Approximately £1600 to spend on a PC that will last a good few years and run all games
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JalYt_Justin
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1600 will more or less get you whatever you need. With Ryzen currently being as strong as it is, Ryzen is honestly a better option than Intel unless you're literally strictly gaming, and that's it.
Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HGrZbj
Basically the case is personal preference, also not including Windows. You could cut back and get a cheaper M.2 SSD or a SATA SSD, but I have the 960 EVO and love it.
AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TtPPpb
Only issue with this build is it's not an 1800x, but beggars can't be choosers. Also I'm not 100% certain the H100i v2 ships with an AM4 bracket.
NOTE: If you don't plan to overclock, you will not need water cooling, which saves you roughly $60-80 depending on what air cooler you buy (preferably Hyper 212 Evo)
Both are equally good, Ryzen is better for multi-tasking/streaming/editing, Intel is better for straight up gaming. If it were up to me I would go Ryzen, since the performance hit in gaming is minimal compared to the increase in multi-tasking and general workstation purposes.
Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HGrZbj
Basically the case is personal preference, also not including Windows. You could cut back and get a cheaper M.2 SSD or a SATA SSD, but I have the 960 EVO and love it.
AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TtPPpb
Only issue with this build is it's not an 1800x, but beggars can't be choosers. Also I'm not 100% certain the H100i v2 ships with an AM4 bracket.
NOTE: If you don't plan to overclock, you will not need water cooling, which saves you roughly $60-80 depending on what air cooler you buy (preferably Hyper 212 Evo)
Both are equally good, Ryzen is better for multi-tasking/streaming/editing, Intel is better for straight up gaming. If it were up to me I would go Ryzen, since the performance hit in gaming is minimal compared to the increase in multi-tasking and general workstation purposes.
Shektron
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Don't think Intel's worth it anymore. Any tech enthusiast today would generally recommend an AMD Ryzen build - much better value and longevity. I'd highly recommend skipping Intel unless you can wait for the upcoming Coffee Lake, which is still going to be quite a wait. Here's a pretty good Ryzen build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($156.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.65 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($708.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1568.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-09 10:27 EDT-0400
This baby will run games at 4K 60 FPS. The Ryzen 5 1600 is pretty much the sweet spot for gaming. 6 cores, 12 threads, good cooler and will overclock to 3.8 GHz on stock cooling. If you only have a 60 Hz panel, this build will be pretty good and future-proof.
The only reason to buy an Intel processor today is high refresh rate - 144+ FPS. If you don't have a monitor that can run that, skip Intel altogether, they're terrible value processors. Get Ryzen, trust me you'll be blown away by what it can deliver for the price(as has been said in multiple threads across Tom's HW).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($156.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.65 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($708.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1568.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-09 10:27 EDT-0400
This baby will run games at 4K 60 FPS. The Ryzen 5 1600 is pretty much the sweet spot for gaming. 6 cores, 12 threads, good cooler and will overclock to 3.8 GHz on stock cooling. If you only have a 60 Hz panel, this build will be pretty good and future-proof.
The only reason to buy an Intel processor today is high refresh rate - 144+ FPS. If you don't have a monitor that can run that, skip Intel altogether, they're terrible value processors. Get Ryzen, trust me you'll be blown away by what it can deliver for the price(as has been said in multiple threads across Tom's HW).
Shektron
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If you plan on gaming at that refresh rate, then no. Either wait for Intel's Coffee Lake, or get the i7 7700K:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($323.53 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($127.22 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.65 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1566.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-09 10:47 EDT-0400
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