Advice please on a gaming build

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Chelsea

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Can anyone please help me configure a system that will mainly be used for gaming, with a small bit of unprofessional video editing.

The types of games I want to play to be able to play inZoi, cyberpunk 2077, the sims 3 and 4 with all expansions and mods, cities skyline, modded skyrim, red dead redemption 1+2 Baulders gate 3, hogwarts legacy, the last of us, minecraft. Etc

My budget is about £2000 but I can push it to £2500 if it's a big difference in performance

My monitor currently is an acer g246hl but I can upgrade that if it's no good so please don't base the build around my current monitor.

Thanks for any help, I don't trust my knowledge lol
 
sck451

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First off, I'm afraid that display is pretty trash-tier now. It's old, low resolution, low refresh-rate, poor basically in every way. You should upgrade it. Should we consider your budget to be £2500 tops including a new display?
 
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Chelsea

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sck451 said:
First off, I'm afraid that display is pretty trash-tier now. It's old, low resolution, low refresh-rate, poor basically in every way. You should upgrade it. Should we consider your budget to be £2500 tops including a new display?
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SpyderTracks said:
For a real knockout 1440p full HDR1000 monitor, you don't have to spend a fortune, this one is at £250, would then get you a good solid 1440p system included in the £2500 budget

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Thank you both, and yes in that case with a monitor included in the budget I can do £2500, a little over is fine if it makes a difference.
 
sck451

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That AOC monitor is great for its price and gives you plenty of breathing space on budget. I'd suggest, however, spending more on the monitor. You could get the Alienware AW2725DF for £600: it's a really nice display: it doesn't get nearly as bright as the AOC display, but it does get infinitely dark because it's an OLED. Personally, that's where I'd be looking.

Sadly, £1900 is a bit tight for a 1440p system, but it's just about manageable, especially if you can transfer a Windows licence from an old PC...

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS 2 ARGB GAMING CASE (BLACK) Nice cheapish case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.5GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) Plenty for 1440p gaming (the X3D chip won't benefit you much in most games)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) Cheap-ish but decent motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (2 x 16GB) Ideal memory
Graphics Card
16GB GIGABYTE RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GAMING OC - 2 x HDMI, 2 x DP The best 1440p graphics card option
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW) A luxury-ish boot SSD (the P41+ 512GB would be adequate, but not a compromise I'd want to make myself)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W) Games drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD Solid power supply
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 240 RS ARGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER Solid cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED I'm presuming you can transfer Windows from an old PC, which would save £100ish
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price: £1,964.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/TAr0w3TESJ/
 
SpyderTracks

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OLED is unquestionably the top tier, I didn't even think to consider OLED, but @sck451 is absolutely right, if you can get a 1440p system in with an OLED that's definitely the way to go.
 
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Chelsea

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sck451 said:
Sadly, £1900 is a bit tight for a 1440p system, but it's just about manageable, especially if you can transfer a Windows licence from an old PC...
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Thanks for the configuration, I appreciate your time!
I can transfer windows yeah, I should have noted that originally.

Iv read good things about the 9070xt so basing a build around that, would having a budget of £2500 excluding the monitor make a big difference?
 
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Chelsea said:
Thanks for the configuration, I appreciate your time!
I can transfer windows yeah, I should have noted that originally.

Iv read good things about the 9070xt so basing a build around that, would having a budget of £2500 excluding the monitor make a big difference?
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I'm confused! The build I have suggested is based around the 9070 XT.

You're talking about adding hundreds of pounds to the budget, right? Which monitor are you inclined to go for?
 
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