New AMD RTX 3070 Build

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JackS96

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So I've been eyeing up this build for the last few days now:

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 GAMING X: ATX (USB 3.2 Gen 1, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP (Pre-Order Only)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
3rd Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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

I've also got another identical build quote saved in PCS except the CPU is an i7-10700k and the mobo is a Z490-Plus, but I'm leaning towards AMD right now.
Primarily a gaming PC.
Budget is ~£2000 but willing to go £100ish above that.
No 1440p monitor yet though I plan to buy a 27" one in the near future if I can. If anyone has any suggestions for one that doesn't break the bank that'd be great!
While a 1000w PSU might seem a bit much, I figured it'd save me from having to buy a new one if I decide to upgrade in another 5+ years since they seem to last a while (my current rig is about 5 years old).
Would love to hear some feedback :)
 
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Would be great if you drop us a link to your specs too.

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Citrus_9 said:
Would be great if you drop us a link to your specs too.

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AMD:

PCSPECIALIST - Configure the AMD Am4 Gen3 PC to your ideal requirements.

PCSpecialist is an award winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs. Configure the AMD Am4 Gen3 PC to your ideal requirements.
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Intel: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/Xr69pZXBFV/
 
JUNI0R

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JackS96 said:
AMD:

PCSPECIALIST - Configure the AMD Am4 Gen3 PC to your ideal requirements.

PCSpecialist is an award winning manufacturer of high quality custom PCs. Configure the AMD Am4 Gen3 PC to your ideal requirements.
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Intel: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/Xr69pZXBFV/
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Looks like a strong build but there's a few places where this could be adjusted- namely Mobo, Storage setup and CPU cooler. Is there any reason why you went for the storage setup you did?
 
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GeaFit

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Few things I would point out, don't bother with the special cooling paste as its not needed and some components come with their own paste that's better. Hard drive configurations are a bit all over the place. Why so many different ones? Power supply is overkill for the components, but that's fine for future upgradability. No wifi there, if thats on purpose fine. And no windows can be messy if you dont know what you are doing.
 
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Is there a reason why the storage setup? twin SSD is confusing me too.
The motherboard isnt a great match for the CPU, its not gaining you anything, and the power unit, is there a reason?

I would be very cautious about the extra fans and stuff too... I think theres a lot that I would look at changing to balance it properly.
 
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Theres a lot that can be done with a £2K budget, so I personally wouldnt take the exact build below, but this would be yours if we kick it into shape:

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/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
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,923.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/z2c8amkuZk/

Note the OS drive is now a Samsung 980 as well, not a 970.... so... very fast...
 
JUNI0R

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With some adjustments you could upgrade to a Ryzen 7 5800X.I've reduced the storage a lot 500GB 980 for OS, then I'd add a 2nd 1TB PCS M.2 for games (configurator isn't letting me for some reason) Then a 2TB HDD for all your general files. If thats not enough, I could have a reconfigure and see if we can fit in more. With the 1TB PCS SSD it should come to £2,015ish

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 RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - 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)
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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,922.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/zuktcp2CqZ/
 
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JackS96

Active member
Honestly I'm not sure why I didn't go with a single 2TB SSD at the time :)


sibun1 said:
Theres a lot that can be done with a £2K budget, so I personally wouldnt take the exact build below, but this would be yours if we kick it into shape:

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/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
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x PCS ARGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,923.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/z2c8amkuZk/

Note the OS drive is now a Samsung 980 as well, not a 970.... so... very fast...
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Thanks for this, I was wondering about the mobo.

Just curious, why would you say to be cautious about the extra fans?
 
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The case youve picked comes with a fan controller already, and ideally, you want to only put reasonable fans in, not the basic ones/cheap ones you have picked. Extra fans are also not always a good thing, you need to look at the case and the setup as a whole, you also need to put quality in if you want quiet and decent pull on them.

Junior has posted a build with a AIO that has twin RGB fans already anyway, so thats an option too
 
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Are you planning to replace all current fans or just add to them btw?

Pre-installed Fans - Front 2x 200mm ARGB Fan
Pre-installed Fans - Rear 1x 120mm (Black)
Fan Support - Top 2x 120mm, 2x 140mm, 1x 200mm
Fan Support - Front 3x 120mm, 2x 140mm, 2x 200mm
Fan Support - Rear 1x 120mm
 
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JackS96

Active member
JUNI0R said:
With some adjustments you could upgrade to a Ryzen 7 5800X.I've reduced the storage a lot 500GB 980 for OS, then I'd add a 2nd 1TB PCS M.2 for games (configurator isn't letting me for some reason) Then a 2TB HDD for all your general files. If thats not enough, I could have a reconfigure and see if we can fit in more. With the 1TB PCS SSD it should come to £2,015ish

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 RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - 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)
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 RGB PLATINUM 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £1,922.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/zuktcp2CqZ/
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I'd debated between the Ryzen 5600x and 5800x, but wasn't sure if I'd benefit from the 5800x if it's going to mostly be for gaming. I suppose if I go for a 5600x I'm better off with the B550 mobo.
Definitely going to go for the 980 M2 drive though.


sibun1 said:
The case youve picked comes with a fan controller already, and ideally, you want to only put reasonable fans in, not the basic ones/cheap ones you have picked. Extra fans are also not always a good thing, you need to look at the case and the setup as a whole, you also need to put quality in if you want quiet and decent pull on them.

Junior has posted a build with a AIO that has twin RGB fans already anyway, so thats an option too
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Ah I see. That's good to know.

You know, I might just remove the extra fans too if I go with a 5600x/B550, it sounds like they might be overdoing it with that setup.
 
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If you put a AIO in like Junior has said, it will be put into the roof anyway, and you have front and rear fans with the case already.

If you stick with the coolermaster 212 then the three fans will go in the roof. For a few quid extra PCS does coolermaster sickle flow one... so as a bare minimum at least take that...
 
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I would take Juniors spec, with a tweek. You said £2K budget?

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 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - 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 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 RGB PRO XT 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 (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,000.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Djz7XmtGHu/

I took the cable ties (£2) out to hit the magic £2000K :p
 
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JUNI0R

JUNI0R

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
sibun1 said:
I would take Juniors spec
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Thank you! Only thing to note is the RGB RAM is very tall and may interfere with the AIO being top mounted, if it's too big they'll have to front mount the AIO. I'm sure with a bit of research you could find out if it fits, alterntatively, you could contact PCS and ask before ordering.

Or you could just get the Non-RGB RAM and then it definitely won't be an issue 😂
 
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Now you just need a monitor to match... you'd be looking at about £300 to £400 for a worthwhile 1440p monitor.
For 2K, you could easily trim the build and get a monitor from the same pot, not sure if you have a seperate fund or not, plus PCS selection isnt amazing.

Theres some decent ones on offer sometimes too, have a good look around.
 
JUNI0R

JUNI0R

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sibun1 said:
Now you just need a monitor to match... you'd be looking at about £300 to £400 for a worthwhile 1440p monitor.
For 2K, you could easily trim the build and get a monitor from the same pot, not sure if you have a seperate fund or not, plus PCS selection isnt amazing.

Theres some decent ones on offer sometimes too, have a good look around.
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For a 1440p 144hz monitor, a VA good panel will monitor will be around £300. The Samsung G5 and AOC CQ27G2U (or the flat version of the AOC Q27G2U) are both good options. There's also another recommendation for a MSI monitor on the Monitor Recommendations thread here.

IPS panels will be more expensive. I know Moderator Rakk got a ASUS TUF 1440P 144hz (or maybe 165hz) IPS monitor recently for £450, what the exact model is, I'm unsure. If IPS is something you're interested in we could could always ask Rakk what they think of it.
 
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