Upgrade needed.

Buckleheid

Buckleheid

Buckleheid

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Long time since i posted on the forum,been lucky enough to have had 4 years trouble free gaming since my initial build,had to swap out GPU initially,all sorted from OCUK team at that time,i may have a bit of cash coming to me in the new year,and im hoping to have a £2000 budget.
Best spec build for that amount,im not sure if any of my current rig can be used again,would prefer to upgrade my monitor though,play PUBG mostly,but would like to run games at max fps and resolution as possible for the money.
Ive no qualms about doing another build but im willing to look at pre-builds.
Heres my original spec from Sep 2013,cpu still stock :)

Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black
CM Storm Trooper Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black
Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7)
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gbs Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gbs 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Still runs fine but ill donate it to my son after i upgrade.
Thanks in advance
 
Thats a great suggestion on the small upgrade but my son only really plays TF2 and Garrys mod,nothing to cpu/gpu intensive so this current rig should be fine,plus i have a ps4 and he has an xbox1,so kinda covered.
Dad wants a new PC.its been 4 years afterall!
I await your part selections with bated breath....
 
WOW,certainly get a lot for your money!
I have no preference for any build intel/amd etc,i havent OCed anything ever either
I tend not to tinker with a build once done,i have renewed my pc every 4 years on or off last 12 years so its overdue,all down to money at the end of the day.
Still consider myself a nub at self building,can put it together without too much hassle,its trying to get balance of parts for best bang for buck really,i appreciate all the input so far,its given me a lot to think about
Right now im leaning towards a whole new rig and ill pass this one on to my son.
Orbitalwalsh,that list is pretty sweet!
Cheers guys
 
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Superb discussion on this, stock cpu coolers are a bit **** tho eh? Water or air aftermarket?
All within the 2k budget, I could wiggle another 100 quid but would love to keep it as low as possible, these mobos are all capable of OCing I take it?
If I go for a cpu watercooler, I could just up the cpu speed a little without having to get into raising voltages etc, I was tempted to try on original build 4yts ago but it seemed like a dark art then, still does to be fair though.
 
I can feel my wallet groaning, just to recap on an earlier post regarding monitors, I'd love a 144hz but not a humongous one, is there a sweet spot in relation to screen size and resolution nowadays?
 
stulid said:
Usually it is 1440P for 27"

But my gaming screen is currently the 24" 1440P AOC jobbie - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...d-multimedia-monitor-black-red-mo-047-ao.html

I dont know about you but I prefer to have all the action infront of my vision, hence why I dont use ultra wide screen monitors where you need to turn your head side to side to see the enemy creeping in the bushes.
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Yeah, 27" would be spot on for me, could go slightly bigger but not fussed, I don't run multi screens either, 1 is enough for me on my desk. Some awesome spec builds here tho, lots to look into
 
cheers guys,im going to take a shot at speccing a build based on whats been posted here so far,feel free to comment on it once its done
Lots of research to do. :)
 
Its getting dearer all the time when i choose parts :),overkill on the GPU i think,getting carried away..
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £2,055.53 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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Stulid,thanks for the revised builds,yeah,did get a little confused there
Its pretty hard to not pick expensive stuff when you dont have any idea on whats best bang for buck but i think you nailed it this time.
I prefer a darker pc so first one looks the best to me,ill keep this in mind when time to order,not in a desperate hurry,can hang on till into jan 2018
Thanks dude!

Can the cpu and gpu be OCed at all ?
 
Seems like I should wait till next quarter and see what that z390 is like, in the meantime, what's the best way for me to raise my cpu from stock, using the bios or gigabyte mobo app? Nothing mental, I could go for 4ghz o'clock, I have the corsair aio at full pelt all the time anyway so not fussed about the fan noise, could be a good starting point to dip my toe into the dark act of OCing.
 
Haha, I'm so undecided, I'll wait till I get the cash in my hand then take the plunge, will definitely get my son involved in the build as well.
I stress putting it together but get a sense of achievement when the power button is pressed for the first time. .
Really appreciate all the input lads, as ever, this forum and the users are super helpful and I really should post/get involved more, I may actually learn a few things.
Cheers
 
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