So this is the second PC i've built in my life, the first was when I was 16, 10 years ago now. I've done some pretty hardcore research so I will try and explain my reasons behind each part I've chosen and then I'm open to scrutiny!
Monitor: LG27GL850 - I went with this because clearly Its a winner for price to performance for 1440p monitors, so popular I'm going to have to order mine from France.
https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27GL850-gaming-monitor
Graphics Card: 2080 Super EVGA GeForce XC Hybrid - I chose this card because I'll need a beast and this is the best I can fit into my budget for 1440p gaming. I went with the watercooling because I was told (here actually) that keeping temps low and manual OC is a good route to take, to save spending and extra £80 on a pre-overclocked card .
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-3188-KR
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x 4.4ghz - I didn't put much thought into this, bit of a no-brainer. I originally when with the Ryzen 9 3900x but I decided to drop the price here to make more room for a better GPU.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-3b7-am.html
PSU: RM Series RM850W 80 Plus gold - Does anyone recommend more power?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...lar-power-supply-cp-9020196-uk-ca-24t-cs.html
SSD - Aorus 1TB NVMe PCI Gen4 M.2 - I chose this because the speeds it can achieve really appeal to me, I do a lot of file moving, saving and copying on my PC so this would be a breath of fresh air.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoru...-state-drive-gp-asm2ne6100tttd-hd-009-gi.html
RAM - Corsair vengeance LPX 16 (8x2) 3200mhz CL16 - After much to and from with RAM I decided to go with this kit because I wanted the 'sweet spot' on speed and timings, without paying too much also. I was told this was a great kit to go with and I could manually overclock them to squeeze the extra performance I missed not going with a 3600 kit with similar / better timings.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...hannel-kit-black-cmk16gx4m2b32-my-456-cs.html
CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-D15 140mm black - I went with an air cooler because I don't think I will be stressing my CPU too often, I wanted to save some cash over a fancy AIO which I won't even see and I've always heard good things about Noctua fans.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noct...cpu-cooler-with-dual-140m-fans-hs-03m-nc.html
Motherboard - Gigabyte Aorus x570 elite - I chose this because my ignorance of motherboards is strong, this board kept popping up as compatible and reliable, I can't help but feel like there is a better model for my system but I don't have the knowledge to figure out why
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...4-x570-chipset-atx-motherboard-mb-57w-gi.html
Finally, its worth mentioning this system is going to be replacing my current one in an old Cosmos II supertower which has a LOT of space and a lot of fans
https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/legacy-products/cases/cosmos-2/
I appreciate anyones time to look over this and even more so anyone who is able to make suggestions / criticize any decisions i've made, I will be ordering this within the next week and I want to make sure i've got everything as tuned, compatible and without better options.
Thanks
P.S. Price comes out at around £2100-£2250
Monitor: LG27GL850 - I went with this because clearly Its a winner for price to performance for 1440p monitors, so popular I'm going to have to order mine from France.
https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27GL850-gaming-monitor
Graphics Card: 2080 Super EVGA GeForce XC Hybrid - I chose this card because I'll need a beast and this is the best I can fit into my budget for 1440p gaming. I went with the watercooling because I was told (here actually) that keeping temps low and manual OC is a good route to take, to save spending and extra £80 on a pre-overclocked card .
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-3188-KR
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x 4.4ghz - I didn't put much thought into this, bit of a no-brainer. I originally when with the Ryzen 9 3900x but I decided to drop the price here to make more room for a better GPU.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-3b7-am.html
PSU: RM Series RM850W 80 Plus gold - Does anyone recommend more power?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...lar-power-supply-cp-9020196-uk-ca-24t-cs.html
SSD - Aorus 1TB NVMe PCI Gen4 M.2 - I chose this because the speeds it can achieve really appeal to me, I do a lot of file moving, saving and copying on my PC so this would be a breath of fresh air.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoru...-state-drive-gp-asm2ne6100tttd-hd-009-gi.html
RAM - Corsair vengeance LPX 16 (8x2) 3200mhz CL16 - After much to and from with RAM I decided to go with this kit because I wanted the 'sweet spot' on speed and timings, without paying too much also. I was told this was a great kit to go with and I could manually overclock them to squeeze the extra performance I missed not going with a 3600 kit with similar / better timings.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...hannel-kit-black-cmk16gx4m2b32-my-456-cs.html
CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-D15 140mm black - I went with an air cooler because I don't think I will be stressing my CPU too often, I wanted to save some cash over a fancy AIO which I won't even see and I've always heard good things about Noctua fans.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noct...cpu-cooler-with-dual-140m-fans-hs-03m-nc.html
Motherboard - Gigabyte Aorus x570 elite - I chose this because my ignorance of motherboards is strong, this board kept popping up as compatible and reliable, I can't help but feel like there is a better model for my system but I don't have the knowledge to figure out why
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...4-x570-chipset-atx-motherboard-mb-57w-gi.html
Finally, its worth mentioning this system is going to be replacing my current one in an old Cosmos II supertower which has a LOT of space and a lot of fans
https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/legacy-products/cases/cosmos-2/
I appreciate anyones time to look over this and even more so anyone who is able to make suggestions / criticize any decisions i've made, I will be ordering this within the next week and I want to make sure i've got everything as tuned, compatible and without better options.
Thanks
P.S. Price comes out at around £2100-£2250
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