Gaming PC+Monitor £1200 UK

paulursu72

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Hello everyone, in my search for best components in this price range, I end up here, so I am new on this forum. I hope I'll finally be able to find the best config for my budget. I am not british, but I live there, so my english may be not that great.

Approximate Purchase Date:

On BlackFriday or CyberMonday latest date, but I'll stick with this budget in case I won't find any good discount, if you understand what I mean.

Budget Range:

£1200-1300 (maximum)


System Usage from Most to Least Important:

Gaming.


Parts Not Required:

SSD (I'll take it later, it's not a priority)


Preferred Website(s) for Parts:

Amazon.co.uk or other well known UK websites. (I don't want to have issues with warranty or returning, if anything goes wrong)


Country:

United Kingdom


Parts Preferences:

I'll prefer Ryzen 1600 with GTX 1070/1080, or anything you think it's a better choice.


Overclocking:

Not too much, I have no experience with it, but I'll like to try.


Additional Comments:

-I don't mind the monitor resolution or the size of it, but I'll love a 144Hz refresh rate one.
-8Gb ram will be more than enough for now, I will upgrade it later on.
-SSD as I said, will be a future thing (maximum one month later), because of the budget.
-IF and only if it's possible, I want the overall size of the system to be smaller without sacrificing performance.
-I also need a Wi-fi adaptor.
-A possibility of an upgrade will be over minimum 3 years, so future proof is necessary.
-I don't care about design, but I'll like a transparent side panel of the case.

I hope I'm posting in the right section. I am sorry for my english, still improving :) Thank you very much for your time!
 
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One ITX build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£136.00 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (£103.97 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£153.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card (£483.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.53 @ Box Limited)
Monitor: AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor (£304.96 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1304.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-06 07:00 GMT+0000
 

FD2Raptor

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£173.99 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£109.97 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB Video Card (£409.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.36 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.98 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£27.70 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2401 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£258.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1298.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-06 07:55 GMT+0000

You'll do much better with 144hz gaming by having an Intel CPU; plus a high quality 650W Gold Semi-modular allows you the option to upgrade to the 8700k 6c/12t when you need it.

And a FullHD 144hz Freesync monitor for pairing with an AMD Vega 56 that can guarantee avg ~100fps or higher at this resolution for most games with the exception for the few top demanding titles that practically require 1080Ti to run a 144hz screen at 1080p.

And about the Viewsonic screen, from PCMonitor.info:
Very low input lag and exceptionally low signal delay, with well-tuned pixel responsiveness for 144Hz – plus AMD FreeSync support. Many boxes ticked for a fluid, enjoyable and connected gaming experience

Full ergonomic flexibility, solid construction and a well-rounded package for the price

The bottom line; an exceptionally responsive gaming monitor with respectable image quality – putting the panel it uses to very good use.
 
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