New gaming pc - £2200 budget

[Dorford96]

Hi all,

Please can you give me your advice on the below spec? I predominately play FPS games and will be looking to play BF5 etc. Could you please also give me advice on the monitor as well. I am starting this from scratch so will also need to buy peripherals etc. For this pc.

I am new to this so apologies if the below is rubbish.

Thanks,
David

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

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Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 GAMING X: ATX (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2933MHz ~ (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!

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1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD 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 [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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
AOC G2790PX 27" LED Gaming Monitor
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,173.00 including VAT and Delivery
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[charlieb90]

The rtx 2080 super is out at the end of the month and it’s gonna be the same price as the rtx 2080 . It’s gonna be a lot better aswell

 

[Dorford96]

I’ll wait out for that! How does the rest look?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Up to a TXM PSU, they're modular so improve airflow in the case and generally much higher quality.

That monitor is wasted on a 2080 ti, the card is totally overpowered for it. An RTX 2060 would be more suitable.

If you're looking at the 2080 ti, then consider a 1440p 144Hz GSync like the Dell S2716DG currently on a very good deal at Amazon:

Dell S2716DG 27 Inch TN Anti-Glare LED-backlit LCD Gaming Monitor (Black) (1 ms Response Time, QHD 2560 x 1440 at 144 Hz, Nvidia G-Sync HDMI/DP/USB with Tilt and Swivel): Amazon.co.uk: Amazon.co.uk:

Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Buy Dell S2716DG 27 Inch TN Anti-Glare LED-backlit LCD Gaming Monitor (Black) (1 ms Response Time, QHD 2560 x 1440 at 144 Hz, Nvidia G-Sync HDMI/DP/USB with Tilt and Swivel) at Amazon UK.

www.amazon.co.uk

At least silver warranty which is only £5 and offers a lot more coverage.

 

[Dorford96]

Up to a TXM PSU, they're modular so improve airflow in the case and generally much higher quality.

That monitor is wasted on a 2080 ti, the card is totally overpowered for it. An RTX 2060 would be more suitable.

If you're looking at the 2080 ti, then consider a 1440p 144Hz GSync like the Dell S2716DG currently on a very good deal at Amazon:

Dell S2716DG 27 Inch TN Anti-Glare LED-backlit LCD Gaming Monitor (Black) (1 ms Response Time, QHD 2560 x 1440 at 144 Hz, Nvidia G-Sync HDMI/DP/USB with Tilt and Swivel): Amazon.co.uk: Amazon.co.uk:

Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Buy Dell S2716DG 27 Inch TN Anti-Glare LED-backlit LCD Gaming Monitor (Black) (1 ms Response Time, QHD 2560 x 1440 at 144 Hz, Nvidia G-Sync HDMI/DP/USB with Tilt and Swivel) at Amazon UK.

www.amazon.co.uk

At least silver warranty which is only £5 and offers a lot more coverage.

Thank you for the response. I have chosen the standard 2080 as opposed to the 2080ti - would I still need a monitor such as the one you have posted?

How does the rest of the system look? I would upgrade the PSU as recommended.

 

[Potatoguru]

If you don't want to wait for the RTX 2080 Super at the end of the month, the RTX 2060 and 2070 Super are released tomorrow. the RTX 2070 Super is meant to be close in performance to the base 2080 for a lot cheaper. You could use the savings on some decent peripherals and a nice monitor.

 

[SpyderTracks]

If you don't want to wait for the RTX 2080 Super at the end of the month, the RTX 2060 and 2070 Super are released tomorrow. the RTX 2070 Super is meant to be close in performance to the base 2080 for a lot cheaper. You could use the savings on some decent peripherals and a nice monitor.

Just to stress though, if you're going to be keeping your current monitor, there's literally zero point to anything over a 1660 really.

Anything over that just won't be used.

 

[Dorford96]

Just to stress though, if you're going to be keeping your current monitor, there's literally zero point to anything over a 1660 really.

Anything over that just won't be used.

Thanks for the advice. I will most likely go with the monitor you mentioned earlier but go for the RTX 2070 super instead of the 2080. Thank you all for your help.

 

[Dorford96]

Would it be possible for me to drop the SSD to 500gb instead of 1tb? What would be the benefits/disadvantages?