ADVANCED
BUILD
Go above and beyond with a PC
powerful enough to end worlds
TOTAL
£3,319
Strix X470-F Gaming
Asus £180
Get the most from the new AMD Ryzen
2700X with this matching X470
motherboard that’s packed with features.
Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD £284
Easy to overclock and with huge
performance out of the box, AMD’s new
flagshipCPUistheonetogofor.
GeForce GTX 1080Ti Turbo
Asus £805
Prices of GTX 1080 Ti’s don’t seem to have
dropped as much as other cards but you’re
stillsavingadecentamount.
Kraken X62
NZXT £125
The Kraken is the culmination of three of our
favourite things: an infinity mirror, a 280mm
radiator and slick braided cooling.
Rival 700
SteelSeries £65
Swappable sensors, back plates, 3D printed
rear guards and an OLED display. The most
comfortable, adaptive mouse we’ve used.
WD Blue 4TB
Western Digital £100
With a large boot SSD, there’s little need for
a large, cheap SSD. Instead we’ve opted for a
huge4TBharddriveforallyourbulkdata.
XB271HU
Acer £520
Our previous choice, the AOC AG271QG, has
shot up in price. This Acer is now the best
value165HzIPSgamingdisplay.
HX750i 80 Plus Platinum
Corsair £156
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 £178
Samsung’s newest NVMe SSDs push
performance to new heights and cost the
same as the previous 960 range.
Vengeance LED RGB 32GB @3200
Corsair £386
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 £80
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 £160
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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