Time to upgrade

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Gazza

Bronze Level Poster
Had my PC specialists desktop now for almost 5 years and I can now afford to upgrade before I buy this new monitor

Any suggestions on the build before I buy would be appreciated.
Budget for PC £3,000 or close.

Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 780T FULL TOWER 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
FREE entry to win one of FIVE GIGABYTE Fan Bundles!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL 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. 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
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
 
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Gazza

Bronze Level Poster
Click on the "new monitor" link in my original post.
Guess you need to change the colour of typed hyperlinks in the forum so they stand out better !?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Gazza said:
Click on the "new monitor" link in my original post.
Guess you need to change the colour of typed hyperlinks in the forum so they stand out better !?
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It’s a freesync monitor so wouldn’t work fully with the graphics you’ve chosen, seems a shame to compromise at that price point.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I wish links were a different colour or underlined too.

I'd second the suggestion for getting a gsync monitor, especially at such a high res.

I'd also consider a different case, as that's pretty huge.
 
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Gazza

Bronze Level Poster
Thanks for the heads up on the monitor. Now changed it to this one < This is a link :smartass:

Is there much difference between the Corsair H110i cooler and H100i v2 processor cooler ?
I can find quite a few reviews and vids on the H100i v2 but not the H110i
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Gazza said:
Thanks for the heads up on the monitor. Now changed it to this one < This is a link :smartass:

Is there much difference between the Corsair H110i cooler and H100i v2 processor cooler ?
I can find quite a few reviews and vids on the H100i v2 but not the H110i
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My god, that's a sweet monitor!

I think the H110i is a larger radiator 280mm vs 240mm. For your uses the H100iV2 would be ample.
 
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rtho

Active member
Wow - £920 for a monitor - lol - can you voice change settings for that price - only joking
 
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Gazza

Bronze Level Poster
rtho said:
Wow - £920 for a monitor - lol - can you voice change settings for that price - only joking
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Benefit of being able to retire at 53 after making some good investments in life :smartass:
Enjoy life to the full but save and be sensible.
 
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rtho

Active member
Suppose I spend my money on cars, and they as you know loose money like nothing else. Currently Nissan GT-R 35
 
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