Spec me a gaming PC for £1,500

Faded · 17 Jun 2017 at 09:40

So looking to move away from my MacBook Pro and into the world of gaming PC's.
I have around £1,500 to spend on the PC. With a budget of £2,000 I would imagine this would leave me with enough left over for a decent monitor, keyboard, mouse and OS? Please let me know if not!!

Having a look around ************ I've seen this system, what do people think of it and where could I improve on it?
Thanks.

Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Gigabyte - GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151
Avexir - Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400
Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0
Define R5 - Midi Tower Case
Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold

Also, as a first build in about 10 years I'm not sure how confident I am with the water cooled setup, any other suggestions?

Faded · 19 Jun 2017 at 09:44

Thanks for all the help so far guys.

StarShock said:
If you're deadest on Intel then I'd look at a 7700k with a z270 motherboard.

Would it be feasible to spec a 7700K and GTX 1080 system for around £1,500?

Faded · 28 Jun 2017 at 10:30

Okay so this is the spec I am now working with and attempting to get it closer to the £2k budget (including monitor).

CPU Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card
Case NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Monitor Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor
Total £2220.04

There is also this spec with slightly cheaper components but it has an IPS monitor.

CPU Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard MSI - Z270 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Monitor Acer - XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor
Total £2032.59

Any suggestions on either of these?
Thanks again.

Faded · 4 Jul 2017 at 08:43

So I've done a bit more tinkering in order to get this below the £2,000 budget.
Any suggestions on the following?

Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Acer - XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor
TOTAL £1914.10