Possible new PC - How does this look for a start?

[xenoaxle]

I have had two gaming laptops from PC Specialist in the past, both of which have been great however the current one is ageing now and I'm thinking about a desktop instead.

Case doesn't need to be fancy as it'll be stored inside a desk and i'm looking for something that would last a good few years.

I used to build my own but last time i did that was during the Pentium 3 cpu era so all these new components are quite baffling.

Here's what i think:

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
M.2 SSD Drive
250GB WD BLUE™ M.2 SSD (up to 540MB/s R | 500MB/s W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy Rx
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
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,895.00 including VAT and delivery




Your advice is always very much appreciated.

 

[Stephen M]

What is your budget? The m2 you have chosen is very basic and no quicker than a normal SSD, the Samsung SM or PM drives are lightning fast and a much better option, plus if you have an SSD a hybrid drive is wasted, they only have a small SSD cache and the rest is HDD, a standard SATA 7200rpm drive is better. You could also look at faster RAM

 

[xenoaxle]

What is your budget? The m2 you have chosen is very basic and no quicker than a normal SSD, the Samsung SM or PM drives are lightning fast and a much better option, plus if you have an SSD a hybrid drive is wasted, they only have a small SSD cache and the rest is HDD, a standard SATA 7200rpm drive is better. You could also look at faster RAM

Budget 2K approx rather cheaper if i could.

Thanks

 

[Oussebon]

Agreed with the above.

Case doesn't need to be fancy as it'll be stored inside a desk

What kind of arrangement are we talking here? These components produce quite a lot of heat (as is normal for gaming) and putting the PC into a cramped space will mean it's trying to cool itself with its own hot air. This will impact performance (especially GPU boost clocks) as well as producing more noise and potentially impacting lifespan.

Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!

What monitor are you pairing this system with? The 1080 ti is very expensive and best suited to 1440p high refresh / ultrawide or 4k gaming. If you're gaming at 1080p, a GPU like the 1070 would be generously sufficient.

The Hero motherboard is expensive and may be more aimed at enthusiast overclocking. The Z270E is already very expensive, and stuffed with features, but is ~£50 less expensive.

 

[xenoaxle]

Agreed with the above.

What kind of arrangement are we talking here? These components produce quite a lot of heat (as is normal for gaming) and putting the PC into a cramped space will mean it's trying to cool itself with its own hot air. This will impact performance (especially GPU boost clocks) as well as producing more noise and potentially impacting lifespan.

What monitor are you pairing this system with? The 1080 ti is very expensive and best suited to 1440p high refresh / ultrawide or 4k gaming. If you're gaming at 1080p, a GPU like the 1070 would be generously sufficient.

The Hero motherboard is expensive and may be more aimed at enthusiast overclocking. The Z270E is already very expensive, and stuffed with features, but is ~£50 less expensive.

Thanks for the reply, yes i was thinking of a good monitor to go with it and yeah very good point about heat!!!

 

[Oussebon]

What's your budget for the monitor? Or what's your budget for the total system including the monitor?

 

[xenoaxle]

What's your budget for the monitor? Or what's your budget for the total system including the monitor?

For the system around 2K and monitor 500 pounds (sorry i cant find the pound key on my USA keyboard.

 

[Oussebon]

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
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
2TB 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 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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,896.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-overclocked/KUSAU4kyJt/

Which leaves you ~£600 for a 1440p high refresh or 4k monitor

 

[xenoaxle]

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
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
2TB 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 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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,896.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-overclocked/KUSAU4kyJt/

Which leaves you ~£600 for a 1440p high refresh or 4k monitor

Thanks so much, thats really good of you, i will take a look at it.