Buying a new PC!

[xxionaxx]

Budget (including currency): £1000-£1500.

Country: United Kingdom.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Will be used for playing a variety of games (Sims 4, Beat Saber, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Elden Ring etc), will be used for uni work (nursing so nothing intensive), VR obviously and general day to day stuff - YouTube etc.

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): I currently have an Intel i7-8700k which I could sell, I have an Nvidia 1070 TI (unsure of brand, it was a pre built system), 16GB DDR4 RAM (again unsure of speed but would like to upgrade this anyway), I have 2 1080p monitors and only really play at 1080p but i'd like to potentially try 1440p, looking to buy in the next 1-3 months. I also would like an NZXT H5 Elite case, Also I don't mind either AMD or Intel but would prefer an Nvidia GPU.

 

Any help would be very appreciated! Thank you!

 

Edited March 26, 2023 by xxionaxx

[PC HEROES]

3 hours ago, xxionaxx said:

Budget (including currency): £1000-£1500.

Country: United Kingdom.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Will be used for playing a variety of games (Sims 4, Beat Saber, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Elden Ring etc), will be used for uni work (nursing so nothing intensive), VR obviously and general day to day stuff - YouTube etc.

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): I currently have an Intel i7-8700k which I could sell, I have an Nvidia 1070 TI (unsure of brand, it was a pre built system), 16GB DDR4 RAM (again unsure of speed but would like to upgrade this anyway), I have 2 1080p monitors and only really play at 1080p but i'd like to potentially try 1440p, looking to buy in the next 1-3 months. I also would like an NZXT H5 Elite case, Also I don't mind either AMD or Intel but would prefer an Nvidia GPU.

 

Any help would be very appreciated! Thank you!

 

Hello, I have made you s list and I think I did really well planning each part. I know you said that you wanted the NZXT H5 Elite Case but I switched it to the NZXT H5 Flow case to allow more airflow which is very important so that you don't overheat and fry your PC. You also said that you wanted to try 1440p gaming so I added a new 1440p gaming Monitor that is 27" & 165hz refresh rate, an excellent monitor for only $100 more that your budget allows. Without the monitor the new PC is $100 under you budget. I also included a fan kit to maximize the airflow in the case and if you don't like the RGB lighting then you can turn it off with the included remote and the fans will still spin but not light up.

 

If you have any questions please let me know, I have 30 years experience building PCs.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NLbXDq

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£151.99 @ AWD-IT)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£170.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB RT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£98.37 @ NeoComputers)
Storage: ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ AWD-IT)
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB Video Card  (£607.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H5 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£86.94 @ MoreCoCo)
Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 10 850 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2718-2KPC-MHD 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Curved Monitor  (£219.01 @ Amazon UK)
Custom: Onewatt DS Wire Rainbow light RGB LED 120MM Case Fan for PC Cases, CPU Coolers, Radiators system (6 pack RGB fans kit, D Series)  (£37.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1608.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[SorryBella]

5 hours ago, xxionaxx said:

I also would like an NZXT H5 Elite case

The case has one of the poorest airflow on its price point on the market, even with the flow panel upgrade that they had. If you want a design copycat with better airflow design, may i suggest you Pop Air by Fractal Design? 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor  (£204.99 @ AWD-IT) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£114.97 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£42.92 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Palit JetStream GeForce RTX 3070 LHR 8 GB Video Card  (£499.99 @ Box Limited) 
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  (£85.99 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: NZXT C750 (2022) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1209.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-26 23:26 BST+0100

[PcBeExpensive]

9 hours ago, xxionaxx said:

Budget (including currency): £1000-£1500.

Country: United Kingdom.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Will be used for playing a variety of games (Sims 4, Beat Saber, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Elden Ring etc), will be used for uni work (nursing so nothing intensive), VR obviously and general day to day stuff - YouTube etc.

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): I currently have an Intel i7-8700k which I could sell, I have an Nvidia 1070 TI (unsure of brand, it was a pre built system), 16GB DDR4 RAM (again unsure of speed but would like to upgrade this anyway), I have 2 1080p monitors and only really play at 1080p but i'd like to potentially try 1440p, looking to buy in the next 1-3 months. I also would like an NZXT H5 Elite case, Also I don't mind either AMD or Intel but would prefer an Nvidia GPU.

 

Any help would be very appreciated! Thank you!

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZHgJcb
You could get this with a 5600 and a 3080. Should be great for gaming. Good ram 32gb 3600Mhz CL16. Total comes to around 1400.