New ESports team

[daniel8369]

Hi there I’m currently serving in the 1st battalion the grenadier guards (google us guys in red )

ive been given the task of sorting out an esports sort of suit with up to 10 gaming   Pc and for online and LAN gaming on in way over my head any advice one where to start all I know is I have to give a best case option spending around £2000 per PC 

 

[SupaKomputa]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($529.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($800.00) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $1987.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 10:05 EDT-0400

 

I suggest waiting for AMD launch this friday to see if AMD can match what intel have particularly in gaming performance.

If not this is good enough, if not the best for gaming.

[spartaman64]

Do they need mouse keyboard, windows key, and monitor also? Does there need to be any consideration for the computer to look good? What games and how many of them needs to be stored and do they need drive storage for anything else?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10600 3.3 GHz 6-Core Processor	£208.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	£48.94 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Thermal Compound	ARCTIC MX-4 2019 Edition 4 g Thermal Paste	£4.96 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 UD AC ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£139.49 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£59.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£61.98 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	£449.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	£46.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£107.40 @ Alza
Monitor	AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	£184.97 @ Amazon UK
Keyboard	Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard	£61.43 @ Amazon UK
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse	£59.95 @ Amazon UK
Headphones	Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset	£78.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1513.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 15:21 BST+0100

maybe something like this. if storage is needed then maybe get the 1TB version of that ssd and if looks matter then get a meshify C

[SupaKomputa]

3 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

Do they need mouse keyboard, windows key, and monitor also? Does there need to be any consideration for the computer to look good? What games and how many of them needs to be stored and do they need drive storage for anything else?

aah, right, including everything this might not be enough.

additional peripherals may cost up to $500.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($274.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Corsair) 
Monitor: Acer XV272U Pbmiiprzx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse  ($48.99 @ Target) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($90.43 @ Amazon) 
Webcam: Logitech C270 Webcam  ($27.99 @ Staples) 
Total: $1880.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 10:19 EDT-0400

[Meganter]

3 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

 

There are so many wrong things in your build.

 

A K cheap with a B motherboard. Dollars instead of pounds. A P1. That case. The GPU for that budget. A 1440p for esport ?

[spartaman64]

Just now, Meganter said:

There are so many wrong things in your build.

 

A K cheap with a B motherboard. Dollars instead of pounds. A P1. That case. The GPU for that budget. A 1440p for esport ?

well assuming that this is an official project the lower cost that can still meet the requirements the better. so i in fact cheaped out more on my parts list LUL

[SupaKomputa]

1 minute ago, Meganter said:

There are so many wrong things in your build.

 

A K cheap with a B motherboard. Dollars instead of pounds. A P1. That case. The GPU for that budget. A 1440p for esport ?

Yes, i didn't notice about the pounds.

A P1 is enough for gaming. half price of a 970.

I like NZXT cases, what's the problem?

I was gonna get a 1080p monitors, but since 1440p is getting popular, why not?

 

Adjusted in pounds.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£245.58 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£75.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (£93.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£133.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£91.27 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£51.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  (£509.69 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£107.40 @ Alza) 
Monitor: Acer XV272U Pbmiiprzx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£339.99 @ Box Limited) 
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£61.43 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  (£78.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Webcam: Logitech C270 Webcam  (£49.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1909.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 15:31 BST+0100

[Mateyyy]

Not a whole lot of information to go by, but:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor	£245.58 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler	£64.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£182.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	£68.39 @ Amazon UK
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£110.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB XC3 BLACK GAMING Video Card	£742.67 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£99.95 @ Currys PC World
Case Fan	Noctua S12A PWM chromax.black.swap 63.27 CFM 120 mm Fan	£25.47 @ Scan.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1621.01
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 15:31 BST+0100

If you plan on pairing these with 1080p monitors, I'd suggest waiting for Nvidia to release the RTX 3070 and for AMD to release their RDNA2 GPUs, since the 3080 will be kind of a waste at that resolution. Or if you're looking to get the components right now, you could get a 2080 Super (though a 2070 Super or 5700XT should also be plenty for Esports).

 

For 1080p, I'd look at the VG249Q from ASUS.

For 1440p, I'd look at the 27GL850-B from LG or VG27AQ from ASUS.

 

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

A P1 is enough for gaming. half price of a 970.

What is "enough for gaming" supposed to mean? It's pretty well known that QLC SSDs are not suitable for an OS drive (I can confirm that personally).

If you want a cheap SSD, get a Kingston A2000.

3 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

I like NZXT cases, what's the problem?

Airflow. Or lack thereof.

11 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

well assuming that this is an official project the lower cost that can still meet the requirements the better. so i in fact cheaped out more on my parts list LUL

Considering the use case here is "Esports titles", a 10600K with some good memory on a Z490 board will be faster than a 10900K on some crappy B460 board.

Ignoring power throttling because of the board's VRMs, B series boards limit the memory speed to 2666MHz (in the case of i3s and i5s) or 2933MHz (in the case of i7s and i9s).

[BillNyeThecommieSpy]

Here, I got a take. I'm not too sure about the audio, as I'm quite ignorant in that regard

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor	£245.58 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Scythe Ninja 5 43.03 CFM CPU Cooler	£50.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£133.44 @ Ebuyer
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£57.87 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£51.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£51.25 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB XC3 BLACK GAMING Video Card	£742.67 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Metallic Gear Neo Air ATX ATX Mid Tower Case	£55.90 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£99.95 @ Currys PC World
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	£38.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor	AOC CQ32G1 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	£309.99 @ Ebuyer
Keyboard	Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard	£61.43 @ Amazon UK
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 310 Wired Optical Mouse	£39.96 @ Currys PC World Business
Headphones	Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1989.74
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 15:40 BST+0100

I'm fairly sure that it's better than a certain list above, though

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£179.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	£37.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£119.40 @ Alza
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	£68.39 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£94.98 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Palit GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GamingPro Video Card	£513.67 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.98 @ Amazon UK
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	£95.58 @ Aria PC
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	£8.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	£9.98 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	£9.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor	Acer VG270U Pbmiipx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	£289.00 @ Currys PC World
Keyboard	Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard	£61.43 @ Amazon UK
Mouse	Corsair HARPOON RGB PRO Wired Optical Mouse	£33.82 @ Amazon UK
Headphones	Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset	£78.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1750.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 15:42 BST+0100

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Is this needed now? Can you wait untill the end of october? The 3070/new navi gpus/zen 3 cpus will be out by then, and it may be very worth it.

[Random_Person1234]

32 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Yes, i didn't notice about the pounds.

A P1 is enough for gaming. half price of a 970.

I like NZXT cases, what's the problem?

I was gonna get a 1080p monitors, but since 1440p is getting popular, why not?

 

Adjusted in pounds.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£245.58 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£75.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (£93.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£133.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£91.27 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£51.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  (£509.69 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£107.40 @ Alza) 
Monitor: Acer XV272U Pbmiiprzx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£339.99 @ Box Limited) 
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£61.43 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  (£78.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Webcam: Logitech C270 Webcam  (£49.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1909.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 15:31 BST+0100

i9s are capped to 2933 MHz on b and h series mobos, so no point in getting 3200 MHz. The problem with NZXT cases is there lack of airflow. Also since it’s esports gaming a 240hz 1080p monitor would be better.

[SupaKomputa]

4 minutes ago, Random_Person1234 said:

i9s are capped to 2933 MHz on b and h series mobos, so no point in getting 3200 MHz. The problem with NZXT cases is there lack of airflow. Also since it’s esports gaming a 240hz 1080p monitor would be better.

Fair enough, i'm not really familiar with Intel chipsets.

Yeah the case can be changed, i just select something at the top.

[Random_Person1234]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Fair enough, i'm not really familiar with Intel chipsets.

Yeah the case can be changed, i just select something at the top.

Whoops, misread and thought you somehow fit an i9 in that budget. An i5 is capped at 2666 MHz on b and h mobos.

[Guest]

The gpu is a placeholder as there might be better options when the RX 6000 releases.

 

Not that clued up on 1080p monitors but the one below is pretty cheap for a 240Hz. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£245.58 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler  (£37.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (£169.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£59.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING Twin Edge Video Card  (£513.67 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Aerocool Aero One Eclipse ATX Mid Tower Case  (£56.99 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: AOC C27G2ZE/BK 27.0" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor  (£259.97 @ Laptops Direct) 
Total: £1518.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 16:14 BST+0100

[SupaKomputa]

1 minute ago, Random_Person1234 said:

Whoops, misread and thought you somehow fit an i9 in that budget. An i5 is capped at 2666 MHz on b and h mobos.

Yeah, with everything included, i don't think an i9 make sense.

i5 is $250 cheaper, that can go for the monitor.

[Random_Person1234]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-10700KF 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	£340.97 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	£59.57 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	£174.96 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£56.59 @ Ebuyer
Storage	Kingston UV500 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£20.92 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£51.25 @ Amazon UK
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£89.98 @ Currys PC World Business
Monitor	Asus TUF GAMING VG259QM 24.5" 1920x1080 280 Hz Monitor	£320.18 @ Newegg UK
Custom	RTX 3080	£650.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1844.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 17:11 BST+0100

Here's my list. The RTX 3080 is supposed to start at £650, if you can find it available.