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Hi guys,
New to the forum,
I know this most probably has been covered like a millions times before, I have read some of the set ups on here and for the last 3 days I have been researching hard on what to have in my build setup.
Background
I work for a aviation company, I am handy with my hands. I work on cars as my hobby, I have a track car that I intend to race in the future.
I also have a moderate understanding of hardware and software
I was hoping some of you knowledgeable people could help me out....
Requirements:
I want to build this Pc to run Iracing and other Racing sim games, I know I don't need as much as I am putting in to the Pc but, I would like a Pc that can run mostly any game on ultra.
I wouldn't mind a set up that will act positivly towards a big overclock ( I don't know fully everything about this so far, what I have learnt help me out here:
1.You require more speed from the part you are clocking
2.Then the part does best it can
3.Then you up the voltage to best you can with out over heating <<<<< is this correct?
I would also like a set up that I could future poof, this is fairly important...
Build:
Processor ~ £240
I am looking at getting Intel i7 4790k, This is most likely over the top for the games now. I was hoping to get this for future proofing and if I decide to do some editing or something random hoping this would help...
I have seen a couple of videos now where it looks like these don't clock that well?
Any other suggestions welcome
Cooling £~£80
I want to run the Corsair H100i as this will help in the future if I decide to overclock and also these seem to be market leaders at the moment...
GPU ~ £500
I did have a brief look at the r9 290x because of its 4k handling capability, I quickly changed my mind on that as the 4k tv's with low input lag do not exist
, best I found was panasonic and that was £1900 with around 42ms iirc....
So on to my choice... Decided that I would like the Gtx 780ti, It seems very good. I don't 100% understand all the ways it overclocks safely (eg green light or something :S) yet but it seems to pack a punch. Granted it's not a good as the r9 290x at 4k but, as I said earlier 4k isn't a viable option for me yet, and when it dose become one I would hopefully sli the 780ti.
That reminds me I am going wait for the 900 series to come out so that the 700 series will hopefully drop in price release date I think was the 19th/21st of September.
What does everyone think about the 900 series get that or just get the ti, as its more than capable at the moment and when I need more power then sli?
Comments welcome on this
Hard Drive/ SSD ~£230
After looking around for a fair bit a found the Crucial MX100 512GB to be very cheap on what it offers, anyone had experiences?
Then looking at this Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM... 3TB for 80 is that cheap it seems it to me? Reliability issues?
Case ~£120
I am really really liking this case Corsair Carbide Air 540 its perfect for the liquid cooling on the top an the airflow must be immense through the core. Looks like loads of room to upgrade too...
CD Drive ~£20
Something cheap and cheerful LG 24x DVD Burner
OS Not sure around £80-120?
Hopfully 8.1 pro
Total so far
£1310 Hoping the prices drop a little of the 780ti and a couple of other things plus I'm sure some one will be along to help me save money where I am doing something wrong or creating a bottle neck or something
Everything Else
Powerpack Ram and MoBo I do not have a clue...
Ram everyone seems to use vengeance or something...
MoBo I don't know what makes one good so hoping some one could explain...
Anything else people recommend? fan controllers or something?
Case fan upgrades?
Thanks guys for enduring my massive post just hope people take pitty on me now to answer and share ideas
New to the forum,
I know this most probably has been covered like a millions times before, I have read some of the set ups on here and for the last 3 days I have been researching hard on what to have in my build setup.
Background
I work for a aviation company, I am handy with my hands. I work on cars as my hobby, I have a track car that I intend to race in the future.
I also have a moderate understanding of hardware and software
I was hoping some of you knowledgeable people could help me out....
Requirements:
I want to build this Pc to run Iracing and other Racing sim games, I know I don't need as much as I am putting in to the Pc but, I would like a Pc that can run mostly any game on ultra.
I wouldn't mind a set up that will act positivly towards a big overclock ( I don't know fully everything about this so far, what I have learnt help me out here:
1.You require more speed from the part you are clocking
2.Then the part does best it can
3.Then you up the voltage to best you can with out over heating <<<<< is this correct?
I would also like a set up that I could future poof, this is fairly important...
Build:
Processor ~ £240
I am looking at getting Intel i7 4790k, This is most likely over the top for the games now. I was hoping to get this for future proofing and if I decide to do some editing or something random hoping this would help...
I have seen a couple of videos now where it looks like these don't clock that well?
Any other suggestions welcome
Cooling £~£80
I want to run the Corsair H100i as this will help in the future if I decide to overclock and also these seem to be market leaders at the moment...
GPU ~ £500
I did have a brief look at the r9 290x because of its 4k handling capability, I quickly changed my mind on that as the 4k tv's with low input lag do not exist
, best I found was panasonic and that was £1900 with around 42ms iirc....So on to my choice... Decided that I would like the Gtx 780ti, It seems very good. I don't 100% understand all the ways it overclocks safely (eg green light or something :S) yet but it seems to pack a punch. Granted it's not a good as the r9 290x at 4k but, as I said earlier 4k isn't a viable option for me yet, and when it dose become one I would hopefully sli the 780ti.
That reminds me I am going wait for the 900 series to come out so that the 700 series will hopefully drop in price release date I think was the 19th/21st of September.
What does everyone think about the 900 series get that or just get the ti, as its more than capable at the moment and when I need more power then sli?
Comments welcome on this
Hard Drive/ SSD ~£230
After looking around for a fair bit a found the Crucial MX100 512GB to be very cheap on what it offers, anyone had experiences?
Then looking at this Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM... 3TB for 80 is that cheap it seems it to me? Reliability issues?
Case ~£120
I am really really liking this case Corsair Carbide Air 540 its perfect for the liquid cooling on the top an the airflow must be immense through the core. Looks like loads of room to upgrade too...
CD Drive ~£20
Something cheap and cheerful LG 24x DVD Burner
OS Not sure around £80-120?
Hopfully 8.1 pro
Total so far
£1310 Hoping the prices drop a little of the 780ti and a couple of other things plus I'm sure some one will be along to help me save money where I am doing something wrong or creating a bottle neck or something
Everything Else
Powerpack Ram and MoBo I do not have a clue...
Ram everyone seems to use vengeance or something...
MoBo I don't know what makes one good so hoping some one could explain...
Anything else people recommend? fan controllers or something?
Case fan upgrades?
Thanks guys for enduring my massive post just hope people take pitty on me now to answer and share ideas
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subtle LED's etc...