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Hey Guys, 

 

I've been looking at getting a new PC for a while and have asked a lot of my gaming friends on thoughts about the current pc build that I'm looking at from PC Specialist in the UK (As I'm from the UK). I'm looking for the following:

 

  • I'm looking to spend around about 2k (including monitor but excluding keyboard and mouse as I already have those)
  • Looking for a decent build (preferably with pc specialist or any other company that does good pricing in the UK) that can handle game development, gaming and music creation and VFX with the use of apps such as unreal engine, maya 3d, after effects 
  • I am also looking for something that would be able to run decent games in high graphics. I usually tend to play games such as Arma or GTA V etc. 

What do I currently have?

 

I currently have the following laptop:

 

Macbook Pro (15-inch, 2017)

 

Processor 2.9 Ghz Intel Core i7

 

Memory 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3

 

Graphics Radeon Pro 560 4 GB 

intel HD Graphics 630 1436 MB

 

I use this laptop mostly for notetaking and editing with Premiere as I am looking to enter the world of short film editing but have also stated learning Unreal Engine and have been interested in gaming and VFX for a while but have noticed that when there's big project file sizes that my mac fan starts to whirl like crazy which I'm guessing can't be a good sign. 

 

I've included bellow a picture of the specs that I intend to go for should I buy a gaming pc but am obviously open to changes that could better it and keep it under the 2k mark. I have also included the picture for the monitor separately.

 

PC Build 

 

Case:

 

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PC Specs

 

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Power and Cooling:

 

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WIFI, OS and extras:

 

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Thanks a lot in advance for all your help guys!

 

Tom

 

 

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I would post this in the sub-forum "New Builds and Planning". They'll be able to help you more there.

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xD Can I just move the post there without having to write it again?

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3 minutes ago, Khalma said:

I would post this in the sub-forum "New Builds and Planning". They'll be able to help you more there.

+1

Also make it easier for ppl to copy and paste, as i wanted to check out that cooler, but was to lazy to type it into google. ;) hehehe sorry.
(maybe link to the whole set?)

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
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Just now, TomsHunt said:

xD Can I just move the post there without having to write it again?

No, but you can just report your own (1st) post and say you might have posted in the wrong place, and they will move it for you. :)
Mods here are really nice.

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

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I can't really link to it but if you want I can include the individual links, like I tried to copy the custom pc link that I had into google chrome from safari and it would just take me to the default template but I can link all the stuff if needs be.

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1 minute ago, TomsHunt said:

I can't really link to it but if you want I can include the individual links, like I tried to copy the custom pc link that I had into google chrome from safari and it would just take me to the default template but I can link all the stuff if needs be.

Ah ok, no problem. Just we all know making it easier results in more response most of the time. :)

I managed to type the cooler name into google, but is it a closed loop cooler? For just 12 bucks (guessing pounds) or is that 12 extra on top of normal cooling price?

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
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2 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

Ah ok, no problem. Just we all know making it easier results in more response most of the time. :)

I managed to type the cooler name into google, but is it a closed loop cooler? For just 12 bucks (guessing pounds) or is that 12 extra on top of normal cooling price?

Yea It's going for £12 It's one of the cheaper coolers that are there in the PC specialist build site. It's currently not available tho as it will be back on the 9th of January but am in no rush as I'm not buying a gaming pc straight away xD still need to look at the right plan for me in terms of costs and how I would go about pricing.

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You might want to rethink that situation, cant be that good if only 12 bucks.
Let it be known ive never ever seen that brand nor tested it, so im just guessing here.
But the 2 thing i would not save money on are the PSU (you already chose a good one) and the watercooling. Cus if that last one is not that good it can break all your other stuff if it leaks or sumtin. Not that thats common, but a thing to think of...

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1 minute ago, HanZie82 said:

You might want to rethink that situation, cant be that good if only 12 bucks.
Let it be known ive never ever seen that brand nor tested it, so im just guessing here.
But the 2 thing i would not save money on are the PSU (you already chose a good one) and the watercooling. Cus if that last one is not that good it can break all your other stuff if it leaks or sumtin. Not that thats common, but a thing to think of...

Am I correct in thinking that the PSU is the processing unit? xD (not good yet with short hand terminology) but also if I should go for a better cooler I want to find a way to keep the same PSU and a better water cooler whilst still being able to keep inside the 2k price limit (bearing in mind I want 2k to be with the monitor, which I'm allowing myself £300 for so roughly £1.5k for the build.).

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Upgrade your RAM to 3000MHz or 3200MHz, ryzen processors really love RAM speed. 

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1 minute ago, leon12321 said:

Upgrade your RAM to 3000MHz or 3200MHz, ryzen processors really love RAM speed. 

Thanks!

 

I changed it but at the moment I'm currently trying to find out what I can lower the cost of without loosing quality in gaming because I'm trying to keep within my £1.5k limit for the PC itself (minus the monitor) so I can have a better cooler but still have good quality graphics etc. 

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30 minutes ago, Khalma said:

I would post this in the sub-forum "New Builds and Planning". They'll be able to help you more there.

Or you could report it rather than backseat moderate....

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1 minute ago, LogicalDrm said:

Or you could report it rather than backseat moderate....

I already reported it and asked for it to be moved to the correct sub-forum :)

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1 minute ago, TomsHunt said:

I already reported it and asked for it to be moved to the correct sub-forum :)

Well aware of that ^^

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2 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

Well aware of that ^^

Is that the right thing to have done then? Like do I just wait for it to be moved now?

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3 minutes ago, TomsHunt said:

Is that the right thing to have done then? Like do I just wait for it to be moved now?

Yes. Depending on situation, moderators might post into thread if thread has been moved. Most of the times not, as we move probably 50 threads daily.

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3 hours ago, TomsHunt said:

Am I correct in thinking that the PSU is the processing unit? xD (not good yet with short hand terminology) but also if I should go for a better cooler I want to find a way to keep the same PSU and a better water cooler whilst still being able to keep inside the 2k price limit (bearing in mind I want 2k to be with the monitor, which I'm allowing myself £300 for so roughly £1.5k for the build.).

  1. PSU is Power Suply Unit.
  2. CPU is Central Processing Unit

 

So you are talking about the 2nd one i was about the 1st one. ;)

Cheap watercooling is not as good as similar priced aircoolers (also take in mind that an aircooler (almost) cant leak).

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

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4 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:
  1. PSU is Power Suply Unit.
  2. CPU is Central Processing Unit

 

So you are talking about the 2nd one i was about the 1st one. ;)

Cheap watercooling is not as good as similar priced aircoolers (also take in mind that an aircooler (almost) cant leak).

Do you think everything else in the PC then is good? Apart from the water cooler?

 

 

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6 minutes ago, TomsHunt said:

Do you think everything else in the PC then is good? Apart from the water cooler?

 

 

Oh yeah as far as i know it all looks good.
Altho you might be able to save some money by choosing a cheaper motherboard, unless you want/need the extra connectivity/upgradability/OC-ability combo. (Also there's very few programmes that use that amount of RAM, so if you not editing video or photo i would go for 16GB of good 3000Mhz or faster RAM).

Also when gaming i would advise doing that connected to wired internet and not wireless.
Oh and Windows 10 has built in anti-virus which is quite capable so you might improve usability by not choosing the bullshitGuard stuff.

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1 minute ago, HanZie82 said:

Oh yeah as far as i know it all looks good.
Altho you might be able to save some money by choosing a cheaper motherboard, unless you want/need the extra connectivity/upgradability/OC-ability combo. (Also there's very few programmes that use that amount of RAM, so if you not editing video or photo i would go for 16GB of fast 3000Mhz or faster RAM).

Also when gaming i would advise doing that connected to wired internet and not wireless.
Oh and Windows 10 has built in anti-virus which is quite capable so you might improve usability by not choosing the bullshitGuard stuff.

So with a cheaper motherboard I'll still be able todo things like gaming, video editing, vfx and game design etc.?

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1 minute ago, TomsHunt said:

So with a cheaper motherboard I'll still be able todo things like gaming, video editing, vfx and game design etc.?

Oh yeah motherboard doenst really matter in performance. It just gives you more or less option to connect stuff, and then that stuff CPU RAM and peripherals determine the speed more.
And my apologies i did remember that you did do some editing work, you might benefit from the 32GB but that would depends on the program and it's workload.
But that would also mean a good load on the CPU so i would surely go for a good cooler. And you could get a high end aircooler for 50-75$ (so maybe bit less in pounds). While if you want a decent AIO watercooler it might be around double that.
But most PC builders could also advise you on that tbh. But dont forget, you could also upgrade in the future, a PC consists of several somewhat interchangeable components. :D
A good aircooler would be very much good enough for that CPU (with light OCing).

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Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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4 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

Or you could report it rather than backseat moderate....

Wasn’t aware you could. 

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