Newbie looking for a good (was £1k) Now £2k! Gaming PC

Plec · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:04

The ideal would be a G-Sync - these appear to be the only ones n your budget 27" @ 1440p:

I would read reviews and release dates of of each monitor - and whether adjustable height is crucial for you (It is for me - both have it).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Acer Predator XB241YUbmiprz 24" 2560x1440 TN G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED ZeroFrame Monitor - = £499.99
1 x Acer Predator XB270HUDbmiprz 27" 2560x1440 TN G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £499.99

Rjhsteel · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:06

That first one is freesync isn’t it?

Plec · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:08

Yep, thought i had deleted it with edit - i'll try again.

Rjhsteel · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:10

I’d like a 27in G-Sync 1440 monitor now.

Plec · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:13

Rjhsteel said:
I’d like a 27in G-Sync 1440 monitor now.

It would compliment a GTX 1080 nicely - but the premium is hefty.

You can still use a Freesync monitor and make use of the high refresh rates to save money - but obviously not the Freesync facility.

Rjhsteel · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:17

Yeah, I think I’m looking at that 27 Acer predator now

Plec · 17 Sep 2017 at 15:25

Rjhsteel said:
Yeah, I think I’m looking at that 27 Acer predator now

That 27" Gysync - sticks out at the price - be careful with reviews after a very quick Google most are for the IPS version which are not representative.

Rjhsteel · 18 Sep 2017 at 11:11

Sorry, another question.....

I'm going for a 1080 graphics card now, and there seems a number of choices....which one should i go for, or does it matter that much?

Plec · 18 Sep 2017 at 12:14

Budget for card?

Rjhsteel · 18 Sep 2017 at 12:16

£600

Plec · 18 Sep 2017 at 12:43

I would only spend £500 on the card (although Aorus has great cooling/quiet) and increase your monitor budget if needed:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WindfForce 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD)= £499.99
1 x Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1080AORUS-8GD)= £539.99

Rjhsteel · 18 Sep 2017 at 12:51

Ok, how does that Aorus compair to this one?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...phics-card-gv-n1080g1-gaming-8-gx-184-gi.html

Plec · 18 Sep 2017 at 13:06

Rjhsteel said:
Ok, how does that Aorus compair to this one?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...phics-card-gv-n1080g1-gaming-8-gx-184-gi.html

The Aorus is the superior card - Gigabytes top tier card. The clocks are slightly higher (but irrelevant) but the cooling is excellent and quiet (giving option of greater clocks). Suggest you look at reviews. Plus, decent after care and UK RMA.

But The £499 card would do the job just as well if you want to save £40 - but i would pick the Aorus over the G1 over £10 difference.

Rjhsteel · 18 Sep 2017 at 20:24

Ok cool. I’ll go with that one then

Rjhsteel · 24 Sep 2017 at 19:23

5 Days till payday and i'm still debating whether i get a 4k monitor than runs at 60hz or a 1440 monitor that runs at 144hz

This one:
Acer Predator XB281HK 4K Ultra HD G-Sync V2 1ms Gaming Monitor
or
Acer 27 inch Predator Wide ZeroFrame WQHD LED Gaming Monitor - Black/Red(TN Film Technology)

First one is £399
Second one is £530

orbitalwalsh · 24 Sep 2017 at 19:40

Rjhsteel said:
5 Days till payday and i'm still debating whether i get a 4k monitor than runs at 60hz or a 1440 monitor that runs at 144hz

This one:
Acer Predator XB281HK 4K Ultra HD G-Sync V2 1ms Gaming Monitor
or
Acer 27 inch Predator Wide ZeroFrame WQHD LED Gaming Monitor - Black/Red(TN Film Technology)

First one is £399
Second one is £530

1440p and high refresh rate every time... Or ultra wide 1440p which is more pixels then your standard 1440p and less then 4k but able to be driven over 60hz !!!

Aorus cards are great if you do vr- internal HDMI port

Rjhsteel · 24 Sep 2017 at 20:50

Ok cool.