First PC Build

[t-rob28]

Hi Everyone,

I am wanting to build a PC primarily for gaming. For playing games like COD warzone mainly. I currently have a laptop from PCS that I bought a few years ago, not really for gaming. I have tried to use it for warzone but it seems to struggle a little. I also edit videos in 1440p from time to time.

Budget around £1500. 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

I would like to build so it will last a few years (GPU, RAM etc)

Thank you in advance for any suggestions or advice.

Tom

 

[t-rob28]

Hi,

Thats brilliant thank you. Just a couple of things.

Will the gaming or editing be compromised in any way by trying to build to suit both?
I am aiming to game in 1080p at up to 144 fps as determined by the monitor. Will this build support this?
Would there be any benefit in stretching up to £2k or would that be overkill?

Thanks again

 

[t-rob28]

Thank you!
And the monitor seems limited to 60hz if you go higher than 1080p? Doesnt give me the option to run any higher than 60.

Tom

 

[t-rob28]

I know! It is definitely that model and says 144hz on the box. I use a HDMI from my laptop to the monitor and if I keep the resolution in the display settings as 1440p it only lets me go as high as 60hz but if I drop to 1080p it gives me up to 120?

Could be the HDMI port in the laptop maybe or the HDMI cable limiting it?

Thanks

 

[t-rob28]

The laptop is quite old so could be that. I have just ordered a display port to mini display port as my laptop has a mini connection to see if that makes a difference. Thank you