Reasonable PC?

[Cajmo]

So I just finished my exams and I need to upgrade from my current build - which is a bootcamped 2011 27" iMac with pitiful specs for what every teenager does. Gaming.

 

Current Specs:

i5-2400 3.1GHz

16GB DDR3-1600 Samsung (Self-Upgraded)

1TB Seagate Drive ????RPM

AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1GB

Proprietary Apple Things

 

Budget £1.7K + £0.5K Monitor for:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BM9B6X
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BM9B6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£295.14 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£92.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£266.16 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£138.15 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£104.88 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.74 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  (£560.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.89 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1692.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-16 20:57 BST+0100

 

I also want to use a just under £500 monitor from LG - Curved 2560*1080 34" - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LrcMnQ/lg-34uc79g-b-340-144hz-monitor-34uc79g-b
I realise I forgot to add Case fans but that's not that important. I can get some PWM fans for my color scheme for like £40

[Starelementpoke]

4 minutes ago, Cajmo said:

So I just finished my exams and I need to upgrade from my current build - which is a bootcamped 2011 27" iMac with pitiful specs for what every teenager does. Gaming.

 

Current Specs:

i5-2400 3.1GHz

16GB DDR3-1600 Samsung (Self-Upgraded)

1TB Seagate Drive ????RPM

AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1GB

Proprietary Apple Things

 

Budget £1.7K for:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BM9B6X
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BM9B6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£295.14 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£92.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£266.16 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£138.15 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£104.88 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.74 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  (£560.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.89 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1692.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-16 20:57 BST+0100

 

I also want to use a just under £500 monitor from LG - Curved 2560*1080 34" - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LrcMnQ/lg-34uc79g-b-340-144hz-monitor-34uc79g-b
I realise I forgot to add Case fans but that's not that important. I can get some PWM fans for my color scheme for like £40

Looks solid. 

[ARikozuM]

Looks good, but I'd switch the WD Black for a 960 EVO or WD Blue.

[Guest]

Good, but why the WD ssd? there are plenty of m.2 ssds available these days.

[Squibbies18]

18 minutes ago, Cajmo said:

 

So I just finished my exams and I need to upgrade from my current build - which is a bootcamped 2011 27" iMac with pitiful specs for what every teenager does. Gaming.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hDKd2R

[Guest]

1440p G-Sync and 1080 ti.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£193.05 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£74.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£126.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£56.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£649.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.89 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 (EU) 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.77 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: Asus - PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£694.98 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £2077.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-16 21:32 BST+0100

[Cajmo]

35 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Looks good, but I'd switch the WD Black for a 960 EVO or WD Blue.

 

28 minutes ago, Konrad Kwasniewski said:

Good, but why the WD ssd? there are plenty of m.2 ssds available these days.

It is a decent price for ~2GB Read Speeds, not as good as the 960EVO but better for the budget

8 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

1440p G-Sync and 1080 ti.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£193.05 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£74.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£126.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£56.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£649.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.89 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 (EU) 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.77 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: Asus - PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£694.98 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £2077.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-16 21:32 BST+0100

Over my clearly stated budget - flexibility is basically nil

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Cajmo said:

 

Over my clearly stated budget - flexibility is basically nil

How is it over your budget ? Add up the cost of your build and the monitor and then you will see that my build is cheaper.

[ARikozuM]

5 minutes ago, Cajmo said:

It is a decent price for ~2GB Read Speeds, not as good as the 960EVO but better for the budget

Go for it, then. 

[Cajmo]

9 hours ago, lee32uk said:

How is it over your budget ? Add up the cost of your build and the monitor and then you will see that my build is cheaper.

Oh Yeah... but I want to be on the Intel platform for the OC, I don't need the cores at all

[Guest]

18 hours ago, Cajmo said:

Oh Yeah... but I want to be on the Intel platform for the OC, I don't need the cores at all

I would take a 6 core cpu and 1080 ti with a better monitor over the i7/1080 any day, but it is your call.