Buying a gaming PC - advise me?

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bbrd93

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Hey everyone,

Sorry if this post is a bit long/dumb. I'm just hoping to get some advice about buying a gaming PC. I currently game on a laptop, and I mostly play open world fantasy RPG-type games. I can run Witcher 3 with some settings on ultra and almost get a steady 30 fps. I downloaded Kingdom Come Deliverance and my laptop pretty much burst into tears, so I'm hoping for a substantial upgrade. Ideally, I'd like to be able to mod Witcher 3 to look as good as it can, and to be able to play upcoming games at high settings for the next few years. So I'm trying to research my options - I'm not nearly tech-savvy enough to build my own pc, so I am looking to buy something pre-built. I'm thinking of a budget of around £1300.

I contacted UKGamingComputers with this question, and their advisor suggested this: https://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/hex-x6-gaming-pc (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6Ghz Turbo4.0Ghz 6 Core 12 Thread, 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400Mhz (2x8GB)) with a Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB. He said I should be able to play demanding games at 2k resolution at high settings and get good fps. This seems like a really great option and I'm tempted by it, but like I said, I'm not super knowledgeable about these kinds of things, so I was hoping to get some other opinions as well. Should this set up meet my needs? What are the alternatives?

Thanks a lot,

BB
 
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Surprisingly, that's not a bad build for a pre-built system.

However, I'd recommend you consider the alternative of building it yourself. If you build the system yourself, you can get newer components for the same price.

If you just don't want to build a PC yourself, that is a solid choice though.

What resolution are you playing at?
 
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bbrd93

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Thanks so much for the replies.

On my laptop I'm playing at 1080p. Ideally on my new system I'd like to upgrade that to 2k - I was told that 4k was pretty much out of the question at that price range.

In terms of building something myself, is that as complicated as it sounds? I'm absolutely useless at most practical stuff, so unless it's far simpler than I'm imagining I'm not sure it's something I'd be up to. Also, I've read that the prices of some parts, especially GPUs, have been really inflated lately, making building yourself less cost-effective than it used to be, is that true?

Cheers again!

BB
 
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If you're moderately mechanical, with a little experience with electricity, it's not very hard at all. If you follow the instructions in the manual, 90% of the time everything goes smoothly. It's that 10% of the time that makes you tear your hair out. But if you're not overclocking and working on a mature platform, it should work the first time at least 97% of the time. GPU prices have come down. They're not where they should be at this point in the cycle, but I don't think prebuilts save you that much money right now.

A couple things I would try to add to the build-- first, a 500 GB SSD. It looks like all of their SSDs are Samsungs, which are nice, but a bit pricey in a budget build. It will help with boot times, general usage and loading times, which for RPGs, can be substantial. Finally, the 2nd Gen Ryzen parts are a very nice iterative upgrade. I would try to get an R5 2600X unless they want more than 50 quid for the upgrade. Oh, and one more thing, the 3000MHz memory is probably a good upgrade as well. Ryzen likes fast memory.
 
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ElectrO_90

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I went to the link and saw you can customise the computer.
Change the ram to 16GB 3000 (ideally 3200 but no option.
Upgrade the CPU to 1600x like you done - but really this should be the NEW 2nd Gen Ryzen 2600X
Evo 250GB SSD and a 2TB second Hard Disk for storage - totals £1305
But the thing I don't like is it is not a 2600X CPU
 
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bbrd93

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Thanks again for the replies - in terms of upgrades to the suggested build, as I understand it that build does not include a monitor or an operating system, so the £1300 (or close to as possible) would need to cover those as well. In terms of actual performance how much do you think I'd be missing out on by going for what is suggested there than the upgrades suggested above? Basically, would I be getting a better enough performance to make it worth upping the budget up to say, £1500 to cover those upgrades?

Cheers again,

BB
 
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ElectrO_90

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basically a 1060 would give you great 1080p - all depends if you want more than that.
Higher is nice, but it all costs money.
Still you can get a decent machine for £1300 including a decent £200 freesync monitor (even if you use nvidia it will be 144hz) If you use Gsync it costs you another £100 for the privelege to have a gsync sticker on the monitor.

But build your own, not rocket science, just be careful.
 
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bbrd93

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Thanks again for the replies - I've been looking into the cost of parts and it does seem I could do better for the money if I built something myself. I've been playing around with a part list, how does this look? Is there anywhere that I'm spending more money than I should to meet my needs, or places where I'm cheaping out too much?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HsfGJ8

Cheers, BB

[Edited - Forgot to link part list!]
 
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ElectrO_90

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You are still using an Old CPU, ideally, if you can stretch for the 2600x you will be a lot better off (£50 more)
The motherboard is an A series, means you can't do anything with it. You need to go B350 (£15 more)
I personally prefer the Samsung SSD 850 Evo (£10 more)
You can buy Windows 10 pro for £15 online - I have bought many without any problems
And if possible, change ram to 3200 speed - its (cheaper if you go for that brand, but some better brands £10 more)
So if you buy windows Online, you can get all the above upgrades which will make your computer 20% better ;)
 
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