[SOLVED] Building gaming pc

[Will001]

Hello all, I want to build my first gaming pc with help of a friend, but I'm not sure if I have got the best components for my budget (£1300). Partpicker confirmed its compatibility but your expert opinions would help a lot. The desktop will be solely for gaming at 1080p and 1440p. So if you can take the time to help me in my first build it would be much appreciated. I’m sure you can put together a better set up for the same money.

Thanks a lot, Will

CPU | Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core £274.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler | [be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler £53.58
Motherboard | [Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £144.78 @ Amazon UK
Memory | [Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory £70.04 @ CCL Computers
Storage | [Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State drive £76.38 @ Aria PC
Storage | [Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £35.70 @ PC World Business
Video Card | [Asus - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video card £515.80 @ Technextday
Case | [Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case £64.55 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply | [Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Total £1305

 

[PC Tailor]

I'd say you've got a good build there.
The stock cooler for the 8700 would probably suffice being as it's locked.
So an upgrade to K processor may give you that ability to overclock at a later date.

 

[LordVile]

Hello all, I want to build my first gaming pc with help of a friend, but I'm not sure if I have got the best components for my budget (£1300). Partpicker confirmed its compatibility but your expert opinions would help a lot. The desktop will be solely for gaming at 1080p and 1440p. So if you can take the time to help me in my first build it would be much appreciated. I’m sure you can put together a better set up for the same money.

Thanks a lot, Will

CPU | Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core £274.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler | [be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler £53.58
Motherboard | [Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £144.78 @ Amazon UK
Memory | [Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory £70.04 @ CCL Computers
Storage | [Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State drive £76.38 @ Aria PC
Storage | [Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £35.70 @ PC World Business
Video Card | [Asus - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video card £515.80 @ Technextday
Case | [Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case £64.55 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply | [Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Total £1305

Would swap to a Ryzen 5 3600 with a B series board then you can drop the cooler for the time being and invest in a better GPU like a super or 2080.

 

[LordVile]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zrnH6s

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£188.97 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£179.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£69.78 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.38 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.18 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£599.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.55 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £1299.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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