£1500 Gaming build

[Flyzeh19]

My pc is starting to become extremely slow so i'm looking to [strike]buy[/strike] build a new one. This will primarily be used for gaming and work purposes, I have a budget of around £1500 and was looking for suggestions as to what to get. Preferably Intel over AMD and with SSD.

 

[ElectrO_90]

You haven't mentioned anything of your old build at all.
As for Intel - why?

 

[Flyzeh19]

You haven't mentioned anything of your old build at all.
As for Intel - why?

Changed it, I wont be using anything from it because ill give it to a friend. Also just a preference of mine.

 

[madmatt30]

Case is purely a buyers choice.
You have the budget there to do pretty much what you want.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£281.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£96.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£69.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Inno3D - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB iChill X3 Video Card (£509.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.60 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1372.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-15 10:59 BST+0100

 

[Flyzeh19]

Case is purely a buyers choice.
You have the budget there to do pretty much what you want.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£281.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£96.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£69.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Inno3D - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB iChill X3 Video Card (£509.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.60 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1372.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-15 10:59 BST+0100

Thanks for the build, these were 2 others I built that are quite similar to yours. Would you say the 1080 is worth it over the 1070ti?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wJcd6s

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6Knwhy

 

[madmatt30]

At a £50 ish (10%) premium I'd say yes , the 1080 is worth it.

Past that you're getting dwindling returns on price/performance.

Cheapest decent 1070ti is £450 or so ,so it's within that ballpark.

 

[Flyzeh19]

At a £50 ish (10%) premium I'd say yes , the 1080 is worth it.

Past that you're getting dwindling returns on price/performance.

Cheapest decent 1070ti is £450 or so ,so it's within that ballpark.

What should I look for to see whether it is a decent GPU? Sorry if it sounds dumb but does the brand of the change the performance much?

 

[madmatt30]

^ everyone has their favourite brand mate in all honesty.

I've owned cards from every manufacturer along the way.Asus used to be a firm favourite but in all honesty after owning cards from galax/kfa2 & pallit/gainward I have to say you can save fairly big on money by veering from the big brands while losing nothing performance wise.

Google search & reviews are your friend here.

Case in point - the ichill I listed blasts away the founders 1080 & also the rog strix performance wise at stock speeds.

https://m.hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/93623-inno3d-geforce-gtx-1080-ichill-x3/?page=3

Currently the best buy in the UK as far as I'm concerned too - always buy my gpu's from overclocked or aria - if there's one item you want a swift & easy rma on If they go faulty its the gpu, overclockers have by far the best returns/replacement service in the UK imo.

 

[Flyzeh19]

^ everyone has their favourite brand mate in all honesty.

I've owned cards from every manufacturer along the way.Asus used to be a firm favourite but in all honesty after owning cards from galas/kfa2 & pally/gains are I have to say you can save fairly big on money by veering from the big brands while losing nothing performance wise.

Google search & reviews are your friend here.

Case in point - the ichill I listed blasts away the founders 1080 & also the rog strix performance wise at stock speeds.

https://m.hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/93623-inno3d-geforce-gtx-1080-ichill-x3/?page=3

Currently the best buy in the UK as far as I'm concerned too - always buy my gpu's from overclocked or aria - if there's one item you want a swift & easy rma on If they go faulty its the gpu, overclockers have by far the best returns/replacement service in the UK imo.

Thanks for the help i'll do some research!

 

[Flyzeh19]

Case is purely a buyers choice.
You have the budget there to do pretty much what you want.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£281.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£96.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£69.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Inno3D - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB iChill X3 Video Card (£509.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.60 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1372.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-15 10:59 BST+0100

^ everyone has their favourite brand mate in all honesty.

I've owned cards from every manufacturer along the way.Asus used to be a firm favourite but in all honesty after owning cards from galax/kfa2 & pallit/gainward I have to say you can save fairly big on money by veering from the big brands while losing nothing performance wise.

Google search & reviews are your friend here.

Case in point - the ichill I listed blasts away the founders 1080 & also the rog strix performance wise at stock speeds.

https://m.hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/93623-inno3d-geforce-gtx-1080-ichill-x3/?page=3

Currently the best buy in the UK as far as I'm concerned too - always buy my gpu's from overclocked or aria - if there's one item you want a swift & easy rma on If they go faulty its the gpu, overclockers have by far the best returns/replacement service in the UK imo.

Hi, just a quick question. How do you think this would compare to it?

https://www.ebuyer.com/750995-chillblast-fusion-alpha-gaming-pc-cbfusalpha

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£281.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z370 Plus Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£127.25 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£151.61 @ YoYoTech)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£66.60 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card (£689.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.96 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1534.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-16 15:57 BST+0100

This i7-8700K and GTX1080Ti combo is around 35% more powerful than i7-8700K and GTX1080 combo which is a huge gain.

I know this thread is solved but just wanted give in my input. This is one more option for OP to choose from.

 

[madmatt30]

@king dranzer - I agree & thought about the 1080ti.
The price though ?? £180 more ?? Unless hes running 4k theres not really any reason for a ti, a 1080 can still rip through stuff at 1440p as it stands.

@Flyzeh19 - the 8700k is a current platform , the 7700k is now discontinued.

Its a decent cpu still but the 8700k is literally 50% stronger.

 

[King Dranzer]

@king dranzer - I agree & thought about the 1080ti.
The price though ?? £180 more ?? Unless hes running 4k theres not really any reason for a ti, a 1080 can still rip through stuff at 1440p as it stands.

I get your point but GTX1080Ti even at 1080p will give benefits as there will be no requirement of upgrade for even longer period of time.