spec a gaming pc 1000-2000 budget

For ~2k:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £2,012.01
(includes shipping: £14.10)



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For ~1.5k:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,545.43
(includes shipping: £12.60)




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For ~1k:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,043.08
(includes shipping: £13.20)






  • The 8700k is £50 higher than it should be, as is the 8600k. So you could save some money here if you waited a few weeks.

  • If you moved upto a 144hz 1440p screen, you would become more GPU limited, so a 1080/1080ti would be your best option. For the 1k build, you could swap the GTX 1060 for a RX 580, it depends on which games you play that benefit more from each card.

  • For the 1.5k build, the CPU cooler is fine for mild overclocks, but for higher overclocks you'd either want to spend ~£75 on a good dual tower air cooler, or £100+ or a 240/280mm AIO. You might also want to upgrade the motherboard if you intend to heavily overclock.

  • The GPU says it fits in the Fractal case, but you could go slightly larger for peace of mind.

  • Even though these aren't pre-builts, you can often contact customer support and get them to build this PC for a small fee. Doing this saves you money over their pre-builts.
 
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berner said:
i have a i7 950 3.07GHz on my current computer what would be the difference between this and a x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor, both quad core and 3.7GHz. sorry im a newbie
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8700K is not a quad core but a six core (with twelve threads). Single core performance about 80% faster, at stock speeds. Multi-core performance around 200% faster. And it can overclock to ~5GHz, netting you even more performance on top of that. It is the best gaming CPU currently available, especially for 1080p. With higher resolutions the CPU difference begins to shrink as things get GPU limited instead. The newer platform also allows for the fastest consumer drives on the market (M.2 NVME PCIe 3.0x4 SSDs), although a normal SSD would be fine and the difference between them isn't usually noticed by users.
 
berner said:
i have a i7 950 3.07GHz on my current computer what would be the difference between this and a x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor, both quad core and 3.7GHz. sorry im a newbie
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I had first gen i7 , was 860 @4ghz so slightly less Perfil then your one, and went to a 4 core 4 thread i5 7600k and the deference was night and day! Going to a i5 6 core or i7 6 core 12 thread @ 4.7+ GHz will be a huge leap !

From Intel's 1st gen to 2nd gen there was quite a jump, then after that not so much. So you'll Will see a damn good increase along with a GPU
 
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