Help building a gaming/streaming PC

[Nocturnal.YB]

Hiya!

Could someone please assist me with putting together a gaming/streaming PC? I am completely useless when it comes to this in terms of parts and what is specifically required for all of it to work as intended - the only thing I know is that, processor-wise, I'd rather go intel than AMD.

Any sort of help would be greatly appreciated!

My budget is around ~£2000 give or take (would require a monitor as well, with a proper refresh rate as I play games such as Dota 2 and Warzone but will may be trying out newer titles as well since I'll actually be able to do that now).

Thanks a bunch in advance!

 

[sck451]

Can we call it something like £2200 for PC and monitor? I'd suggest something 1440p and 144Hz+, such as the Gigabyte G27Q for around £300. Other options are available, though prices aren't great right now.

Then I'd get a PC along these lines. There's not much to choose between AMD and Intel right now. Intel may just have the performance crown, but not the value or upgradability crowns. Personally I'd prefer AMD, but I can see the argument either way.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 14-Core Processor i5-13600K (3.5GHz) 24MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
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 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,900.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/tKFebfWC45/

 

[Nocturnal.YB]

Thank you so much for your input and apologies for the delayed response. Would you please be able to recommend a different case? I wish to change out the 3070 for the 10GB RTX 3080 but when I try to proceed the website is telling me the following:

"The graphics card you have selected has a length of approximately 32cm and the case you have selected can only support graphics cards up to 31cm in length when configured with the Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler. Please select a different Cooler or alternatively choose a different case."

Also, do I need to change out anything other than the case should I opt for the 3080 instead?

Thanks again.

 

[Martinr36]

Thank you so much for your input and apologies for the delayed response. Would you please be able to recommend a different case? I wish to change out the 3070 for the 10GB RTX 3080 but when I try to proceed the website is telling me the following:

"The graphics card you have selected has a length of approximately 32cm and the case you have selected can only support graphics cards up to 31cm in length when configured with the Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler. Please select a different Cooler or alternatively choose a different case."

Also, do I need to change out anything other than the case should I opt for the 3080 instead?

Thanks again.

The Corsair iCUE 5000X will take a GPU up to 400mm

 

[MrWilson]

I also wouldn’t recommend the 3080 with your build, unless you’re happy to blow your old budget. You’ve got a strong, well balanced build specced above for 1440p gaming and streaming. The 3080 is a 4K card and will be bottlenecked by your monitor in a large number of games that you will play. Obviously it’s your money and your purchase, but I wouldn’t recommend cutting corners on any parts of your build to fit in a more powerful GPU that you don’t need.

 

[Nocturnal.YB]

Thank you all for your input. In the end I decided to opt for the 3070 instead.

I ordered the suggested monitor as well!