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Budget (including currency): £1000

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General use and mid range gaming Cyberpunk 2077 will be highest end for now

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Current Spec

Ryzen 2700

MSI Carbon Pro X470

16 Gb Corsair Vengance 3200

MSI RTX2070 Twin Frozer 7

 

970 512Mb MVME

1Tb generic HDD

 

 

Looking to Get a new Case (existing case has poor airflow and fans are failing) motherboard, CPU, PSU possibly memory and (not in this budget) GPU but am getting lost in the multiplicity of options

 

currently am water cooling CPU with 240mm AIO with no overclocking

 

Whilst I do have some wiggle room on budget I would like to get close to that if I can

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Here are some options for you 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £157.05 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £120.27 @ Amazon UK
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory £106.72 @ Newegg UK
Video Card PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Devil Video Card £409.98 @ Amazon UK
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case £89.99 @ Currys PC World
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £129.72 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1013.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-11 17:46 BST+0100  

 

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Not looking at the GPU in this budget, that will come in about 6 months, also looking to go next gen on motherboard (I have an X470 board atm) so it is there for future CPU upgrade.

 

Like the case and PSU tho, what are your thoughts on XT chips

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17 minutes ago, Chris Fortune said:

Budget (including currency): £1000

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General use and mid range gaming Cyberpunk 2077 will be highest end for now

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Current Spec

Ryzen 2700

MSI Carbon Pro X470

16 Gb Corsair Vengance 3200

MSI RTX2070 Twin Frozer 7

 

970 512Mb MVME

1Tb generic HDD

 

 

Looking to Get a new Case (existing case has poor airflow and fans are failing) motherboard, CPU, PSU possibly memory and (not in this budget) GPU but am getting lost in the multiplicity of options

 

currently am water cooling CPU with 240mm AIO with no overclocking

 

Whilst I do have some wiggle room on budget I would like to get close to that if I can

This is already a pretty high end build, so if you want to see a real upgrade difference, I would wait until the new GPUs and Ryzen CPUs later this year.

Otherwise, this would be my suggestion;

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £281.00 @ Amazon UK
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card £714.98 @ Amazon UK
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £83.95 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £79.99 @ Currys PC World
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1159.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-11 17:50 BST+0100  

You could sell your 2070 for over £300 and then buy this, maybe even a 2080ti. Again though, I would wait till the new stuff. Also your x470 board should be fine

PC

Ryzen 5 2600 Stock

Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend)

Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend)

Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 

Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend)

Kingston A400 240GB SSD

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD

Corsair CX550M 550W  80+ Bronze

Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub

3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL

 

Peripherals

LG 24MK400H

Logitech G413 Carbon

Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend)

Logitech Z150

HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend)

Moto G5 Plus (Webcam)

 

Phone

Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend)

 

*Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

 

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12 minutes ago, Chris Fortune said:

I like the balance but I was looking at all but GPU and will be looking at that when 3000 series settle down, budget is for the case MB CPU PSU and memory if needed

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor £404.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard £243.00 @ Amazon UK
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory £173.92 @ Newegg UK
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case £83.95 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £89.99 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £994.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-11 18:09 BST+0100  

Maybe this? Unless you need pcie 4.0 there really is no point upgrading the motherboard though. Could also look at B550 when it's released in 5 days

PC

Ryzen 5 2600 Stock

Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend)

Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend)

Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 

Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend)

Kingston A400 240GB SSD

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD

Corsair CX550M 550W  80+ Bronze

Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub

3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL

 

Peripherals

LG 24MK400H

Logitech G413 Carbon

Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend)

Logitech Z150

HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend)

Moto G5 Plus (Webcam)

 

Phone

Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend)

 

*Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

 

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TBH I am holding off on the buying spree till after the B550 boards are released but except for the case you pretty much matched my choices, I went all out on the case as my current (pre-built) on is annoying me and was looking at the 3800X rather than the 3900.

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TBH I am holding off on the buying spree till after the B550 boards are released but except for the case you pretty much matched my choices, I went all out on the case as my current (pre-built) on is annoying me and was looking at the 3800X rather than the 3900.

Sounds good. 3800X is definitely the more sensible option tbh

PC

Ryzen 5 2600 Stock

Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend)

Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend)

Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 

Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend)

Kingston A400 240GB SSD

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD

Corsair CX550M 550W  80+ Bronze

Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub

3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL

 

Peripherals

LG 24MK400H

Logitech G413 Carbon

Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend)

Logitech Z150

HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend)

Moto G5 Plus (Webcam)

 

Phone

Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend)

 

*Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

 

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1 minute ago, Chris Fortune said:

How is the Phanteks for mounting water cooling, I was looking at the BeQuiet Dark 900 but it was most likely overkill for my needs

Its more an air flow focused case, one of the best. Should be good for any aio. If you want a more water cooling focused case, you could look at the Lian li o11 dynamic. It's a beautiful case, but it's a fair bit more expensive and you'll need your own fans. Have a look at Gamers Nexus' reviews on both these cases if you want more detail

PC

Ryzen 5 2600 Stock

Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend)

Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend)

Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 

Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend)

Kingston A400 240GB SSD

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD

Corsair CX550M 550W  80+ Bronze

Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub

3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL

 

Peripherals

LG 24MK400H

Logitech G413 Carbon

Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend)

Logitech Z150

HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend)

Moto G5 Plus (Webcam)

 

Phone

Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend)

 

*Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

 

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I have been looking at GN reviews, and that is part of the issue. Each time I watch one I see something I like.

 

Will have a look at the LianLi cases, I have heard good thing but never from at real world user.

 

I could easily switch back to air cooled as I don't OC much and only switched to an AIO as current case had issues, I should have changed cases tbh but it was less work to switch out CPU cooling

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