitor (not keyboard or mouse) for £1,000. The monitor has to be curved and less than 32inch. There is no preference to freesync vs. gsync and there is no preference for Intel vs. AMD. The PC will mostly be used for gaming.

Including a curved monitor at that budget is proving to be difficult. Do you know of any popular specs in this price bracket?

Many thanks in advance

 

[FloppyPoppy]

I was wondering if anyone could help me spec out a desktop PC. I’ve been asked by a friend to find a desktop PC and monitor (not keyboard or mouse) for £1,000. The monitor has to be curved and less than 32inch. There is no preference to freesync vs. gsync and there is no preference for Intel vs. AMD. The PC will mostly be used for gaming.

Including a curved monitor at that budget is proving to be difficult. Do you know of any popular specs in this price bracket?

Many thanks in advance

If he want's a screen with those specs along with a system the system will be ****

Expectations need adjusting and money spending proportionately to get a good system with an appropriately good monitor.

 

[FloppyPoppy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x ASUS TUF Gaming VG32VQ 32" 2560x1440 VA 144Hz 1ms FreeSync LED Widescreen Curved Gaming Monitor= £399.95
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £69.98
• 1 x Kolink Void RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £46.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Quad Core 4.3GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £149.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £79.99
• 1 x Kingston A400 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/480G)= £64.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 570 Red Devil 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £169.99

Total: £1,066.49 (includes shipping: £19.62)
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this is the best i can do with it but i 100% as above would not recommend buying this.. The whole setup makes no sense.



This below is something i feel is a much better idea with the budget.

I would never go above 27" with 1080p that is because it will start to look awful and 1440p is too expensive for the budget.

The cpu is much faster as is the GPU so you will actually be able to use the 144hz instead of being pulled back massively by them on the other build.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £69.98
• 1 x Kolink Void RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £46.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £79.99
• 1 x Kingston A400 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/480G)= £64.99
• 1 x AOC Gaming 27G2U 27" 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £214.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming X 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £319.99

Total: £1,061.53 (includes shipping: £19.62)​

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[ReadyPlayer1]

Thank you so much!

 

[ReadyPlayer1]

Ok...off of what you said...i have had my budget increased to £1.5k ...what would you now change? (thank you so much for your patience with this)

 

[Charlatan]

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[FloppyPoppy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £129.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £139.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £99.95
• 1 x Kolink Void RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £46.99
• 1 x Kingston A400 960GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/960G)= £98.99
• 1 x AOC Gaming 27G2U 27" 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £214.99
• 1 x MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT EVOKE OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £398.99

Total: £1,449.46 (includes shipping: £19.62)
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The monitor has to be curved and less than 32inch. There is no preference to freesync vs. gsync

 

[ReadyPlayer1]

Thank you !!!!!! YES YES YES ! .....I can find the curved version of the monitor......using the 144Hz and 1ms guidance

 

[Gray2233]

Why a curved screen?

He's seriously limiting his monitor choices, and given he wants something of standard resolution (under the size of an ultra-wide pretty much) a curved screen isn't going to do a lot for him.

I wouldn't want a 1080P screen for a £1500 budget when you could fit in a solid 1440P/IPS panel.

 

[ReadyPlayer1]

I know...and I agree.....that was the one requirement asked for 8¬|

 

[Charlatan]

Sorry, I must have missed the curved monitor in the previous spec before he upped his budget