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Abacus614

Abacus614

Abacus614

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Good Morning All

Im new on here and this is my first post. Having used a Mac for the past 12 years I'm in need of an update. Prior to using the Mac I used a PC and was big into online gaming. The Mac kinda put a stop to that.....

Anyway I'm now in the market for a new PC. Since I've been out of the loop for a while on specs I'm looking for some advice. I'll probably opt for a built machine rather than build my own to take the hassle out.

Options and opinions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Below is one option but with most Overclockers builds they use koolink psu which I would get them to change to a corsair rm psu.

Add a decent air cooler for the cpu also.

Monitor 1440p but check reviews.
DE My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x MSI 27" OPTIX G27CQ4 2560x1440 VA FreeSync 165Hz 1ms Curved LED Backlit Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £278.99
  • 1 x OcUK Gaming Kestrel Micro-ATX Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5600X, AMD Radeon Graphics = £1,525.03
    • Case:Kolink Citadel Glass SE ARGB Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black
    • Primary Solid State Drive (M.2):WD Blue SN550 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C)
    • Secondary Solid State Drive (M.2):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)
    • Primary 2.5" Solid State Drive:Unwanted
    • Secondary 2.5" Solid State Drive :Unwanted
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
    • Security Software:**Special Offer** Bullguard Internet Security - Anti-Virus and Security - 1 Year 3 PC
    • Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Beast RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit
    • Graphics Card:*Build Stock* MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Mech 2X 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
Total: £1,804.02 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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Others may give you diffrent options.
 
Going to throw in an option if you do decide to build yourself.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,945.48 (includes shipping: £19.62)​
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Would you say that the general consensus currently, is that it's cheaper to build yourself, opposed to build to order?







Joxeon said:
Going to throw in an option if you do decide to build yourself.







My basket at Overclockers UK:



1 x Palit GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming Pro 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £829.99

1 x Intel Core i5-12600K 3.70GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - OEM= £259.99

1 x Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 - Intel Z690 DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £184.99

1 x Patriot Viper VPN100 M.2 2280 PCIe 1TB SSD (VPN100-1TBM28H)= £79.99

1 x BitFenix Nova Mesh TG SE A-RGB Midi-Tower, Tempered Glass - Black= £52.99

1 x Corsair RM Series RM750 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020195-UK)= £74.99

1 x Arctic Freezer 34 Bracket for Socket 1700= £3.95

1 x Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Red CPU Cooler - 120mm= £29.99

1 x AOC AG273QXP 27" 2560x1440 Nano IPS 165Hz 1ms FreeSync Premium Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor= £298.99

1 x Kingston HyperX Predator RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29000C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX436C17PB4AK2= £109.99

Total: £1,945.48 (includes shipping: £19.62)




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Abacus614 said:
Would you say that the general consensus currently, is that it's cheaper to build yourself, opposed to build to order?
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With the high price of gpu's a pre built systems often offers good value with the the big plus of a 3 year warranty , plug in and play.

You should look at a comparable pre built system with the listed parts above to compare.
 
A bit over budget, and sure can actually swap some stuff(case/nvme etc) to make it cheaper, but here's a 3080 build. Now that the 5600X dropped in price, it's back to being competitive, and the B550 edge board is great, with excellent vrm's so runs cool. The case comes with 3 fans that cost over £50 by themselves, and the aio is a 280mm on offer also. You could swap to a different case and air cooler and save a bit
The crucial nvme is on offer, is gen 4 and only slightly slower than a WD SN850. The 2nd slot for nvme on the board would be gen3 only, but you could get a SN550/SN570 down the line as a 2nd drive to store all your games on. The psu RM850X is a great unit, 10yrs warranty etc
Ram 32gb 3200C16 rgb is cheaper than the non rgb RAM for some reason, but not going to argue with that. you could go corsair for £130 odd and tie in the rgb with fan etc with iCue software
As for the case, put it in there as has positive review and is well made, but just did a check and the 5000X (£184 on OCuk) is on offer elsewhere with free delivery for £127. It's the case I have and is excellent imo. Plenty of space to expand etc

just an idea showing that a 3080 is in reach with a bit on tinkering...also haven't had a look around to see prices elsewhere


My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,178.61 (includes delivery: £20.82)​











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