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RichH

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Time for my trusty old PCS Pc to be retired and be replaced by something a bit more modern.

Budget is £2000 or under.

Planning to use it for gaming and editing GoPro footage, not currently using high resolution displays, but will definitely be looking to do so in the next 3 months or so.

Am I on the right track with this specc ?? Any suggestions for improvement ??

Cheers in advance

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, Wi-Fi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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 DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
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
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,998.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-overclocked/FFv3QKxgRh/
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Looks great as it stands.

When you say high res display, are you talking 1440p or 4k? If 4k, you might want to rework things to aim for the GTX 1080 ti.

The case is quite large. Other high end ones like the Fractal Define S are not as huge, and also bit cheaper, but still offer very good performance. Obviously if you're going for the case because of the aesthetic or you need the size, then it's a good case.
 
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RichH

Gold Level Poster
Thanks for the response and comments.

99% certain I will only be looking at 1440p -- not sure the bank account (or wife) would allow me to stretch to 4k

Only went for that case, as they seem to have good feedback and as I'm currently using a HAF 932 the size is pretty similar and I was hoping to get similar cooling performance -- also, I have 2 WD Black drives in my current system that I might look at moving over, so wanted something with adequate room/bays.

Just need to crank out the overtime this month so I can get my order in at the end of May :clap:
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Then your spec looks great for what you want it for.

For the sake of presenting options, it's worth bearing in mind you can get 4k gsync monitors for the same kind of price as 1440p gsync ones (sometimes a bit less in fact). By tweaking the storage and other bits it would be just about possible to squeeze a GTX 1080 ti in there:

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, Wi-Fi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2800MB/R, 1100MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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 DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
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
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £2,061.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-overclocked/NvPD6X!47k/

1440p is still a very valid way to go, I'm just presenting 4k gaming as something that's not necessarily completely out of reach in terms of budget. :)
 
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RichH

Gold Level Poster
Thanks for that...thrown the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons with that specc...will have to do a bit more research on display prices and options I think.

Many Thanks :clap:
 
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RichH

Gold Level Poster
Will be putting my order in today or tomorrow with a couple of tweaks :

Worth upgrading the PSU to CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET for less load and therefore quieter running ?

Worth including NZXT SENTRY 3 FAN CONTROL to keep everything running cool ?

Nice monitors btw, will def be looking at a pair of those in a couple of months or so
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
The RMx is semi-passive which means it will run silently under lower loads. It's also better build quality than the CS. If you don't mind spending more on that, it's worth it. I'm very happy with my RMI (which is pretty similar).

Worth including NZXT SENTRY 3 FAN CONTROL to keep everything running cool ?
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I would say no. The Fractal R5 has a basic built in fan controller anyway. By default the fans will run at full speed so an extra fan controller wouldn't make things any cooler afaik. The built in controller on the R5 lets you reduce the voltage to the fans, making them run slower and therefore quieter, on demand. The case is still going to be quieter with the fans at full speed than many other computers.

Nice monitors btw, will def be looking at a pair of those
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If you mean a pair of gsync 4k monitors like the xb281hk there wouldn't be much point. Since you're only going to be gaming on one monitor, you'd only need the one gsync one. If you wanted a 2nd 4k monitor for web pages, youtube, etc then you could get a cheaper one without gsync.
 
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RichH

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Good point on the monitors - I already have a 27" Asus as my current primary screen, so that will be fine as a 2nd for browsing etc.

Will definitely go for the uprated Psu and drop the fan controller.

Many Thanks, much appreciated +rep :yes::clap:

All ordered...now the wait begins
 
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