Spec advice

[ClarkF1]

Hi there,

Got a five year old rig that I'm planning to replace as there are a couple of games I want which require a much higher spec than my current one.

This is what I've chosen so far

Case: Coolermaster 690 III
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B250-PLUS
Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics: 8GB Nvidia GEFORCE GTX 1080 0 DVI, HDMI,3xDP
Power: CORSAIR 750W TXm Series Semi-Modular 80 Plus Gold Ultra Quiet
Processor Cooling: CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240
Thermal Paste: EK-TIM ECTOTHERM

I don't require a monitor or hard drives as I'll be using my current setup - 2x Samsung SSD and 1 Western Digital HDD as well as a Blu-ray Drive.

Am I right in assuming that all the leads that come with the components are included e.g. leads not used during the build for modular power supplies.

I was also wondering whether any more case fans are required - I can use those from my current case (Coolermaster 690 II)

Thanks in advance

 

[Rakk]

It would be helpful if you could let us know your budget and if you are going to be using the PC for just gaming or anything else.

I don't require a monitor or hard drives as I'll be using my current setup - 2x Samsung SSD and 1 Western Digital HDD as well as a Blu-ray Drive.

You will be required to order the machine with at least one hard drive, either a normal drive, an SSD or M.2, just find the cheapest one if you don't plan to use it.

Am I right in assuming that all the leads that come with the components are included e.g. leads not used during the build for modular power supplies.

Correct all the extra bits that came with the components will be included

 

[ClarkF1]

I'll be using it for gaming which is why I need the upgrade but I'll also be using it for office work and watching films.

I forgot to mention the CPU - Intel Core i7

Got a budget of £2000

 

[Oussebon]

I was also wondering whether any more case fans are required - I can use those from my current case (Coolermaster 690 II)

The stock fan setup is fine. If you decide you want more fans in the future you can easily source and add some yourself.

I don't require a monitor or hard drives as I'll be using my current setup - 2x Samsung SSD and 1 Western Digital HDD as well as a Blu-ray Drive.

You can't order a system without any storage at all (very few people want to, plus PCS need something in there to install Windows + drivers for testing even if you order the system without an OS). What are your current SSDs? Sata ones? M.2 NVMe? What exactly are they?

Assuming they're a pair of Sata SSDs you could get yourself a 256gb Samsung PM961 SSD which is much faster than any of the Samsung Sata SSDs for Windows + programs.

Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 8GB)

For gaming and the other uses you've described, 32gb is excessive. There's currentluy very little performance difference between 8gb and 16gb RAM for gaming, so 16gb should be more than futureproof. Faster RAM can help in some games quite a lot, so with the 3000MHz being only a few £ more I'd suggest going for that.

CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240

I'd suggest the non-lite version, as it's only a few £ more and is better.



Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE (GREEN)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE Middle-Earth: Shadow of War with select GTX 10 Series Graphics Cards!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
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 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-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
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM 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 DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,682.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-overclocked/s0jhprvCK4/

I don't require a monitor

What make and model is your current monitor?

Lastly, if you want a quiet build for watching movies etc, I'd suggest the Fractal R5 case, the RM850x PSU, and the Noctua CPU cooler.

 

[ClarkF1]

You can't order a system without any storage at all (very few people want to, plus PCS need something in there to install Windows + drivers for testing even if you order the system without an OS). What are your current SSDs? Sata ones? M.2 NVMe? What exactly are they?

Samsung 830 and Samsung 840

Assuming they're a pair of Sata SSDs you could get yourself a 256gb Samsung PM961 SSD which is much faster than any of the Samsung Sata SSDs for Windows + programs.

What make and model is your current monitor?

Philips 234EL 23" - I don't have much room for anything larger at the moment.

Lastly, if you want a quiet build for watching movies etc, I'd suggest the Fractal R5 case, the RM850x PSU, and the Noctua CPU cooler.

Thanks for the advice

 

[Oussebon]

Samsung 830 and Samsung 840

Cool. The main reason I asked was that if they were a couple of M.2 SSDs you wouldn't be able to plug them in with a PM961 already there. But since the 2 SSDs you have are both Sata SSDs, a PM961 would be fine.

Philips 234EL 23" - I don't have much room for anything larger at the moment.

This is a 60hz 1080p monitor. You could happily drop the GPU down to a GTX 1070, which would be liberally more than enough to run modern games at very high settings. Even the GTX 1060 6gb does very well at 1080p.

 

[ClarkF1]

My final spec, just been built

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
M.2 SSD Drive
240GB KINGSTON SSDNow M.2 2280 G2, SATA 6Gb/s (550MB/R, 330MB/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
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/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
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2016 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management

Price £1,906.00 including VAT and delivery