gaming pc for around £1k UK?

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rebel78

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Hi,

I am in the market for a gaming pc and I am looking for specific recommendations from people with more expertise than myself.

I am looking for something that will play anything i throw at it and look good. I have a monitor; its not 4k but it would be nice if the pc could cope with gaming at 4k if i upgrade in the future.

I'd ideally like a nice ssd inside. I'd also like to not have to upgrade anytime soon

I've lost track a bit with current computer specs. I currently have a i5-2400 @ 3.10 Ghz with a hd6790.

My budget is £1,000 but there is some upward wriggle room if it really makes sense. I also don;t want to have to build it myself.

Any guidance appreciated.

Thanks
 
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I'm not gonna make an actual parts list, but what youre looking for is probably going to be a Ryzen processor, great price/performance, or maybe an i5, not sure on which skew though.
16GB of RAM is basically standard now, a lot of games utalise up to or more than 8GB, so I won't skimp here, also, high frequency memory actually helps gain a few frames
In a gaming rig, the GPU is the most important part, so a 1070, or a new Vega GPU is where you're going to be looking at, around 30 to 40% of your budget should be put here when its a 'gaming' pc, so that £3-400 in your case.
Look for a decent M.2 ssd, around 250GB is a good point between not too expensive but plenty storage for a boot drive. Best value ones are the 850 Evo, Intel 600p and...
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I'm not gonna make an actual parts list, but what youre looking for is probably going to be a Ryzen processor, great price/performance, or maybe an i5, not sure on which skew though.
16GB of RAM is basically standard now, a lot of games utalise up to or more than 8GB, so I won't skimp here, also, high frequency memory actually helps gain a few frames
In a gaming rig, the GPU is the most important part, so a 1070, or a new Vega GPU is where you're going to be looking at, around 30 to 40% of your budget should be put here when its a 'gaming' pc, so that £3-400 in your case.
Look for a decent M.2 ssd, around 250GB is a good point between not too expensive but plenty storage for a boot drive. Best value ones are the 850 Evo, Intel 600p and WD Blue. Or a higher end one is the 960 Pro, although you pay a premium for this. Then pair that with a 2-3TB hard drive for all the storage you'll ever need. Optionally, you could go for a 500GB-1TB SSD, and no hard drive, just using the SSD for everything.
Motherboard doesnt matter too much, get one that has enough features and looks nice to you, if you're buying a K or X edition CPU, make sure to get a Z series chipset (just for intel)
Similarly, just get a nice looking case that has decent airflow and a good build quality.
For coolers, you can either go watercooled or air cooled. The king of air coolers is probably the Hyper 212 Evo (i think), but just do a quick google on this, something cheap. Otherwise, a good 240mm AIO watercooler would be the best thing, from companies like NZXT, Corsair, EK, Swiftech or Thermaltake
Finally, PSU's. Buy a decent PSU, of a good wattage, you may spend more than you want to, but a PSU will last you forever, and if you skimp out now, you'll only have to buy another one later on, and also run the risk of it breaking and taking some components with it. Check the Tom's Hardware PSU Tier list for a full list of good power supplies. I would recommend the Corsair RM850x, or the EVGA 850W G2/3

Hope this helps
 
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