Ricky2351991 :
Hi all,
So i recently bought a Gaming Pc only to find out it isnt actually that good. I'm new unfortunately!
Anyways, been puling my hair out researching into what components go together and think i may have a build i could be happy with?
Please see build - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Th2F7h.
Please if i gone wrong anywhere please tell me!
Thank you!
Well, first off...what exactly is the problem you're having? System not POSTing? RAM not running at full speed? Unable to OC the CPU? Not getting the gaming performance you expected? Depending on the problem, just getting a new build might not solve the original problem (or even make it worse).
However, I'm going to assume that it turns on, & everything non-gaming-related is going smoothly...so that your problem is with gaming performance. Again, further details can assist:
■ What is the nature of the problem: glitching, blank screens when gaming, blurriness, low FPS, etc.
■ Is it happening in all games, just 1 game, or is it more intermittent?
■ Did you check to make sure your CPU & GPU weren't overheating?
■ What troubleshooting have you done?
■ Have you measured your FPS (using a utility like MSI Afterburner), & if it's low have you tried adjusting the resolution/quality settings to see if they change? And what were the original quality/resolution settings you started at?
The i7-7700K is a solid CPU; aside from some extra cores/threads (which in 99% of the games out there are going to be useless), there's nothing the i5-8600K brings to the table that will really increase its performance by any substantial amount.
Your
GPU, OTOH...well, it's not that it's
bad...it's just not the "best" pick. Tom's Hardware rates it as "good" for 1080p resolutions (making it a whiz for lower resolutions), but their picks for "best" GPU right now for 1080p is the RX 580 from AMD (which is really hard to find) or the GTX 1060. If you're gaming at 1080p, you're probably going to see more of a boost by switching over to a GTX 1060. Note that, as was pointed out before, you don't need 32GB of RAM; even with newer systems, unless you're going to be doing a lot of simultaneous streaming/gaming or lots of video/audio editing, 16GB is more than enough. Dropping down to 16GB of that RAM will give you more than enough room to get a nice EVGA FTW+ GTX 1060 -- in fact ,you'll actually save about £35 (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Dg2F7h).
If you're looking at a high refresh rate monitor, though, or are playing at 1440p resolutions, even a GTX 1060 won't cut it. You'll need a GTX 1070 minimum, which even with less RAM will drive your budget up (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4g8T2R).