- Dec 13, 2024
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Hi I am considering buying a new P.C. I am in the U.K and my budget is around £1750. I mostly play 3D games in 1080p on a 42inch Sony LCD T.V with some light amateur Unity game development/ modding and Blender. I currently have a GTX 1650/16 GB/ i7 6700 from Stone computers. I upgraded the CPU from a i5 6400, and it is has lasted me well for a few years but I would like to have a future proof system that can play new games on high graphic settings. I play a lot of 7 days to die which relies single core CPU performance, and Rust. I may upgrade to a 4K T.V/ monitor, does not need to be included in price.
I would like to use an Intel CPU, I have used them for a long time. I hear the 13th/ 14th gen are tending to break so would like to have a good 12th gen like a 12700K, with a decent GPU like an Nvidia RTX 4070. I am also tempted by the Battlemage, just because I like the name.
I would prefer a prebuilt system, I could assemble myself but I would rather spend a little more and have somebody to blame if it does not work. I would like to have 32 GB of fast RAM and 2 TB SSD, I have an external 7 TB HDD I use for media/ productivity storage so just need space for games. I do not require RGB lighting, and case colour is unimportant, but I would like good airflow and cooling.
I have found this system from UK Gaming Computers https://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/cerberus-extreme-custom-pc
I would upgrade RAM to 32GB 6000 MHZ and add 'moderate' overclocking for a total of £1719 with Windows 10 (would prefer to stick to this because I don't want more AI)
My questions are: 1) Is it worth getting overclocking? They also offer an 'extreme' version for claimed maximum 40% gain, moderate is 20%. My gut feeling is moderate would be better because it would put less strain CPU, but I have no idea if that is correct. Price is the same. Would cooler require an upgrade?
2) When is a good time to buy? Is it better to wait until after Christmas/ release of the 50 series GPU? Will prices on 4070 drop any time soon?
3) Is the ukgamingcomputers website a good place to buy? Are there any other decent U.K suppliers offering a better deal? This seems very competitive.
Any other advice would be appreciated.
I would like to use an Intel CPU, I have used them for a long time. I hear the 13th/ 14th gen are tending to break so would like to have a good 12th gen like a 12700K, with a decent GPU like an Nvidia RTX 4070. I am also tempted by the Battlemage, just because I like the name.
I would prefer a prebuilt system, I could assemble myself but I would rather spend a little more and have somebody to blame if it does not work. I would like to have 32 GB of fast RAM and 2 TB SSD, I have an external 7 TB HDD I use for media/ productivity storage so just need space for games. I do not require RGB lighting, and case colour is unimportant, but I would like good airflow and cooling.
I have found this system from UK Gaming Computers https://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/cerberus-extreme-custom-pc
I would upgrade RAM to 32GB 6000 MHZ and add 'moderate' overclocking for a total of £1719 with Windows 10 (would prefer to stick to this because I don't want more AI)
My questions are: 1) Is it worth getting overclocking? They also offer an 'extreme' version for claimed maximum 40% gain, moderate is 20%. My gut feeling is moderate would be better because it would put less strain CPU, but I have no idea if that is correct. Price is the same. Would cooler require an upgrade?
2) When is a good time to buy? Is it better to wait until after Christmas/ release of the 50 series GPU? Will prices on 4070 drop any time soon?
3) Is the ukgamingcomputers website a good place to buy? Are there any other decent U.K suppliers offering a better deal? This seems very competitive.
Any other advice would be appreciated.
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