£2500 budget

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Alrite guys I've decided to splash out on a new gaming pc but don't even know where to start so I'm hoping someone can recommend a system for me, I have a £2500 budget which must include the monitor.

Any advice very much appreciated

Cheers
Dean
 
Hi mate, I mainly want to use it for gaming to play all the top games but would also like to use it to watch movies.

I'm not very clued up on this as I've always been a console gamer so I have no idea where to start.

Don't really know much about overclocking too be honest

Cheers
Dean
 
Are any of the overclockers systems on there website worth buying?

I noticed they have a system configuration option where you can choose the components and they build it for you, would that be a better option for me?
 
I would love to try and build my own system but i have no experience at this and would be too worried about making a mistake and the system either not working or breaking down! Pre built systems tend to come with a warranty which would give me piece of mind especially when spending such a large chunk of cash on a system.

Maybes some time in the future when I am a bit more educated I could give this a try but for now I think a pre built system is the direction I need to go. :)
 
What is a watercooled system? Sorry for all the dumb questions I'm just trying to learn as much as I can from you guys before I make my purchase :)
 
I think this is the one I will go for

"Ultima 9550i Tyrannosaur MKIII" Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.50GHz DDR3 Quad Core Ivybridge Nvidia GTX 680 System

What size SSD should I choose with this?

Also will the 7.1 on board sound card be any good for gaming and movies or should I ask them to upgrade the card for me?
 
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what would be the best soundcard for gaming, movies and music? i came across these ones on the overclockers website

Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion Sound Card

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional Soundcard

Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card
 
what about this setup or are some of the components a bit overkill?

- System build fan. Sharkoon 2000rpm Golf Ball
- Full Cable Management
- Networking Not Selected
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
- Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK)
- Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card
-Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive
- No RAID Option (ZERO Cost)
- Sandisk Extreme SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-240G-G25)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003)
- Gainward GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (F3-14900CL9Q2-32GBZL)
- Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
- OcUK H²Flo Extreme Liquid Dual Fan CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3)
- Stage 5: MAX OC OF ENTIRE SYSTEM - (CPU, RAM, Graphics all OC'd to Maximum 24/7 Stability)
- Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail
- Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black
- No Security Software
- Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red

comes to £2665
 
stueng said:
if I spent £2500 on a machine and it only had a 24" screen I'd be peeved

£2500 is too much to spend on cpu/ram/motherboard etc... spend a bit less like £1500-£2000 and spend the additional cash on a top end monitor (or even three) some quality speakers, headset, microphone etc
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i chose that monitor as it has fantastic reviews!

What would be your choice of monitor instead?
 
"Ultima 9550i Tyrannosaur MKIII" Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.50GHz DDR3 Quad Core Ivybridge Nvidia GTX 680 System

is the memory this one comes with a good quality one? as i always here people talking about corsair ram but it doesnt tell you which brand of memory it comes with
 
ok i think i have finally managed to choose the right system, let me know what you guys think, i am also gonna purchase these to go with it

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-016-AS&groupid=701&catid=11&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-051-BQ


Ultima 9550i Tyrannosaur MKIII" Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.50GHz DDR3 Quad Core Ivybridge Nvidia GTX 680 System

£1554.98
(£1295.82)

Options applied to the above product:
Gainward GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£449.99
(£374.99)

Options applied to the above product:
System 12 Months Standard Warranty
£0.00
(£0.00)


Options applied to the above product:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
£79.98
(£66.65)

Options applied to the above product:
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black
£149.99
(£124.99)

Options applied to the above product:
Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail
£167.99
(£139.99)


Total :

£2,912.59
 
this one actually works out a hell of a lot cheaper, what do you guys think? is the mobo i have selected needed or should i choose something different?


Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10100i Configurator - Gaming System


£2295.65
(£1913.04)
Options applied to the above product:
- Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red
- System build fan. Sharkoon 2000rpm Golf Ball
- Networking Not Selected
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
- Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK)
- Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST)
- Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail)
- Sandisk Extreme SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-240G-G25)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003)
- Gainward GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10)
- Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Prolimatech Genesis Mega Performing CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1366/1155/1156/AMD AM2/ AM2+/AM3)
- Stage 4: Overclock of CPU/Memory - 25% Overclock (Proceesor speed x1.25 / Max Attainable RAM SPEED)
- Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
- Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black
 
olivier renault said:
Ouch that sound card is pretty extreme. IMO completely OTT.

Anyway, it looks like this (ish)?

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Ultima 9550i Tyrannosaur MKIII" Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.50GHz DDR3 Quad Core Ivybridge Nvidia GTX 680 System £1554.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £167.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Opt Out of FREE AV Software £0
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £114.98
1 x System 12 Months Standard Warranty £0
1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £299.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
Total : £2,401.62 (includes shipping : £19.75).

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oops just realised i included the SLI upgrade in mine which i didnt want! no wonder yours works out cheaper! lol
 
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