£2.5k - £3k Budget Rig with Monitor

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Hi All

I have £2.5K+ to spend on a new gaming rig with 1440p Monitor included. I have my eye on the Dell UltraSharp U3014 30".

I am in 2 minds about what graphics cards to go for. If a single 290x or 780ti would be enough to keep above the 60fps mark at 1440p. Or I could go sli on 780's or even 2 x 290x's.

I have built 2 previous pcs before but would prefer to get overclockers to build it or use the system configurator as I don't want any hassle.

Has anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks
 
Sure you can't be tempted by a custom build? You won't get anything quite this epic:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U3014 30" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £919.99
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £379.99 (£759.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160.00
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £152.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X60 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 280mm £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black £39.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
2 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £14.99 (£29.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.49
Total : £3,009.79 (includes shipping : £27.55).



At 1600p the 290's extra VRAM should give it the edge over SLI 780s. I wouldn't go for a single card at that resolution.

If you definitely want it pre-built the Infinity Cube (SLI 780s) would be a good shout, but you wouldn't fit that monitor in your budget: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-391-OE&groupid=43&catid=2474

I've had a look on the configurator, but half of the components (including the 4770k) seem to be out of stock at the moment.
 
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Hi Fulax thanks for your info.

Sorry I copied the wrong monitor name . It is the Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" that is £450 not the 30" beast.

Would the cube with 2x290x's swapped in for the 780's be worth while?

Thanks
 
Shame, it is an epic monitor :p :D

The 290X is, by common consent, not really worth the premium over the 290. I'd see if you can swap the 780s for two of those Sapphire 290s in my spec above.
 
agree with Fulax, 290x not really worth the extra cost for the increase in performance over the 290, definitley diminishing returns in performance/price with the 290x
 
A blue/white Full W/C rig:

YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2784-KR) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Hazro HZ27WiE 8-Bit 27" Glass LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x XSPC D5 Photon 170 Reservoir/Pump Combo £129.95
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan & 780 - Acetal+Nickel Full Cover Waterblock £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
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
2 x XSPC EX360 Crossflow Radiator £52.99 (£105.98)
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Acetal £49.99
2 x Monsoon 16/10mm (ID 3/8 OD 5/8) Free Center Compression Fitting Six Pack - White £27.95 (£55.90)
7 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & White £12.95 (£90.65)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - White £8.99
2 x Monsoon 16/10mm (OD 5/8) Rotary 90° - White £8.69 (£17.38)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.98 (£13.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.49 (£12.98)
2 x EK-EKoolants UV Blue £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - White £5.99
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/10 - Clear £5.99 (£17.97)
Total : £2,938.08 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
Or non-watercooled:

YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti Superclock ACX 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2884-KR) £599.99 (£999.98)
1 x Hazro HZ27WiE 8-Bit 27" Glass LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
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
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & White £12.95 (£64.75)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - White £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.98 (£13.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.49 (£12.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - White £5.99
Total : £2,773.37 (includes shipping : £19.10).



This time its 2 x 780ti's. :)
 
Why game at 1080P and 120-144hz?

The main advantage of PC gaming is the increased resolution and graphical improvement over console.
 
i've had 1600p 1080p 1440p 1080p at 140hz asnd 120hz

if i wanted to upgrade my graphics every year id been on 1600p again. thats for sure.

currently use 2560x1080p at 60hz 21:9 is just so good
 
- Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey
- System Build Fan - Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS - 120mm PWM [EXNO-001]
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
- Corsair RM Series RM 1000 '80+ Gold' 1000W Power Supply (CP-9020062-UK)
- Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp
- OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
- Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X)
- Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems)
- Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- Stage 3 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.4GHz Overclock - Haswell K Edition Processors Only
- Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW)
- Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & White (x5)
- Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler
Total : £2,626.37

This system is built with the system configurator with the fans and cpu cooler added. Is this a viable option as I am looking at the same budget and haven't built a pc before?
 
Doomedspeed said:
Or non-watercooled:

YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti Superclock ACX 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2884-KR) £599.99 (£999.98)
1 x Hazro HZ27WiE 8-Bit 27" Glass LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
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
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & White £12.95 (£64.75)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - White £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.98 (£13.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.49 (£12.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - White £5.99
Total : £2,773.37 (includes shipping : £19.10).



This time its 2 x 780ti's. :)
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Just a note: 2x £599 is not £999. You'd still be within the budget, just.
 
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