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Custom 1440p gaming computers built around the RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super and AMD RX 7800 XT — the cards that genuinely earn their keep at QHD. Hand-assembled in the UK, stress-tested for 24 hours, 2-year warranty, free delivery.
Complete builds from £999
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1440p is the resolution most gamers should actually be buying for in 2026. It's sharper than 1080p on any monitor 27" or bigger, it pairs perfectly with 165Hz and 240Hz panels that have come down in price, and — crucially — it doesn't demand a £2,000 graphics card to run beautifully.
RTX 4070 S+
Recommended GPU
32GB
DDR5 memory
100+ FPS
Target framerate
165Hz+
Recommended monitor
The right card for QHD
The lazy answer is “a 4080”. The honest answer is that the RTX 4070 Super and RX 7800 XThit 100+ FPS at 1440p high settings in almost every title released in the last three years — for roughly half the price. Step up to the RTX 4070 Ti Super or RX 7900 XTif you specifically want maxed-out ray tracing without DLSS / FSR, or if you're aiming for 240Hz in modern AAA titles.
Indicative 1440p FPS · RTX 4070 Super + Ryzen 7 build
IndicativeThe starter spec
Inside the build
Designed to feed a 165Hz 1440p monitor in modern titles without DLSS — and 240Hz in esports.
1440p vs 1080p vs 4K
1080pis the cheapest option but visibly soft on a modern 27" monitor. 4K looks gorgeous but doubles your GPU cost and halves your framerate in demanding titles. 1440phits the sweet spot: crisp at 27–32", plays at 100+ FPS on mid-tier hardware, and pairs with affordable high-refresh monitors that genuinely feel different to use.
Will it run 4K too?
Every Forge 1440p build will run 4K. With DLSS Quality or FSR Quality, an RTX 4070 Super hits 60+ FPS at 4K in most titles without dropping to medium settings. If you want native 4K at max settings, see our 4K gaming PCs page— the RTX 4080 Super and 4090 are the right starting point there.
Built the Forge way
Every 1440p PC we ship is hand-assembled in the UK, cable-managed properly, and burned in for 24 hours before dispatch. Insured tracked delivery is free, the warranty is 2 years parts & labour, and a real human answers your support emails. Configure a 1440p PC in 60 seconds, or browse our base builds.
Common questions
For comfortable 1440p high-refresh gaming in 2026, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super, and AMD RX 7800 XT are the strongest value choices. They consistently deliver 100+ FPS at 1440p high settings in modern titles, with headroom for ray tracing in many games via DLSS / FSR.
A capable 1440p gaming PC from Forge starts at around £999. That covers a Ryzen 7 or Core i5 CPU paired with an RTX 4070 Super or RX 7800 XT, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB NVMe Gen4 SSD — enough for 100+ FPS at 1440p high settings in the vast majority of modern games.
Yes — on any monitor 27" or larger the jump in sharpness is significant. Combined with the higher refresh rates available on 1440p monitors (165Hz / 240Hz), it's the sweet spot for visual quality and gameplay smoothness in 2026 without the GPU cost of full 4K.
Most 1440p builds can run 4K at reduced settings or with DLSS / FSR upscaling. For native 4K at high framerates you want an RTX 4080 Super or RTX 4090 instead — see our 4K gaming PCs page.
1440p is more GPU-bound than 1080p, so you can pair a mid-tier CPU like a Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i5-14600K with a 4070 Super and avoid bottlenecking. For higher-end GPUs like the 4070 Ti Super or 4080, step up to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D or Core i7-14700K.
No — we specialise in custom PCs, not bundles. We can recommend monitor pairings (165Hz IPS, OLED, mini-LED) but monitors are purchased separately.
High-refresh 1440p without the 4K price tag. Configure in 60 seconds.
2-year warranty · free UK delivery · UK built & tested