My first tower PC

[GerbilPlays]

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Budget: £ 1300 max

Location: UK

Aim: Best for gaming in budget

Monitor(s): 1x 1080p 144hz

Peripherals: Not required

Why are you upgrading: Want to play CSGO, titanfall 2, rocket league at max settings

 

[kelvinhall05]

I'd change the CPU to a regular 2600 and get a good cooler. I'd also personally get a 120-256GB SSD and a 1-2TB HDD to save money and have a lot more storage, but it's a personal preference thing and you may not want to.

 

Oh, and don't get a "mini" video card unless you're doing an ITX build, which you aren't. Unless it's the cheapest 1080 by at least 40 pounds, I'd get a regular sized card.

[Guest]

Assuming you want mainly a Red themed build ?

 

You could drop down to a locked i5 if you wanted to save some money. Also a GTX 1070 would be fine for 1080p so that is somewhere else you might be able to save.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£269.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports Edition (Black/Red) CPU Cooler  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£93.99 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£147.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.79 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  (£465.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  (£75.59 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1238.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-28 13:00 BST+0100

[Mr. PC]

6 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Assuming you want mainly a Red themed build ?

 

You could drop down to a locked i5 if you wanted to save some money. Also a GTX 1070 would be fine for 1080p so that is somewhere else you might be able to save.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£269.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports Edition (Black/Red) CPU Cooler  (£39.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£93.99 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£147.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.79 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  (£465.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  (£75.59 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1238.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-28 13:00 BST+0100

Throw in a cheap 1TB hardrive and it would be perfect

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mr. PC said:

Throw in a cheap 1TB hardrive and it would be perfect

I wasn't sure if he had other storage as he only had the same in his spec. A 1TB HDD would be a good shout though if he doesn't.

[GerbilPlays]

@lee32uk @Mr. PC @kelvinhall05

Thanks all for your advice!

I have updated the parts list accordingly:

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PS. I have additional storage, the SSD is for my whole steam library (not that big but is expanding)