Gaming PC

Hey, had a spec for a laptop but now decided to get a new desktop. Games played: WoW, Total War games, Civ, PUBG

Any thoughts on improvements, please let me know! Thanks!

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE S BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8086k (4.0GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
500GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Fan Controller
NZXT GRID+ V3 Fan Controller with up to 5 Fitted Case Fans
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1

Budget?

What monitor are you pairing it with?

bobbarley said:

Budget?

What monitor are you pairing it with?

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Budget between £2k-£2.2k, and playing on a "27 2560×1440 monitor

I think you could go for better storage (an NVMe.2 drive, like the Samsung evo?) and maybe faster RAM too.

A bigger PSU would help with later upgrades and, since you have the good cooling paste and a great cpu cooler, have you thought about getting it from the overclocked menu? It costs cery little extra and is covered by the waranty.

Yes, I know I'm only suggesting you spend more, sorry! Some, like the storage, could be easy to add later but the PSU would be more of a pain to add in and you might save a few quid with a cheaper motherboard and maybe dropping the case fans (I think fractal design cases come with several by default.

*edit* Sorry, almost forgot: If you are looking at top graphics cards, you should be aware that new 11 series cards are expected soon, could be worth waiting a week to see what is announced!

I would strongly recommend not buying this - or anything - right now as Nvidia's new lineup of GPUs is expected to be announced on 20th August.

Depending how soon you need the system it could also be worth waiting for the 9th Gen Intel CPUs expected in October. But at the very least wait for the GPUs...