Building a Games Machine

[Timbo_Mint]

Hi

My current desktop has done me proud for may years but I'm now ready to build a new one.

I'm out of touch with the current 'state of the art' so I'm looking for advice on what is the current 'Just below top end' components.

CPU (Intel i7?), MoBo, SSD and Memory amount, GPU (always used Invidia but willing to change), PSU size.

Have I forgotten anything.

[six wheels]

PC Part Picker will help you spec something out:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

Sounds like you want to self-build? Might be worth looking at, say, Scan computers to see what they package together to inform your shopping list.

NVIDIA are winning with GPUs right now.

When I built my machine a few years back I used the recommended build from the Custom PC magazine.


Cheers, Steve.

[mp3manager]

Timbo_Mint said:

Hi

My current desktop has done me proud for may years but I'm now ready to build a new one.

I'm out of touch with the current 'state of the art' so I'm looking for advice on what is the current 'Just below top end' components.

CPU (Intel i7?), MoBo, SSD and Memory amount, GPU (always used Invidia but willing to change), PSU size.

Have I forgotten anything.

G-Sync monitor.
No point building a games machine and having a smeary, screen-teary mess on a fixed refresh rate monitor.

[Spanna]

As most things it depends on your budget. I just spent around £1500 in parts to do my first ever self build PC. I think I have the Amazon Wish List of the parts I ended up getting.

Here: http://amzn.eu/2yZlyeU

I already had a 1440p monitor and I use a secondary side monitor that's a basic 1080p.

Spec list run down:
GTX 1070 gpu
Corsair 16GB Ram (2x8gb)
2TB HDD - Seagate
500GB Samsung SSD
Corsair 750W Gold PSU
H100i liquid CPU cooler
i7 7700k cpu
Asus Z270F ATX motherboard
Coolermaster Pro 5 case
Windows 10 Pro

[chris285]

Depends on budget and games, but yes Nvidia are more or less on tope for gaming GPU's still and are the go to

I'd say i7 cpu wise, 16gb ram and suitable motherboard with an SSD as well

PSU with new 10 series cards likely 6-800w PSU is more than fine

Monitor is down to your choice, i'd say 1060 would be fine for 1080P but higher res is GTX 1070 territory for a nice smooth experience

[hyphen]

Perhaps take a look at the mimimum spec needed for the likes of Occulus Rift, and see if your budget matches or exceeds that?

[Timbo_Mint]

Thanks all. It's been an odd few days but the result is that I'll probably be building something in the not to distant future.