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Making the switch to PC (finally) I'm not looking for 4k gaming or VR gaming. Basically looking for a pc build that can run any game at 60fps+ maxed out and one that will still manage this a few years on from now . Future proof. I have no idea where to start. Help would be appreciated :) £1000 is my budget. 

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8 minutes ago, Dan.r said:

Making the switch to PC (finally) I'm not looking for 4k gaming or VR gaming. Basically looking for a pc build that can run any game at 60fps+ maxed out and one that will still manage this a few years on from now . Future proof. I have no idea where to start. Help would be appreciated :) £1000 is my budget. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xzx4Ps
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xzx4Ps/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£28.69 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£130.18 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£83.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£143.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£396.95 @ More Computers) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.82 @ Alza) 
Total: £907.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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8 minutes ago, Dan.r said:

Making the switch to PC (finally) I'm not looking for 4k gaming or VR gaming. Basically looking for a pc build that can run any game at 60fps+ maxed out and one that will still manage this a few years on from now . Future proof. I have no idea where to start. Help would be appreciated :) £1000 is my budget. 

 

z170 board is a stand in, no 270's on pc part picker yet

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Just now, Dan.r said:

Thank you. Will it be worth holding off for a little bit until that board is available?

yea, the oc potential of kabylake is good, and there is native usb 3.1 support

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1 minute ago, Dan.r said:

Thank you. Will it be worth holding off for a little bit until that board is available?

You wont really notice any performance gains, its just if you want the extra features that come with Kabylake. 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K @4.8GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 
Motherboard:  ASUS Maximus VIII Hero 
GPU: Zotac AMP Extreme 1070 @ 2114Mhz
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W G2

 

Peripherals 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Browns
Mouse: Logitech G502 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver 

Monitor: U2713M @ 75Hz

 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£244.04 @ Amazon UK) i7 6700 without iGPU.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£93.56 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£72.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£381.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Deepcool 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1000.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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32 minutes ago, Matt_98 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xzx4Ps
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xzx4Ps/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£28.69 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£130.18 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£83.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£143.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£396.95 @ More Computers) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.82 @ Alza) 
Total: £907.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Nice try guy, but this is 900 WITHOUT the cpu cost. Plus I assume he has to pay extra taxes. 

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12 hours ago, Dan.r said:

Making the switch to PC (finally) I'm not looking for 4k gaming or VR gaming. Basically looking for a pc build that can run any game at 60fps+ maxed out and one that will still manage this a few years on from now . Future proof. I have no idea where to start. Help would be appreciated :) £1000 is my budget. 

 

Here is my recommended computer build that will suit your needs.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£51.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£97.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£87.50 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£86.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (£219.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.73 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £963.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU -- Intel Core i7 7740X @ 4.30GHz Kaby Lake 14nm Technology * RAM -- 16.0 GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1466MHz (15-16-16-35)
Motherboard -- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF X299 MARK 2 (LGA 2066 R4) * 
Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) -- 4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series 
Storage -- 223 GB SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (SSD) -- 256 GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD1 (SSD) -- 931 GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA) -- 2794 GB BUFFALO External HDD USB Device
Optical Drives -- ASUS DRW-24B1ST * Audio -- Realtek High Definition Audio

 

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12 hours ago, Matt_98 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xzx4Ps
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xzx4Ps/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£28.69 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£130.18 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£83.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£143.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  (£396.95 @ More Computers) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.82 @ Alza) 
Total: £907.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 09:20 GMT+0000

 

Where is the price for the processor?

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CPU -- Intel Core i7 7740X @ 4.30GHz Kaby Lake 14nm Technology * RAM -- 16.0 GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1466MHz (15-16-16-35)
Motherboard -- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF X299 MARK 2 (LGA 2066 R4) * 
Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) -- 4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series 
Storage -- 223 GB SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (SSD) -- 256 GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD1 (SSD) -- 931 GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA) -- 2794 GB BUFFALO External HDD USB Device
Optical Drives -- ASUS DRW-24B1ST * Audio -- Realtek High Definition Audio

 

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56 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

Where is the price for the processor?

wasn't out when posted it is about 340 pounds

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13 hours ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

Nice try guy, but this is 900 WITHOUT the cpu cost. Plus I assume he has to pay extra taxes. 

dam thought the price was too good to be true:) also prices were including VAT so he's good

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1 minute ago, Matt_98 said:

wasn't out when posted it is about 340 pounds

That takes the total cost of your computer build well over £1,200.

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CPU -- Intel Core i7 7740X @ 4.30GHz Kaby Lake 14nm Technology * RAM -- 16.0 GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1466MHz (15-16-16-35)
Motherboard -- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF X299 MARK 2 (LGA 2066 R4) * 
Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) -- 4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series 
Storage -- 223 GB SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (SSD) -- 256 GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD1 (SSD) -- 931 GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA) -- 2794 GB BUFFALO External HDD USB Device
Optical Drives -- ASUS DRW-24B1ST * Audio -- Realtek High Definition Audio

 

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4 hours ago, Matias_Chambers said:

 

 

What really?

thought the vega countdown was the release, whoops :P

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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9 hours ago, Buzzsaw said:

That takes the total cost of your computer build well over £1,200.

Yea didn't think that one through did I xD

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On 1/5/2017 at 4:12 PM, Matias_Chambers said:

 

 

What really?

No not really. He's misinformed. Vega isn't being released until like summer. They said it will be out before the first half of the year is over, and ryzen will be released before the first quarter is over.

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8 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

No not really. He's misinformed. Vega isn't being released until like summer. They said it will be out before the first half of the year is over, and ryzen will be released before the first quarter is over.

 

On 1/6/2017 at 9:31 AM, herman mcpootis said:

thought the vega countdown was the release, whoops :P

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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