Gaming PC - £2000-ish maximum

[Caseter6]

Hi, I am a fairly experienced tech user with knowledge of the purpose of all parts and what generally makes them good however I am not as good with the specifics of parts and smaller differences between parts or checking compatibility with other parts. I am currently looking to spend about £2000 GBP on a new gaming PC for both general use and playing the majority of newer games (want to get as much performance as I can within this budget).

 

I am fairly certain in the graphics card chosen, CPU, case (want the Razer version to match my peripherals I already have) and the storage however I can't decide on what CPU cooler to use (I am thinking about a water cooler however I have no experience with them at all). I have already decided I want two monitors and I am fairly set on the two selected on the part list however I am always open to better ideas.

 

The part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wX2hZ8

 

 

[ashypanda]

why a 7700k and a B250 mobo?

[3 Lions]

Get a Z270 motherboard for a 7700K. 

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Caseter6 said:

 

Probably better off with a single 1440p 144hz IPS display, though G-sync is going to be more expensive than free-sync

Don't buy an OEM key if you're going to buy a windows key

You don't have a CPU cooler, you'll want a 240mm AIO or large tower cooler if you're trying for 5ghz, you'll also want to delid your i7 7700K

get a bit better PSU, something maybe 750W from seasonic or someone like them

You need a Z270 board to OC

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Also consider an R7 1700 if you do anything besides gaming that makes use of extra cores

[ashypanda]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Get a Z270 motherboard for a 7700K. 

that or swap to a 7700 non-K

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, ashypanda said:

that or swap to a 7700 non-K

He's going to want a 7700K at 5ghz with 3200mhz RAM or better for 144hz gaming

[Caseter6]

I wanted to get the 7700k just so i have the option to overclock down the line if I want to. I have deiced on two monitors because that is what I am used to and prefer

 

What difference does OEM windows make?

 

And what CPU cooler would you suggest? Not sure if I should go for water cooling or not.

 

[Shiv78]

Replace the 1080Ti with an aftermarket one (EVGA, ASUS STRIX or MSI Gaming /Gaming X/Gaming Z) and a watercooler like the H100i v2 or Kraken X52/X62 if you want to OC

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hxVMr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hxVMr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£310.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£40.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£107.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£113.39 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 750 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£113.90 @ Alza) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.41 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founder Edition Video Card  (£699.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  (£86.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.93 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: AOC U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£296.69 @ CCL Computers) 
Other: Win 10 from Kinguin or Reddit (£30.00)
Total: £1942.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-22 21:18 GMT+0000

[Caseter6]

4 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Replace the 1080Ti with an aftermarket one (EVGA, ASUS STRIX or MSI Gaming /Gaming X/Gaming Z) and a watercooler like the H100i v2 or Kraken X52/X62 if you want to OC

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hxVMr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hxVMr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£310.90 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£40.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£107.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£113.39 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 750 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£113.90 @ Alza) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.41 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founder Edition Video Card  (£699.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  (£86.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.93 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: AOC U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£296.69 @ CCL Computers) 
Other: Win 10 from Kinguin or Reddit (£30.00)
Total: £1942.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-22 21:18 GMT+0000

Ooo this is a pretty nice one, only think is I do know for sure I want two monitors not one so I guess if I just change that out I am fairly happy with this. Thanks.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Caseter6 said:

I wanted to get the 7700k just so i have the option to overclock down the line if I want to. I have deiced on two monitors because that is what I am used to and prefer

 

What difference does OEM windows make?

 

And what CPU cooler would you suggest? Not sure if I should go for water cooling or not.

 

So then buy a secondary 1080p 60hz IPS display and have a much better 1440p 144hz IPS main display

 

OEM windows keys can only be used once basically, but you don't need a key to install and use windows 10

You have the wrong motherboard in any case for overclocking

 

For the cooler either a Noctua something, or a Masterliquid 240 is solid


This is probably the delid kit to get, replacing the TiM with something better has gotten people up to 20C cooler

 

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, Caseter6 said:

Ooo this is a pretty nice one, only think is I do know for sure I want two monitors not one so I guess if I just change that out I am fairly happy with this. Thanks.

I'd get the single 4K one now (for sweet glorious 1080Ti gaming), and a second 1440p or 1080p for the side. Or a single Ultrawide, but those are expensive

[Caseter6]

2 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

I'd get the single 4K one now (for sweet glorious 1080Ti gaming), and a second 1440p or 1080p for the side. Or a single Ultrawide, but those are expensive

It would not make any difference to performance now would it if I ran two Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitors? My OCD would kill me if I had two different monitors and i'm ok with going the £100 over budget.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Caseter6 said:

It would not make any difference to performance now would it if I ran two Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitors? My OCD would kill me if I had two different monitors and i'm ok with going the £100 over budget.

No point having a 144Hz refresh rate though if you are not gaming on it.

[Caseter6]

Just now, lee32uk said:

No point having a 144Hz refresh rate though if you are not gaming on it.

I am gaming on them thats the whole point, I never said I wasn't lol.

[Shiv78]

Just now, Caseter6 said:

I am gaming on them thats the whole point, I never said I wasn't lol.

You wouldn't game on both at once though. Maybe consider 3 of them so you can play in Nvidia Surround on all 3 at once?

[Guest]

Just now, Caseter6 said:

I am gaming on them thats the whole point, I never said I wasn't lol.

My point is you are not gaming on both so the 2nd screen doesn't need a high refresh rate.

[Light-Yagami]

25 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

get a bit better PSU, something maybe 750W from seasonic or someone like them
 

His PSU is more than enough. By a long shot. His system will draw somewhere around 300-350W from the wall (and that's worst case scenario) I say that because I run a 1070 +6700k with 550W PSU. And With 4 drives, 9 fans I'm still way below it's max rated output. So he's good. These days, you don't need better than 500W for anything really..

[Caseter6]

Just now, Shiv78 said:

You wouldn't game on both at once though. Maybe consider 3 of them so you can play in Nvidia Surround on all 3 at once?

The way I am thinking at the moment is getting the two and then in the future I may get the third.

[Shiv78]

Just now, Caseter6 said:

The way I am thinking at the moment is getting the two and then in the future I may get the third.

That works. 1080Ti is a bit overkill for a single monitor at 1080p 144Hz but 3 monitors is perfect

[Streetguru]

5 hours ago, Caseter6 said:

Ooo this is a pretty nice one, only think is I do know for sure I want two monitors not one so I guess if I just change that out I am fairly happy with this. Thanks.

That's not bad, but don't buy a founders edition card if you can help it
 

 

5 hours ago, Shiv78 said:

That works. 1080Ti is a bit overkill for a single monitor at 1080p 144Hz but 3 monitors is perfect

ummmm....no, it's a 4k 60hz card, or a 1440p 144hz card, not a 1080p *3 144hz card

Not many games properly support triple monitor set ups in any case.

but if you're going that route you'll most likely want 3 IPS displays for the better viewing angles

[Shiv78]

17 hours ago, Streetguru said:

but if you're going that route you'll most likely want 3 IPS displays for the better viewing angles

If the side displays are angled towards you TN panels shouldn't be a problem

[Shiv78]

17 hours ago, Streetguru said:

That's not bad, but don't buy a founders edition card if you can help it

It was just a placeholder for when the AIB cards come out, I even said so...

 

22 hours ago, Shiv78 said:

Replace the 1080Ti with an aftermarket one (EVGA, ASUS STRIX or MSI Gaming /Gaming X/Gaming Z)

 

[Add2017]

On 22/03/2017 at 9:12 PM, Streetguru said:

Probably better off with a single 1440p 144hz IPS display, though G-sync is going to be more expensive than free-sync

Don't buy an OEM key if you're going to buy a windows key

You don't have a CPU cooler, you'll want a 240mm AIO or large tower cooler if you're trying for 5ghz, you'll also want to delid your i7 7700K

get a bit better PSU, something maybe 750W from seasonic or someone like them

You need a Z270 board to OC

-

-

Also consider an R7 1700 if you do anything besides gaming that makes use of extra cores

Do not delid processors it only improves temps by a few degrees and voids the crap out of the warenty and you aren't ging to need that aggressive an overclock anyway as even with a 1080ti you will still be gpu bottlenecked

[Shiv78]

50 minutes ago, Add2017 said:

Do not delid processors it only improves temps by a few degrees

Not true, 7700K sees improvements of at least 10-15 degrees

50 minutes ago, Add2017 said:

ou aren't ging to need that aggressive an overclock anyway as even with a 1080ti you will still be gpu bottlenecked

At what resolution are you implying a GPU bottleneck? 

[Add2017]

On 24/03/2017 at 0:32 AM, Shiv78 said:

Not true, 7700K sees improvements of at least 10-15 degrees

At what resolution are you implying a GPU bottleneck? 

Anything except +144hz 1080p (obviously with some variation according to games) and where do you get your 10 - 15oC from Linus did a video on the 6700k and saw only a couple of degrees c of an advantage