Pre Built VS Self Built

[Rex Hunter]

After doing as much research as possible, I had come to the conclusion self building was the way to go and came up with this contains competitor links - removed which I think is a decent build? Although would also get more storage.

But then after looking at some pre builts https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...-core-i5-7600k-4.8ghz-kabylake-fs-124-og.html

I might be not seeing something I should but if I upgrade this to the same cpu and gpu, the price is slightly cheaper plus it comes with a 3 year warranty +built for me? Which overall seems better?

Any advice would be really appreciated.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Depends what resolution and Hz your screen is , 70ti on a 1080p 60hz screen is a bit of a waste of cash and power .

Easily handle 1440p gaming , keeps costs down and no need for high end cooling

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1070Ti Jetstream 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Asus Prime B360-Plus Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-8400 2.8GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £158.99
• 1 x In-Win 101 Midi-Tower Case - White Window= £66.95
• 1 x In-Win Polaris Premium RGB Fan - 120mm (Twin Pack)= £29.99
• 1 x Alpenfohn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler - 120mm= £46.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £34.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £134.99

Total: £1,158.42 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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Keeps Asus board but changes GPU

 

[Rex Hunter]

Hey thanks for the reply, it would be for a 1080p 144hz monitor so I guess my main focus would be a stable 144fps and longevity. Will really look into this build you posted thanks, is the i7 really not worth it if I have extra to spare?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hey thanks for the reply, it would be for a 1080p 144hz monitor so I guess my main focus would be a stable 144fps and longevity. Will really look into this build you posted thanks, is the i7 really not worth it if I have extra to spare?

It's would last longer, and at 1080p your more CPU bound .
If your going to overclock yourself or have someone do it , 8700k on z370 board is worth it. Just don't get a cheap board and good cooling.
Non K 8700 chip is still damn good to. 4.3ghz on all 6 cores with 12 threads , and keeps costs down

You could even lower GPU to 1070 as that should push 110hz ultra just fine on most games .

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
• 1 x Asus Prime B360-Plus Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
• 1 x In-Win 101 Midi-Tower Case - White Window= £66.95
• 1 x In-Win Polaris Premium RGB Fan - 120mm (Twin Pack)= £29.99
• 1 x Alpenfohn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler - 120mm= £46.99
• 1 x Toshiba 1TB P300 Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £34.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £134.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £269.99
• 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £338.99

Total: £1,514.81 (includes shipping: £0.00)


Pricing is wrong, released it pulled 2 X 1070​