Is this build good?

[sopl]

Hi,

I did try posting this before but didn't seem to work so sorry if it appears twice under different usernames.

Is the build on the link below any good and good value for money? It uses the Asus ROG Strix Z370-F motherboard. If not or you can recommend something better please feel free to do so, my budget is around £2500.

http://

Thanks
Folkvar

 

[jacobweaver800]

Hi,

I did try posting this before but didn't seem to work so sorry if it appears twice under different usernames.

Is the build on the link below any good and good value for money? It uses the Asus ROG Strix Z370-F motherboard. If not or you can recommend something better please feel free to do so, my budget is around £2500.

http://

Thanks
Folkvar

This PC can run just about any game at 4k, or do 1080p 120+ FPS on high settings. Basically, I'm asking what games are you planning on playing, what resolution, and what else will you or are you planning to do on this PC.

 

[nobspls]

The question that you should ask is whether if can you get the same stuff for less money? I don't know about market price in the UK, but it feels like it is $1000 too high.

 

[jacobweaver800]

The question that you should ask is whether if can you get the same stuff for less money? I don't know about market price in the UK, but it feels like it is $1000 too high.

Actually yeah, I looked up the conversion and for USD its about 1 grand too high for that system. I assume UK prices are higher, also that the price is marked up since it is custom built and overclocked out of the box.

 

[nobspls]

Actually yeah, I looked up the conversion and for USD its about 1 grand too high for that system. I assume UK prices are higher, also that the price is marked up since it is custom built and overclocked out of the box.

The thing is looking at the pictures for it, there is really nothing custom built about it. There is no custom loop water cooling or even added bling bling lighting, it is just plain old AIO cooler you can buy and install. The thing is assembled no differently than a dell would be assembled. As for overclocking, even if they put in 24/48 hours of labor to slow crank up the frequency and voltage along with test, validate, and verify the darn thing which I serious doubt, that labor is not worth $1000.

 

[sopl]

Hi,

I did try posting this before but didn't seem to work so sorry if it appears twice under different usernames.

Is the build on the link below any good and good value for money? It uses the Asus ROG Strix Z370-F motherboard. If not or you can recommend something better please feel free to do so, my budget is around £2500.

http://

Thanks
Folkvar

This PC can run just about any game at 4k, or do 1080p 120+ FPS on high settings. Basically, I'm asking what games are you planning on playing, what resolution, and what else will you or are you planning to do on this PC.

Most modern games and will like to do some VR and 4k too. Is the system good value or overpriced? Can I get better for the money?

 

[sopl]

The question that you should ask is whether if can you get the same stuff for less money? I don't know about market price in the UK, but it feels like it is $1000 too high.

That was really my concern, whether it was good value or not or can I get better for the price. Prices will be more in the UK than the US (it's to do with the dollar being the world reserve currency). I'm guessing it isn't good value by what you're saying. I suspect I can do better with my own build but I'm a bit nervous about that as I haven't built a system in 13 years, it's really the water cooling that makes me nervous.

 

[Alan Caldwell]

Prebuilts are way over priced. Better build your own PC. It's quite an experience too!

Pcpartpicker is down for maintenance, I'll post a build ASAP.

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£277.92 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£158.01 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£112.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£689.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£689.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.96 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£108.55 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.80 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2475.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 19:21 BST+0100

This build will give you max performance out of your budget.

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£277.92 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£115.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£230.29 @ BT Shop)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£184.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£188.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card (£801.67 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB Mirror Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£178.97 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£108.55 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.80 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2235.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 19:34 BST+0100

This build is good if you prioritize aesthetics. This will loose performance compared to first one.

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£277.92 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£158.01 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£112.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card (£689.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.01 @ Box Limited)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.32 @ Box Limited)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.80 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1759.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 19:39 BST+0100

This build is to save you money without performance loss compared to second build.

You have three options to choose from. All of the above builds have high quality components.

 

[sopl]

Thanks King Dranzer. I may go for the third build and wait for graphics card prices to come down (if they ever will). Also Amazon only has one of those cards so can't go for the first build (although I would have liked to). Thanks for your efforts, I really appreciate your help.

 

[King Dranzer]

Thanks King Dranzer. I may go for the third build and wait for graphics card prices to come down (if they ever will). Also Amazon only has one of those cards so can't go for the first build (although I would have liked to). Thanks for your efforts, I really appreciate your help.

On Amazon it is limited 1 per account. If you have two accounts you can get 1 for each I guess as the GPU itself is not in stock and will be riving on 27th April and I don't think Amazon will only order 1 GPU for restocking the list.

That is to prevent bulk order for miners.

 

[jacobweaver800]

Thanks King Dranzer. I may go for the third build and wait for graphics card prices to come down (if they ever will). Also Amazon only has one of those cards so can't go for the first build (although I would have liked to). Thanks for your efforts, I really appreciate your help.

I would normally say go for the first, but generally SLI is a pain in the butt, and depending on the game you may get worse performance with 2 cards over 1. You won't loose too too much performance dropping the second 1080 ti, but it will be noticeable. If you ever want to get into 3d modeling or anything GPU intensive like 4k or 8k gaming, video editing with 4k or 8k files (like that of RED camera's) then go for the first, if all you want is a fast gaming PC that can handle high FPS 1080p or 60fps 4k then the second will be just fine. The 3rd won't be much less than the second build, FPS wise, but it should save some money. But keep in mind your dropping to a slightly worse PSU, a not as good case, and your losing 1tb of storage. I think the second will be the best option.