Knight1664
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Cheers for the input! Very happy.
Gaming PC Build Assistance (£1600 Budget)
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Grumpywurzel
Bright Spark
I'd choose your custom build first, then the L2 (which for the money is a pretty sweet deal tbh) and finally the Chimera XT. But ignore me as I have a Intel chip in my laptop and from a medical standpoint makes me certifiably nuts 🤣
Knight1664
Active member
Cheers for your input bud - I've already placed the order for the custom build which Scott suggested. I did also dial down the cooler to the H100i as SpyderTracks recommended. Overall I'm chuffed to bits. This forum gave me the nudge in the right direction.
Knight1664
Active member
I thought I'd enquire in this thread about a suitable monitor to go with my system, instead of creating a new one. I was thinking of a 1440P 144Hz display, primarily. I wonder if the system will be able to maintain 144FPS across the board? Cheers.
Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
Yeah, 1440p 144Hz would be the best for a 2070 Super.
What's your budget for the monitor?
Knight1664
Active member
The prices seem to vary quite heavily, from what I've seen. If £350-400 could net me a decent one I'd be happy. I'm currently on a 24" monitor and the size suits me very well.
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
1440p monitors are 27" minimum really, otherwise you'll struggle to read anything on the screen.
This is an excellent monitor at the top of the budget:
www.ebuyer.com
Same specs but different manufacturer:
Bottom end of budget:
This is an excellent monitor at the top of the budget:
32" Monitors | Cheap 32-inch Monitor Deals | Ebuyer.com
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www.ebuyer.com
Same specs but different manufacturer:
Bottom end of budget:
Knight1664
Active member
Thank you @SpyderTracks, those suggestions look really good. I'll do a bit more digging on the specs before I purchase. Is a high quality HDMI cable the best way to connect a monitor these days?
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
Usually Display Port is better.