Wanted £1500 bling gaming rig

yid1981 · 30 Jan 2014 at 19:52

Hey guys

a while back I asked for help with a £1200 gaming rig and had the decision of waiting for haswell, but before i could decide i found out i was getting made redundent from work!. So the days of happy pc gaming was put on hold and back to the old ps3.

So after starting a new career and getting some stability, ive decided the time is right to try again for pc gaming heaven

the budget is £1500 (can be stretched slightly if needed) which is for the tower, keyboard and mouse as im gonna use the tv for now.

So im asking the wise and wonderful guys to spec me a bling rig in the corsair carbide 540 as i love the look of this case. Ive had a go myself but know it wont be anywhere near as amazing as you guys do.

Well sorry for the long boring post about my life and thanks for taking the time to look at my post

fowler002 · 30 Jan 2014 at 19:55

Well for 'bling rigs' the master is ethermaster, but be warned he'll blow the budget not just stretch it

ShivP · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:01

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Silver (CC-9011034-WLED) £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 5700RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ABA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,368.77 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Something to start with, I suppose with the extra you could "bling it up" which I'm no good at and include your chosen keyboard and mouse etc.

(Think ethermaster is needed

)

Nickolp1974 · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:12

Not left you enough for keyboard and mouse i'm afraid

but its a cracking system

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x Corsair Force GS 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F240GBGS-BK) £155.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £129.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £28.45
6 x Phanteks PH-F120S 120mm Fan - White £11.99 (£71.94)
Total : £1,501.12 (includes shipping : FREE).

ShivP · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:17

Nickolp1974 said:
Not left you enough for keyboard and mouse i'm afraid but its a cracking system

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x Corsair Force GS 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F240GBGS-BK) £155.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £129.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £28.45
6 x Phanteks PH-F120S 120mm Fan - White £11.99 (£71.94)
Total : £1,501.12 (includes shipping : FREE).

Updated original spec, though it's still probably not perfect; no bling etc
Ehm, just thought I'd point out you got a non-k processor so no overclocking with a £160 board?

Nickolp1974 · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:18

quick change

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Corsair Force GS 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F240GBGS-BK) £155.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £129.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £28.45
1 x Ozone Xenon Gaming Mouse - White £24.98
1 x Zalman ZM-K400G Gaming Keyboard £19.99
6 x Phanteks PH-F120S 120mm Fan - White £11.99 (£71.94)
Total : £1,520.10 (includes shipping : FREE).

Nickolp1974 · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:18

Shivy011 said:
Ehm, just thought I'd point out you got a non-k processor so no overclocking with a £160 board?

oops!!!

Akagi · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:35

Sincere apologies for going over budget. I also haven't included a keyboard as picking the right keyswitch is an adventure you need to take yourself on first and I forgot the mouse.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
2 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Asus Z87 SABERTOOTH Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £188.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £129.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £28.45
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49
1 x NZXT Front Panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved - Black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved black/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Black £4.49
Total : £1,643.58 (includes shipping : £17.85).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £259.99 (£519.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Silver (CC-9011034-WLED) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Green £28.45
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Green £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Green £6.49
1 x NZXT Front Panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved - Black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved black/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Black £4.49
Total : £1,630.97 (includes shipping : £23.20).

Customary horrendously overbudget option.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Asus Z87 SABERTOOTH Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £188.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Silver (CC-9011034-WLED) £129.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Blue £28.45
2 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.99 (£51.98)
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Blue £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Blue £6.49
1 x NZXT Front Panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved - Black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved black/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Black £4.49
Total : £1,873.98 (includes shipping : £23.20).

(Interweave the red/white RAM so the black RAM's red stickers are hidden)

ExtremeIC3cream · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:41

Blew the budget by £100 but it does have the bling to it also a power supply for crossfire but is probably a overkill and all the fans and cables aren't necessary

Doomedspeed · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:59

Just wait 'til Ethel rocks up!

Ethermaster · 30 Jan 2014 at 21:43

Why didn't anyone call me! I would have finished work earlier

yid1981 · 30 Jan 2014 at 21:44

Wow some quick replies there guys! Thanks for all the specs with the bling as when you have a big window you need to show off the insides I reckon. Definitely think I prefer getting the best single gpu I can get in budget and then cf/sli at a later date.
white, black or silver 540, its hard to choose which colour I like best!

lee32uk · 30 Jan 2014 at 22:10

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £129.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black – Red Switch (CH-9000011-UK) £119.99
1 x Avexir Core Orange Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIO) - Orange Light £79.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x SteelSeries Sensei RAW Gaming Mouse - Heat Orange (62163) £49.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Corsair Air Series AF120 1500RPM LED White Quiet Edition - Dual Pack (CO-9050016-WLED) £16.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050013-WW) £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Orange £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Orange £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved orange/black £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Orange £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved orange/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Orange £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,710.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Ethermaster · 30 Jan 2014 at 22:19

I'm over budget (buts thats just me all over).... I did forget the mouse and Keyboard tho

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
2 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £73.99 (£147.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,553.34 (includes shipping : £12.50).

yid1981 · 30 Jan 2014 at 22:38

Again thanks for all the amazing specs guys. Definitely liking the h110 or similar way of cooling as ive seen a few rigs with these in. Think the black 540 is the way im gonna go, just need to decide what colour scheme looks best with the black. And no worries for leaving the keyboard and mouse out as ill pick them later

fowler002 · 30 Jan 2014 at 23:08

Ethermaster said:
I'm over budget (buts thats just me all over).... I did forget the mouse and Keyboard tho

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
2 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £73.99 (£147.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,553.34 (includes shipping : £12.50).

very disappointing ether, here I was hyping you up saying you blow the budget and you go and make me look like aliar by just about stretching it

Ethermaster · 30 Jan 2014 at 23:14

fowler002 said:
very disappointing ether, here I was hyping you up saying you blow the budget and you go and make me look like aliar by just about stretching it

Thought I would make a change fella as I'm normally massively over budget its nice to actually to be close to it for once .... but I think I should ask the OP ..... How much can I push for something truly EPIC?

fowler002 · 30 Jan 2014 at 23:19

YOUR BASKET
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99 (£731.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-010) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 240 £55.98
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Orange Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (920-005701) - Brown Switch £108.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse (910-003604) £52.79
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £43.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £2,004.98 (includes shipping : £13.75).

based off the spec I did for another person on here asking for £1500 budget but no kb/mouse, with that one I forgot about the ocuk fathom cooler with orange coolant. yes I know its well over budget and doesn't even have fans and extensions but does include 2x 290s

Ethermaster said:
Thought I would make a change fella as I'm normally massively over budget its nice to actually to be close to it for once .... but I think I should ask the OP ..... How much can I push for something truly EPIC?

excuses

Akagi · 30 Jan 2014 at 23:23

pfft, no bling and £500 over budget.

Danny75 · 30 Jan 2014 at 23:27

Several colours had been chosen already, and I knew someone would do the Tango soon enough (Lee32's basket is actually my slight fave so far, but they're all great), so I went for a Bumblebee Build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £455.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x MSI Z87 MPower Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £169.2
2 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - Na'Vi Limited Edition (SH103S3/240G-NV) £159.95 (£319.90) *
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine II Mechanical Keyboard Black Cherry MX Switch - Yellow LED BackLight £119.99
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X60 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 280mm £119.99 **
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIY) - Yellow Light £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99 ***
1 x SteelSeries Sensei RAW Gaming Mouse - Navi Edition (62164) £59.99
1 x TT Esports Gamers Headset Shock - Yellow £34.99
1 x Ozone K1ck eSports Team Gaming Mouse Pad £16.99
5 x Akasa AK-FN063 140mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £14.99 (£74.95)
1 x Silverstone 24-pin ATX 30cm Extension - Black £8.99
1 x DimasTech Push Button Switch (19mm) Momentary Action - Yellow LED £6.98
1 x ModMyMachine Shoggy Sandwich V2 for Pump Decoupling - Black £6.95 ***
1 x Lamptron FlexLight Professional - 15 LEDs - white £6.95
2 x OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black £5.99 (£11.98) *
2 x Silverstone on 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x Silverstone 8-Pin EPS to 4+4-Pin 30cm ATX/EPS Extension - Black £4.99
1 x Akasa FLEXA FP5, Smart PWM cable for 5 PWM case fans. (AK-CBFA03-45) £4.79
1 x LABEL THE CABLE 3m Dual sided Velcro Roll £4.79 ***
1 x DimasTech Power Switch Cable - 600mm £2.29
Total : £1,981.99 (includes shipping : £17.85).

* SSD's in Raid, in the front hotswap bays with the SSD adaptor plates.
** Set Pump LED to yellow through accompanying software.
*** HDD in back chamber on shoggy sandwich, fastened with velcro.

And it wouldn't be complete without wearing your gaming shirt of course:

YOUR BASKET
1 x GamersWear GAMING NATION Longsleeve Yellow (S) £12.98

Oh yeah, nearly forgot the most important component:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Mini F1 Race Car £9.95

Be the envy of all your friends with this truly awesome MSI Race Car. At only 12.5cm in length and weighing in at only a few grams the MSI Mini F1 Race Car is the perfect companion when you get bored overclocking and benchmarking your MSI Motherboard this Christmas!

Just turn it on, play for a few minutes and WHAMM!! Your overclocked PC is miraculously running at a full 49Hz above the rest giving you the edge in every PC benchmark.

Wanted £1500 bling gaming rig

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