Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB)
@2666
Corsair £154
16GB is the minimum amount of RAM we’d
recommendforasystemofthiscalibre.MID-RANGE
BUILD
Our recommended build for
playing the latest games
TOTAL
£1,689
MasterLiquid Lite 240
CoolerMaster £49
This 240mm, dual-fan, all-in-one liquid CPU
cooler is ludicrously cheap, but performs
well and stays quiet, too.Z370 Tomahawk
MSI £110
This is a nice-looking bit of kit at a good
price. Couple that with two M.2 slots, and it’s
the perfect place to house that Core i5.Core i5-8400
Intel £164
Better default gaming performance and a
lower price puts this chip ahead of the AMD
Ryzen 2600X.GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX
EVGA £420
Again, we’re making a saving this month on
our choice of graphics card. This time you
can expect a chunk of savings.MX500 250GB
Crucial £70
This is still our SSD of choice. We’ve kept the
capacity the same as our cheaper build, but
upgradingto500GBwouldbeideal.RMx 650W
Corsair £96
There’s nothing like having a quality power
supply. Get a decent cable kit for this one
and you can easily spice up your rig.Alloy FPS Cherry MX Blue
HyperX £89
This crisp keyboard from HyperX ticks all the
right boxes. It may lack RGB, but those clicky
keys will keep you happy for years.Castor
Mionix £38
The Castor is a dream to use and supportive
like a glove. With clutter-free software and an
optical sensor, it’s hard to go wrong.Eclipse P400S TG
Phanteks £78
The clean lines, intuitive build features and
fantastic price cements the Eclipse as our
mid-rangecaseofchoice.WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
Western Digital £47
SSDs are great, but they’re still far from
cheap. This 1TB HDD will hold as many
games as you will need.AGON AG251FZ
AOC £289
Not only does this 1080p monitor have a
lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate but it
produces decent image quality, too.HyperX Cloud
Kingston £85
Despite the budget price, we recommend
this headset. There’s simply nothing better
for the money.CMOTHERBOARDPROCESSORGRAPHICS CARDCOOLERMEMORYPOWER SUPPLYSSDHDDCASEDISPLAYKEYBOARDMOUSEHEADSETBuyer’s Guide
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