A New Gaming PC

[Sam the Dude]

Hello

I am planning to get a new Gaming PC with a GTX 1070 and 27 inch monitor. I have decided after using an iMac for 3 years I think it's time to go back to a gaming PC as the AMD Radeon graphics cards make it overheat on the Windows partition.

So I am now going back to custom gaming towers and I have specked up a new PC for my bedroom. What do you guys think of this?

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE PRO 5 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
Intel Optane Memory
16GB INTEL® OPTANE MEMORY
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
Norton Security Deluxe 3.0: 1 User, 5 Devices - 1 Year Subscription
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
BENQ GL2760H 27" LED MONITOR
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK270 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 17 working days
Quantity
1

I'm also planned to be using Unity on this and screen recording gameplay so I think Windows 7 will be better for screen recording modern games like Oddworld New 'n' Tasty and the upcoming Soulstorm for 2018.

 

[Oussebon]

What's your budget / how much did that come to?

screen recording gameplay so I think Windows 7 will be better for screen recording modern games

Windows 7 doesn't fully support newer gens of hardware. Also Microsoft will stop releasing updates for it in a bit over 2 years. You should strongly consider Windows 10. It shouldn't make a difference for recording gameplay.

Also, are you looking to record your gameplay, or to stream it live to the internet?

 

[Sam the Dude]

My budget is up to £2000 including monitor and keyboard/mouse and yes I’m planned for recording on disk and streaminng.

 

[Oussebon]

1st Hard Disk
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE

This is super expensive and not really worth it for gaming. Also you're probably better off with an SSD + HDD, rather than just HDD plus Optane.

Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)

For this budget you may as well go straight for the 3200MHz stuff.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache

The -k is faster out of the box and can also be pre-overclocked by PC Specialist

Anti-Virus
Norton Security Deluxe 3.0: 1 User, 5 Devices - 1 Year Subscription

You can use a free one like Avast.


Maybe something like:


Case
NZXT S340 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/BLUE)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, WiFi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2800MB/R, 1100MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler - Special!
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 17 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,724.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-overclocked/YWEV8bYVVP/

For this budget and kind of spec, you'd really be looking at a 1440p monitor, rather than 1080p. That should be easily doable for the remaining ~£280

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[Sam the Dude]

Ok then I think the config you chose is slighty faster with the SSD.