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Paired with a Strong 1080p 144hz display from AOC which can be found for around £150, this will comfortably handle the games listed above, and has the headroom to upgrade to something stronger down the line. Let me know if you have any questions! 🙂 Case LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Processor...

You want your OS (Windows) and Programs (Office, Atticus etc) on your fastest drive possible, which in this case sounds like your 1TB Intel SSD. You can run solely off the SSD if you want, but you should be aware that you only want your primary drive to be at up to 50% capacity, as it will start...

Are you buying this on finance? I generally wouldn’t recommend getting your monitor through PCS as you can generally get a better selection and value pick by shopping around, but if you do want to buy everything in one place I can understand that too. I would be leaning towards an AM5 build for...

Very solid build here! The GPU choice depends on which G7 you’re getting. The original G7 is 1440p 240hz, for which I would recommend the 3070, and would tend to recommend against. Over 99% can’t see 240 fps and there are better options for 1440p for the sort of money you would be paying for the...

Build looks really good, and it’s a great monitor pick. It got released a couple of months after I bought my Ultrawide and if it had been out I would have opted for it instead of my AOC friend. The 3070ti will be ample for the monitor pairing. I pair my screen with a 3070 and haven’t experienced...

That is a lot worse than what has been specced for you. Case: not great for airflow CPU: WAYYYY overkill for gaming, you’re massively overspending here. This is not a gaming CPU, the 7600X is ample RAM: You want the fastest RAM possible, with AMD stating 6000mhz is their sweet spot for Zen 4. Go...

If you’re happy with your BENQ monitor you can nab another one at Currys for £219, which is a pretty great deal all things considered. There are some better monitors on the market, but if your current monitor ticks your boxes there’s no real reason to spend more on a more premium option.

Something that I find rather infuriating is that the difference between the two 4080 models is more than just the VRAM. I won't dive into full specs but for reference the 16GB variant has 9728 CUDA cores, while the 12GB variant has 7680, which is over 20% fewer. For all intents and purposes the...

For a £3k dream build, my recommendation would be to hold off just a little longer. We're getting new AMD CPUs on the 27th, and new Nvidia and AMD GPUs before Christmas, with the 4000 series release dates likely getting revealed tonight. When spending this sort of money in the aim of getting top...

Thanks for the detailed information. I would recommend coming back on the 27th as the new generation of AMD CPUs will be out on a new platform. There are further releases including 13th gen Intel and new GPUs from Nvidia and AMD, but I also understand wanting to buy sooner rather than later.

Didn’t you buy a build last year? Any issues with that build that warrants upgrading so soon? Definitely wouldn’t recommend the build above. Undercooked on the case, cooling and PSU. On top of that we’re getting new AMD CPUs on thé 27th which are on a new platform, and new GPUs later this year...

A balanced build means that none of the components have been downgraded, and no corners have been cut to fit your budget. A good example of unbalanced builds are the majority of 'off-the-shelf' pre-built PCs, which tend to focus on the CPU and GPU, and cut corners on other components such as...

That motherboard only supports gen 4 speeds in 1 slot, so it would probably be wise sticking with a gen 3 drive to add on. If you’ve waited this long it might be worth waiting for the Nvidia 4000 series or AMD 7000 series of GPUs. Once they come out prices of previous gen cards should...

My honest advice would be to wait. The new AMD CPUs go on pre order in a week, which will offer greater performance than what’s currently available. For example, in presentations the 7600X is shown to match or beat the 12900K in gaming, and while those results should be taken with a pinch of...

Whatever your use case, I would recommend cancelling and getting some advice on the spec that you want. If this is not for professional use i.e you use a PC or laptop for work purposes and you urgently need a machine to keep working on, I would also advise holding out for the new hardware...

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If this is a gaming build I would strongly recommend holding off a little. We’re getting a new generation of AMD CPUs later this month, and new GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia later this year, alongside a whole host of other tech releases. Buying now for a gaming system is not something I would...

If PCS had the option to whack a H170i Capellix in my build I probably would have taken it. Seeing 3 140mm fans powering at the top of my case might have been the final push to order that tempered glass side panel. Still though, must be a monster pump to push the fluid round, so I guess it might...

“When is dad going to stop playing games, I want to watch videos of my frens playing in the park”

At this sort of budget getting him a console is going to be much better value. It’s also not a great time to be buying a PC in general, as the next few months are filled with next gen processors, graphics cards and SSD releases. Once those are out you will get much better price to performance...