£3k PC Spec

Something Else · 21 Jan 2013 at 15:32

change the msi lighting for an asus matrix platinum. purely for colour matching of the motherboard.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
Total : £451.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

its like £100 more but its what i would do and i dont think your skint.

Hedge · 21 Jan 2013 at 15:53

I love my tech but I struggle to justify you needing to spend so much money.

Half of that budget will buy something more than capable of playing latest games.

If it starts to feel slow then spend the other half of the budget at a later date on more up to date tech.

Akagi · 21 Jan 2013 at 15:57

Somthing Else said:
change the msi lighting for an asus matrix platinum. purely for colour matching of the motherboard.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
Total : £451.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

its like £100 more but its what i would do and i dont think your skint.

The DirectCU II 7970 is the same price as the MSI, it would match the colour scheme better than the MSI but it doesnt look as nice as the Matrix, and you would have to overclock it yourself to get it up to the level of the MSI/Matrix.

The catch is that the Matrix and the DirectCU II take up three slots, whereas the MSI takes up 2.

Akagi · 21 Jan 2013 at 16:13

Hedge said:
I love my tech but I struggle to justify you needing to spend so much money.

Half of that budget will buy something more than capable of playing latest games.

If it starts to feel slow then spend the other half of the budget at a later date on more up to date tech.

I will most likely spend as much on my next gaming setup. Yes you could argue that it is pointless, but computers are my hobby and my job. I could easily spend twice as much, which would be very hard to justify.

Uncle Petey · 21 Jan 2013 at 20:43

Is this a photo/video editing workstation or a gaming rig?

3k and only a single GPU running a 1440p monitor (which itself is generally aimed at creative professionals, not gamers) and a 3930k which is complete overkill for gaming and doesn't really offer much advantage until you add 2 or 3 gpu's and some fast ram (and even then, it's not a huge difference)? Sure, the 2011 socket may have more longevity, but still...

snips86x · 21 Jan 2013 at 20:57

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99 (£839.98)
3 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £359.99 (£899.97)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
2 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000004-UK) £89.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (CH-9000005-EU) £49.99
Total : £3,159.30 (includes shipping : £32.90).

spoffle · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:11

x_Biff_x said:
Thanks for the input so far guys. After considering whats been suggested here, here is what I have come up with.

Your Basket

1x Super Nova ROG Intel Core i7 3930K 3.20GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Overclocked Bundle £899.99
1x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £479.99
1x MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £359.99
1x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.98
1x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1x Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound Card £145.99
1x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1x Qpad MK-80 Blue LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Red Switches £99.98
1x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1x SteelSeries Sensei Pro Laser Gaming Mouse (62150) £59.99
1x OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface ** IN STOCK NOW ** £24.98

Total : £2,787.48

What are you using the PC for?

I think it'd be far more sensible to go for a 3820 and 2x 7950s.

£360 on a 7970 is just such a waste when you can get significantly more performance for £480 or less with 2x 7950s.

spoffle · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:12

snips86x said:
YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99 (£839.98)
3 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £359.99 (£899.97)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
2 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000004-UK) £89.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit with Duke Nukem Forever £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (CH-9000005-EU) £49.99
Total : £3,219.29 (includes shipping : £32.90).

AMD do 3D too you know? And it's completely insane to suggest 2x 680s because they just don't remotely represent value for money, you can get the same performance with a pair of 7950s for half the price.

snips86x · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:15

spoffle said:
AMD do 3D too you know? And it's completely insane to suggest 2x 680s because they just don't remotely represent value for money, you can get the same performance with a pair of 7950s for half the price.

Not really! If the money is there and that is what they want, then so be it. The great advantage of nVidia is, not just the 3D, but the PhysX, which personally, I love.

Akagi · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:18

snips86x said:
Not really! If the money is there and that is what they want, then so be it. The great advantage of nVidia is, not just the 3D, but the PhysX, which personally, I love.

670's are considerably cheaper than 680's, are almost litterally the same performance wise, match or beat 680's when overclocked, and offer all of NVIDIA's best features.

snips86x · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:21

acme15 said:
670's are considerably cheaper than 680's, are almost litterally the same performance wise, match or beat 680's when overclocked, and offer all of NVIDIA's best features.

I see your point and a valid one too!

YOUR BASKET
3 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £359.99 (£899.97)
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99 (£639.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
2 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000004-UK) £89.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (CH-9000005-EU) £49.99
Total : £2,959.31 (includes shipping : £32.90).

Just putting my choice out there and this is how we learn.

spoffle · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:22

Barely any game even uses PhysX, and the op didn't ask for it, and to spend silly money for the sake of it is, well, silly.

snips86x · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:23

spoffle said:
Barely any game even uses PhysX, and the op didn't ask for it, and to spend silly money for the sake of it is, well, silly.

Do you know what games he plays?!

Akagi · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:27

Calm it guys come on

The way I see it is that if you are going to spend £3K on a gaming setup, you want to be able to see everything that has been developed for that game. I wouldnt want to be in a game with someone who owns a £700 machine with a 660 SC (or even a £200 machine built from used parts with a GTS250 in it for example) who is gawping at physx effects, while i'm on my £3K machine wishing I could see them.

If you have the money, then you may as well pay a little bit extra to see everything.

spoffle · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:29

snips86x said:
Do you know what games he plays?!

Do you? Does that change the fact that barely any game even uses PhysX?

I don't believe it does.

snips86x · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:41

spoffle said:
Do you? Does that change the fact that barely any game even uses PhysX?

I don't believe it does.

snips86x said:
Just putting my choice out there.

illuz · 21 Jan 2013 at 21:44

snips86x said:
I see your point and a valid one too!

YOUR BASKET
3 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £359.99 (£899.97)
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99 (£639.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
2 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000004-UK) £89.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (CH-9000005-EU) £49.99
Total : £2,959.31 (includes shipping : £32.90).

Just putting my choice out there and this is how we learn.

You don't need that power supply, you can run that on the 850w XFX edition silver, get the 3770k with the differenceas games should start utilising more cores soon and it will handle the screen setup and SLI better. . Swap the Phanteks for the Alpenföhn, it's exceptionally good for a lot cheaper. Not much difference in them really. Swap the corsair ram for Samsung Green. Perfect rig!

spoffle · 21 Jan 2013 at 22:01

snips86x said:
Just putting my choice out there.

It's very valid when you're suggesting that they spend money on the products for the reasons you've given.

That's why I was saying barely any games actually even use PhysX, and 3D is available on AMD so you'd be spending twice as much for less performance and a feature that might or might not be used.

Hedge · 21 Jan 2013 at 23:02

acme15 said:
I will most likely spend as much on my next gaming setup. Yes you could argue that it is pointless, but computers are my hobby and my job. I could easily spend twice as much, which would be very hard to justify.

I understand that its your hobby and we all have things we like to spend our cash on, but in the current stagnant world of PC gaming (where nothing is pushing hardware properly), spending a fortune gives you no benefit.

Even when you're rich you still dont need to waste your pennies

When the next gen consoles come and PC gaming hopefully picks up, Then it would be cool to have a super computer

Akagi · 22 Jan 2013 at 00:12

Hedge said:
I understand that its your hobby and we all have things we like to spend our cash on, but in the current stagnant world of PC gaming (where nothing is pushing hardware properly), spending a fortune gives you no benefit.

Even when you're rich you still dont need to waste your pennies

When the next gen consoles come and PC gaming hopefully picks up, Then it would be cool to have a super computer

Why not be prepared