Monster Gaming PC

Associate
Joined
22 Jun 2013
Posts
5
OK i have a budget of 3.5k can i get something like this spec? if so will it work all together or am i building a mess here, i love gaming, clueless about latest spec and what i can get

so heres what i think i need

Specification
NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White
Stage 3 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.4GHz Overclock - Haswell K Edition Processors Only
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM
Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01)
Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung 750GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE750BW)
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD
OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020008-UK)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-08289)
Networking Not Selected
BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect Blue 60cm
Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch (CH-9000020-UK)
Roccat Kone+ 6000 DPI Max Customization Gaming Mouse
System Build Fan - Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS - 120mm PWM [EXNO-001]
Asus VG278HE 27
Speakers Not Selected
Game Controller Not Selected
Microsoft Office Professional 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-269-16093)
Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days


your comments , however brutal would be gratefully appreciated

games such as crysis, dayz, arma 2 and battlefield 4 will be played using this rig
 
You can build a top spec pc for a fraction of the price, unless you plan on multi monitor/4k Titan sli is not needed but then 290x xfire is better and cheaper.
 
At your price range (with a bit of room for peripherals) one of these from the extreme systems:

Crossfire 290Xs, watercooled: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-417-OE&groupid=43&catid=2474

SLI 780TIs: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-390-OE&groupid=43&catid=2474

Or a slightly cheaper option: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-391-OE&groupid=43&catid=2474

To be clear about the pointlessness: Titan gaming performance or better can be had for much less money (i.e. a 780ti or a 290X for better, an overclocked 780 or a 290 for similar); no game will use anywhere near 16gb RAM - 8gb is fine; SSDs are best used for games, applications, and your OS, so 750gb seems rather excessive; and there is no way your system will pull 1200w, making the expensive PSU pointless.
 
Last edited:
Fulax has already suggested some good prebuilt systems for your budget. If you want to build yourself you could certainly build an awesome system for around £2K or less.
 
Fulax has already suggested some good prebuilt systems for your budget. If you want to build yourself you could certainly build an awesome system for around £2K or less.

And keep the change for an upgrade when it's required.

£1.5 K should be enough to build a PC that can handle most, if not all games at the moment.
 
Exactly Dervious, I built my 4770K system for £1100, so with £1.5K you could fit SLI/crossfire options already discussed and buy a great monitor or future upgrade down the road. If you really want to spend £2-£3K then the prebuilt options offered up were great systems.
 
The change should build a replacement when it's required (in a couple of year's time).

You may even be able to use some of the existing parts. ;)
 
I can blow £3.5K if you want :D As said above though, you would get an awesome system for half the price.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929XOC-4GD) £455.99 (£911.98)
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £419.99
1 x Microsoft Office Professional 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-269-16093) £329.99
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £239.99
1 x Enermax Platimax 1000w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (EPM1000EWT) £229.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White £199.99
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-20800C11 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - White (GPW316GB2666C11QC) £161.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine 3 Mechanical Keyboard Red Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £139.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 240 £55.98
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Razer Taipan 8200 DPI Expert Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm Fan Green LED - White £15.95
1 x BitFenix Spectre Pro 140mm Fan Green LED - White £13.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Green £8.99
3 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Green £5.99 (£17.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Green £5.99
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved green/black £5.99 (£23.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Green £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Green £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £3,502.04 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 
It's completely overkill for gaming at 1080p, but TBH I think you'd struggle to spend more money!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £419.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £379.99
2 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99 (£719.98)
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £339.95
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-010) £169.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD3003FZEX) HDD £149.99
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 Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 240 £55.98
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K65 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Silver - Red Switch (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Roccat Kone+ 6000 DPI Max Customization Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Aqua Red 50cm £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
3 x Corsair Air Series AF140 1200RPM LED Red Quiet Edition (CO-9050017-RLED) £11.99 (£35.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved red/black £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95
Total : £3,289.60 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
Last edited:
I can blow £3.5K if you want :D As said above though, you would get an awesome system for half the price.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929XOC-4GD) £455.99 (£911.98)
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £419.99
1 x Microsoft Office Professional 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-269-16093) £329.99
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £239.99
1 x Enermax Platimax 1000w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (EPM1000EWT) £229.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White £199.99
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-20800C11 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - White (GPW316GB2666C11QC) £161.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine 3 Mechanical Keyboard Red Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £139.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 240 £55.98
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Razer Taipan 8200 DPI Expert Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm Fan Green LED - White £15.95
1 x BitFenix Spectre Pro 140mm Fan Green LED - White £13.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Green £8.99
3 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Green £5.99 (£17.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Green £5.99
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved green/black £5.99 (£23.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Green £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Green £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £3,502.04 (includes shipping : £16.85).


That sort of budget you'd be wanting the 4930k over the 4820k
 
YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red/Gold £529.99 (£883.32)
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £419.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £339.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-012) £199.99
1 x Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard £157.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch (CH-9000020-UK) £129.95
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 X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A2400C11R) £85.99 (£171.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £85.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M95 Performance MMO/RTS Laser Gaming Mouse - Gun Metal Black £69.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
3 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£44.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£13.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49 (£12.98)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£17.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved red/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95
Total : £3,470.06 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
As im tired i havent look into great detail however at a very fast Epic water cooling build.

no including o/s or keyboard/mouse you could go with something like this

YOUR BASKET
2 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290X LCS 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £539.99 (£1,079.98)
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £379.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Intel Z87 Watercooled Motherboard £280.00
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FB KIT ASUS M6F - Acetal+Nickel £79.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Watercooled Memory Kit - Avexir Core Blue Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-4CI) £249.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-012) £199.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £184.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Ultra Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1 x XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir/Pump Combo £139.99
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Elite - Intel 1366 £80.99 (£161.98)
1 x XSPC EX420 Triple Fan Radiator £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x XSPC EX280 Dual Fan Radiator £44.99
1 x XSPC EX140 Single Fan Radiator £39.95
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £23.99
Total : £3,454.79 (includes shipping : £27.55).




adding the tubing and fitting would bring it to the budget amount., but there are high end things here that could be reduced to allow for keyboard/mouse and o/s

but i agree with other people titan = NO.. 2 titan = £1500 .... 3 r9 290x... or 4 290 = same price
 
it's FAR better bang for buck to actually buy two pc's £1700 now and £1700 in another three years or so, else you'll have a £3500 rig that is getting beat by cheaper rigs in a couple of years time (qualitative rather than quantitative argument, can never know exactly what tomorrows hardware will deliver)
 
Last edited:
Pre-built option:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Infinity Cube" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.5GHz Overclocked Extreme Haswell Gaming PC £2277.01
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
- 1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
- 1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x NO OPTICAL DRIVE INSTALLED £0.00
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £449.99
1 x Ducky DK-9087 Shine 3 TKL Mechanical Keyboard Brown Cherry MX Switch - Orange LED BackLight £109.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
Total : £3,201.58 (includes shipping : £19.75).



Crossfire 290Xs, 4770k overclocked to 4.5ghz, lovely case, braided cables, 1440p monitor.

From the configurator:

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Pro Gamer X65i Intel Z87 Full-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator £2520.72
- Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW)
- Stage 3 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.4GHz Overclock - Haswell K Edition Processors Only
- Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
- Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD)
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No Sound Card Upgrade
- Corsair RM Series RM 1000 '80+ Gold' 1000W Power Supply (CP-9020062-UK)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
- Networking Not Selected
- BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm
- Keyboard Not Selected
- Mouse Not Selected
- BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Red LED - Black
- Monitor Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Office Software
- No Security Software
- Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £449.99
1 x Ducky DK-9087 Shine 3 TKL Mechanical Keyboard Brown Cherry MX Switch - Orange LED BackLight £109.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
Total : £3,161.87 (includes shipping : £21.85).



Same case, monitor, and peripherals. SLI 780TIs, 4770k overclocked to 4.4ghz. Make sure you call customer service and ask for some red braided cables to go with this ;)
 
Last edited:
Back
Top Bottom