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Hi I'm Si ( Simon) from UK , enjoying the youtube vids you do thanks 

I would like to ask some advice please 

I'm about to splash out and get a new custom " games pc" with " windows 10"  built , willing to spend about £1500 uk pounds  (1950.00 dollas approx )

I like playing fast moving online games, i also like skyrim  and blizzard games , currently play wow classic and Hearthstone quiet a bit and impatiently waiting for blizzard to bring out a new mmorpg 

and of course i want my new machine to be able to play it and be super fast to keep up , 

obviously new technology moves so fast being released, which bl**dy annoys me , u buy one bit of kit , only for it to be out of date a few months later

 

I would like

windows 10

GRAPHICS CARDS

Ive always had Nvidia graphics cards , but is Radeon really any better for gaming than Nvidia  ? What do you recommend ?  

CHIPS

been looking at i9 chip sets,  but i know i7 would be just fine,  but i want this machine to be fast and last me quite awhile , so i cant bring myself to buy a i7 that's already been out for years 

Is the baby i9 chip really that much better than say a middle to top i7 chip for the money ?   

now that the top i7;s have come down in price , should i just get a top i7 and spend the extra on a better graphics card or RAM instead ? whats your views 

RAM

well i would like 32 RAM , if i can afford it within my budget  ?

SSD

one small for windows operating only 

another larger for storage (maybe 1T or 500 and have an external drive for films and music , which i have a lot of, ( Im big into music and films )

SOUND 

Have 5.1 creative surround sound  

COOLING 

I don't know why but ive always had a heat problem with my machines , 

My current machine i have right now , has radiator , 2 fans and its  still constantly running between 26 and 30 degrees , if it gets to 35 degrees plus ,  it usually just says ive had enough and shuts down ,

ok so its 7 / 8 years old now , so now its about time i brought a new one  ,

FLASHING LIGHTS 

I know a lot of u like your flashy case / fan lights  well not me , I cant think of anything more annoying when your sitting in the dark watching a awesome movie , 

all i need is a " little"  indicator to let me know the pc is on , and maybe a heat display and that's it,  No fair ground lights for me thanks 

 

so how do i build a good games pc that lasts , as well as  gives me time to save up for the next ?

And for the £1500 what would you recommend in component parts for a full new build from scratch ? 

 

Also i am planning on wanting to buy a large 42" monitor (approx size ) too  i have about another £900 pounds  ( 1170 dollas approx ) on top of the £1500  ( so £2400 to spend in total ) 3115.00 dollas approx) 

i been looking around but not many companies do the larger monitors , so where is the place to go to get one ? 

what do u recommend ? 

 

Also these new curved monitors , are they still good for watching movies on as well as gaming  ?  with now the half size screens on movies , i want a monitor that dose not show the top and bottom bars of the movie 

i just want to see just the film on the the whole screen,  is there a way of getting around this ?

 

 so come on wizz kids what do i go for ? 

 

Cheers for any advice in advance :) 

 

  

 

 

   

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £274.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 64.95 CFM CPU Cooler £66.27 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard £153.99 @ AWD-IT
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £178.17 @ Amazon UK
Storage Corsair MP510 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £46.97 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive £97.38 @ Aria PC
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £620.00 @ Amazon UK
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case £89.99 @ Currys PC World
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £60.97 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 PWM PST(5-pack) 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans £29.38 @ Amazon UK
Monitor AOC AG352UCG6 35.0" 3440x1440 120 Hz Monitor £719.97 @ Laptops Direct
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £2338.08
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-05 17:26 GMT+0000  

 

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7 minutes ago, Si UK said:

Im still not sure about this curved screen , and 35" was  hopping for something a bit bigger 

quote or mention me when replying, so I get a notification.

it seems they don't make screens that large. anything bigger is classed as a tv, not a monitor. why do you want such a big screen?

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simple movies 

I have seen bigger monitors , but they seem to be loads of money , a friend of mine has a 42 inch but yes it is a tv , but gaming and films on it it looks really good 

but in uk if u have a tv and watch live tv on it , u have to pay a tv licence ( £150 a year ) and i dont watch tv , and i refuse to pay BBC 150 quid , BBC harass , and bombard u with letters , ive had enough of them , telling me i have to give them money or else ,  ive told them enough times , im not going to keep telling them so i throw all letters in the bin and ignore them lol .. but i dont want bbc turning up on my door or seeing i have a tv 

by having a monitor , personalty think it makes me safer than having to deal with that hassle 

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i love films , i love watching them on a big screen , 

and like probably most of you sit at a desk , with bad backs , as where i dont , i hand built a shelving unit , run extra long cables , and enjoy my gaming and films from my sofa haha 

so much more comfy than sitting at a desk haha

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5 hours ago, Si UK said:

Thanks Boggy

i did find this ... 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sBKhP6/samsung-lc49hg90dmnxza-490-3840x1080-144hz-monitor-lc49hg90dmnxza

saw it as well but it's ultra-ultra wide. not sure you want that or if you can take advantage of it.

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sorry this is all new to me , im learning , i only understand HDMI  ,

DVI is the same quality as HDMI but without sound correct ? 

but DVI is better for larger screens correct ? 

So if you use DVI for picture quality , so would you need to connect a HDMI also for sound also still ? 

 

 

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still hunting monitors , i pretty much think this is probably the best thing i have found for my budget 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/asus-designo-mx34vq-quad-hd-34-curved-va-monitor-grey-10200101-pdt.html

 

or this 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Curved-Monitor-FreeSync-AuraSync/dp/B0777X5MDT?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJGH22R74RS37SYSA&tag=mcdiscountcouk0b-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0777X5MDT%26ascsubtag%3D7b2263223a223632323235383530392e31353830393938343633222c2267223a6e756c6c7d

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i need to go and read up on gsync and freesync , coz i dont know what it is 

 

I was just reading comments on https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/vhkwrH/asus-monitor-rogswiftpg348q everyone seems very happy with there's

waiting a extra week or two  to be able to afford a bit better screen , isint a bad thing i spose 

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