Is this a good spec?

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AngelusUmbra

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Hi guys, as the title suggests I would like everyone’s opinion on this spec before I buy it since it is my first ever gaming Pc. This will be use for gaming not streaming or vr the budget max budget for the main Pc is £2500 and the Monitor will be the Dell G2724D


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It's definitely not the route I would go down, there are some questionable choices. We need a bit more info though, as per the above link from @Martinr36.
 
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AngelusUmbra

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Scott said:
It's definitely not the route I would go down, there are some questionable choices. We need a bit more info though, as per the above link from @Martinr36.
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Thanks for the reply but just to clarify I read Martinr36s comment what more info do you need? Sorry about the bumbling around again my first time use threads or building a pc
 
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AngelusUmbra said:
Thanks for the reply but just to clarify I read Martinr36s comment what more info do you need? Sorry about the bumbling around again my first time use threads or building a pc
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The comment from him is actually a link to a collaboration post. If you click it, it'll give you what we're after and there's also some useful guides and information contained within that will show you our typical thought processes when suggesting builds :)
 
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Scott said:
The comment from him is actually a link to a collaboration post. If you click it, it'll give you what we're after and there's also some useful guides and information contained within that will show you our typical thought processes when suggesting builds :)
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thanks again for the help i'll read them and start build it again once i've read everything and once it's done i'll replace the old specs with the new specs from what ive seen i made a lot of mistakes
 
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AngelusUmbra said:
thanks again for the help i'll read them and start build it again once i've read everything and once it's done i'll replace the old specs with the new specs from what ive seen i made a lot of mistakes
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There's a lot of rabbit holes. We are always happy to draft up a spec for you to discuss, we just need the initial information to get us started :)
 
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Scott said:
There's a lot of rabbit holes. We are always happy to draft up a spec for you to discuss, we just need the initial information to get us started :)
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The new specs are posted I probably made a few mistakes when going through everything like the ssd and hdd since i'm not sure which is best
 
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AngelusUmbra said:
The new specs are posted I probably made a few mistakes when going through everything like the ssd and hdd since i'm not sure which is best
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What's your price bracket for the monitor? 240Hz isn't really worthwhile for gaming, it's only really beneficial for a small niche of users. But prioritising 240Hz over a better 144Hz panel wouldn't make any sense.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
What's your price bracket for the monitor? 240Hz isn't really worthwhile for gaming, it's only really beneficial for a small niche of users. But prioritising 240Hz over a better 144Hz panel wouldn't make any sense.
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The price bracket is around £250 it can go a little either way but most monitors around that price are 240hz so its not that big of a stretch
 
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AngelusUmbra said:
The price bracket is around £250 it can go a little either way but most monitors around that price are 240hz so its not that big of a stretch
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Yes, but a £250 240Hz monitor will be substantially worse than a £240 144Hz monitor, and you're getting no benefit from 240Hz over 144Hz.

But at that price as well, I take it you're looking at 1080p panels which would bottleneck a system of this calibre, you need to be looking at 1440p monitors.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
Yes, but a £250 240Hz monitor will be substantially worse than a £240 144Hz monitor, and you're getting no benefit from 240Hz over 144Hz.
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That is true i'll definitely take that into consideration when i get the monitor but i want to get the PC ordered first so i know exactly how much i have for the monitor and other bits
 
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AngelusUmbra said:
That is true i'll definitely take that into consideration when i get the monitor but i want to get the PC ordered first so i know exactly how much i have for the monitor and other bits
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But without know what5 spec monitor you are going to have you can't spec the GPU and everything else for a balanced system
 
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Martinr36 said:
But without know what5 spec monitor you are going to have you can't spec the GPU and everything else for a balanced system
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I just had a quick look and i've found one i like that's almost £100 below my budget and is 2550 x 1440 pixels and 170hz so i'm thinking about getting that one i also have a cheaper version that i use for my xbox so i know that the quality is decent
 
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AngelusUmbra said:
I just had a quick look and i've found one i like that's almost £100 below my budget and is 2550 x 1440 pixels and 170hz so i'm thinking about getting that one i also have a cheaper version that i use for my xbox so i know that the quality is decent
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What panel is it though? You may be not fully understanding how monitors work. Anything under an IPS panel is basically a no no, at that price it's almost certainly a VA or even worse a TN which is quite frankly unusable by modern standards and should be avoided at any cost.

But the monitor is the last part of the output, if you have a crap monitor, doesn't matter how good the PC is, you're only getting a basic output at the display.

The display can only handle what the GPU put's out and vice versa, you have to balance the system.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
What panel is it though? You may be not fully understanding how monitors work. Anything under an IPS panel is basically a no no, at that price it's almost certainly a VA or even worse a TN which is quite frankly unusable by modern standards and should be avoided at any cost.

But the monitor is the last part of the output, if you have a crap monitor, doesn't matter how good the PC is, you're only getting a basic output at the display.

The display can only handle what the GPU put's out and vice versa, you have to balance the system.
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It looks like a VA panel i'll try and see if i can find one with an ips panel do you have any recommendations?
 
Scott

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This popped up for me straight away. Seems like good value for the cash, would wait for other recommendations though as I don't spend a lot of time in monitor roundups :)

 
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AngelusUmbra

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Scott said:
This popped up for me straight away. Seems like good value for the cash, would wait for other recommendations though as I don't spend a lot of time in monitor roundups :)

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Thanks for the recommendation that is literally the monitor i was just looking at
 
SpyderTracks

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Scott said:
This popped up for me straight away. Seems like good value for the cash, would wait for other recommendations though as I don't spend a lot of time in monitor roundups :)

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That is pretty decent, it's new (last summer) and gets good reviews on RTings

www.rtings.com

Dell G2724D Review

The Dell G2724D is an entry-level gaming monitor with a 27-inch screen and 1440p resolution. It has a 165Hz refresh rate, and it's designed for gamers who need a...
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com
 
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SpyderTracks said:
That is pretty decent, it's new (last summer) and gets good reviews on RTings

www.rtings.com

Dell G2724D Review

The Dell G2724D is an entry-level gaming monitor with a 27-inch screen and 1440p resolution. It has a 165Hz refresh rate, and it's designed for gamers who need a...
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com
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Yeah that one looks decent its under budget and the cons on the link that you posted are not too bad so i'll be going with that monitor thanks for going out of your way and researching that monitor
 
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