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Hello I would like to build my first pic that would be able to run the following games smoothly at 60 fPs in 4kwithout drops  , borderlands series , csgo , witcher 3 , minecraft ( heavily modded ) , ark survival , however i dont know which graphics card to chose to do so , I would like to keep the price as low as possible

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we need a set budget, not as low as possible.

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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For 4K 60Fps you would need at least a GTX1080. 

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Just now, nxt4n said:

For the pic without monitor I would like to try keep it below 1300-1400 British pounds

need any os/peripherals? you already have a monitor?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£198.94 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£132.80 @ Alza) 
Memory: Kingston - Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£115.95 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.88 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£641.90 @ Alza) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £1386.43
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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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£198.94 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£132.80 @ Alza) 
Memory: Kingston - Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£115.95 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.88 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£641.90 @ Alza) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £1386.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What's the good thing about BitFenix PSU? Just curious

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7 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

For the pic without monitor I would like to try keep it below 1300-1400 British pounds

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£275.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£77.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£89.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.88 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£641.90 @ Alza)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 CM 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1287.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£198.94 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£132.80 @ Alza) 
Memory: Kingston - Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£115.95 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.88 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£641.90 @ Alza) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £1386.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Is a dog ryzen good though ? Will my upgrade ability be as good as let's say an i5 or i7 Katy lake?

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:


Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£89.92 @ Amazon UK)
 

not in stock.

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https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Bitfenix/Fury_750G/11.html

https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/bitfenix-fury-650w-gold-modular-review/7/

i picked the whisper M, why are you linking the fury?

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3 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

Is a dog ryzen good though ? Will my upgrade ability be as good as let's say an i5 or i7 Katy lake?

the ryzen 5 1600 is good enough, you can upgrade to a ryzen 7 in the future(not needed for gaming) and AMD plans to support am4 till 2020 while lga 1151 still has 1 cycle before it gets changed IIRC.

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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

the ryzen 5 1600 is good enough, you can upgrade to a ryzen 7 in the future(not needed for gaming) and AMD plans to support am4 till 2020 while lga 1151 still has 1 cycle before it gets changed IIRC.

Ok that's good to hear , what monitor would you recommend to go with this build

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Ok that's good to hear , what monitor would you recommend to go with this build

if you got the money, something like this:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/H3mxFT/aoc-ag241qg-238-165hz-monitor-ag241qg

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1 minute ago, nxt4n said:

Ok that's good to hear , what monitor would you recommend to go with this build

LG 24GM77

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the ryzen 5 1600 is good enough, you can upgrade to a ryzen 7 in the future(not needed for gaming) and AMD plans to support am4 till 2020 while lga 1151 still has 1 cycle before it gets changed IIRC.

Also , wouldn't the 1500 x be better as it has higher speed ?

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Also , wouldn't the 1500 x be better as it has higher speed ?

the 1600 has 2 extra cores, and you can overclock it to 4ghz if you want.

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I'm looking for 4K not 1080p

LG 27UD58-P Click here

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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3.9ghz* hehe

Don't forget 3x more threads as the i5-6600K

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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