Help me with my first gaming PC

[Agent Hopper]

This is gonna be my first gaming PC, I play most games, its a big purchase and I wanted to ask for some advise with it. I'm not the best with all of this but after some research and a lot of time, I have come up with this. I'd love to hear any advice you guys have and how good of a PC you think it will be. Thanks for your help

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500P GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-7820X (3.6GHz) 11MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 3: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND M.2 SSD (up to 550MB/sR | 525MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Monitor
IIYAMA GE2488HS-B2 24" Gaming Monitor

Price £2,250.00 including VAT and delivery

 

[Oussebon]

The i7 8700k (which is under the Z370 configurator) would offer more gaming performance for a lower price.

What's your budget for the whole system, including the monitor? (assuming you don't already have a main monitor to use).

 

[Agent Hopper]

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm not fixing myself to a solid budget, if for an extra £100 its gonna get me much better performance or last me longer, then thats fine. But guess don't really want to be going more then £2,500

 

[Oussebon]

The 8700k CPU would offer better performance for less £:



Probably the best 'value' option would be the Ultima X01 off the review section for £1479 + a 1440p 144hz gsync monitor for £500-600. The Ultima is about £1700's worth of hardware for a fixed, discounted price. See: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/238/

It has a very similar spec to the above but with the 8700k. The fact that the CPU is less expensive to begin with and that the system then has over £200 discount on top of that means you could buy it, and a vastly better monitor, and still be over £100 better off versus the spec above.

 

[Oussebon]

If you wanted to go all-out then something like:


Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - 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
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2800MB/R, 1100MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
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 & Single Licence
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
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,979.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-overclocked/kRAud3feCG/

which would pair well with either a 1440p 144hz monitor or a 4k Gsync monitor.

 

[Agent Hopper]

Thanks! So would you say your all out configuration would offer much better performance ext then my one? As well as cheaper.

 

[Oussebon]

Yes.

But it's only worth getting something like that if you also get a monitor that will do it justice i.e.a 1440p high refresh rate or 4k gsync screen.

There's no point to buying something like that to game on a 1080p screen as the extra performance is wasted.

 

[Agent Hopper]

Ahh ok, thanks. Any recommendations on the monitor, a reasonably priced one?

 

[Oussebon]

"reasonably priced" isn't usually something you hear associated with 1440p 144hz gsync or 4k gsync monitors, since they're very high end gaming gear. But so's a £2000 gaming PC with a 1080 ti.

If you can stretch the overall budget for your system to ~£2500 as above, you can easily get one of these monitors however:
Dell S2716DG is available for £550 (27", 1440p, 144hz, gsync)
Acer Predator XB271HK ~£500 (27", 4k, IPS, gsync)
Acer Predator XB281HK ~£530 (28", 4k, TN, gsync)
Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR ~£590 (27", 1440p, 165hz, gsync)
AOC AG271QG ~£600 (27", 1440p, 165hz, IPS, gsync)

Those are some of what count as the budget end of those monitors.

The high res/refresh rates of these would give a much better gaming experience than your original 1080p choice, not to mention gsync to smooth out the gameplay.

If that seems like too much, I'd suggest just getting the Ultima X01 and one of the 1440p 144hz monitors as a 1080 non-ti will still do well at 1440p and the system will still be under £2200.

 

[Lockstar]

For 1080p?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Dell S2716DG is available for £550 (27", 1440p, 144hz, gsync) --- tn panel

Acer Predator XB271HK ~£500 (27", 4k, IPS, gsync) ---- I'm assuming you meant the one that is style name WQHD, ZeroFrame, G-Sync, 165Hz(OC), IPS. This is the one I've been looking at but the reviews are a bit worrying, the quality control on them seems very hit and miss

Acer Predator XB281HK ~£530 (28", 4k, TN, gsync) ---tn panel

Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR ~£590 (27", 1440p, 165hz, gsync) --- tn panel

AOC AG271QG ~£600 (27", 1440p, 165hz, IPS, gsync) ---- again reviews are all very hit and miss. There was one picture showing so much back light bleed in all 4 corners that the blank black screen being displayed was more white than black.


I'm gonna keep holding out for a good IPS, any more suggestions? The reviews for that Dell do look very good if I have to settle for a TN though. I haven't really compared many of those yet though.

I've got the Dell, it's truly fantastic (with the obvious drawbacks of TN), but even with being a TN, it's such a good panel that I forget it is so.