GTX 1080 Build

[Valerean]

The time has come for my bi-decadal (is this a word?) upgrade - which basically means buying a new PC from scratch. Most of my shit is about five or six years old and the latest titles are really starting to make it creak. Figured that now is as good a time as ever to future-proof for the next couple of years, now that Pascal is here.

So here we go:-

Budget: £500 - £1000 (have already bought a GTX 1080) - am willing to extend by £100 or so if necessary.

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Single Monitor

No Peripherals Needed.

Aiming to play pretty much anything that releases over the next couple of years on decent settings (right now would settle for DOOM on very high / ultra). Future-proofing is key.

CPU: ??
CPU Cooler: ??
Motherboard: ??
Memory: ??
SDD Storage: ??
HDD Storage: ??
GPU: GTX 1080
Case:
PSU:
Optical Drive:


Do your worst chaps!

[Bigvizz]

Well for starters a GTX 1080 is overkill for a 1080p monitor, so I dropped a 1440p monitor in this set up. There's no reason to have optical drive anymore, but if you need one go with a external drive. Windows can be install via a usb stick.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.48 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£118.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£55.42 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£106.65 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.70 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card (Purchased For £0.00)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.96 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor (£279.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £973.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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