Given the current global situation i'm looking to panic-buy a new PC. I could wait but I've already had to replace a bunch of parts in my existing one (Don't vape around your PC) and not sure how long it will last and don't want to find myself unable to buy a new one.
I need a complete PC (I don't trust any parts from my existing one) and will look to get a high-refresh 1440p monitor. My total budget is £2k for the PC itself, and any remaining money left from that pot +£500 for the monitor. If the PC is £2k and I can't get a nice monitor for the £500, i'll just roll with my 1080p monitor initially.
For the case I am 99% set on getting the Corsair Crystal 680X - I have the baby-brother Air 540 and love it.
Similarly i'm pretty set on getting the Corsair H100i Platinum - My current cooler is the older-gen version of this, and it matches the case. I'm totally open to bending on this however.
I've put a preliminary basket together, although I still want an M.2 drive (I know nothing about them) and I picked the graphics card mostly at random. I'd like to stick with Nvidia if possible as I have had bad experiences with AMD drivers.
This is what I put together initially: (Note - I know the RGB version of the RAM is completely frivolous vs the LPX version but I'm a simple man and the shiny appeals to me)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Main questions:
I need a complete PC (I don't trust any parts from my existing one) and will look to get a high-refresh 1440p monitor. My total budget is £2k for the PC itself, and any remaining money left from that pot +£500 for the monitor. If the PC is £2k and I can't get a nice monitor for the £500, i'll just roll with my 1080p monitor initially.
For the case I am 99% set on getting the Corsair Crystal 680X - I have the baby-brother Air 540 and love it.
Similarly i'm pretty set on getting the Corsair H100i Platinum - My current cooler is the older-gen version of this, and it matches the case. I'm totally open to bending on this however.
I've put a preliminary basket together, although I still want an M.2 drive (I know nothing about them) and I picked the graphics card mostly at random. I'd like to stick with Nvidia if possible as I have had bad experiences with AMD drivers.
This is what I put together initially: (Note - I know the RGB version of the RAM is completely frivolous vs the LPX version but I'm a simple man and the shiny appeals to me)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £269.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 16GB (2x8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £149.99
- 1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £209.99
- 1 x Corsair Crystal 680X RGB High Airflow ATX Case - Black Tempered Glass (CC-9011168-WW)= £224.99
- 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H100i Platinum RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 240mm (CW-9060039-WW)= £134.99
- 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £109.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC 3X 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £529.99
Total: £1,644.63 (includes shipping: £14.70)
Main questions:
- General comments on the build? Optimisations etc?
- Suggestions for M.2?
- Probably need a regular SSD too - Crucial MX500 still good?
- Thoughts on graphics card? I kinda wanted a 2080 super seeing as I was dropping the cash anyway. They're quite variable in price - I'm guessing not worth it over the 2070 unless you buy the top-end 2080 supers?
- Any monitor suggestions?
- There are some nice looking bundles for Ryzen 9 such as below that uses the components I had already picked - worth looking at?
- 1 x AMD 3900X Bundle - AMD 3900X, Gigabyte X570 Elite, Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 16GB 3600MHz Bundle= £769.98
Total: £781.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)