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Tcrumpen
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My desktop at the moment is rather old (Using 3rd gen i7 and DDR3 RAM old) and due to real life (i have a full time job plus looking after my own property) i don't have time to really keep up to date with all the component releases that have happened in recent years

 

As i'm planing on upgrading my machine i need to do some research into components, now i can re-use a lot from my current build

 

I'll re-use

 

- Storage (128GB SSD and a 2TB HDD)

- GPU (GTX 1050Ti)

- PSU (700W can't remember brand however)

 

Because i'm thinking of going Ryzen i won't be able to use my cooler

 

My budget is around £600 for the following

 

- Motherboard

- CPU

- RAM

- Cooler

- Maybe a new case

 

For my case i don't need a tempered glass side panel as my machine is placed in a hole in my desk

 

EDIT: Will mainly be using for gaming with the odd bit of video editing/workstation work (I sometimes work from home; work as IT Support)

 

Any suggestions would be great

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any sites to look for, or your country?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

any sites to look for, or your country?

Well in the UK (Where i'm from) i only really trust places like Amazon and Ebuyer no idea what Newegg is like for UK as i'd never even heard of them till i watched Linus's videos

 

Don't wanna go EBay for obvious reasons, plus second hand market isn't that big here

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1 hour ago, Tcrumpen said:

Well in the UK (Where i'm from) i only really trust places like Amazon and Ebuyer no idea what Newegg is like for UK as i'd never even heard of them till i watched Linus's videos

 

Don't wanna go EBay for obvious reasons, plus second hand market isn't that big here

What CPU cooler is that? Ryzen isnt the best for you, as it needs expensive memory just to compete with Coffee Lake while still losing out in games (by quite a lot) and only win in parts (not all) of video editing, something you do much less.

 

Other stores included

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£308.40 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£135.66 @ SmartTeck.co.uk) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £579.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-20 16:19 BST+0100

 

 

Only Amazon (ebuyer stuff just cost more)

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£313.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£137.36 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £585.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-20 16:26 BST+0100

 

What do you not like about your current case?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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On 7/20/2018 at 4:26 PM, Jurrunio said:

What CPU cooler is that? Ryzen isnt the best for you, as it needs expensive memory just to compete with Coffee Lake while still losing out in games (by quite a lot) and only win in parts (not all) of video editing, something you do much less.

 

Other stores included

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£308.40 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£135.66 @ SmartTeck.co.uk) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £579.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-20 16:19 BST+0100

 

 

Only Amazon (ebuyer stuff just cost more)

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£313.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£137.36 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£134.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £585.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-20 16:26 BST+0100

 

What do you not like about your current case?

I don't know what cooler i currently have, it does me fine if i'm to go with Intel i might be able to save on a cooler as well. Only thing i don't like about my case is that i've had it a little while

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