PC Gamer

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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DISPLAY

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

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