So for the last year I've been all set just waiting to hit that preorder button for the PS5. That was until NVIDIA announced their new Graphics cards.
Up until a few days ago I hadn't even considered building a PC or what it entailed.
I've been educating myself quite a bit over that time and I am pretty sure I want to ditch the consoles for now at least u till there is some decent exclusives like a God of War 2.
So I want to build it around a RTX 3070. IF I can get one. From what I have garnered it seems that these new cards will be pretty tricky to get hold of at launch?
Outside if that it seems I'll be going for an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU (or 3600X, is there much of a difference?)
Beyond that other than 16GB (2x8GB) Memory I am pretty open to advice. I want to try and keep the build as close to £1000 as possible.
I've come up with this so far. Any advice or areas I can reduce cost?
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HvCvHB
Additionally I plan on using my TV as a monitor. Do these stats look okay? Obviously I'll be restricted to 120fps but that should be plenty for me at this stage and the trade kf of being able to play some content in 4k and on a 55" screen outweighs buying a 144hz panel just now.
Apologies for the wordy updates. Its copy and pasted from Rtings.com
Samsung NU8000
8.2
Variable Refresh Rate
Native Refresh Rate
120 Hz (except 49")
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
HDMI Forum VRR
Yes
FreeSync
Yes
G-SYNC Compatible
No
4k VRR Maximum
60 Hz
4k VRR Minimum
48 Hz
1080p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
1080p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
1440p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
1440p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors
HDMI
The NU8000 does not support FreeSync from our Radeon RX 580 GPU. We tried various combinations of game mode, PC mode, input refresh rates, etc., and FreeSync was never detected as supported.
Update 05/23/2018: Firmware version 1103 has added FreeSync support.
Update 06/08/2018: FreeSync has been tested and the score has been updated. FreeSync was supported from our Xbox One S and our Radeon RX 580 GPU, in 1080p, 1440p and 4k resolutions. FreeSync is activated by enabling the TV's Game mode and FreeSync settings; PC mode is not required. We tested in Ultimate mode because it has the widest range, and we only recommend Basic mode when you experience problems with Ultimate.
Update 10/26/2018: We have received confirmation that the 49" NU8000 does support FreeSync. Since it has a 60 Hz panel, the 1080p VRR range is limited to 60 Hz.
LEARN ABOUT VARIABLE REFRESH RATE
INPUTS
8.3
Input Lag
1080p @ 60 Hz
18.1 ms
1080p @ 60 Hz Outside Game Mode
72.5 ms
1440p @ 60 Hz
N/A
4k @ 60 Hz
17.8 ms
4k @ 60 Hz + 10 bit HDR
18.4 ms
4k @ 60 Hz @ 4:4:4
16.7 ms
4k @ 60 Hz Outside Game Mode
57.5 ms
4k @ 60 Hz With Interpolation
23.8 ms
8k @ 60 Hz
N/A
1080p @ 120 Hz
10.6 ms
1440p @ 120 Hz
9.7 ms
4k @ 120 Hz
N/A
1080p with Variable Refresh Rate
6.3 ms
1440p with VRR
6.5 ms
4k with VRR
15.1 ms
8k with VRR
N/A
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
Yes
1440p @ 120 Hz: 9.7 ms
Excellent low input lag, good enough for even competitive console gaming. This input lag is lower than last year's Samsung TVs like the MU8000, and lower than many current Sony TVs like the X900F, but is slightly worse than many TCL TVs like the P607.
The NU8000 has a new 'Game Motion Plus' feature, which adds motion interpolation (soap opera effect) without adding too much input lag; this feature is useful when gaming on older consoles that can only output 30 fps, or for games that have frequent framerate dips. The 'Judder Reduction' slider interpolates content up to 60 fps, while the 'Blur Reduction' slider interpolates up to 120 fps. When 'Blur Reduction' is used the input lag for 4k increases from 23.8 ms to 29.3 ms, but this increase shouldn't be noticeable during gaming.
Update 04/24/2018: The NU8000 and the Samsung 2018 QLEDs added support for Auto Game Mode. When it is enabled from the input menu the TV will automatically switch to Game Mode when it detects a game being played on a console. We tested it on a PS4 and Xbox One S and it worked perfectly.
Update 06/08/2018: The input lag with VRR has been tested and added to the review.
Update 06/11/2018: 1440p @ 120 Hz performance has improved as of firmware version 1103. The 1440p @ 120 Hz input lag is now 9.7 ms, down from 24.8 ms.
LEARN ABOUT INPUT LAG
8.8
Supported Resolutions
1080p @ 60 Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
1080p @ 120 Hz
Yes (native support)
1440p @ 60 Hz
No
1440p @ 120 Hz
Yes (native support)
4k @ 60 Hz
Yes
4k @ 60 Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
4k @ 120 Hz
No
8k @ 30 Hz or 24 Hz
No
8k @ 60 Hz
No
Most common resolutions are supported. 4k @ 60 Hz @ 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 color is only supported when 'HDMI UHD Color' is enabled (aka HDMI 2.0 full bandwidth). New this year is 1080p @ 120 Hz @ 4:4:4 support, which is useful when using the TV as a PC monitor. 1440p @ 120 Hz is also supported, but 4:4:4 color isn't displayed properly. Oddly enough, 1440p @ 60 Hz isn't supported, not even when using a custom resolution from a PC.
4:4:4 chroma subsampling is only shown properly when the input's icon is set to 'PC' (aka PC mode). This unfortunately isn't possible for some input refresh rates such as 24 Hz; in these cases the icon changes to PC as normal but PC mode isn't applied, as evidenced by the improper 4:4:4 color resolution and some settings not being greyed out as they should be.
Thanks everyone.
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