2k for build, realistic figure ?

Dicehunter · 30 Mar 2011 at 02:38

So i started saving late last year and my goal is to get to 2k late this year and then build a high end computer with some saving luck ^^
But i was wondering as i would really like to go high end this time as i normally just go the mid range section, is 2k going to be enough to get everything including things such as water cooling, monitor, mouse etc.. ?
Thanks for any info

olivier renault · 30 Mar 2011 at 02:44

depends, what would be the base spec? 2600K + 580? 24'' IPS? Dual monitor?

Dicehunter · 30 Mar 2011 at 02:56

Well id like to go all amd/ati and 1 monitor setup

danewesley · 30 Mar 2011 at 03:06

wait for bulldozer, 2k is a lot to spend on most rigs now

Rofflay · 30 Mar 2011 at 07:36

you could get 2500K + 580 + 27'' 2560x1440 IPS 10bit panel hazro

seems pointless waiting for an all AMD system when intel spank em in the CPU dept and nvidia spank em in the single card benchmarks!

iBSOD · 30 Mar 2011 at 07:40

6990 and a water block!!!!!

pcAnywhere · 30 Mar 2011 at 07:41

+1 to wait for BullDoser.

It might kick SB into the long-grass..

And a single monitor, single GPU gaming rig that runs modern games without issue can be bought for around £800 to £1200 quid. £2k would by you "bleeding edge" tech :-)

Garonazz · 30 Mar 2011 at 07:48

pcAnywhere said:
+1 to wait for BullDoser.

It might kick SB into the long-grass..

No.

Hydrogoo · 30 Mar 2011 at 08:20

If I had 2k to spend on my new pc in 2 months time, I'd watercool it as well, lol. See what I've put here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18772321&postcount=17

It costs around £1300 to make that. With your extra £700 you could get a larger SSD for the OS AND still have enough for watercooling.

danman2k · 30 Mar 2011 at 08:52

When you say late this year are you talking about 6 months down the line,

If so then it would be pointless speccing anything now as in 6 months new things will be out and prices will be different

Dicehunter · 30 Mar 2011 at 14:52

danman2k said:
When you say late this year are you talking about 6 months down the line,

If so then it would be pointless speccing anything now as in 6 months new things will be out and prices will be different

Yeah roughly september time im aiming to build my new rig for.

cammy5477 · 30 Mar 2011 at 16:23

im going to do the same in about 6 months when the new intel chips come out.....budgeting around 4k for it......2k will get you a lovely machine for a single monitor setup...i fancy 3 monitors this time though

sybaris · 30 Mar 2011 at 17:30

£2K is a huge amount on a new build. Also keep in mind its depreciation.
£1K for me would get me everything I wanted on a system.

olivier renault · 30 Mar 2011 at 17:51

If it's not an immediate need, wait for Bulldozer. I expect it to be competitive with SB, and could also spring a nice surprise (like being real quick or cheaper). Sandybridge is where it's at atm. Great value for money for big performance.

IvyBridge will probably kick everything into touch again, but then it's a long way away.

Buchanan0204 · 30 Mar 2011 at 17:58

There's no need to spend that sort of money, a system at half the price will do everything you need. The only thing the extra £1000 is good for is benchmark figures, that's a lot of cash to spend to have some satisfying numbers spat out of a program.

Darkhadou · 30 Mar 2011 at 18:49

I'd punch myself in the nuts if the bulk of that money was spent on internal hardware tbh, extra £900 or so is stuff that's only gonna depreciate in value extremely quickly in the space of a year.

Vanquished007 · 30 Mar 2011 at 20:44

If its September time, then you will likely have a better view of the whole BD and Ivybridge landscape, allowing you to make an informed choice. Whether spending 2k on a build is something I would advocate, is a whole different question.