New Spec Advice

[JaM1e]

Hi all.

Just after some advice regarding this spec and if anything is worth changing? The build will be used purely for gaming, mostly FPS hence why I've chosen the 24.5" 240hz monitor. I will also be purchasing as 27" 1440p monitor in a couple of months.

Budget is around what this spec has cost give or take a few quid. I'm not fussed with the new RTX GPUs as the 1080ti will be more than sufficient for the games I'll play.

Also with new Intel CPUs due out I was going to wait but i imagine the price and availability may not be worth the wait. However again this is something I'd like opinions on.

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 460X RGB GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
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Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 1500MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL 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. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Monitor
ASUS 24.5" ROG Swift PG258Q 240Hz GAMING MONITOR
Keyboard & Mouse
HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
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 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1

Price £2,788.00 including VAT and delivery

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[Oussebon]

I'm not fussed with the new RTX GPUs as the 1080ti will be more than sufficient for the games I'll play.

This is bonkers I'm afraid to say.

The RTX 2080 is replacing the 1080 ti at a similar price point and appears to offer more performance.

Furthermore, the Asus 1080 ti is £877. It's actually more expensive than even PCS's prices for an RTX 2080 :/ (which is £26 less..)

Or you could order the system without a GPU, buy your own RTX 2080 for £715, and pocket the difference.

I'd at least recommend waiting until 14th Sept which is when the reviews of the RTX GPUs will be out.

1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE

The "Pro" HDDs are ludicrously expensive (over double the price) of a regular HDD, and for gaming there's no merit at all to them. But companies have worked out you can slap "Pro" on something and people will buy it even if they're not using the machine in a production environment.

If spending that much on an HDD you would be better off buying a 5TB regular HDD which will be about twice as fast.

Intel are expected to release new CPUs possibly as early as September (preorders have popped up on some sites already..). So I'd wait and get one of those if spending almost £3k on a PC. For the higher frequencies, and the additional cores. And the IHS is soldered too.

 

[seagate_surfer]

Thanks for considering Seagate! Please feel free to ask if you run into any questions on the hard drive. Also, here is the data sheet and manual of that drive in case you need it.

 

[Oussebon]

Dude, literally the only brand PCS specify is Seagate

Sure, the non-brand specified drives could be Toshiba or Hitachi or maybe even WD, but the only ones they offer by name are Seagate. It's not like the OP has much choice ;P

 

[JaM1e]

This is bonkers I'm afraid to say.

The RTX 2080 is replacing the 1080 ti at a similar price point and appears to offer more performance.

Furthermore, the Asus 1080 ti is £877. It's actually more expensive than even PCS's prices for an RTX 2080 :/ (which is £26 less..)

Or you could order the system without a GPU, buy your own RTX 2080 for £715, and pocket the difference.

I'd at least recommend waiting until 14th Sept which is when the reviews of the RTX GPUs will be out.

The "Pro" HDDs are ludicrously expensive (over double the price) of a regular HDD, and for gaming there's no merit at all to them. But companies have worked out you can slap "Pro" on something and people will buy it even if they're not using the machine in a production environment.

If spending that much on an HDD you would be better off buying a 5TB regular HDD which will be about twice as fast.

Intel are expected to release new CPUs possibly as early as September (preorders have popped up on some sites already..). So I'd wait and get one of those if spending almost £3k on a PC. For the higher frequencies, and the additional cores. And the IHS is soldered too.

I see... I wasn't quite sure where the 2080 and 1080ti would be in terms of performance without actual benchmarks. But you do make a valid point. There's no harm in waiting until then.

And thank you for the CPU advice. Again this is what I was after in terms of other opinions. Hopefully they will release in September.

As for the HDD I honestly didn't even realise I'd selected a pro version, so thank you for pointing that out. For now I'll hold out until at least the 14th before committing to any purchase.