PC Gamer - Gaming PC Build

[VonBooros]

Hello all,

I'm about to make a return to PC gaming after 12 years in the console wilderness. I'm looking to build a PC capable of running current games a max or near to max settings at 1080p 60fps using my existing 1080p monitor with the potential to move to 1440p 60fps+ in the near future if I pick up a new monitor.

Looking for inspiration I stumbled up on this build by PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gaming-pc-build-guide/ .

Intel Core i5-8400
Gigabyte Z370P D3
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
16GB DDR4-2400
Samsung 970 Evo 500GB
Corsair TX650M
Phanteks Eclipse P400

I'm interested in what your thoughts are on this build. Should I be considering an alternative set-up? Are any of the components obviously under or over specced?

Thanks!

 

[orbitalwalsh]

@VonBooros

does look solid, £70 more with Freesync 1440p 75hz screen- freesync are normally £200 cheaper the g-sync nvidia ones.

board comes with £40 steam voucher from Gigabyte and 3 free games with AMD GPU

matches 8gb of ram like the article, 16gb does bump up the price in Both intel and amd builds

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 Gaming OC 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £398.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £36.95
• 1 x Cougar MX330-G Midi-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £39.95
• 1 x AOC Q3279VWFD8 32" 2560x1440 IPS 75Hz FREESYNC WideScreen LED Monitor= £199.99
• 1 x AMD Bundle - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Gigabyte X370-Gaming 3, Team Group RAM *FREE 240GB SSD* *ONLINE ONLY* = £358.97
  • Memory Capacity:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000

Total: £1,125.14 (includes shipping: £15.30)


nvidia + intel i5 8600k - clock it to 4.8ghz all cores

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £289.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z370-HD3 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1070Ti Armor 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £389.99
• 1 x Kingston A400 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/480G)= £68.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £36.95
• 1 x Cougar MX330-G Midi-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £39.95
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £58.99
• 1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm= £17.99

Total: £1,093.89 (includes shipping: £14.10)​

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