£3000 All-around PC build

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Some of you may have seen this before in a thread i posted a couple of weeks ago, but i have decided that we do not need watercooling (i pretty much wanted it for the aesthetics ;) ), so i have just drafted a new spec.

The two HDDs will be in a RAID0 config as the guy i'm building it for already has an external hard drive for backup. What do you guys think of it? (he wants to spend nearer to £2.5k if possible


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 690 4096MB PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £551.96
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £274.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £178.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £161.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99
1 x Corsair Dominator 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMP16GX3M4X1866C9) **SPECIAL** £139.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £84.98
2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99 (149.98)
1 x Steelseries 9HD Gaming Surface (63100) £22.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £2,926.04 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 
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Ok so far we've decided that we will drop the M4 to 128GB, and have a 2TB 7200 HDD for storage. If he wants speed, he can use the SSD for files then transfer them across to the HDD when he's not using them. In terms of graphics cards, we're considering 2* 670 4GBs, as he will probably got tri-SLI in the future, and apparently it is worth going for the 4GBs for that, especially at 3D 3*1080p monitors.
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
May I ask what his primary use for this setup is? if its heavy gaming then yes 4GB's would be advisable, but if he is only converting/video encoding e.t.c and browsing the web then you might want to put more money on the chip rather than GPU's?
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It's basically for everything. He want to be able to play games like BF3 at the highest graphics across 3 screens, yet will also be doing video editing, 3D modelling, whatever comes up
 
olivier renault said:
Tri-sli, outside being expensive and churning out a lot of heat, needs a expensive motherboard, and also a big-ass power supply. X79 has more choice in that regard, but it becomes a lot of dineros.
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If he did ever want to tri-sli by that time we could get waterblocks and watercool the system. 1000W should be enough surely? And yes, this motherboard supports it.

If not.. he could easily just sell the 2 670s and get the new graphics card of that time
 
Updated spec: (thanks for your posts, i have been reading them, but i've decided to try a slightly different route)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £551.96
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 Superclock w/Backplate 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2673-KR) £419.99 (839.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - NZXT Phantom 410 Midi-Tower Case - Black/Orange - Noise Dampened £114.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Orange (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,651.48 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
loudbob said:
I did something similar.....(not sure of cost so far):

Asus Rampage Extreme III
i7 990x @ 4.3GHz
12Gb (6x2) G.Skill Trident 2000MHz Ram
4 x 60Gb SATAII SSD's (Raid 0) for Windows 7
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
1 x 60Gb SATAII for Windows XP
4 x MSI GTX680's (3 in Tri-SLI & 1 Physx) @ 1200MHz
Five seperate Water Cooled Loops (1 each for the CPU/MB and the GPU's) each with own pump, res, rad and fans (10 fans in total - Scythe Gentle Typhoons 1850rpm)

All powered by a Silverstone Strider 1500w PSU in a Corsair 800D case.

Pictures if you're interested:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21799698&postcount=125
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wow that must have cost a lot :p how do the 3+1 GPUs work?
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
Zombie, I wouldn't recommend the 410, Its too small for this big build, Put it in an ATX case otherwise it will be cramped and you'll be limited in terms of WC in the future :),

Also I'd pick the Roccat keyboard, its practically the same thing for half the money, Also there is no mouse in this build.

Otherwise looking good :)
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I've got the 410 for my build, and if you take out the main HDD cage it actually has a lot of space (with 3 HDD/SSD slots still available), but i will consider that :p

And he already has a mouse :)
 
Ok i've had a talk with another friend, and this is one option for our spec (i'm just listing it here for my reference). The guy who the PC is for is able to get the VAT off if his dad buys it, so we can extend the budget for a second spec option (water cooled) :D


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 690 4096MB PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £587.96
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £118.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
2 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £49.99 (99.98)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,741.50 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
And this is the second, watercooled option:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 690 4096MB PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £587.96
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £118.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - D5 Vario Pump & EK D5 X-Top V2 Value Combo £89.98
1 x EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £56.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £49.99 (99.98)
2 x EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (120) £39.98 (79.96)
1 x EK Multioption Reservoir X2 250 Advanced £38.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Blue Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
1 x Masterkleer Hose Pack PVC 12,7/9,5mm (3/8"ID) Clear 3,3m (Ideal for EK Kits) £6.98
1 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.5
12 x EK-PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 Black £2.84 (34.08)
Total : £2,996.56 (includes shipping : £16.85).



+ GTX 690 waterblock from elsewhere
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
are there any water cooling blocks for a 690? Might want to think about including that in the loop as well as another rad.
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yeah i saw that there's one out currently (not on OCUK), and we won't be building this for a few weeks anyway so that leaves time for more to be released

And i don't have much knowledge of water cooling yet, but i read that you need (the equivalent of) a 120 rad per component, which is what i have here. I would have gone for a 360 but i don't think it will fit in this case sadly
 
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