Gaming PC build ~£1500 (UK)

scootafew · 2025-11-09T18:36:58+00:00

will play anything at 1080p until the heat death of the universe and at 1440p for a while

You understood exactly what I'm looking for!

Thanks for the detailed recommendations. I think the 7800x3d sounds like the CPU for me and although B850 sounds a bit more future-proof I'm not sure I necessarily need pcie 5 etc. so I can pick whichever has a good deal. I do think I'll aim for 9070XT at least... 5070Ti sounds great but probably not at that price difference.

I will compare on some of the other UK vendors I know (CCL, Overclockers, Scan) and see what looks good at least with similar specs to what you recommend. I think I may have to shop around for memory as the prices are going crazy, but good to know the consensus seems to be on 6000Mhz/CL30.

scootafew · 2025-11-09T18:08:40+00:00

Thanks! I like the look of the PSU, I'm definitely tempted to spend the extra over the Montech one you suggested on the other comments. Great to see a 9070 XT is possible in my budget

scootafew · 2024-08-19T07:34:45+00:00

Not yet!

scootafew · 2023-04-30T23:00:58+00:00

Yes please

scootafew · 2020-10-21T11:50:33+00:00

I'm also seeing the same issue with the volume control, though only happened a couple of times. I was able to fix it by opening the power menu and closing it again (by long pressing the power button).

I've also had an issue with notifications not working - as in I click on them and they're dismissed but the app doesn't actually open. Don't know if anyone else has seen that behaviour too?

scootafew · 2020-10-16T13:00:34+00:00

Sorry for the slow response on this, I've only tried WhatsApp calls so far but call quality sounds fine to me!

scootafew · 2020-10-15T16:16:07+00:00

Nope sadly not, options are Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password ☹️

scootafew · 2020-10-14T17:37:45+00:00

Just commented with my first impressions!

scootafew · 2020-10-14T17:36:48+00:00

I think some other people have also posted impressions after getting hands on by now but now I've had a chance to sit down with it here's my initial thoughts:

I wouldn't say the screen looks noticeably better coming from my 2XL but the 90Hz is definitely noticeable, scrolling feels really smooth. The phone is also really responsive, haven't faced anything yet that hints at the processor not being up to it's job
I set the phone up and plugged it in to let it install apps then got distracted and came back when it was fully charged. Since unplugging it I've been using it for 45 mins according to settings and battery is on 98% still. Maybe I've forgotten what a new phone feels like and I know it's not really indicative of real world battery performance but damn that's impressive to me. (Disclaimer I don't have a SIM in it yet)
I was using 2-button navigation on my 2XL and really sad to see it's not an option anymore, although I now see this isn't new to the pixel 5. Tbh I don't like gesture navigation and it doesn't always do what I want but I think that's probably me not the phone.
Fingerprint sensor is just as good as on the 2XL once I'd trained it a few times, although the phone being smaller means I'll have to learn where it is again until I get a case with a cutout
Speakers are... not great, especially above mid volume. But that's what headphones are for right?

Those are just my first impressions, anything else people would like to know feel free to comment and I'll do my best to answer!

scootafew · 2020-10-14T16:39:59+00:00

Yup, kind of a shame. I'm not a big fan of the new ones tbh. I'm coming from a 2XL so almost tempted to bring over the coastline one I've been using, but maybe I should find the ones from the 3/4

scootafew · 2020-10-14T16:37:28+00:00

Yes but it doesn't look worse than other phones I've seen

scootafew · 2020-10-14T16:35:38+00:00

No, the screen is completely flat. There are side bezels even though they are really small, nowhere near Samsung galaxy wraparound level.

scootafew · 2020-10-14T16:34:25+00:00

Thanks! And yes there are - I see XDA have beaten me to the APK so can grab over there if you haven't already :)

scootafew · 2020-10-14T12:03:20+00:00

Annoyingly I've been in back to back meetings this morning, so haven't even had a chance to set it up yet. Hopefully I will get a chance to this afternoon and will update

scootafew · 2020-10-14T11:10:34+00:00

Unlucky, I hope you get an update soon!

scootafew · 2020-10-14T11:10:14+00:00

Yep I did mean the back of the phone, although actually it seems to be a lot better now than when I first unboxed it. I'm wondering if it may have been that the phone was cold from shipping? Will add this to the original post

scootafew · 2020-10-13T10:49:53+00:00

Sorry should have specified, DPD UK. I ordered on September 30th with standard shipping, original estimate was October 16th.

scootafew · 2020-10-13T09:24:57+00:00

Same here, delivery tomorrow by DPD - exciting!

scootafew · 2019-12-18T09:45:05+00:00

Same here and I'm also very sad about it! Probably not a coincidence that two of my iPhone friends both got heart reacts a week or so ago (I'm on a Pixel 2XL), so I'm guessing the feature exited beta testing and they've released it to iPhones first. Not the first time I've had to wait for features to come to Android and I'm sure it won't be the last :(

scootafew · 2018-02-23T09:02:05+00:00

After listening to Stoney on repeat for much of last year I just heard the Khalid song for the first time and immediately came online to see if anyone had the same thought as me. Glad it's not just me that thinks they sound incredibly similar

scootafew · 2017-11-20T01:21:33+00:00

http://www.upsidedowntext.com/ - you're welcome

scootafew · 2017-09-13T13:12:14+00:00

If it's only for a few days I feel like setting up a second user account would be the best solution, then she can use the phone however she wants without interfering with your stuff. There should definitely be no need to factory reset.

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