Topic: The PC Gaming Thread

[Perham]

I've worked out why it wasn't working now it's because I'm using linux and apparently fm doesn't work on linux. It's a shame, it used to work when I played it years ago but apparently it doesn't work with the new games.

[Zeb]

Got e-mail for XCom Chimera Squad's release, headed over to Steam, already top seller. Looks like it's re-using a ton of assets which is fair enough but does have a very strong XCom Apocalypse kind of feel with the cityscape and management for that. Having phases to combat and alternating aliens with squad for turns seems decent enough shift. Have bit more confidence that it'll work better overall than I felt it did with Phantom Doctrine having a 'breach phase' for entering rooms while penalising you so heavily for entering combat.

[Mr Kipling]

Total War: SHOGUN 2 is free on steam if you claim it before the 1st of may.

[Redcap]

After much agonising about whether to get a gaming desktop, a gaming laptop or a PS5, I decided to go with a non-gaming laptop with a fair amount of power - a Gigabyte Aero 15 with an RTX 2070 Super Max-Q.  I figure I can get away with using it mostly as a very fine looking productivity computer while playing the odd game here and there if I really want to play with a keyboard and mouse; as well as a PS5, when it's out.

I am quite happy.

There's a nagging part of me that worries that I should have gone for something more one way or the other. But I suspect the PS5 will ensure that I won't flog the PC to death before its time.

[Dench57]

Alright boys. It's that time again. Saved a lot of money during lockdown and I'm close to approaching buying a whole new desktop for gaming.

I know that building it myself is a lot cheaper but I'm fucking lazy so I'm leaning towards one of those sites that will set-up my build for me. My budget is between £1.5k-£2k. I'm looking for something that will run most games on high-very high settings for the next 4-5 years. Previously, due to budget restrictions I've usually started quite conservative, and then gradually bought CPUs, motherboard and GPUs over a period of years.

I finally have enough saved to spunk a fair bit on a solid piece of kit that will last a long time without me looking for hardware upgrades. I've only tentatively checked out two sites so far, heard good things about Mesh and their prices seem reasonable. PCSpecialist seem fairly overpriced in comparison.

I'm looking at something like this:

https://www.meshcomputers.com/custom-gaming-pcs/intel-10th-generation-pcs/elite-i7-10700kf/

My current setup is a 1080, which judging by the GPUbenchmark site is still a very solid GPU. But I've got a 120g SSD and i5-7600k which I'd like to move up from. Struggling with high-very high settings on fairly basic games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

So uhhh... Darren and Kashinoda please tell me which site is the best value for mid/high-end gaming PCs.
Cheers

[Darren G]

Alright boys. It's that time again. Saved a lot of money during lockdown and I'm close to approaching buying a whole new desktop for gaming.

I know that building it myself is a lot cheaper but I'm fucking lazy so I'm leaning towards one of those sites that will set-up my build for me. My budget is between £1.5k-£2k. I'm looking for something that will run most games on high-very high settings for the next 4-5 years. Previously, due to budget restrictions I've usually started quite conservative, and then gradually bought CPUs, motherboard and GPUs over a period of years.

I finally have enough saved to spunk a fair bit on a solid piece of kit that will last a long time without me looking for hardware upgrades. I've only tentatively checked out two sites so far, heard good things about Mesh and their prices seem reasonable. PCSpecialist seem fairly overpriced in comparison.

I'm looking at something like this:

https://www.meshcomputers.com/custom-gaming-pcs/intel-10th-generation-pcs/elite-i7-10700kf/

My current setup is a 1080, which judging by the GPUbenchmark site is still a very solid GPU. But I've got a 120g SSD and i5-7600k which I'd like to move up from. Struggling with high-very high settings on fairly basic games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

So uhhh... Darren and Kashinoda please tell me which site is the best value for mid/high-end gaming PCs.
Cheers

   If you're looking at 2K worth of upgrades then I'd advise you to be thinking of a new GPU as part of that, because otherwise your GPU is going to be bottlenecking the shit out of your system.  Obviously GPU usage is more often than not the limiting factor in gaming, but you're really going to be limiting your overall system performance with that card after upgrades. No way in hell are you going to be running games on very high for the next four or five years with a 1080, that much is certain. 

 Sorry mate, but I can't help with advice on pre-built sites as I never go down that route.  I rape my bank account enough with this shit without wanting to pay ridiculous premiums on top of that to save 20 minutes with a screwdriver and having a few cables to plug in.

 Finally, Odyssey is not a 'basic game' by any stretch in terms of hardware requirements.  Anything running on the Anvil engines (AC games, Wildlands etc.) is massively demanding on both the CPU and RAM, moreso that pretty much anything else out there right now.  From personal experience, I witnessed a 20-25 fps difference between a 7700k and 3900x (2400mhz to 3600mhz ram) with the same GPU.  The assassin's creed games are also pretty GPU demanding, though nothing like Red Dead.

[Dench57]

   If you're looking at 2K worth of upgrades then I'd advise you to be thinking of a new GPU as part of that, because otherwise your GPU is going to be bottlenecking the shit out of your system.  Obviously GPU usage is more often than not the limiting factor in gaming, but you're really going to be limiting your overall system performance with that card after upgrades. No way in hell are you going to be running games on very high for the next four or five years with a 1080, that much is certain. 

 Sorry mate, but I can't help with advice on pre-built sites as I never go down that route.  I rape my bank account enough with this shit without wanting to pay ridiculous premiums on top of that to save 20 minutes with a screwdriver and having a few cables to plug in.

 Finally, Odyssey is not a 'basic game' by any stretch in terms of hardware requirements.  Anything running on the Anvil engines (AC games, Wildlands etc.) is massively demanding on both the CPU and RAM, moreso that pretty much anything else out there right now.  From personal experience, I witnessed a 20-25 fps difference between a 7700k and 3900x (2400mhz to 3600mhz ram) with the same GPU.  The assassin's creed games are also pretty GPU demanding, though nothing like Red Dead.

Cheers. Just checked and the link in my post didn't work. I meant I'm currently using a 1080, and the new build would have either a 2070 or 2080 SUPER, I'm going to do a bit more research on which if these cards is the best value. Same for processor, there's so many to choose from so I need to see if I'd get more value with the new ones or the 9th gen CPUs.

[Darren G]

Cheers. Just checked and the link in my post didn't work. I meant I'm currently using a 1080, and the new build would have either a 2070 or 2080 SUPER, I'm going to do a bit more research on which if these cards is the best value. Same for processor, there's so many to choose from so I need to see if I'd get more value with the new ones or the 9th gen CPUs.

 Ok. The 2070s is far better value than the 2080s. BUT...nvidia is expected to release the 30 series around September.  If the leaks have any substance they're going to trounce the 20 series in terms of performance.  In addition, the new chips are said to have a cheaper manufacturing process, so unless Nvidia..well, act like Nvidia then the pricing should be more reasonable.  If AMD's upcoming Big Navi cards are also competitive though, then we may see both cheaper and more powerful green team cards on the horizon. Given that, my advice would be to wait and see.

As for CPU's, the 3900x has just had a big price drop so might be worth considering. I've had one for a few weeks now and am very happy. The assassin's creed games are the most cpu intensive I own and at a GPU limited 80fps the highest I've seen the CPU hit in testing is 30 percent (low 20's for the most part) so lots of headroom there.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

GOGs summer sale is on.

[GiorgosCarraGoonies]

Alright boys. It's that time again. Saved a lot of money during lockdown and I'm close to approaching buying a whole new desktop for gaming.

I know that building it myself is a lot cheaper but I'm fucking lazy so I'm leaning towards one of those sites that will set-up my build for me. My budget is between £1.5k-£2k. I'm looking for something that will run most games on high-very high settings for the next 4-5 years. Previously, due to budget restrictions I've usually started quite conservative, and then gradually bought CPUs, motherboard and GPUs over a period of years.

I finally have enough saved to spunk a fair bit on a solid piece of kit that will last a long time without me looking for hardware upgrades. I've only tentatively checked out two sites so far, heard good things about Mesh and their prices seem reasonable. PCSpecialist seem fairly overpriced in comparison.

I'm looking at something like this:

https://www.meshcomputers.com/custom-gaming-pcs/intel-10th-generation-pcs/elite-i7-10700kf/

My current setup is a 1080, which judging by the GPUbenchmark site is still a very solid GPU. But I've got a 120g SSD and i5-7600k which I'd like to move up from. Struggling with high-very high settings on fairly basic games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

So uhhh... Darren and Kashinoda please tell me which site is the best value for mid/high-end gaming PCs.
Cheers

https://www.chillblast.com/

They've some great stuff on here, and you can configure your own and they'll build it.

Got mine about a year ago albeit it's more for Adobe Creative Suite than AAA gaming so not as powerful as what you'll want.

[Dench57]

Given that, my advice would be to wait and see.

Cheers. If the new nvidia cards are out in September I think I'll hold off til Autumn then.

https://www.chillblast.com/

They've some great stuff on here, and you can configure your own and they'll build it.

Got mine about a year ago albeit it's more for Adobe Creative Suite than AAA gaming so not as powerful as what you'll want.

will check it out, thanks

[Kashinoda]

I'd echo what Darren said Don't buy anything now, I know that's easier said than done but the later part of this year you're getting new GPUs from both nVidia and AMD. Alongside Zen 3 from AMD on the CPU front. I expect the new consoles might drive down prices on GPUs too.. just speculation though.

Your main bottleneck at the moment is your CPU, those older 4C/4T i5's don't cut it anymore so if you really want something now that's the way to go (MB, RAM, CPU). You can't go wrong with AMD or Intel at the moment if you can find anything in stock.

[Darren G]

I'd echo what Darren said Don't buy anything now, I know that's easier said than done but the later part of this year you're getting new GPUs from both nVidia and AMD. Alongside Zen 3 from AMD on the CPU front. I expect the new consoles might drive down prices on GPUs too.. just speculation though.

Your main bottleneck at the moment is your CPU, those older 4C/4T i5's don't cut it anymore so if you really want something now that's the way to go (MB, RAM, CPU). You can't go wrong with AMD or Intel at the moment if you can find anything in stock.

That just feels so wrong.       I agree about the 4c/4t CPUs though and from recent personal experience would go so far as to say that 4C/8T are a whisker away from death too if you're looking for a smooth gaming experience, especially in open world games.  What're you running now incidentally?  I know that you went with a 2070s GPU, but what about the rest of it? 

[Riquende]

4C/8T are a whisker away from death too

This makes me sad as I've spent the last year and a bit scouring eBay for the top i7s that fit the mobos of my various machines around the house! It's hard to believe that in the incoming Intel generation my 7700k is about on a par with their top i3. Fortunately only the 7700k is used for gaming, and I tend to stay behind the curve and only buy games on sale a while after their release so if I can get another couple of years out of it then I'll be happy. Having said that, I'm keenly waiting to hear the spec requirements for Cyberpunk 2077 as that might be an exception to my purchasing rule!

Current machines:

I7-7700K/GTX1070/16GB (soon to be 32GB) - gaming
I7-7700/GTX970/16GB - daily use desktop
I7-7700/GTX1050ti/16GB - HTPC (this has a passively cooled GPU and PSU so lives in the bedroom)
I7-3770S/GTX1050/16GB - HTPC

I've also got a 1st gen I7 kicking about but the last time I rebuilt it it failed to POST and it's not worth the bother of repairing it any more.

[Darren G]

I think that you'll most likely be fine for Cyberpunk, from a CPU standpoint at least.  Given that Cyberpunk uses REDengine 4, a derivative of Witcher 3's REDengine 3, I think that you'll probably be ok. The 7700k will pump out around 100FPS or more in Witcher 3's Novigrad, which is the most CPU intensive area of the game.  Obviously Night City has more going on and the Engine is an upgrade on Witcher's, but it's still derived from the same basic code/architecture, so (an an educated guess) I believe that from the CPU side of things you'll still get a smooth 60fps in Cyberpunk.

[Riquende]

Yeah, that's been my impression from googling it, apparently the demo was running on an 8700K with a 1080ti (both of which must have been top spec at the time) so I should get okay performance. There was a time I was going to upgrade to a 1080ti but this was shortly after the data mining boom when the prices of GPUs went crazy and I couldn't justify it for the games I play.

I usually get the bones of a whole new machine every 5 years and although that would normally mean end of 2020, I've spent a lot on upgrades during this cycle (my gaming machine originally had i5-6600K and a GTX970 on purchase) so will be pushing that spend back a year or so. I know practically nothing about AMD chips beyond them far better bang for the buck than Intel for a little while, and everybody being very excited for Zen 3.

[Kashinoda]

That just feels so wrong.       I agree about the 4c/4t CPUs though and from recent personal experience would go so far as to say that 4C/8T are a whisker away from death too if you're looking for a smooth gaming experience, especially in open world games.  What're you running now incidentally?  I know that you went with a 2070s GPU, but what about the rest of it? 

Ryzen 7 3700X and 32GB of RAM I think that should be good for a couple of years yet, maybe if Zen 3 is as good as rumored I might upgrade but really don't see the point.

It's all about GPU for me, the 2070S is nice but for VR and 3440x1440 it's already chugging. Hoping for some nice new cards this year and some actual competition in the top tier again. The CPU market is already so much better now Intel and AMD are competing again, don't feel you can recommend a bad CPU in either camp.

[Kashinoda]

This makes me sad as I've spent the last year and a bit scouring eBay for the top i7s that fit the mobos of my various machines around the house! It's hard to believe that in the incoming Intel generation my 7700k is about on a par with their top i3. Fortunately only the 7700k is used for gaming, and I tend to stay behind the curve and only buy games on sale a while after their release so if I can get another couple of years out of it then I'll be happy. Having said that, I'm keenly waiting to hear the spec requirements for Cyberpunk 2077 as that might be an exception to my purchasing rule!

Current machines:

I7-7700K/GTX1070/16GB (soon to be 32GB) - gaming
I7-7700/GTX970/16GB - daily use desktop
I7-7700/GTX1050ti/16GB - HTPC (this has a passively cooled GPU and PSU so lives in the bedroom)
I7-3770S/GTX1050/16GB - HTPC

I've also got a 1st gen I7 kicking about but the last time I rebuilt it it failed to POST and it's not worth the bother of repairing it any more.

Do you get much use out of your HTPC?

In the living room I have a laptop with Ubuntu on and use Steam to stream everything from my main PC. Sometimes the odd headache with something like a WiiU emulator but otherwise pretty good.

Toyed with the HTPC idea for years but can never quite get over the line with one, I do like the portability aspect - which case do you use on the low profile one?

[Riquende]

Toyed with the HTPC idea for years but can never quite get over the line with one, I do like the portability aspect - which case do you use on the low profile one?

The 3770S? It's currently inbetween cases as it lived where the 2nd 7700 is now, I was going to put it into the I7-870's case but that's just an old business desktop case I've had lying around and I'm finally sick of the sight of it (I was going to put its kit into an old beige box from eBay but as it doesn't work at the moment I'll leave it). Next payday I'm getting the Silverstone Milo ML09b for the 3770S build, that does mean I need to buy another SFX PSU but no matter. I'll update the thread (or make a new non-gaming one) when I do put together.

The case it used to be in is the Sugo SG13, also from Silverstone. Pretty basic cube style box. It lives under my bed so doesn't need to look flashy but does need to be silent, hence the KalmX 1050ti and the Nightjar PSU, both completely fanless.

I've tried non-PC streaming for things and to be honest I don't really get on with it, I prefer the functionality of having a decent spec PC everywhere I go in the house (some people walk about with laptops, I prefer to the computer to be there already). It helps that PC building and upgrading is a hobby of mine. In addition to the machines listed in that post I've got a 2012 iMac that I pushed up to another 3770S and upped the RAM/put in an SSD. I wasn't using that as much until the lockdown, working from home and the proliferation of video calls! I don't bother with laptops that much as there's not much you can tinker with.

[Darren G]

Ryzen 7 3700X and 32GB of RAM I think that should be good for a couple of years yet, maybe if Zen 3 is as good as rumored I might upgrade but really don't see the point.

It's all about GPU for me, the 2070S is nice but for VR and 3440x1440 it's already chugging. Hoping for some nice new cards this year and some actual competition in the top tier again. The CPU market is already so much better now Intel and AMD are competing again, don't feel you can recommend a bad CPU in either camp.

 Yeah, I'm in a very similar situation. I considered waiting for the Zen 3, but like you say, what's the point. With the games I play I'm always going to be GPU limited whilst the CPU sits on it's arse at 20-30 percent and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Like you, the 5700xt is struggling a bit with really demanding games like RDR2 so I'll probably spunk all of my next upgrade money on a 3080ti or the like.

[ToneLa]

Ryzen 7 3700X and 32GB of RAM I think that should be good for a couple of years yet, maybe if Zen 3 is as good as rumored I might upgrade but really don't see the point.

It's all about GPU for me, the 2070S is nice but for VR and 3440x1440 it's already chugging. Hoping for some nice new cards this year and some actual competition in the top tier again. The CPU market is already so much better now Intel and AMD are competing again, don't feel you can recommend a bad CPU in either camp.

Snap! I've got the 3800X and same amount of RAM, I built it specifically for the next few years of gaming 

The GPU is indeed the bottleneck these days really. Later this year we should have both Nvidia and AMD's new generation of cards (for ray tracing et al) and I'm gonna upgrade my GPU then. So aye, hold on, think before the COVID stuff the rough date for all that was September

Good shout about AMD and the market - they really are boss these days. Sure, maybe Intel crunch slightly better numbers but if you want bang for your buck AMD are the way to go.

[Devon Red]

I have a pretty old PC which I need to update to play new games at decent settings. I know that I need a new graphics card, but will my other components bottleneck it? I have an i5 4690k running at 4GHz and 8gb or RAM. I've upgraded to an SSD already so that's not an issue. If I buy a top end card will I see the full benefit in my system? Will this future-proof me through the next-gen?

Thanks 

[Darren G]

I have a pretty old PC which I need to update to play new games at decent settings. I know that I need a new graphics card, but will my other components bottleneck it? I have an i5 4690k running at 4GHz and 8gb or RAM. I've upgraded to an SSD already so that's not an issue. If I buy a top end card will I see the full benefit in my system? Will this future-proof me through the next-gen?

Thanks 

Yeah, your going to need to upgrade. 4c/4t cpus are deader than Elvis and a 4690k will bottleneck you badly so you're going to need a new motherboard, CPU and RAM. 8gb of ram is also insufficient for many modern games incidentally. Red Dead for example tops out at around 9gb. Also, what psu are you running?

[Devon Red]

Yeah, your going to need to upgrade. 4c/4t cpus are deader than Elvis and a 4690k will bottleneck you badly so you're going to need a new motherboard, CPU and RAM. 8gb of ram is also insufficient for many modern games incidentally. Red Dead for example tops out at around 9gb. Also, what psu are you running?

Ugh, I was worried it would be a full upgrade. I have a Corsair 600w PSU, so probably fine?

Would a bundle like this be good value? https://www.scan.co.uk/products/3xs-ryzen-5-bundle-amd-ryzen-5-3600-asus-prime-b450m-a-16gb-ddr4-amd-wraith-prism-rgb?gclid=CjwKCAjwlZf3BRABEiwA8Q0qq2dR9v9vTuFsXQIjbqmUb4qDfqnxzW71Zsvww0hKuqP1YbtekdF0_xoCAw0QAvD_BwE

Thanks.

[lfcthekop]

Can anyone reccomend a good but cheap and cheerful monitor to pair with my rtx 2070 card? also , should i go 2k or 4k?

[Malaysian Kopite]

Can anyone reccomend a good but cheap and cheerful monitor to pair with my rtx 2070 card? also , should i go 2k or 4k?

1440p at 144Hz is the sweet spot. I know you asked for cheap but the LG 27GL850 is best in class I think and comes with GSync and the best LCD HDR: https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27GL850-B-gaming-monitor#

Might also be worth looking at 21:9 monitors

[Darren G]

Ugh, I was worried it would be a full upgrade. I have a Corsair 600w PSU, so probably fine?

Would a bundle like this be good value? https://www.scan.co.uk/products/3xs-ryzen-5-bundle-amd-ryzen-5-3600-asus-prime-b450m-a-16gb-ddr4-amd-wraith-prism-rgb?gclid=CjwKCAjwlZf3BRABEiwA8Q0qq2dR9v9vTuFsXQIjbqmUb4qDfqnxzW71Zsvww0hKuqP1YbtekdF0_xoCAw0QAvD_BwE

Thanks.

 Yeah, you should be fine with your psu, provided that it's decent and has all of the connectors that you need for your new mobo. As for your 'good value' question, that looks about right. That being said, I live in Australia and am too lazy to do the currency conversion for all the components just now, so perhaps Kash can chime in on that.

[lfcthekop]

1440p at 144Hz is the sweet spot. I know you asked for cheap but the LG 27GL850 is best in class I think and comes with GSync and the best LCD HDR: https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27GL850-B-gaming-monitor#

Might also be worth looking at 21:9 monitors

Thanks for the reply, but thats a little out of my budget, i have £400 for one, and there is one on ebay thats been bidded upto £390 with 3 hours left, ill keep an eye on it but i think i'll just miss out on it.

Any others in mind?


Edit: the ebay auction just finished, i ended up paying more than i wanted , but i got it for £517 posted.
i hope its as good as the reviews =)

[lfcthekop]

Just my luck.... i bought the monitor, in the post above, was the only one for sale on ebay in the uk 2 days ago,, paid £517 posted..

just logged on to ebay now, first thing i see..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UltraGear-27GL850-B-Quad-HD-27-Nano-IPS-LCD-Gaming-Monitor-Black-Currys/114247826830?epid=11037122906&hash=item1a99b37d8e:g:IVYAAOSwYYRe6T7d

£399. brand new, free postage... Gutted.

Also to rub salt in the wound, it says if you want this item cheaper enter this coupon code on checkout for £39.10 off... PANAROMA So  £359...

 

[tinner777]

lads, upgrading from

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/29158753

to

LN100730MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX, AMD B450, S AM4, DDR4, SATA3, M.2, 2-Way CrossFire, Realtek GbE, USB 3.2 Gen2 A+C, ATX £119.99
LN103619Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER WINDFORCE OC 4GB GDDR6 VR Ready Graphics Card, 1280 Core, 1530MHz GPU, 1755MHz Boost £170.48Remove ItemLOW STOCK
LN99201AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600, AM4, Zen 2, 6 Core, 12 Thread, 3.6GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo, 32MB L3, PCIe 4.0, 65W, CPU, +Wraith Stealth
FREEAMD Horizon Zero Dawn Complete DL Code LN108379
£169.98

Would this future proof my lad for a bit??

[Darren G]

Generally that looks ok except for the gpu which is too slow and has too low vram. Also, you haven't mentioned ram. You'll need a minimum of 16gb of decent ram. No mention of a psu there either, so unless you already have a good one you'll need one of those.

[Riquende]

Yeah, that gpu is a 'make do' card, not one for top tier gaming now, let alone future proofing a system.

And I'll echo being careful about PSU - even as the unsexiest component on the shopping list it's the most important to get right as it has to supply enough power to get everything working (easier these days than 10 years ago as lots of TDPs are lower on average) but you also need something reliable, as everything else in the case is at risk if it goes bang...

[Riquende]

Just my luck.... i bought the monitor, in the post above, was the only one for sale on ebay in the uk 2 days ago,, paid £517 posted..

just logged on to ebay now, first thing i see..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UltraGear-27GL850-B-Quad-HD-27-Nano-IPS-LCD-Gaming-Monitor-Black-Currys/114247826830?epid=11037122906&hash=item1a99b37d8e:g:IVYAAOSwYYRe6T7d

£399. brand new, free postage... Gutted.

Also to rub salt in the wound, it says if you want this item cheaper enter this coupon code on checkout for £39.10 off... PANAROMA So  £359...

 

That's tough!

I saw that Currys listing but missed out, it was in my cart but by the time I convinced myself to buy I got an error message and when I went back it was sold out.

Overclockers have now put a preorder up on the same monitor for £380 (£11 shipping though), can you cancel/send yours back and get in on that instead?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-27gl850-b-27-2560x1440-nano-ips-144hz-1ms-freesync-g-sync-compatible-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

[tinner777]

his current psi is XFX TS Series 430 W Full Wired Power Supply Unit
the rest is;
UserBenchmarks: Game 26%, Desk 53%, Work 37%
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 - 65%
GPU: AMD RX 460 - 21.1%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) - 78.7%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB - 54.2%
USB: Integral Neon USB 3.0 16GB - 15.3%
RAM: Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB - 61.9%
MBD: Asrock H110M-HDV

[lfcthekop]

That's tough!

I saw that Currys listing but missed out, it was in my cart but by the time I convinced myself to buy I got an error message and when I went back it was sold out.

Overclockers have now put a preorder up on the same monitor for £380 (£11 shipping though), can you cancel/send yours back and get in on that instead?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-27gl850-b-27-2560x1440-nano-ips-144hz-1ms-freesync-g-sync-compatible-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

I recieved the monitor today, its in really good condition, still have the  selophane plastic cover on it, still abit miffed but  cant really do anything about it now, only thing that slightly concerns me is not having warranty, but i think LG have 5 years manufacturing warranty , i just hope they dont want proof of purchase. if so im screwed if anything goes wrong , but i am happy with the monitor, the picture quality is amazing,

[Darren G]

his current psi is XFX TS Series 430 W Full Wired Power Supply Unit
the rest is;
UserBenchmarks: Game 26%, Desk 53%, Work 37%
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 - 65%
GPU: AMD RX 460 - 21.1%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) - 78.7%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB - 54.2%
USB: Integral Neon USB 3.0 16GB - 15.3%
RAM: Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB - 61.9%
MBD: Asrock H110M-HDV

 Yeah, I'd be looking at a new psu then too. 430 watts is not leaving you much overhead. I'd also suggest replacing one of those hdd drives with a ssd if you're looking at future-proofing, though it's not absolutely essential right now. You can pick them up pretty cheap these days though. That way you can keep an hdd for storage and run your games and windows off the ssd. As for the ram..and sorry to keep giving you bad news...but you're going to seriously gimp your new cpu with the 2133mhz ram you have. I'd recommend that you look at some 3600mhz ram or possibly 3200mhz with good timings. Getting 4000+ mhz with a ryzen cpu is pointless as it simply clocks down after (iirc) 3733ish mhz.

[Riquende]

I recieved the monitor today, its in really good condition, still have the  selophane plastic cover on it, still abit miffed but  cant really do anything about it now, only thing that slightly concerns me is not having warranty, but i think LG have 5 years manufacturing warranty , i just hope they dont want proof of purchase. if so im screwed if anything goes wrong , but i am happy with the monitor, the picture quality is amazing,

Fingers crossed then!

I convinced myself to order one from Overclockers, it's annoying to essentially be paying £30 more than if I'd pulled the trigger faster on the Currys listing (and probably getting it much later) but I'll keep reminding myself how much you've paid to get over it...

I've never spent serious money on a monitor before so have no real idea what to expect in terms of quality; the most previously was about £150 each on a pair of 24" Iiyamas about 8 years ago for a home office setup. They died a while ago and I've been struggling since then with a pair of 22" Dells I got for about £40 each on a trade-in scheme.

[tinner777]

Yeah, I'd be looking at a new psu then too. 430 watts is not leaving you much overhead. I'd also suggest replacing one of those hdd drives with a ssd if you're looking at future-proofing, though it's not absolutely essential right now. You can pick them up pretty cheap these days though. That way you can keep an hdd for storage and run your games and windows off the ssd. As for the ram..and sorry to keep giving you bad news...but you're going to seriously gimp your new cpu with the 2133mhz ram you have. I'd recommend that you look at some 3600mhz ram or possibly 3200mhz with good timings. Getting 4000+ mhz with a ryzen cpu is pointless as it simply clocks down after (iirc) 3733ish mhz.

Hey, thanks for that. Would I be better off starting from scratch??

[Darren G]

Hey, thanks for that. Would I be better off starting from scratch??

 You're welcome mate, happy to help. As for starting from scratch, given that you mentioed that you want to future-proof for the next couple of years I'd say that you pretty much have to. You deffo need a new cpu and motherboard, ram, psu and gpu and you'll get a smoother gaming experience in some games with a ssd in the syatem. Other than the case and possibly leaving the larger drive in the new system as a secondary drive for storage of movies and the like I'm not sure what that leaves to replace. If you need specific recommendations for parts and provide your budget requirements I'll be happy to try and help as I'm sure will Kash and a couple of the other lads. You can then sit back and watch Kash and I argue over the best option for 10 pages. 

[stoa]

You're welcome mate, happy to help. As for starting from scratch, given that you mentioed that you want to future-proof for the next couple of years I'd say that you pretty much have to. You deffo need a new cpu and motherboard, ram, psu and gpu and you'll get a smoother gaming experience in some games with a ssd in the syatem. Other than the case and possibly leaving the larger drive in the new system as a secondary drive for storage of movies and the like I'm not sure what that leaves to replace. If you need specific recommendations for parts and provide your budget requirements I'll be happy to try and help as I'm sure will Kash and a couple of the other lads. You can then sit back and watch Kash and I argue over the best option for 10 pages. 

You've missed the most important thing to increase performance... Loads of RGB...