RTX 3070 PC less than £1500?

[Marusha1337]

After 8 years it is about time to ditch my current gaming machine and start from scratch.

So that I can budget correctly, am I likely to build a decent machine for £1500 inclusive of an RTX 3070? Going on that basis that card will be around £500, that only leaves £1000 for the rest.

I am currently wanting to game at 1440p 144hz but I could upgrade to 4K in the next couple of years so would want it to be able to cope with 60fps on reasonably high settings.

Please let me know if I am being naive with my budget.

 

[Scott]

You aren't being naive at all, but you are over-shooting the mark with the GPU. The 2070 Super is a 1440p card, the 3070 is going to be aimed at 4k. You really don't want to go and spend £500 to cover a 4k monitor in a couple of years.... it's a waste of cash as the 4060 is probably going to manage 4k by then.

With that in mind I would budget around £350 for a 3060 and look to purchase in October/November when it's announced/released.

With that in mind, this would be around £25 over budget and ready for the 3060 to slot right in there....

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[Scott]

Just to add.....

If you're ditching your current system completely you could transfer the Windows license to the new system. This would save ITRO £110 at current pricing.

 

[Marusha1337]

Thank you for your prompt reply and great advice.

I usually opt for Intel over AMD. Would the i7-9700K be the equivalent to the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT? Or is the AMD a far superior processor?

 

[AgentCooper]

Much better, streets ahead of Intel in almost all areas but most importantly security. Intel have dozens of outstanding security issues that can’t be patched. Each time a new one is found that can be patched, that further reduces performance.

(Originally posted by @SpyderTracks on a different thread, credit where credit’s due 🙂👍)