£5k Budget, help please.

name89 said:
The amount being spent here astounds me :(
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Personally if I had 5k just for a PC. Id spend at most 3k on the tower. Anything more (For gaming) will see no to little benefit.

The rest id spend on a top set of perifferals, trackIR5 top keyboard and mouse X65 flight stick. top end 27 or 30 inch monitors.

Big desk to fit it all on.

OcUK extreme overclocking high performance tea mug.


To spend 5k you have to go socket 2011 or even xeon. Which would actually result in less gaming performance. If gaming is the sole purpose ofc.
 
Wearing my "Martin Lewis Hat" for a moment, isn't is a bit silly spending £5K on a PC ?

Yes, £5K will buy pretty well top spec components, but within a year or two these components will become mid spec. Surely it would be much more wise to spend £2.5K now, and keep the other £2.5K for upgrades over the next 2-3 years. I doubt that the difference between a £2.5K and a £5K PC would be that noticeable, if at all.

Of course, if money is no object, then spending the £5K in one go isn't in question.

How much improvement in real world performance will a 5K PC be over a 2.5K PC, and how much longer will it be before it needs upgrading ? Not a lot, me thinks.
 
Thats what im thinking dervious. To be able to fill a 5k budget. You need a 6 core i7 on an X79 platform.

But if its for gaming. This may actually yield LESS performance (FOR GAMING) than a highly clocked i7 1155 chip on the Z77 platform and the Z77 would come in cheaper. For a gaming system. beyond 3k you stop gaining performance and potentially begin to loose it. 2-3k on the PC and the rest on perifferals and desk/chair. save it for future upgrades. software and games etc.
 
Diwrnach said:
Just wanted to throw this out there, i am posting on another forum as well and this was one of the responses from a tech guy,

7970 Crossfire consistently out performs dual GTX 680 or single GTX 690 on 3x1080p displays. This generations GTX are totally out classed by the 7970 for triple screen gaming. In Bf3 dual 7970 can hold playable minimum frame rates where the GTX 690 sits in the high teens o, Ultra settings.

Is this what everyone else finds? I was put off the 7970 due to the screen tearing on one of the monitors? but are they really the best option for three monitor set ups?
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You shouldn't believe everything you read. Performance is close over three screens with the 680's/7970's being faster depending on the game.

In regards to your build - I wouldn't go Quad SLI 690's as you'll be VRAM limited before you become GPU power limited...

I would go X79, 3930K, Tri-SLI 4GB 680's or 3-way Crossfire 7970's depending on your preference.

Then watercool and go from there.
 
This is what I would do right now with a healthy budget but as discussed, no need to spend it all tbh:

YOUR BASKET
3 x DGM IPS-2701WPH 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £359.99 (£1,079.97)
3 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2678-KR) £329.99 (£989.97)
1 x Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System - 500W RMS (980-000469) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Sennheiser PC 360 Gaming Headset £159.98
1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical Keyboard & M60 Mouse (Elite Gaming Kit) - SAVING £15 - WAS £149.98 £134.98
1 x Fractal Design Define XL USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black Pearl £119.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £53.99
1 x Boogie Bug AimB.Pad "Extreme" XXL Gaming Mouse Surface £24.98
Total : £3,802.63 (includes shipping : £38.25).

 
I don't think he's trolling. I think he's just letting money outweigh sense in this situation.

Still, if you can afford it, why not go nuts?
You only live once and all that...
 
Uncle Petey said:
I don't think he's trolling. I think he's just letting money outweigh sense in this situation.

Still, if you can afford it, why not go nuts?
You only live once and all that...
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Hello there mate , how are you ?
I think £2500 is the performance sweet spot myself.
I think if I had 5k like that I would spend half on a holiday or just save it for a rainy day.
 
If I had 5k i'd go for something like this

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £399.95 (£799.90)
3 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99 (£959.97)
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-1200AXUK) £214.99
1 x Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 High-Power 2.1 PC Speaker System - 232 Watts RMS £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256D/EU) £179.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Razer Tiamat Elite 7.1 Surround Sound Analog Gaming Headset £159.98
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x Razer Mamba 2012 4G 6400 DPI Wireless Mouse £114.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £109.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD FM1/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+) £62.99
1 x NZXT Sentry LX LCD Fan Controller £47.99
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £47.99 (£95.98)
1 x Boogie Bug AimB.Pad "Extreme" XXL Gaming Mouse Surface £24.98
2 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack £19.99 (£39.98)
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack £13.99
Total : £3,706.56 (includes shipping : £38.25).

 
Uncle Petey said:
I'm good thanks mate. How are you getting on with your build?

Yeah, there's no real need to spend more than that unless you simply want to.
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I still have not took the plunge yet, myself.
A loan didn't fall through , so I have to wait a bit longer.
I'm waiting to buy everything togeather, Although I was going to buy everything in 2 different shipments.
 
Anybody remember DrPitbull from around 4 years ago and his 7.5k pc bought from OCUK that ran on air with 3 sandwiched GTX 285's?Massive Massive fail:D
 
3770k
z77 rampage 4
gtx 590
ax 850
blu ray writer
cd writer
128gb ssd
1tb hdd
asus xonar d2x
raystorm 360 watercooling kit
16gb corsair dominator platinum 2400 mhz
benqxl2420t
case is personal
z5500 speakers
razer deathadder
g10 keyboard
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Edifier S550 5.1 Speakers 280 W RMS Sound System £389.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) £176.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Intel 520 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £149.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - White £149.99
1 x Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound Card £145.99
1 x Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard (920-000978) £104.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Logitech G13 Advanced GameBoard (920-000947) £75.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse (910-001759) £59.99
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £47.99 (£95.98)
1 x Razer Goliathus Omega Fragged Speed Gaming Mouse Pad £13.99
Total : £2,803.85 (includes shipping : £27.55).




This is what i would buy if i had that much money.
Also buy yourself a good comfy chair and a big desk.
 
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