New gaming rig £1000

[mb1980y]

Hi,

As I'm out the loop on whats the thing to get today, could someone please spec me a desktop gaming PC, £800 - £1000? (I could stretch budget a little if needed)

I will require OS.

Also I have this still going strong - Samsung B2430H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor, purchased back in 2010, stick with it still?

Thanks

M

 

[stulid]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £85.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm= £19.99
• 1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black= £49.99
• 1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black= £39.95
• 1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100)= £35.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £309.97
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £44.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD)= £269.99

Total: £936.05
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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Pick one of two free games with certain Nvidia cards.

 

[mb1980y]

Thanks Stulid,

Just a couple of things,

- I see a lot of R9 390 vs 970, what would be the preferred choice and why? what makes people choose one over the other?

- worth replacing the Samsung B2430H 24" ?

Thanks
M

 

[RJC]

On the graphics its personal choice, I tend to favour Nvidia, but I do use both cards.

 

[stulid]

The monitor while being 1080p is ancient by today's standards.

I think you would enjoy a nice 144Hz screen after using that for so long.

 

[mb1980y]

Any monitor suggestions based on the spec suggested? I've had a look at the monitor section but no idea what to get, £150 - £250 price area, may look to get another later next year for dual setup.

 

[stulid]

How much do you want to spend?

24" 144Hz - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...z-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-black-mo-024-ao.html

27" 144Hz Freesync (good for AMD cards that support it) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-033-ao.html

24" 144Hz Gsync (for Nvidia) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...idescreen-led-monitor-gunmetal-mo-022-ao.html

25" 1440P IPS (better colours and blacks etc) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...creen-led-monitor-silver-black-mo-029-ao.html

 

[mb1980y]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £289.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £44.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £303.97
• 1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100)= £32.39
• 1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black= £49.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £68.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £85.99
• 1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black= £179.99
• 1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW)= £59.99
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler= £29.99

Total: £1,165.90
(includes shipping: £19.62)
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Had a little play, anything worth changing?

 

[stulid]

There are cheaper GTX970 from EVGA/Zotac at £269.

Case with a window to show the goods inside?

 

[mb1980y]

PC will probably go under my desk so not sure a window will be needed.

 

[stulid]

Its good to go then.

 

[lee32uk]

If you go with one of the cheaper GTX 970 as suggested, then you can spend the savings on a better modular psu. It will make cable management easier.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90106-10P)= £269.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD)= £269.99
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR)= £269.99
• 1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99

Total: £893.06
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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[mb1980y]

Thanks Lee,

Taking the parts already selected what would be good "small" case for this? I forgot that I should really ensure that the case is small due to limited room. Don't want it been an eye sore. thanks

 

[mb1980y]

Might take the plunge and buy some of what was suggested above tomorrow,

but I'm stuck with a case decision,

I have limited room and it must be black,

are these 2 any good?

- Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window
- Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case

Thx
M

 

[stulid]

Define S is nice.

 

[mb1980y]

Any suggestions on changes before I press the buy button ?



My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £69.95
• 1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler= £29.99
• 1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100)= £35.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £85.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £62.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **World= £269.99
• 1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black= £188.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £44.99

Total: £1,170.75
(includes shipping: £15.90)
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[stulid]

Looks fine.