New Streaming/Gaming Build Budget 2k

AlexJJ03

AlexJJ03

AlexJJ03

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Hey,
Thaught I'd ask the experts I've got a little over £2k for a new rig mainly for streaming and gaming on the highest settings have everything when it comes to peripherals monitor,keyboard etc. So if you had that budget what would you build?
 
AlexJJ03 said:
Ah I wouldn't know until I get home I tell you what let's assume it's the better one because il be upgrading my monitor at some point
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These are just examples for your money - you can spend more (Ryzen 1800X with GTX 1080) or less (lesser SSD, Ryzen 1600). You could also use the stock cooler on either build and save £100 - for example.

You would need to check - as if it's Freesync you would need to change the below cards for AMD:

Bang for buck system - card is perfect for 1080p gaming - would do all that you want way under your budget. Although if your changing your monitor soon I you'll probably get a 1440p - and if you do you'll need a GTX 1070 or better in either build:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,487.11
(includes shipping: £13.20)





A GTX 1070 spec with a better motherboard for clocking, faster SSD (but expensive) and more powerful PSU if you consider SLI:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,836.57
(includes shipping: £14.70)




You could do a mix of the two builds easily - take the MB from the first build and the SSD but upgrade to the GTX 1070 - or even 1080 in readiness for your next monitor.
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I appreciate the help mate il have a read up when I get home and order it on Monday it was all about intel when I last built a pc has AMD come back in?
 
AlexJJ03 said:
I appreciate the help mate il have a read up when I get home and order it on Monday it was all about intel when I last built a pc has AMD come back in?
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Very much so - more core/threads and INTEL are racing to get new CPUs out to compete and dropping prices too. It's great for the buyer - I recommend you read the latest reviews - not the earlier ones.

As you stream the Ryzen 1700 with 8 cores and 16 threads will very much come into its own.

What res do you anticipate your next monitor to be?
 
This is similar build to the GTX 1070 but with a more powerful PSU (in case you consider SLI) and a GTX 1080 and the one below that has a GTX 1080Ti if you consider a 4K screen over a 1440p:




My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,943.61
(includes shipping: £14.70)




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GTX 1080ti - 4K screen (Stock cooler used to keep within budget - very capable)

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,053.62
(includes shipping: £14.70)







Or you could add a quality air unit and a cheaper SSD to the above to keep costs down (my preferred choice to AIO)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £2,004.61
(includes shipping: £14.70)






Swapped swap out the M.2 drive for the cheaper crucial MX300 to keep within budget - as there's very discernible difference in real life usage.


Basically, mix and match to what you would prefer to spend and especially factor in your future screen resolution.​
 
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for myself i would build something like this, but probably with the GD09 case thats also cheaper, would fit nicely under my tv with enough storage not to worry and have a dedicated movie section & gaming section(like a 1tb each), but id much prefer one of the laptops i listed and have a separate computer for storage.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £5,517.00
(includes shipping: £23.10)



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as your after ideas and us to mock up what we would buy ourselves, for your own personal use, what would you really require? what streaming are you doing and what games are you playing or likely to be playing? a 1080 might be too much for your use same with the 8 core from the 1700, i know stream/recording can take its toll on a system, but not everyone has a high end system when they do it.
 
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