Spec me a build (non-GPU for £1k)

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Hey,

Just trying to help my brother out, but not clued up on this area of the market in the slightest.

His current spec is super old (so ignore that), aside from the 1080 he has.

So he needs:

CPU, RAM, Mobo, SSD, Case, PSU for £1k (everything except GPU basically) - trying to work out if Intel or AMD are better at this budget? Hopefully factor in for a 500gb NVME if possible?

And then maybe just £100 left for a case so he can choose it?

Primary use is gaming by the way!

Cheers,

Matt

 

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Current thoughts:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£241.98 @)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£95.94)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (£134.95)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£108.87)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£206.50)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case (£85.04)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.66
Total: £961.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

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Thanks for the replies so far - both good information!

Air cooler is a good point and will forward across those thoughts, taking into account what comes where in the review you linked you are right, as someone with a custom loop myself I know of some of the pains that can occur, especially with AIO's!

With regards to storage I've just done some research myself and you're right, it does look like there's no real benefit right now of going to NVME, so that will save some money.

I'll also consider the MSI boards and compare the featuresets.