£2500 Build - Including Monitor - for 1440p

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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1-2 Weeks, or prepared to wait if AMD's Vega will be worth it?

Budget Range: £2500 inc monitor (suggestions please?) - can stretch if needed to a max of £3000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Gaming, Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: Full System

Do you need to buy OS: Unsure, I have a genuine license for Win 10 Pro activated against my microsoft account, will it transfer to new hardware?

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon UK, eBuyer, Overclockers.

Location: England

Parts Preferences: Not bothered about AMD or Intel - I do like Asus stuff though.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p or better (I dont think 60FPS at 4K is going to be achievable here?)

Additional Comments: I posted a thread before that suggested i could get a good improvement in performance by swapping out my 970 for a 1070... the more i thought about it, the less i liked that solution. I've always had "budget" monitors, including my current LG Ultrawide (the 2560 x 1080 one) and i want to see what all the fuss is about with a proper display! G-Sync i guess!

Should i be considering a prebuilt machine? some of those overclockers watercooled systems loom amazing.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: YOLO.
 
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Here's a suggested ~£2500-build based on all your preferences listed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£302.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£149.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£135.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£89.23 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card (£752.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case (£139.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.03 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor (£689.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £2516.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 14:03 BST+0100
 
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Mike3k24

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This is a much better build for the money
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor (£335.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - DARK ROCK TF 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£68.24 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard (£225.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£129.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£136.74 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card (£689.83 @ More Computers)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor (£559.39 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £2419.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 14:19 BST+0100
 
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wouldnt a m.2 drive be better? I dont save a lot of stuff, so the 500GB samsung evo 960 would be my drive of choice?

I saw that monitor at that price too, is it a good monitor? reviews seem positive, i've not heard of CCL Computers either...

whats the advantages of going AMD over intel for gaming?

I was expecting to see water cooled builds too, surprised at the air cooler - are they good / better than the noctuah's?
 
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FD2Raptor

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4K with G-sync:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£302.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.09 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270F ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£161.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£135.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£149.92 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card (£697.74 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case (£92.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan (£10.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus - PG27AQ 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor (£750.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2425.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-31 14:51 BST+0100

Will cost less if not bounded to OC.uk/Ebuyer/Amazon.

The Japanese made Scythe Mugen 5 is just amazing value there in the UK for something that is almost the same level as the massive air tower like Noctua D15/ Cryorig R1. Liquid cooling setup only if you know that you want to try for 5 Ghz on the 7700k (The recommended pick for the task is the Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 mount the radiator and its six 120mm fans at the front of the ProM and move all the Phanteks 140mm to the exhaust top/back position).
TridentZ for higher performance and matching aesthetic with the STRIX MB.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M has all the space for any further hardware upgrades you could imagine; + a full-sized tempered glass window and an opening on the PSU cover allow you to showcase all the high-end components (including one possible SSD bracket mount location on the PSU cover to show off that 850 Evo also).

While the SATA version of the 850 Evo was picked for price & look, you can opt for the M2 SATA version or the 600p to completely eliminate all SATA & Molex cables from the modular PSU. Performance wise, you'll not see much gaming performance benefits between an NVMe M2 vs a SATA SSD (whether connected through SATA or M2 port).

One extra 140mm fan complete the cooling necessary (two 140mm intake and one 140mm exhaust) for this config.
 
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mickleworth

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holy **** that's a lot of cpu cooling on the freezer

you've guessed my thinking, i want to eliminate as many cables as possible... to make the cable tidying easier!
 
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