Gaming pc for £2000

[BK2801]

That's definitely something to consider, ill look into doing the installation myself

 

[SpyderTracks]

Alright, so as far as raw performance goes in games which would be better for me. My original build with the i7-9700k 2070 super or the 3800x with the 2070 super also?

They'd both be about the same as the load at 1440p will be shifted to the GPU

 

[SpyderTracks]

That's definitely something to consider, ill look into doing the installation myself

Just thought again, there's the possiblity to source the cooler, and ship it to PCS. Should easily be able to do that within the time it takes to get into the building stage, just phone PCS and clarify it with them if that would be ok, sure it would be.

 

[BK2801]

That's also a good option, its really tough to decide. As you say they would be around the same, this is your area of expertise so would it really be worth going through having to cancel wait for a refund then repurchase and source the cooler. Or just staying with what I have got even though I'm overpaying on certain areas?

 

[SpyderTracks]

That's also a good option, its really tough to decide. As you say they would be around the same, this is your area of expertise so would it really be worth going through having to cancel wait for a refund then repurchase and source the cooler. Or just staying with what I have got even though I'm overpaying on certain areas?

IMHO, the main thing that leads me to recommending AMD so much, is not just the extra value for what you get, but mainly it's the security.

I just think it's insulting that the first of these security flaws were found in 2018 and at that point it was clear that the only way to circumvent the flaws was through a hardware design update, but yet Intel have done absolutely nothing to redesign the chips, they just push them out with all the flaws intact and expect OS vendors and motherboard manufacturers to deal with the problem through software mitigations. All their latest chips still contain the same flaws.

I have no doubt in my mind that eventually it will be common practice to have to disable Hyperthreading on any Intel chips as the only way to truly mitigate their shortcomings.

 

[BK2801]

Okay, thank you and everyone else for helping me with this. I'm going to spend tomorrow just having a final think before I rush into anything, I trust what you say and will definitely consider the builds you have sent me.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Okay, thank you and everyone else for helping me with this. I'm going to spend tomorrow just having a final think before I rush into anything, I trust what you say and will definitely consider the builds you have sent me.

All the best, whichever way you go, you'll certainly have a very good gamiing experience.