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I'm planning on building a new gaming PC in the next month (will use for new games like Cyberpunk 2077 when it comes out, plus Metro Exodus etc) to replace my gaming laptop as my main computer. I'll also be using it for graphic design work and a very limited amount of video editing. I plan to run two monitors with it, one a 4k monitor (to buy) and at least for now keeping my current Samsung Syncmaster 2443bw as a secondary screen. Based in the UK. I have a fairly good idea of what I'm doing (or at least I think so), and have swapped out parts etc before, but I've never built anything from scratch.

I've got most of the components down but could do with a few pointers, especially over what graphics card I should be looking at, and it would be good if an experienced builder could point out any glaring errors I've made.

 

What I have planned:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x

Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING

SSD: Pioneer Internal SSD 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR4 2400 MHz

Power supply: Corsair TX-M Series 650 Watt 80 Plus Gold 

Wifi adapter: I'll need one, a few options but I'm not too worried here.
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275R Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case - Black

Cooling: I'm looking at either Corsair CW-9060033-WW H100i Hydro PRO or Corsair Hydro Series H55 High Performance All-in-One Liquid CPU Cooler, 120 mm Radiator. I am intending to overclock the CPU so water cooling makes sense but I'm not sure whether the 240mm is overkill.

Graphics card: This is where I'm really not sure. Looking at a ballpark of £350-450 for this but with all of the options out there I really don't know how to choose between them. I've been looking at this but I'm not sure whether I'm overpaying or if there are better options. 

Additional bits: I'll be getting some cable sleeving, probably this and will need to get some thermal paste and perhaps cable ties. Any other small bits I need.

I'm looking at getting this monitor: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075CQ5Z8R/?coliid=I244GP9Y5NC99E&colid=2JYTD447GNFPJ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it 
Is that a good choice for the price? I don't want to spend more than £300ish on this but I do want 4k and a 28" screen is the perfect size for me.
I'm ok for other peripherals.

 

Is there anything wrong with any of this? Any guidance on graphics cards in particular would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

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hm... i think i can do better

 

tell me your budget and location (as in country) and preferences (keyboard and mouse included in that budget?)

 

there are some weird errors in it

 

and btw, 120mm aio's are a waste of money, air will do you much better for that budget

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The best advice I can give from the get go is to use pcpartpicker.com, extremely useful.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Just now, fasauceome said:

The best advice I can give from the get go is to use pcpartpicker.com, extremely useful.

hey!

 

I'm here too

 

sometimes i'm useful

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5 minutes ago, unreal89x said:

 

Graphics card: This is where I'm really not sure. Looking at a ballpark of £350-450 for this but with all of the options out there I really don't know how to choose between them. I've been looking at this but I'm not sure whether I'm overpaying or if there are better options. 

 

I recommend grabbing the RTX 2060 instead, as it performs like a 1070 ti, (with 2GB less of VRAM) with raytracing, and is significantly cheaper.

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

sometimes i'm useful

Hey mate you said it not me

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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5 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

hm... i think i can do better

 

tell me your budget and location (as in country) and preferences (keyboard and mouse included in that budget?)

 

there are some weird errors in it

 

and btw, 120mm aio's are a waste of money, air will do you much better for that budget

Looking at around £1500 in total for the PC and monitor. Based in UK. I'm OK for keyboard and mouse. 

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13 minutes ago, unreal89x said:

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR4 2400 MHz

Ram this slow will really hurt your Ryzen Chip. Go for 3200Mhz.

Also I think a 2060 is the best card for your budget, maybe a 2070 if you can find a good deal somewhere.

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8 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

hey!

 

I'm here too

 

sometimes i'm useful

There is no "Once In a While" button thing for your post ;(

 

Lol, kidding  Always good advice from this one.  Errs on saving money even, love that.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor £144.95 @ AWD-IT
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler £36.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard £89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £87.17 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £74.88 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £57.60 @ CCL Computers
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card £639.99 @ Ebuyer
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case £64.66 @ Aria PC
Power Supply be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £71.49 @ Ebuyer
Monitor AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor £240.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1508.67
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-28 21:02 GMT+0000  

@jstudrawa @fasauceome I won ;)

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1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

I won

False start, I was busy making jokes

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor £144.95 @ AWD-IT
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler £36.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard £89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £87.17 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £74.88 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £57.60 @ CCL Computers
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card £639.99 @ Ebuyer
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case £64.66 @ Aria PC
Power Supply be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £71.49 @ Ebuyer
Monitor AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor £240.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1508.67
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-28 21:02 GMT+0000  

@jstudrawa @fasauceome I won ;)

That was quick! I'll have a look through. Thank you!

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@LukeSavenije  Why not the stock cooler, or save the money and upgrade to 2600X?

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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2 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

@LukeSavenije  Why not the stock cooler, or save the money and upgrade to 2600X?

one: because 2600x is a waste of money imo

 

two: because he wanted to overclock, and a aftermarket cooler is really nice for that

 

but stock cooler is always a option

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An update, it's now built (did it on Wednesday) - apart from the case I think I pretty much stuck to Luke's advice. Not overclocked it yet but everything is running smoothly.
Thanks again for the help!

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