Building New PC within the next 6-8 weeks. Need some help choosing parts

[Fleetstdemon]

Hey guys,

 

I just joined the forum recently. I'm hoping for some help on choosing parts for a new gaming pc.

 

I had helped upgrade parts on PCs in the past and built my 1st (and only)  PC from sctatch in May 2013. It lasted until about this time of the year in 2015 when it failed to resume from sleep, told me the BIOS was corrupt, asked if i wanted to recover the BIOS from a back up, which it then failed to do

 

My old rig had a budget of around £850 and consisted of the following:

 

VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2Gb Video Card

 

Intel Core i5 3570k 3.40Ghz (Ivybridge) OC'd to around 4.1-4.2Ghz (OEM) 

 

Gigabyte Z77-DDR3 Motherboard

 

Corsair Carbide 300R mid tower case in black

 

8Gb (2x4Gb) Kingston Hyper X Genesis 1600Mhz DDR3 Dual Channel RAM

 

Thermaltake Smart Series 530W Modular PSU

 

Toshiba 7K1000D 1Tb 6GBs32Mb cache HDD (OEM)

 

Thermalright HR-02 Macho Cpu Cooler

 

LiteOn 24x DVD-RW (OEM)

 

Windows 7 Home Premium (OEM) 

 

Due to various personal reasons, which i won't bore you with, i have been without a main PC ever since and have had to rely on a PS4 for gaming. I can't stand it anymore and need assistance to rejion the PC master race

 

I'm hoping to eventually salvage my old rig for use as a back up/spare PC. (If i can ever find out what went wrong)

 

I'm looking for a fresh start build and so won't be salvaging any parts from the old rig. I have a budget of £2000, with a small amount of leeway for overrun. I'm going to be using it for gaming, hopefully for resolutions of 4k, and VR.

 

I need everything, including OS and monitor, although i can buy a recommended monitor at a later date if it helps get more performance for my budget.

 

I live in Scotland so prices for me are in pounds sterling.

 

I'm way out of the loop on current parts, especially working within a budget to get maximum value and performance, and have a grand total of 0 friends who have any interest in gaming or computers in general, so any and all help would be very much appreciated

[hv0k]

Your old PC reminds me of my first PC build :< 

 

its hard to squeeze a monitor in a build that would play 4k games.. 

 

the OS can be bought for really cheap..

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/rWPj6X

[Fleetstdemon]

1 minute ago, hv0k said:

Your old PC reminds me of my first PC build :< 

 

its hard to squeeze a monitor in a build that would play 4k games.. 

 

the OS can be bought for really cheap..

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/rWPj6X

I loved my old build. Probably because it took my building virginity

 

Those parts look awesome AND they're under budget! Thx

 

Yeah, i had an idea i'd strrugle to find an adequate monitor with that budget. My absolute max is £2500 but i'd like to keep close to £2000 if possible

[stealth80]

5 minutes ago, hv0k said:

Your old PC reminds me of my first PC build :< 

 

its hard to squeeze a monitor in a build that would play 4k games.. 

 

the OS can be bought for really cheap..

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/rWPj6X

that processor is like +£200 over price, guess its due to availability so I set it to £360

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£360.00)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£136.64 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£159.44 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£154.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£128.28 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£56.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  (£703.72 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  (£84.37 @ Box Limited)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£126.37 @ Box Limited)
Monitor: Dell - S2817Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£389.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2299.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 18:38 BST+0100

 

 

[hv0k]

1 minute ago, Fleetstdemon said:

I loved my old build. Probably because it took my building virginity

 

Those parts look awesome AND they're under budget! Thx

 

Yeah, i had an idea i'd strrugle to find an adequate monitor with that budget. My absolute max is £2500 but i'd like to keep close to £2000 if possible

 

 

Well, take that build and add this monitor and you have a £2400 set up in total.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-27UD68P-Adjustable-DisplayPort-Freesync/dp/B01D7OZR2G/ref=sr_1_15?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1508089074&sr=1-15&keywords=4k+monitor&refinements=p_n_feature_two_browse-bin%3A12128846031

[seon123]

This one is a bit over the £2000 budget. Get Windows from Kinguin for ~£25. I included a monitor, mouse and keyboard, and no headset. The PC37X is often on Massdrop for $120, and is good value. The monitor is a 1440p 165Hz G-sync monitor. If you want, you could change the monitor to a 4K one, but the only one listed on PCPP with G-sync is the £680 PG27AQ. 

Is there nothing in the old build you can reuse? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£273.47 @ BT Shop) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£103.86 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£130.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£77.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  (£699.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£78.60 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£414.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - MasterKeys Pro L Wired Standard Keyboard  (£89.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Mouse: Zowie - FK2 Wired Optical Mouse  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2087.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 18:39 BST+0100

 

Edit: You can get a cheaper and/or tempered glass case. The reason I chose the 400C was because it can fit a huge air cooler, which I chose, before cutting down on it. 

 

Edit 2: Some of these parts were chosen due to their current pricing. You may want to check for pricing just before buying the parts, to make sure there isn't any better deals

Edited October 15, 2017 by seon123
Something something x2

[Fleetstdemon]

6 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

that processor is like +£200 over price, guess its due to availability so I set it to £360

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£360.00)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£136.64 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£159.44 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£154.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£128.28 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£56.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  (£703.72 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  (£84.37 @ Box Limited)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£126.37 @ Box Limited)
Monitor: Dell - S2817Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£389.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2299.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 18:38 BST+0100

 

 

Thx, looks awesome

 

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

This one is a bit over the £2000 budget. Get Windows from Kinguin for ~£25. I included a monitor, mouse and keyboard, and no headset. The PC37X is often on Massdrop for $120, and is good value. The monitor is a 1440p 165Hz G-sync monitor. If you want, you could change the monitor to a 4K one, but the only one listed on PCPP with G-sync is the £680 PG27AQ. 

Is there nothing in the old build you can reuse? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£273.47 @ BT Shop) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£103.86 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£130.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£77.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  (£699.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£78.60 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  (£414.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - MasterKeys Pro L Wired Standard Keyboard  (£89.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Mouse: Zowie - FK2 Wired Optical Mouse  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2087.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 18:39 BST+0100

Thx for the tip on windows, i was budgeting well over  £100 for the OS.

It could possibly reuse something  but theres nothing i'd really want to reuse. I'm looking to get a complete upgrade. I'm hoping to either get my old machine back up and running for use as a back up/general use rig or at least salvage some parts from it to build a cheap back up pc.

[brob]

@Fleetstdemon

 

The mouse and keyboard in this build are just placeholders and you will have to get the monitor later to meet budget. These are really all personal choices and you would be better off visiting a local dealer, if you can, to see what works best for you.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£384.00 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£104.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£184.20 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£127.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card  (£701.89 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£84.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£86.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (£100.37 @ More Computers) 
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£59.99 @ Aria PC) 
Mouse: Corsair - M65 Wired Laser Mouse  (£41.54 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1994.84
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-15 19:32 BST+0100

[Lurick]

Just to throw in my two cents. At ~27" to 30" a 4K monitor needs a lot of scaling unless you like crazy small font. You would do much better with a similar sized G-Sync high refresh rate 1440p monitor instead.