Hi all,
It has been about 6-7 years since I built my current rig, and after the routine of stressing over the system not posting and all the fuss that goes into the building I swore to myself, and more importantly to my wife if I ever did upgrade I would get a prebuild rather than do it myself!
I used to think I was pretty up-to-date on components, but looking at the sheer volume of options out there at the minute, I was wondering if you guys might be able to point me in the right direction.
In short, it will be a total reset, save my mouse, keyboard, monitor and I would think my gaming SSD, so still looking at a main SSD for the OS and programs, and a standard bulk drive. The rest will most likely get cleaned down and shipped off to my folks, so power supply, case and everything out the window.
Happy to take any advice on parts, but in short I am not looking for something that I am paying 50% extra to get 10% more performance, just something that will play the current crop of games well and will still be there or there abouts in a few years.
Oh one last thing, and no offence to those that like it, but I have no interest in RGB at all, will happily take a plain jane black brick of a box as a case.
I am UK based, and have mostly used Scan in the past to buy items, but am totally flexible to use any other reputable company.
Approximate Purchase Date: Happy to go now, but this computer is still kicking so if there is a general feeling there is a price drop coming with new tech coming out, happy to wait.
Budget Range: Honestly have no idea, I dont need to spend more if I dont need to, I have no desire for it to be the best of the best. £1500 ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Pretty much everything
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Have used Scan in the past but flexible.
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: Dont mind
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 is my current, happy to stick with it.
Thanks for any help,
Q
It has been about 6-7 years since I built my current rig, and after the routine of stressing over the system not posting and all the fuss that goes into the building I swore to myself, and more importantly to my wife if I ever did upgrade I would get a prebuild rather than do it myself!
I used to think I was pretty up-to-date on components, but looking at the sheer volume of options out there at the minute, I was wondering if you guys might be able to point me in the right direction.
In short, it will be a total reset, save my mouse, keyboard, monitor and I would think my gaming SSD, so still looking at a main SSD for the OS and programs, and a standard bulk drive. The rest will most likely get cleaned down and shipped off to my folks, so power supply, case and everything out the window.
Happy to take any advice on parts, but in short I am not looking for something that I am paying 50% extra to get 10% more performance, just something that will play the current crop of games well and will still be there or there abouts in a few years.
Oh one last thing, and no offence to those that like it, but I have no interest in RGB at all, will happily take a plain jane black brick of a box as a case.
I am UK based, and have mostly used Scan in the past to buy items, but am totally flexible to use any other reputable company.
Approximate Purchase Date: Happy to go now, but this computer is still kicking so if there is a general feeling there is a price drop coming with new tech coming out, happy to wait.
Budget Range: Honestly have no idea, I dont need to spend more if I dont need to, I have no desire for it to be the best of the best. £1500 ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Pretty much everything
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Have used Scan in the past but flexible.
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: Dont mind
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 is my current, happy to stick with it.
Thanks for any help,
Q
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