£2000 build your own gaming PC, ideas please!

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samalam

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Hey all,

My current PC i bought around 8 years ago for work and is now pretty useless at gaming. I've had advice from a shop on what to buy but I'd like to build one myself if possible.

I have a £2000 budget ($2660) and want the pc to be optimised for gaming (I'm retired so no more work!). Please can one of you clever guys and gals point me in the right direction?

Cheers,

Sam
 
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yeti_yeti

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£2000 is a lot of money to spend on a gaming build to say the least. Im assuming you already have all the peripherals (mouse, monitor etc.). The build I threw together is pretty much the best gaming performance you can get atm. Ofcourse all of this is subject to change, as pc hardware market is developing extremely quickly and new hardware might be considered outdated in a year or so. This could be a complete overkill depending on your resolution and games you play.

Good luck :)

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nRMMV6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nRMMV6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.01 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£143.04 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£185.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£103.14 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card (£802.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Black TG ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£112.13 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Total: £1957.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-25 20:38 BST+0100
 
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samalam

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Hero! Thanks so much Yeti, that is just what I was after. Well to be honest I will need a new monitor as well to make the most of it as mine is pretty useless. How much would a half decent one set me back? I guess i want it all for around 2000 but don't mind a few hundred either way.

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge
 
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If you don't care to overclock the CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£257.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.56 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£133.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Core Video Card (£675.37 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 (EU) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.65 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB271HUA 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor (£468.58 @ PC World Business)
Total: £2012.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-25 21:03 BST+0100
 
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Most monitors nowdays offer either sharper image quality or higher refresh rate (smoother experience). Unfortunately a combination of those two usually does cost quite a bit. I would also recommend picking up a 2k or 4k monitor, as lower resolutions will not be able to utilize full performance of the graphics card.
Here are some options at different price points:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VGHn6s
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VGHn6s/by_merchant/

Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($452.30 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($354.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1001.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-26 07:25 EDT-0400
 
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