New build advice.

amc2004uk

Bronze Level Poster
Hey all, it's been a long while, bought my last PC here way back in 2011 and she's still going strong today.. albeit with a few upgrades and tweaks since then.

Anyway, it's getting near that time when I put the old girl into retirement and get me another newer, younger model.

My budget is around £2.5k give or take, I'm looking for a system that'll essentially run anything I throw at it on ultra for a good number years to come (Most of these years filled with playing Cyberpunk 2077 if my Witcher 3 experience is anything to go by), and frankly I'm a little torn.

I'm open to ideas and suggestions, I know I want a top tier GPU, I'm unsure about CPU and mobo, minimum 16GB RAM (Don't think I'd need 32 but again, open to suggestions here) A good SSD possibly around 500GB to 1TB, a basic storage drive probably around 2TB.. I don't need crazy amounts of storage, a basic DVD drive and decent cooling (Preferably water cooled and fairly quiet)

I'm a little behind the times on hardware, I've kept up somewhat but my last full build I did myself had MMX technology if that explains how long ago it was so coming here.. mostly for peace of mind that if something fails I'll be covered and won't have to deal with painful RMA and such.

Any suggestions for builds would be welcome.

Cheers.
 

polycrac

Super Star
Honestly, I don't think you need to spend that much. This is a pretty good buy right now:


It would tick all your boxes, with a fast M.2 drive, one of the newest and best water-cooled CPUs, a GPU that won't even break a sweat at 1080p and will still be great if you upgrade to 1440p. If I were you, I'd grab this, use some of the spare cash for a 1440p monitor and save the rest for when you fancy upgrading the GPU and getting a 4K screen.
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Buying this PC for your current monitors is a waste. Buying this PC for monitors you don't have yet and may not get until new hardware is on the horizon anyway is also a waste.

Also, overspending in a bid to 'futureproof' is a waste because by the time you need an RTX 2080 ti for 1080p gaming (or whatever) then much more powerful GPUs for a lower price will be available to buy.

You can buy an outrageously good PC and monitor for £2.5k anyway.

The PC of the Month above is a very good option.

Alternatively and if you were going to go for 4k gaming:

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE S BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X470-PLUS GAMING (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!

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1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100 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)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt 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)
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 7 to 9 working days
Price: £2,012.00 including VAT and Delivery

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