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[PaggyUK]

Hello, am wondering if you can help me I am looking to build a new gaming PC, my current one has lasted a long time but is now showing signs of age and I want to refresh it.

I am looking for something under £2k and I already have a couple of components that I would like to utilise if compatible.

Western Digital Black SN770, 2 TB, M.2, 5150 MB/s (use this as a storage driver if a faster one is available)​

Corsair Vengeance RGB 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR5, 6000 MHz​

So looking for a case, CPU, motherboard, graphics card, cooling, etc and a 31" monitor would be nice.

Not really a fan of liquid cooling and as this is my first build preferably can it be "idiot" proof

Games I tend to play are Rust, Space Marine 2 and the command and conquer games.

Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Freddie1980]

I would go with something like this as your base:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AOC Agon 27" AG276QZD2 QD-OLED 2560x1440 240Hz FreeSync 0.03ms Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-AOC-02937) = £449.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen - Monster Hunter Wilds Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-AMD-04648) = £0.00
• 1 x Asrock B850M Riptide WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04005) = £172.99
• 1 x Lian Li LANCOOL 206 Mid-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-02172) = £74.99
• 1 x be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 10 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-14X-BQ) = £89.99
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin X120 Refined SE ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02726) = £17.98
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02676) = £314.99

Total: £1,136.93 (includes delivery: £15.99)​

I would set aside £650/£700 for a GPU and try and snag a 9070XT when they next drop but you will have to fast as there's little stock seemingly come through form the main players creating a drought of supply for buyers looking up upgrade and replace their current cards. You may want to swap out that monitor as well, it was the cheapest OLED screen I can find but with that kind of budget I would stick to an OLED 1440p panel (maybe an LG or get a widescreen but they start at 34").

 

[Tetras]

I've left around £500 for the monitor, but I don't recommend buying what I have chosen (I don't know enough about monitors).

I've left around £600 for the graphics card, but I'd look at the 9070/9070 XT instead of the 5070 (stock is poor right now).

You could get a cheaper monitor and stronger graphics card, or vice versa (e.g. OLED).

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £449.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850M DS3H (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03862) = £139.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Pro 12GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04302) = £578.99
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Antec HCG 850 Pro Platinum 850W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02745) = £159.95
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98
• 1 x ASUS 32" TUF Gaming VG32AQL1A 2560x1440 IPS 170Hz 1ms FreeSync Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-0CF-AS) = £498.95

Total: £1,912.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)​