My first build

[Josh_595]

Hey guys, I'm looking to build a pc with an i7 8700k and 1070ti or 1080ti, which you would be the better option, would the 1080ti be worth it for the money or would the 1070ti be just fine? Thanks, Josh 

[LukeSavenije]

i mean... oc a 1070 ti and you basically have the level of a 1080 (non-ti)

 

but are you getting a good deal on them? because they're last gen technically

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Josh_595 said:

 

What's your budget/country? That list is like 2 years old.

Also what monitor resolution/refresh rate and what do you need the PC for?

[Josh_595]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What's your budget/country? That list is like 2 years old.

Also what monitor resolution/refresh rate and what do you need the PC for?

So I have 1 144hz monitor that I game on and a secondary 60hz monitor, I also do a bit of video editing but mostly gaming and I'm thinking of possibly investing in vr a little down the line

 

[Josh_595]

4 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

i mean... oc a 1070 ti and you basically have the level of a 1080 (non-ti)

 

but are you getting a good deal on them? because they're last gen technically

I'm thinking of buying pre built but if it's cheaper then I could buy all the parts myself and give them to a tech place near me that would be happy with building it for me at a small price which I'm assuming is no more than £200

[Streetguru]

Just now, Josh_595 said:

I'm thinking of buying pre built but if it's cheaper then I could buy all the parts myself and give them to a tech place near me that would be happy with building it for me at a small price which I'm assuming is no more than £200

It's really easy to just do it yourself, pre-builts are generally a bad idea due to a weaker motherboard/PSU and bad cooling in general.

 

but what's your budget for everything?

[Josh_595]

7 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

It's really easy to just do it yourself, pre-builts are generally a bad idea due to a weaker motherboard/PSU and bad cooling in general.

 

but what's your budget for everything?

My badger is about 1k but I'm saving up for next year, is it worth looking around for it now or is the market always changing? Also my parents wont let me build a pc so that's not an option although I really want to build my own. Thanks

[Uptivuptiz]

The 1070Ti is gonna be fine with video editing and gaming at 144Hz. It might be a couple years old, but it still holds strong in most cases.

 

Just in case:

What games are you gonna be playing?

[Josh_595]

Just now, Uptivuptiz said:

The 1070Ti is gonna be fine with video editing and gaming at 144Hz. It might be a couple years old, but it still holds strong in most cases.

 

Just in case:

What games are you gonna be playing?

Ty I appreciate it, I've just come from competitive fortnite with winnings of £800 and currently am playing a little of minecraft, I dont really know what games I'll be playing in a year but thanks for the strait answer!

 

[LukeSavenije]

6 minutes ago, Josh_595 said:

is it worth looking around for it now or is the market always changing?

the market changes so frequent, I'd just look around a bit, but decide whether the time comes for you to buy. and you can always consider it being built by someone (local shop, retailer or something like that)

[Uptivuptiz]

1 minute ago, Josh_595 said:

Ty I appreciate it, I've just come from competitive fortnite with winnings of £800 and currently am playing a little of minecraft, I dont really know what games I'll be playing in a year but thanks for the strait answer!

 

Fortnite and Minecraft is easily gonna run at 144 FPS. So no problem there. If you plan on getting into VR later you should be fine as well (but you might have to turn the settings down a little in really demanding titles).

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Josh_595 said:

Ty I appreciate it, I've just come from competitive fortnite with winnings of £800 and currently am playing a little of minecraft, I dont really know what games I'll be playing in a year but thanks for the strait answer!

 

Then you want an R5 2600 + RX 5700, GPU is a bit overkill if you mostly just play esports games.

If you can find a bit more it's probably worth getting the R5 3600 so you don't have to worry about upgrading, just need to flash the bios with a USB stick.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nXGJ7T

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£115.33 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£77.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£75.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£52.35 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card  (£363.19 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £794.37
 

[Josh_595]

10 minutes ago, Uptivuptiz said:

Fortnite and Minecraft is easily gonna run at 144 FPS. So no problem there. If you plan on getting into VR later you should be fine as well (but you might have to turn the settings down a little in really demanding titles).

Yes, I would normally turn the excess settings down all the way anyways, thanks!

[GoldenLag]

35 minutes ago, Josh_595 said:

My badger is about 1k but I'm saving up for next year,

come back when you are buying. unless there is some dramatic shortage comming up, there is no point looking around atm.