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meghatronic

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Haven't gamed in a number of years having jumped to macs. Ready to take the plunge back, but I'm very out of touch. Will be used for casual gaming, light work, escaping reality etc.

I have two 1920x1200 DVI monitors which I'll use for now and I have speakers/keyboard/mouse.

~£1000 budget - ideally less, but would consider anything for value and future proofing.

Currently have this in my basket:

Total: £983.95 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Thanks!

EDIT - Can get Windows from work.
 

lee32uk

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meghatronic said:
Haven't gamed in a number of years having jumped to macs. Ready to take the plunge back, but I'm very out of touch. Will be used for casual gaming, light work, escaping reality etc.

I have two 1920x1200 DVI monitors which I'll use for now and I have speakers/keyboard/mouse.

~£1000 budget - ideally less, but would consider anything for value and future proofing.

Currently have this in my basket:

Total: £983.95 (includes shipping: £13.20)
​

Thanks!

EDIT - Can get Windows from work.
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I would be looking at a CoffeeLake i3 8350K if you want an Intel chip. They are now 4c/4t same as an old i5. Or if you want better value for money look at a Ryzen R5 1600/X cpu.

Do you have a gpu ?
 

mattyfez

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The motherboard is needlessly expensive.
You've not listed a graphics card.
I think I'd just get a dvd drive rather than a blueray.
Do you plan on overclocking?
 

tamzzy

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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,007.57 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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you get free shipping, so it's right on budget
6c12t overclockable processor with 16gb ram should last you a few years yet.
the processor comes with a very decent stock cooler capable of a mild overclock, so not quite needed to spend the extra £££ on an aftermarket cooler
a 1060 6gb will be plenty for 1080p gaming
a cheaper ssd, but 275gb instead of 250gb. yes it's slower than a 960 evo you listed, but the difference is not very noticeable outside of benchmarking
nice case in comparison to your initial spec
for an extra £4, a br-rw
 

meghatronic

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I completely forgot the GPU – and the motherboard in my basket isn't the one I was looking at.

This was the AMD version I prepared, but was over budget a little.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,068.02 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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orbitalwalsh

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meghatronic said:
I completely forgot the GPU – and the motherboard in my basket isn't the one I was looking at.

This was the AMD version I prepared, but was over budget a little.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,068.02 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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Slightly over and £20 steam voucher with the board.
Half of it sale items

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,156.04 (includes shipping: £13.20)​
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Saffy

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For the extra £10, it's worth going for the Zotac AMP (dual fan) card instead of the Mini (single fan). Not only will the AMP be cooled better but it'll also be quieter.
 
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