PC Gamer Presents - PC Hardware Handbook - May 2018

ADVANCED

BUILD

Go above and beyond with a PC

powerful enough to end worlds

TOTAL

£3,708

Crosshair VI Hero

Asus £220

The best Ryzen board out now. It provides a

stable backbone for any early adopter

looking to join the red core revolution.

Ryzen 7 1800X

AMD £290

The 1800X, combined with 32GB of

3200 MT/s, dominates both single and

multi-core tasks with ease.

GTX 1080 Ti Strix

Asus £950

This is the height of efficiency. Silent and well

equipped to dissipate heat, the 1080 Ti GPU

will power any title you throw at it.

Kraken X62

NZXT £ 130

The Kraken is the culmination of three of our

favourite things: an infinity mirror, a 280mm

radiator and slick braided cooling.

Rival 700

SteelSeries £60

Swappable sensors, back plates, 3D printed

rear guards and an OLED display. The most

comfortable, adaptive mouse we’ve used.

MX300 1.1TB SSD

Crucial £248

At 1TB, this SSD from Crucial is fantastic

value, and more than big enough for all of

your AAA gaming titles.

AGON AG271QG

AOC £550

It’s £200 cheaper than Asus’s PG279QG, and

we can’t tell why. 165Hz, IPS, G-Sync, 4ms

response... this is the perfect screen.

HX750i 80 Plus Platinum

Corsair £135

Modular, custom cable kits, and a platinum

efficiency rating. What’s not to love about

this Corsair PSU? Nothing, that’s what.

960 Evo 250GB M2 PCIe SSD

Samsung £110

A cost-effective OS drive delivering

sequential read and write speeds of

3200MB/s and 1500MB/s respectively.

Vengeance LED RGB 32GB - 3200

Corsair £400

Ryzen is the one processor that does benefit

hugely from higher frequency memory. This

kit is perfect for any would-be video expert.

K70 LUX RGB

Corsair £160

Even when money is no object it’s hard to

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

solid piece of aluminium craftsmanship.

Enthoo Evolv ATX TG

Phanteks £175

The 5mm thick aluminium panels resonate

with svelte professionalism, and the interior

makes building inside this a dream.

ATH -AG1 X

Audio-technica £280

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.

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GRAPHICS CARD

COOLER

MEMORY

POWER SUPPLY

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HDD

CASE

DISPLAY

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

HEADSET

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