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Current PC build:

  • AMD Phenom II 1090T Black Edition w/Corsair H60 v1.0 (known as the space heater)
  • MSI 990FXA-GD80
  • Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR3 1600
  • XFX 5850 1GB
  • 250GB OCZ ARC100

This was built back in 2011, the GPU has been hanging round......for a while (2009 / 10 maybe).....it has done incredibly well, put the SSD in a few years back and I can run most of the games I want but with lower settings to keep it to an acceptable frame rate.

 

But it is time for an update, just spec'd up a new rig and its a big ass upgrade and I am going Intel / nVidia after 12 years of being AMD / ATi, I'd welcome some feedback.

  • Intel i7-7700K w/Corsair H110i
  • Asus Intel ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING
  • Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR4 3200
  • Asus GeForce GTX 1060 STRIX GAMING 6GB
  • Corsair RM550x High Performance Power Supply (decided modular)
  • Acer RT280K 4K Monitor
  • PRICE: £1400

Going to keep the 250GB OCZ as my primary drive, I am still deciding on whether to replace the case or keep my Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Case.

 

Note: I have considered putting a new AMD FX-8350 and GTX 1060 in my existing rig to edge some more life out of it, this is about £400.

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Im gonna tell you what EVERYONE is telling EVERYONE.

 

Wait for r5 to be available.

 

Also i would see if you can squeeze a 1070 into there 

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9 minutes ago, MattTheOtter said:

But it is time for an update, just spec'd up a new rig and its a big ass upgrade and I am going Intel / nVidia after 12 years of being AMD / ATi, I'd welcome some feedback.

  • Intel i7-7700K w/Corsair H110i
  • Asus Intel ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING
  • Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR4 3200
  • Asus GeForce GTX 1060 STRIX GAMING 6GB
  • Corsair RM550x High Performance Power Supply (decided modular)
  • Acer RT280K 4K Monitor
  • PRICE: £1400

Really unbalanced CPU / GPU combo, especially with the monitor you're going with. I'd rather take i5/R5 and GTX 1070. 

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I'd say get a 1600 instead and use the extra for a 1070.

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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Get a b250 board with a 7700 non k CPU and a 1070, or wait for r5. 

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CPU- Intel 6700k OC to 4.69 Ghz GPU- NVidia Geforce GTX 970 (MSI) RAM- 16gb DDR4 2400 SSD-2x500gb samsung 850 EVO(SATA) Raid 0 HDD- 2tb Seagate Case- H440 Red w/ custom lighting Motherboard - MSI Z170 Gaming A OS- Windows 10 Mouse- Razer Naga Epic Chroma, Final Mouse 2016 turney proKeyboard- Corsair k70 Cherry MX brown

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1 minute ago, MattTheOtter said:

Thanks @Jrock the 1070 is probably just affordable, it about £140 more...

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but the 1070 and an i5/r5 will perform better than the i7 and a 1060

 

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1 minute ago, Yoola said:

Really unbalanced CPU / GPU combo, especially with the monitor you're going with. I'd rather take i5/R5 and GTX 1070. 

said, its very unbalanced.

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6 minutes ago, Jrock said:

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Im gonna tell you what EVERYONE is telling EVERYONE.

 

Wait for r5 to be available.

 

Also i would see if you can squeeze a 1070 into there 

 

Just now, bgibbz said:

Get a b250 board with a 7700 non k CPU and a 1070, or wait for r5. 

Why is everyone saying wait for r5 :P? It's already out, or am I missing something...

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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Just now, DocSwag said:

 

Why is everyone saying wait for r5 :P? It's already out, or am I missing something...

Its not that easily available.

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Just now, MattTheOtter said:

No I actually meant thanks @Jrock, I'll look to drop down the CPU spec.

Alright, no problem.

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1 minute ago, Jrock said:

Its not that easily available.

They aren't? They're available on newegg and they're in stock on Amazon.co.uk.

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Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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Just now, DocSwag said:

They aren't? They're available on newegg and they're in stock on Amazon.co.uk.

Alright.

 

I was looking for one a few days back and i couldn't find one.

 

Maybe companies got a shipment.

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Keep the SSD and case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.74 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£62.53 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Twin X2 Video Card  (£472.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£108.54 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: AOC AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£389.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1422.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-15 22:56 BST+0100

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2 minutes ago, MattTheOtter said:

Knocked the CPU down to an i5-7600, this balances out the cost of upgrading to the 1070.

nah dude look at dis

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.74 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£62.53 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Twin X2 Video Card  (£472.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£108.54 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: AOC AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£389.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1422.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-15 22:56 BST+0100

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1 hour ago, MattTheOtter said:

Current PC build:

  • AMD Phenom II 1090T Black Edition w/Corsair H60 v1.0 (known as the space heater)
  • MSI 990FXA-GD80
  • Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR3 1600
  • XFX 5850 1GB
  • 250GB OCZ ARC100

This was built back in 2011, the GPU has been hanging round......for a while (2009 / 10 maybe).....it has done incredibly well, put the SSD in a few years back and I can run most of the games I want but with lower settings to keep it to an acceptable frame rate.

 

But it is time for an update, just spec'd up a new rig and its a big ass upgrade and I am going Intel / nVidia after 12 years of being AMD / ATi, I'd welcome some feedback.

  • Intel i7-7700K w/Corsair H110i
  • Asus Intel ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING
  • Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR4 3200
  • Asus GeForce GTX 1060 STRIX GAMING 6GB
  • Corsair RM550x High Performance Power Supply (decided modular)
  • Acer RT280K 4K Monitor
  • PRICE: £1400

Going to keep the 250GB OCZ as my primary drive, I am still deciding on whether to replace the case or keep my Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Case.

 

Note: I have considered putting a new AMD FX-8350 and GTX 1060 in my existing rig to edge some more life out of it, this is about £400.

A GTX 1060 with a 4K monitor ? Good luck with that.

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abit over, but:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£285.54 @ Aria PC) reuse your h60.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-EU ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£89.94 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Twin X2 Video Card  (£472.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Deepcool 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: AOC AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£389.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1412.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 08:36 BST+0100

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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