Build Ideas?

[Radioactive Snowman]

Hey Guys,

 

I've been out of the pc world for a couple years and was planning on building a new pc. I was just wondering what parts you guys would suggest for a £1500-£1700 budget. I plan on playing at 1440p for the time being but maybe 4k in the future depending on cost. If possible I'm aiming for a black/red theme (already have a black and red h440).

 

Thanks in advance guys I never realised how much things have changed!

[Damascus]

This is a really solid build, you can play high refresh rate 1440p or 60-100 fps 4k on it easy peasy.  GPU is RGB and a can of black plasti dip will make it fit perfectly without voiding warranty

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/TFcQ9W

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£70.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£98.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£181.23 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£148.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£753.72 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£91.03 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1675.66

Edited May 2, 2017 by Damascus
Fixed for OP's region

[GirlFromYonder]

19 minutes ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

Hey Guys,

 

I've been out of the pc world for a couple years and was planning on building a new pc. I was just wondering what parts you guys would suggest for a £1500-£1700 budget. I plan on playing at 1440p for the time being but maybe 4k in the future depending on cost. If possible I'm aiming for a black/red theme (already have a black and red h440).

 

Thanks in advance guys I never realised how much things have changed!

OK this is 1692 pounds and everything is very red and black expect the motherboard which is black with RGB leds and you also have sli support thanks to 850W titanium psu.

Spoiler

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

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£287.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£70.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£159.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£122.40 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£136.74 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£79.55 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (£704.35 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£130.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1692.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-02 19:14 BST+0100

 

[Radioactive Snowman]

Its a bit too expensive  The conversion made it about 2000 (stupid uk pricing).

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/DTUOHY96/saved/2TKQ7P

 

How does that look? I could stretch to a 1080 if it's worthwhile.

[GirlFromYonder]

1 minute ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

Its a bit too expensive  The conversion made it about 2000 (stupid uk pricing).

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/DTUOHY96/saved/2TKQ7P

 

How does that look? I could stretch to a 1080 if it's worthwhile.

Honestly ryzen would give you better performance and also runs cooler

[Radioactive Snowman]

I've been hearing that a lot. I might go for that then. Is the cpu cooler reliable? I've never heard of the brand before

[GirlFromYonder]

Just now, Radioactive Snowman said:

I've been hearing that a lot. I might go for that then. Is the cpu cooler reliable? I've never heard of the brand before

yes it is

[GirlFromYonder]

5 minutes ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

Its a bit too expensive  The conversion made it about 2000 (stupid uk pricing).

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/DTUOHY96/saved/2TKQ7P

 

How does that look? I could stretch to a 1080 if it's worthwhile.

Around the spam price but with a gtx 1080 6 core ryzen and MOAR RED

I can say I made it better red for you  

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nGs6Fd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nGs6Fd/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£206.42 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  (£119.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£104.19 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£122.40 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£85.97 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  (£497.33 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£144.01 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £1339.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-02 19:22 BST+0100

 

[Radioactive Snowman]

I like the look of that one, I dont think I really need a 1080ti considering I'm not going to be gaming at 4k.

[Radioactive Snowman]

I've just been watching a few videos on ryzen and in almost all the tests ryzen performs worse than the equivalent intel chip in gaming (that's pretty much all I'll be doing). Is ryzen still a good idea?