£1300 (ex Vat) gaming PC

irishrandomer

irishrandomer

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hi all!

So i'm finally getting back into PC gaming and my old PC is on its last legs.
My budget is approx £1300 (excl VAT) as I'll be putting the purchase through my Irish company so shouldn't have to pay the VAT on purchase.

I dont need a monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.
I dont want to build myself as I wont have time over the next while to devote to building and speccing it.

So looking at the site this looks pretty good to me...
Titan Envy Duo DC" Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.6GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce SLI Gaming PC
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-054-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2842

Its so long since I've built or bought a PC that i haven't got a clue anymore what I should be looking for.

I want to be able to play games such as bf4 on high settings and I want to be able to upgrade in the future.
Things such as how the tower looks really dont bother me.

any advice really appreciated!!!
 
yeah that is horrendously priced for a rig only packing a 770 gtx, definitley go with a 780 at this price bracket, im guessing you have to buy the machine as a whole?
 
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well if I'm saving the vat I'd prefer to get it built for me.

I kinda guessed the card was weak.
I could stretch another 200 quid or so if it was worthwhile.
Should I get 16gb of Ram as well?
Is the 780ti worth the extra money?
should I just look at a totally different spec?
 
irishrandomer said:
well if I'm saving the vat I'd prefer to get it built for me.

I kinda guessed the card was weak.
I could stretch another 200 quid or so if it was worthwhile.
Should I get 16gb of Ram as well?
Is the 780ti worth the extra money?
should I just look at a totally different spec?
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If you are just going to use it for gaming there is no point in 16gb
The 780Ti is worth the extra money
 
the 16gb ram is sorta pointless for gaming, you could always choose a set of components and then ask ocuk to build the rig for you (fee of £60) this comes stress tested and as a whole unit
 
Get the components you want a get OK to build it for, I think they charge 60 pounds but add a warranty to it get a build and then ask in customer service section as to cost



YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £627.96
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £159.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £60.98
Total : £1,323.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).










512 ssd and latest cpu ,16gb ddr3 yada yada yada lol

minus the 230 pound VAT this basket shows you could get more stuff lol
 
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For that kind of budget you should get a cracking PC mate, especially seeing as you already have monitor, keyboard and mouse etc.
As 'Tohrazer' has suggested, check out the link in his signature as there's some superb systems in there, and if nothing else they'll give you an idea of what sort of components to expect for your budget.
 
irishrandomer said:
well if I'm saving the vat I'd prefer to get it built for me.

I kinda guessed the card was weak.
I could stretch another 200 quid or so if it was worthwhile.
Should I get 16gb of Ram as well?
Is the 780ti worth the extra money?
should I just look at a totally different spec?
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The 770 is pretty weak, for the money.

The budget is fine. :)

No need for 16GB, 8 Gb of Fast RAM is fine.

The 780 is certainly worth the extra money, the 780ti is maybe a bit above what you need, the 780 would be ideal, for you're uses and the budget.

I used the configurator and came up with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Gamer Xi - Intel Haswell Midi Tower Gaming PC Configurator £1447.18
- OcUK Value AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 2 Meter Mains Cable
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Speakers Not Selected
- Monitor Not Selected
- Mouse Not Selected
- Keyboard Not Selected
- Case Mods Not Selected
- Networking Not Selected
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
- SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
- No Sound Card Upgrade
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
- Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC)
- Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW)
- Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- No Overclocking Options (Zero Cost)
- NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black/White
- Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
- No Security Software
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
Total : £1,456.78 (includes shipping : £8.00).



If you want to change the case you can always phone OCUK (linking them to any spec on the forums) and they'll be able to do it. They are REALLY good like that. :)
 
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