2019-04-01 PC Gamer

Strix X470-F Gaming

Asus £181

Get the most from the new AMD Ryzen

2 700X with this matching X470

motherboardthat’spackedwithfeatures.

Ryzen 7 2700X

AMD £300

Easy to overclock and with huge

performanceoutofthebox,AMD’snew

flagshipCPUistheonetogofor.

GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black Edition

EVGA £1,072

EVGA’s custom design is considerably

cheaper than Nvidia’s reference card, and

with great cooling.

Kraken X62

NZXT £140

The Kraken is the culmination of three of our

favourite things: an infinity mirror, a 280mm

radiator and slick braided cooling.

Mamba Elite

Razer £90

A beautiful design, comfortable shape and

outstanding performance make this a

brilliant high-end gaming mouse.

WD Blue 4TB

Western Digital£99

With a largebootSSD,there’slittleneedfor

a large, cheapSSD.Insteadwe’veoptedfora

huge4TBharddriveforallyourbulkdata.

XB271HU

Acer £640

Our previous choice, the AOC AG271QG, has

shot up in price. This Acer is now the best

value165HzIPSgamingdisplay.

HX750i 80 Plus Platinum

Corsair £138

Modular, custom cable kits, and a platinum

efficiency rating. What’s not to love about

this Corsair PSU? Nothing, that’s what.

970 Evo 500GB M.2 PCIe SSD

Samsung £119

Samsung’s newest NVMe SSDs push

performancetonewheightsandcostthe

same as the previous 960 range.

Vengeance LED RGB 32GB @3200

Corsair £264

Ryzen is theoneprocessorthatdoesbenefit

hugely from higher-frequency memory. This

kit is perfectforanywould-bevideoexpert.

K70 LUX RGB

Corsair £115

Even when moneyisnoobjectit’shardto

argue against Corsair’s latest K70. A no-fuss,

solid piece of aluminium craftsmanship.

Enthoo Evolv ATX TG

Phanteks £135

The 5mm thick aluminium panels resonate

with svelte professionalism, and the interior

makes building inside this a dream.

ATH -AG1 X

Audio-technica£230

What’s life without a nice set of cans? The

ATH-AG1X set is the pinnacle of headphones,

and it’s super comfy to boot.

TOTAL

£3,523

ADVANCED

BUILD

Go above and beyond with a PC

powerful enough to end worlds

NEW

ENTRY

MOTHERBOARD

PROCESSOR

GRAPHICS CARD

COOLER

MEMORY

POWER SUPPLY

SSD

HDD

CASE

DISPLAY

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

HEADSET

HARDWARE

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