Question Looking for a good prebuilt gaming PC between £1500-2000

[Sergio_Aguero16]

Hello, I am looking for a gaming PC with an Intel processor (preferably 12th gen) and good Nvidia graphics card between £1500-2000 if possible. So far the best deal I have seen is this one from HP https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=59A36EA&opt=ABU&sel=DTP

With student discount the price of this PC is £1799.
Is the HP Omen a good gaming PC and is this a good price or does anyone know any better deals/ suggestions.
Thank you.

 

[Hellfire13]

Do you think the PC with the specs I linked from fierce PC was a good deal or is this one from PCSpecialist better if I change the processor to i7 12700 https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/W5RJrEvrcs/

The Fierce specs looks better to me in terms of component quality. Just bump it to a 3080 and get a decent cooler.

 

[Sergio_Aguero16]

The Fierce specs looks better to me in terms of component quality. Just bump it to a 3080 and get a decent cooler.

Do you think it will be worth it to get a 3080 over a 3070 for £280 more if I'm going to be gaming on a 1080p monitor. Also do you recommend going for the Intel 12700 over the 12700K CPU as there is not a great options of coolers, as mentioned by Lafong, they are all liquid coolers and to have a 12700K you would most likely need a very good cooler.

 

[Hellfire13]

Do you think it will be worth it to get a 3080 over a 3070 for £280 more if I'm going to be gaming on a 1080p monitor. Also do you recommend going for the Intel 12700 over the 12700K CPU as there is not a great options of coolers, as mentioned by Lafong, they are all liquid coolers and to have a 12700K you would most likely need a very good cooler.

I thought the price difference would be a 100 quid like previously. Not worth that much extra, and its 1080p anyway. 3070 should be fine.

For a lack of good cooler, 12700 is fine too. Just dont go with the F version as you miss two very useful features like debugging and quick sync without the iGPU.

 

[Sergio_Aguero16]

I have also made this build by Palicomp

I don't know if you can see the build I made with this link but the specs are down below. https://www.palicomp.co.uk/shopping-cart

Specs:
tg4SHARKOON TG4 RGB 1
£43.80
cpu_intel_12th_i7_noneINTEL Core i7 12700 - 12 Cores - 20 Threads - 2.1/4.9Ghz Turbo - No Graphics 1
£252.00
cpucooling_arctic_a34-1ARCTIC FREEZER 34 - (AIR) 1
£50.00
mb_asus_b660m-a-d4ASUS | PRIME B660M-A D4 - PCIe 4.0 - USB 3.2 - 2 x m.2 1
£54.20
2448573-a32GB DDR4 3200Mhz - CORSAIR- Vengeance LPX 1
£116.00
m2_samsung_1tb_980evo21TB Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe - 3500MB/s(R)-3000MB/s(W) 1
£100.00
hdd_generic46500GB SEAGATE SATA3 - 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM & 16MB CACHE 1
none7NONE AS STANDARD - Change Case to Add Below 1
gfx_nvidia_rtx3070ti1nVIDIA | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB - HDMI-DP - VR Ready 1
£700.00
psu_corsair_rm850x850W PSU - CORSAIR RM850 Gold - 90% Efficiency (High Gaming) 1
£118.00
w11WINDOWS 11 - 64Bit 1
fan-120mm-corMax Out All Case Fans For 120mm - Corsair 1
£20.00

The total price was : £1,753.99

 

[Sergio_Aguero16]

The link doesn't work but this was the link I used to create https://www.palicomp.co.uk/index.ph...bproduct&id=112&layout=custom&Itemid=291&md=1

 

[Lafong]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMKkwkeEQhI


above is a review of the case.

Your various choices are mostly within the margin of error.

The "best" one (on paper) may well result in a horrible experience for you due to unforeseeable issues. Likewise, the "worst" one may give you the fewest headaches.

I'd pay most attention to CPU strength, GPU choice, and air versus liquid cooling.

You'll have some regrets after you get your hands on it. Unavoidable since you can't audition it and have minimal control over components.

You can continue searching for more candidates, but who's to say the 7th, 13th, or 20th candidate is better other than as rank speculation.

 

[Sergio_Aguero16]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMKkwkeEQhI


above is a review of the case.

Your various choices are mostly within the margin of error.

The "best" one (on paper) may well result in a horrible experience for you due to unforeseeable issues. Likewise, the "worst" one may give you the fewest headaches.

I'd pay most attention to CPU strength, GPU choice, and air versus liquid cooling.

You'll have some regrets after you get your hands on it. Unavoidable since you can't audition it and have minimal control over components.

You can continue searching for more candidates, but who's to say the 7th, 13th, or 20th candidate is better other than as rank speculation.

I understand there might be regrets but hopefully now that I can see the make/ model/ type of all components it should make it so there's fewer regrets, its just about finding the best price because the builds I've linked are using very similar components. I tried to make this one similar to the Fierce build I linked earlier and I think overall it is beating it on price, I just need help making sure I've selected the right parts for example like you mentioned with the case, this can be changed, there are several cases there I just picked that one at random.

 

[Lafong]

I just need help making sure I've selected the right parts

You can't make sure. That's what I meant by margin of error.

Right meaning highest performance at your chosen tasks, without regard to X, Y, and Z?

Right meaning fewest regrets with acceptable performance?

You can define "right" any way you want.

With any plausible set of components, your "right" will be overwhelmed by chance....the unforeseeable.

Research can help you avoid gross errors and outright incompatible parts, but not much more.

Part A may be more suitable for you than Part B, but we don't have complete insight into your usage pattern on the PC and what would disappoint you.

Quality control on these parts is not on the level of your pocket knife, excepting the CPU.

Good luck.

 

[Hellfire13]

I have also made this build by Palicomp

I don't know if you can see the build I made with this link but the specs are down below. https://www.palicomp.co.uk/shopping-cart

Specs:
tg4SHARKOON TG4 RGB 1
£43.80
cpu_intel_12th_i7_noneINTEL Core i7 12700 - 12 Cores - 20 Threads - 2.1/4.9Ghz Turbo - No Graphics 1
£252.00
cpucooling_arctic_a34-1ARCTIC FREEZER 34 - (AIR) 1
£50.00
mb_asus_b660m-a-d4ASUS | PRIME B660M-A D4 - PCIe 4.0 - USB 3.2 - 2 x m.2 1
£54.20
2448573-a32GB DDR4 3200Mhz - CORSAIR- Vengeance LPX 1
£116.00
m2_samsung_1tb_980evo21TB Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe - 3500MB/s(R)-3000MB/s(W) 1
£100.00
hdd_generic46500GB SEAGATE SATA3 - 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM & 16MB CACHE 1
none7NONE AS STANDARD - Change Case to Add Below 1
gfx_nvidia_rtx3070ti1nVIDIA | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB - HDMI-DP - VR Ready 1
£700.00
psu_corsair_rm850x850W PSU - CORSAIR RM850 Gold - 90% Efficiency (High Gaming) 1
£118.00
w11WINDOWS 11 - 64Bit 1
fan-120mm-corMax Out All Case Fans For 120mm - Corsair 1
£20.00

The total price was : £1,753.99

A fully enclosed case should not be paired with a 12core processor. Same with budget line board. They are a perfect recipe for thermal throttling when the CPU will boost on load. You will not only loose performance, but also damage parts. If you are on a tight budget, get a lower tier GPU, but get a better board with adequate VRM and a better case with adequate airflow. Rest is fine.

 

[Why_Me]

I have also made this build by Palicomp

I don't know if you can see the build I made with this link but the specs are down below. https://www.palicomp.co.uk/shopping-cart

Specs:
tg4SHARKOON TG4 RGB 1
£43.80
cpu_intel_12th_i7_noneINTEL Core i7 12700 - 12 Cores - 20 Threads - 2.1/4.9Ghz Turbo - No Graphics 1
£252.00
cpucooling_arctic_a34-1ARCTIC FREEZER 34 - (AIR) 1
£50.00
mb_asus_b660m-a-d4ASUS | PRIME B660M-A D4 - PCIe 4.0 - USB 3.2 - 2 x m.2 1
£54.20
2448573-a32GB DDR4 3200Mhz - CORSAIR- Vengeance LPX 1
£116.00
m2_samsung_1tb_980evo21TB Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe - 3500MB/s(R)-3000MB/s(W) 1
£100.00
hdd_generic46500GB SEAGATE SATA3 - 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM & 16MB CACHE 1
none7NONE AS STANDARD - Change Case to Add Below 1
gfx_nvidia_rtx3070ti1nVIDIA | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB - HDMI-DP - VR Ready 1
£700.00
psu_corsair_rm850x850W PSU - CORSAIR RM850 Gold - 90% Efficiency (High Gaming) 1
£118.00
w11WINDOWS 11 - 64Bit 1
fan-120mm-corMax Out All Case Fans For 120mm - Corsair 1
£20.00

The total price was : £1,753.99

The Asus Prime B660 won't handle that cpu.

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/intel-12th-gen-i7-custom-pc-builder
CyberPower INTEL 12TH GEN i7 CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Case: NZXT H510 Flow Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Tempered Glass Window panel (Black Colour)
CPU: Intel Core i7-12700
Cooler: MSI MAG Coreliquid 240R V2 240mm RGB Liquid Cooler, Extreme OC Compatible
Board: MSI B660M-A WIFI DDR4
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4/3200mhz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX w/Heat Spreader)
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8GB LHR
PSU: MSI MPG A850GF 850W 80+ Gold Modular Gaming Power Supply
M.2 SSD Drive: 2TB (1x2TB) Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

£1646 ex. VAT
£1975.20 in VAT

https://nzxt.com/product/h510-flow

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B660M-A-WIFI-DDR4

 

[Sergio_Aguero16]

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/intel-12th-gen-i7-custom-pc-builder
CyberPower INTEL 12TH GEN i7 CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Case: NZXT H510 Flow Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Tempered Glass Window panel (Black Colour)
CPU: Intel Core i7-12700
Cooler: MSI MAG Coreliquid 240R V2 240mm RGB Liquid Cooler, Extreme OC Compatible
Board: MSI B660M-A WIFI DDR4
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4/3200mhz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX w/Heat Spreader)
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8GB LHR
PSU: MSI MPG A850GF 850W 80+ Gold Modular Gaming Power Supply
M.2 SSD Drive: 2TB (1x2TB) Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

£1646 ex. VAT
£1975.20 in VAT

https://nzxt.com/product/h510-flow

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B660M-A-WIFI-DDR4

https://www.fiercepc.co.uk/intel-12400f-nvidia-rtx-3060ti-custom-gaming-pc

• 
  
• • Tecware Forge L Black ARGB Gaming PC Case
  • ASUS ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 (This can be changed if not a good case)
  • INTEL i7-12700 CPU
  • 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz DDR4 Memory (4 x 8GB)
  • Corsair TX850M 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
  • Nvidia RTX 3070 Graphics Card
  • 2TB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 NVME SSD
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB AIO CPU Cooler
  Total = £1,780.00

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.fiercepc.co.uk/intel-12400f-nvidia-rtx-3060ti-custom-gaming-pc

• 
  
• • Tecware Forge L Black ARGB Gaming PC Case
  • ASUS ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 (This can be changed if not a good case)
  • INTEL i7-12700 CPU
  • 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz DDR4 Memory (4 x 8GB)
  • Corsair TX850M 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
  • Nvidia RTX 3070 Graphics Card
  • 2TB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 NVME SSD
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB AIO CPU Cooler
• Total = £1,780.00

Nice ^^ You want 2x16GB with Intel, not 4x8GB. Other than that your build looks great. )