This any good?

[J86]

Hi all im after a new PC

I can currently afford all of the above and will be getting a 1070 in a couple of months

for now does this look good? I have a case, monitor, mouse keyboard etc

Thanks

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99
• 1 x MSI Z370-A Pro Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-29200C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B36= £218.99
• 1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 850w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020099-UK)= £105.95
• 1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £99.95

Total: £834.87 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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[mrbazmondo]

With that spec I'd probably consider a 1080, depending on the size and refresh rate of the monitor you're playing on.

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99
• 1 x Asus Prime Z370-A Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £155.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDPGD416G3= £179.99
• 1 x Silverstone Essential 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £119.99

Total: £840.95 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

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i'd suggest this instead.
better motherboard
cheaper ram - intel isn't as ram speed sensitive as amd
(arguably) better psu - also a single gpu wouldn't require an 850w psu
and bigger ssd. for sole gaming, nvme doesn't give much noticeable real-world gains compared to a sata3 ssd. capacity is king for a given price point.
also please note that the -k processors do not come with a stock cooler - so if you don't already have one, you'll need to budget for that too

 

[ExoMale]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £248.99
• 1 x MSI Z370 Gaming Plus Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £179.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 1TB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £218.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99

Total: £849.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[J86]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99
• 1 x Asus Prime Z370-A Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £155.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDPGD416G3= £179.99
• 1 x Silverstone Essential 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £119.99

Total: £840.95 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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i'd suggest this instead.
better motherboard
cheaper ram - intel isn't as ram speed sensitive as amd
(arguably) better psu - also a single gpu wouldn't require an 850w psu
and bigger ssd. for sole gaming, nvme doesn't give much noticeable real-world gains compared to a sata3 ssd. capacity is king for a given price point.
also please note that the -k processors do not come with a stock cooler - so if you don't already have one, you'll need to budget for that too

Thanks mate, out of interest what makes the mobo better?

 

[tamzzy]

VRMs

 

[orbitalwalsh]

When you say months ... We talking computex June time? (Nice ram stuff coming out) .. an Event in August ( if they don't go and push the laugh day back ) ??
Also H370 drops tomorrow

If you see the Aorus Gaming 3 and ASRock Flagship H370 they have more or equal number VRM and full Coffeelake chipset features

So boards will be more expensive then budget £90 z370 boards but I believe Gigabyte/Aorus Gaming 3 goes with Far Cry 5 for free .

I7 8700 and H370 and your good to go whilst saving some pennies .

Then you've got X370 dropping on the 19th so could spice things up a little, doubt Current Ryzen gen will fall in price, doesn't need to be will be interesting Intel side of things is they offer reseller rebaits

 

[JediFragger]

and will be getting a 1070 in a couple of months

If this is the timeline then it's def worth waiting for Computex in June to see if the new cards are launched