prebuilt for about 2k?

drewl5799 · 23 Jun 2021 at 16:57

im considering a new gaming pc as my old graphics card has died and as i will probably end up spending 1k on a new card i may as well update whole system.

I built my last pc about 5 or 6 years ago so I am so out of the loop with whats good or not right now. Any advice for what to go for or not? I have always previously run intel but im open to change if AMD better.

Joxeon · 23 Jun 2021 at 17:27

I’d look at something like this, you can chop and change a few bits as need like up ram to 32gb etc, already changed the cpu to an 8 core as while 6 is ok currently 8 will add some longevity.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Rapier - AMD Ryzen 5600X, GeForce RTX 3070Ti Gaming PC = £1,689.01
- Security Software:Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Case:*Build Stock* Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower DRGB Case - Black
- Processor:*Build Stock* AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Tray
- 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 1:Unwanted
- Storage Drive:Unwanted
- Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey
- 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 2:Unwanted
- M.2 Solid State Drive 1 (Primary Drive if Selected):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)

Total: £1,703.11 (includes shipping: £14.10)

Tetras · 23 Jun 2021 at 23:40

Can you give more details on your current spec?

What kind of games and resolution/fps you after?

drewl5799 · 24 Jun 2021 at 06:32

My current system that I built about 6 years ago (the graphics card is dead…):

-EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclock ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - dead : (
-Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle
-Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive
-Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gbs 64MB Cache
-Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit
-SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply

I mainly play cod war zone and escape from tarkov. My current monitor is 1080p but looking to upgrade that too soon

drewl5799 · 24 Jun 2021 at 07:35

Or, I could buy a 3070 for 900 ish and buy components separate building my own?

mickyflinn · 24 Jun 2021 at 07:44

drewl5799 said:
Or, I could buy a 3070 for 900 ish and buy components separate building my own?

Its trying to get a gpu thats the problem , have you priced the components from the build above im sure it would be very close in price.

Joxeon · 24 Jun 2021 at 07:52

Builds with RTX 3070s start around £1100 if you look around.

Craig_d1 · 28 Jun 2021 at 09:25

As everyone says, need GPU 1st if going for a build. Only way of getting a gpu at lowest price is to try and pick up an FE card. you need to be on telegram and look up FE PartAlert. Suggest you set up an a/c 1st, then it's luck whether you see alert. no set time and when they do appear, they go out of stock within a min.(3060ti £369, 3070 £469, 3070ti £529, 3080 £649, 3080ti £1049, 3090 £1399)

drewl5799 · 28 Jun 2021 at 10:55

Craig_d1 said:
As everyone says, need GPU 1st if going for a build. Only way of getting a gpu at lowest price is to try and pick up an FE card. you need to be on telegram and look up FE PartAlert. Suggest you set up an a/c 1st, then it's luck whether you see alert. no set time and when they do appear, they go out of stock within a min.(3060ti £369, 3070 £469, 3070ti £529, 3080 £649, 3080ti £1049, 3090 £1399)

I’m trying to get the gpu but damn I’ve more chance of winning lottery than grabbing one of these when they do show up lol

mickyflinn · 28 Jun 2021 at 11:02

drewl5799 said:
I’m trying to get the gpu but damn I’ve more chance of winning lottery than grabbing one of these when they do show up lol

Have you signed up for gpu alerts on discord, Twitter, etc ?

drewl5799 · 28 Jun 2021 at 11:12

mickyflinn said:
Have you signed up for gpu alerts on discord, Twitter, etc ?

yeah im signed up on telegram and discord for fe part alert etc but just so many people on there the chance of my been fast enough or lucky enough to get one are slim

mickyflinn · 28 Jun 2021 at 11:44

drewl5799 said:
yeah im signed up on telegram and discord for fe part alert etc but just so many people on there the chance of my been fast enough or lucky enough to get one are slim

Wait or pre built its a dilemma.

drewl5799 · 28 Jun 2021 at 12:00

Are the pre built systems likely to drop in price eventually with the gpus?

Craig_d1 · 28 Jun 2021 at 12:10

drewl5799 said:
Are the pre built systems likely to drop in price eventually with the gpus?

They'll have to if they want to sell them. There's a limit to how much more people will spend on getting someone to build it for them. Also as gpu prices come down and availability increases, those that bought the prebuilds to strip them out to get the gpu wont be there supporting the prebuild mkt also.

CuriousTomCat · 1 Jul 2021 at 20:42

I was in the same situation so I paid £16 for an 11 year old GPU as a temporary solution. I'm having so much fun playing less demanding games. There's no "dilemma". I'll get a modern GPU next year or the year after when prices drop.

drewl5799 · 4 Jul 2021 at 07:24

If only I could get a cheap 1660 super to tide me over…. Even they are close to £400….

drewl5799 · 10 Jul 2021 at 14:16

Joxeon said:
I’d look at something like this, you can chop and change a few bits as need like up ram to 32gb etc, already changed the cpu to an 8 core as while 6 is ok currently 8 will add some longevity.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Gaming Rapier - AMD Ryzen 5600X, GeForce RTX 3070Ti Gaming PC = £1,689.01

Security Software:Unwanted

Operating System:Unwanted

Case:*Build Stock* Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower DRGB Case - Black

Processor:*Build Stock* AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Tray

2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 1:Unwanted

Storage Drive:Unwanted

Memory:Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey

2.5" SATA Solid State Drive 2:Unwanted

M.2 Solid State Drive 1 (Primary Drive if Selected):WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)

Total: £1,703.11 (includes shipping: £14.10)

i know the prebuilds dont come with a great psu, would my old one be sufficient on this rig? SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power. it is about 6 years old..... Supply

mickyflinn · 10 Jul 2021 at 14:29

drewl5799 said:
i know the prebuilds dont come with a great psu, would my old one be sufficient on this rig? SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power. it is about 6 years old..... Supply

Yes would be fine but may cause warranty issiues if the psu fails and takes out something else.

drewl5799 · 10 Jul 2021 at 14:34

mickyflinn said:
Yes would be fine but may cause warranty issiues if the psu fails and takes out something else.

Sounds grim… is that likely? What’s usual life span for a psu? I thought it was about ten years?

mickyflinn · 10 Jul 2021 at 14:38

drewl5799 said:
Sounds grim… is that likely? What’s usual life span for a psu? I thought it was about ten years?

The Superflower is a quality unit so should be fine but say something happens and have to return the pc , do you change back yo the original psu before shipping.

Personally i would upgrade the psu probablly cost you an extra £50 and potentionally a lot of hassle.