Clueless Moron looking for help on a build for a gaming PC!!

[cleggy22]

Hi,

I’m completely new to PC’s (and I mean COMPLETELY). I’ve always wanted one but could never afford once due to being at university.

I’ve tried to do my research and it is all still all a different language to me.

I am after something that doesn’t go above £1500, includes a monitor and preferably a mouse and keyboard and I like the RGB look, a lot! I think I would like 4K but not completely desperate for it if it isn’t worth it. I really just want the best for my money but I am in desperate need for advice on an efficient, cost-effective build. Any suggestions of a build for me would be massively appreciated.

(I’ve not given much indication of what I’m after but like I said; I am completely new to them, I have never even played on one)

Cheers!

 

[cleggy22]

Also, I play a variety of games currently on my Xbox such as; Overwatch, PUBG, Fortnite (obviously) and COD (sorry). Don’t know if this helps.

Cheers, again.

 

[Oussebon]

You're not going to get a 4k gaming build that's balanced enough to be worth buying for £1500 including a monitor.


Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8400 (2.8GHz) 9MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z370-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB ADATA SX6000 PCIe M.2 2280 (1000 MB/R, 800 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
AOC Q2778VQE 27" QHD LED - 2560 x 1440
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,503.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/h54GBw4mG9/

You can always shave off a few quid buy shopping around and getting a 1440p monitor for sub £200 elsewhere.

If shooters are your main fare, you might prefer a 24" 1080p 144hz monitor. PCS sell several and they are in a similar price range to the 1440p 60hz monitors, but again you might shop around elsewhere for a cheaper price.

 

[seagate_surfer]

cleggy22, your are going to need to store your games on a drive. Here are some types of storage's available to you.

Form factor
Without any moving parts, SSDs are the thinnest of all available storage options. They're especially good for thin and light PCs and more complicated, industrial designs. For standard notebooks, SSDs are available in 7mm heights. HDDs are available in standard 7mm and 15mm designs.

Capacity
Hard drives are workhorses when it comes to capacity. The storage size of hard drives is exponentially larger than solid state drives, and current capacities for consumer hard drives—currently reaching up to 12TB—are anticipated to continue growing. Solid state hybrid drives also offer maximum capacity points at affordable prices while solid state drives are only affordable at lower capacities. High-capacity SSDs continue to be pricey.

Speed
SSDs provide peak performance for booting and high read/write performance for computing that requires enhanced multitasking capabilities. SSHDs can provide near-SSD performance when booting, launching, and loading. HDDs usually provide ample performance for the majority of PC platforms shipping today.

Price
Low-capacity SSDs can be affordable in the 250GB to 500GB range. But high-capacity SSDs are very expensive, especially when measured by cost per gigabyte. HDDs provide the lowest cost per gigabyte. SSHDs provide a cost per gigabyte that's slightly higher than HDDs.

Battery life
Solid state drives are the most power efficient. Solid state hybrid drives come in at a close second for power efficiency, since they frequently spin down more often than hard drives. In general, storage will not impact battery life in a laptop computer by more than about 10%. The processor power and LCD screen are most responsible for draining the battery.

Reliability
Failure rates on SSD, HDD, and SSHD technologies have very similar ratings. SSHDs use both flash and HDD portions more efficiently than if they were separate, so they are considered extremely reliable.

Durability
Solid state drives are viewed as more durable due to their design. Without moving parts, they can withstand higher extremes of shock, drop, and temperature.

 

[Stephen M]

Cleggy, please be aware that Seagate surfer has vested interested, he works for the company who make Hybrid drives. Your best option if you can afford it is an SSD for the OS and main games/progs plus a HDD for storage, preferably a 7200rpm one. Hybrids are a waste of money, they only have a small SSD cache and you cannot choose what is on it and after that are a bog-standard 5400rpm HDD.

 

[Oussebon]

I think it's great to have a forum rep from one of PCS's major suppliers on the forums, if they can advise on the relative merits of Seagate products.

However, an SSHD just isn't at all the right play for this budget. You'd keep the OS, programs, and favourite games on the SSD with other games and general files on the HDD. You can swap games from the SSD to the HDD and vice versa with a few mouse clicks in steam. Spending the large price premium on an SSHD when you could stick to a regular HDD and SSD combo and spend the cash on literally anything else in the build seems mad.

Randomly trying to peddle SSHDs without reference to the build or budget leaves me distinctly 'meh'.

 

[cleggy22]

Hi guys, thanks for the replies.

I really do appreciate the replies. Particularly taking time out to create a build for me. As you can tell, I am completely clueless (the 4K thing must have made you cringe).

I was very loose with what I wanted from the PC built; I’ll try to be more specific. I love competitive esports, particularly shooters. I am after a PC that will make me never want to touch the Xbox again. I previously mentioned the games I am into and I just want an efficient, aesthetically pleasing and cost efficient PC that will provide that - this would be costing more than my car after all.

I’m also in no way disregarding the build you took time out to make, I really appreciate it. Just making sure I’m getting the right build for what I want, which I terribly explained beforehand. Any further advice would be greatly appreciated and I apologise for being that annoying clueless idiot. Also,could anyone offer any advice on cheap but good keyboards and mice?

Thank you again, can’t explain how much I appreciate the help.

 

[Oussebon]

Then the build I posted with a 1080p 144hz monitor instead of the 1440p one.

Try the Cooler Master devastator 3 kb+m. They're popular as a budget option. You can look into mechanical keyboards as a future upgrade

 

[cleggy22]

Sorry for the late reply, thank you for it