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1. Budget & Location

£1500, UK

2. Aim

Gaming/Streaming (CS, but also more intensive games such as Witcher 3, which I had to play at minimum at like 30fps which was painful a while back)

3. Monitors

2, 1080p (main 144hz, second 60hz) - already own

4. Peripherals

Just need to buy Windows, all peripherals are top quality already.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Had this PC for over 4 years, 750Ti and the rest just aren't the same anymore and also want to be able to stream without lagging horribly.

 

Not too knowledgeable on PC building, this will be my first build. I've put together this list from pcpartpicker but since I don't intend on OC, I've been told I don't need the motherboard. Was looking to see if someone could help out? Btw 8700k is cheaper than the 8700 on amazon right now so didn't see much point in downgrading that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£356.26 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£61.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£156.40 @ Alza) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£124.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£93.18 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £964.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I've now made the move to a Ryzen Processor due to being better value for money, especially for streaming.

The new part list is below:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£61.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.58 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£124.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card  (£459.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£80.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.19 CFM 120mm Fan  (£19.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Total: £1349.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 22:09 GMT+0000

 

 

Thank you in advance :)

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12 minutes ago, itvm said:

Gaming/Streaming (CS, but also more intensive games such as Witcher 3, which I had to play at minimum at like 30fps which was painful a while back)

Check out this build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £356.26 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler £72.07 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £142.93 @ Laptops Direct
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £108.65 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £67.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £34.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card £471.48 @ Scan.co.uk
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case £89.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £87.98 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1432.34
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 19:12 GMT+0000  

I did sacrifice some GPU horsepower for a good motherboard, PSU, and case (compared to your build). However, a RTX 2070 will easily get 144 FPS at 1080p in CS at max settings, and is powerful enough for Witcher 3 at 1080p at high-ultra settings (the framerate will be over 60). 

 

As for Windows, you can get it from Kinguin for $15.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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2 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

Check out this build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor £356.26 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler £72.07 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £142.93 @ Laptops Direct
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £108.65 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £67.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £34.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card £471.48 @ Scan.co.uk
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case £89.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £87.98 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1432.34
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 19:12 GMT+0000  

I did sacrifice some GPU horsepower for a good motherboard, PSU, and case (compared to your build). However, a RTX 2070 will easily get 144 FPS at 1080p in CS at max settings, and is powerful enough for Witcher 3 at 1080p at high-ultra settings (the framerate will be over 60). 

 

As for Windows, you can get it from Kinguin for $15.

Cheers, I'll have a look. Have you tried streaming on your PC? How does it handle if so?

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Honestly if you don't plan on overclocking you don't need that motherboard and since the 1080 Ti has skyrocketed in price it would be better to go with a 2070 or 1080

6 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

for a good motherboard, PSU, and case

Like what was said in the OP he didn't care for overclocking so he would NEED that good of a motherboard also the PSU doesn't matter either as long as it's 80+ certified and the case it totally preference. 

Edit: Didn't realize that was your build

CPU: Intel I5-7500 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master ML240

Motherboard: ASRock B250M PRO 4

Memory: 16GB Patriot Viper Elite

Gpu: Asus Dual 1060 3GB

Storage: Corsair 120GB M.2 NVME

500GB Samsung 860 EVO

1TB WD Blue

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+Bronze

Case: Phanteks P350X

Monitors: HP Omen 25in 144hz

and some 25in Acer

Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX RGB

Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro

Headphones= VModa Crossfade Wireless(but used wired)

Speakers: Some janky speakers I jerry-rigged

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4 minutes ago, itvm said:

Cheers, I'll have a look. Have you tried streaming on your PC? How does it handle if so?

I haven't tried streaming on my PC. An 8700K is plenty for streaming though, check out Gamers Nexus benchmarks online. 

3 minutes ago, Fuzzleworth1 said:

Like what was said in the OP he didn't care for overclocking so he would NEED that good of a motherboard also the PSU doesn't matter either as long as it's 80+ certified and the case it totally preference. 

What's the harm in a good motherboard if the OP has the budget for it? PSU doesn't matter? Do you know what 80+ even means?

 

The OP asked for a part list, and I gave it to him/her. Why are you complaining about a build I made for him/her if you can't even support your arguments?

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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39 minutes ago, itvm said:

 

Most likely want a Ryzen 8 core for streaming, also a better value overall, just OC the 1700 to like 3800-4ghz depending on your luck. Ryzen 3000 is supposed to be announced at CES in janurary, may come with 12-16 core options on AM4, though cheaper VRMs would be questionable.

Don't need a 1080ti for 1080p 144hz really. Is the display free-sync? Either way Vega 56 is cheaper than a 1070ti(tier GPU which I would suggest) and comes with 3 free games atm, resident evil 2, DMC5, and The division 2

Cooler is a bit overkill, but if you can fit it might as well I guess

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-radeon-rx-vega-56-pulse-8gb-hbm2-pci-express-graphics-card-11276-02-40g-gx-38f-sp.html
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/r8Pxmq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/r8Pxmq/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£145.93 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 SE-AM4 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  (£79.74 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£125.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£108.65 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB PULSE Video Card  (£330.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£85.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1025.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 19:28 GMT+0000

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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Update: Swapped to a Ryzen based system, any recommendations to optimise this system?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£61.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£139.58 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£124.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card  (£459.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£80.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.19 CFM 120mm Fan  (£19.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Total: £1349.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-25 22:09 GMT+0000

 

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made some changes for a better cooler and mobo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Macho Rev.B 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  (£43.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£125.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£124.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card  (£459.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£85.98 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.19 CFM 120mm Fan  (£19.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Total: £1322.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-26 05:29 GMT+0000

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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15 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

made some changes for a better cooler and mobo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Macho Rev.B 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  (£43.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£125.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£124.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card  (£459.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£85.98 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.19 CFM 120mm Fan  (£19.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Total: £1322.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-26 05:29 GMT+0000

Cheers, I upgraded the cooler to a H100i but keeping the mobo the same as I read that they're basically the same

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