First Gaming PC

[t-rob28]

Hi Everyone,

I am wanting to build a PC primarily for gaming. For playing games like COD warzone mainly. I also edit videos in 1440p from time to time.

Budget £2k. I currently have this monitor

ACER NITRO VG270UPBMIIPX QUAD HD 27" LCD GAMING MONITOR - BLACK​

Quad HD 2560 x 1440p; Refresh rate: 144 Hz; Response time: 1 ms; Input: HDMI / DisplayPort; Built-in speakers; Can be wall mounted

www.currys.co.uk

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/gaming-pc/

I would like to build so it will last a few years (GPU, RAM etc) and one that can be upgraded in the future if that is possible.

Thank you in advance for any suggestions or advice.

Tom

 

[AgentCooper]

How flexible is that budget…?

If you can rustle up a wee bit more you can have a stonking gaming rig with plenty of upgradability:

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
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 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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £2,135.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Zkp3bhYph!/

 

[t-rob28]

Hi, the budget can be a little flexible. I forgot to say that the budget is £2k without VAT. So whatever that works out to. Does that help? Thanks

 

[AgentCooper]

Hi, the budget can be a little flexible. I forgot to say that the budget is £2k without VAT. So whatever that works out to. Does that help? Thanks

If that’s the case, we can have some fun. Have kept the main body of the build but jazzed it up a little 👍

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
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 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 16 to 19 working days
Price: £2,336.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/pg8y0vKPr5/

 

[t-rob28]

That looks brilliant thank you. I do some video editing from time to time, will this build work well for that too? Also would it be worth adding more RAM if the money is there? Thanks for your help

 

[Steveyg]

That looks brilliant thank you. I do some video editing from time to time, will this build work well for that too? Also would it be worth adding more RAM if the money is there? Thanks for your help

32GB of RAM would definitely help with video editing and the 8GB of VRAM on the 3070Ti should allow you to comfortably edit 4K video so this build would work. The 5900x would be ideal but that would start drastically driving the cost up

 

[AgentCooper]

32GB of RAM would definitely help with video editing and the 8GB of VRAM on the 3070Ti should allow you to comfortably edit 4K video so this build would work. The 5900x would be ideal but that would start drastically driving the cost up

At hobbyist level video editing, the 5800X will perform very admirably. We’ve got forum members editing on six core chips so unless you’re a pro, I think the 5900X is potentially a bit overkill. Definitely with you on the 32GB of RAM, though 👍

 

[t-rob28]

Thank you guys, I wouldn't have known where to start!

 

[t-rob28]

Hi, just a quick question. Do you know if it will come with a display port as this is currently what I use to hook up to my monitor rather than hdmi. Or do you have to specify? Thanks

 

[sck451]

Hi, just a quick question. Do you know if it will come with a display port as this is currently what I use to hook up to my monitor rather than hdmi. Or do you have to specify? Thanks

Without knowing the exact model and manufacturer, it's hard to say, but it will probably come with three DP 1.4 ports and one HDMI 2.1 port. It will not come with cables unless you specifically order them.

 

[t-rob28]

Thank you!