a new gameing rig

[Croninberg]

hi all need some help with a new gameing pc, is it best to go 6 core I7 or 4 core I5? i would like my new pc to last without upgrading to much maybe only sli the graphics card at a later date 780ti or 970, need os, ssd and large hdd needs to be built for me as im not confident to build one. have about £1500 to spend. have monitor already. have been looking at titan storm you sell very nice rig. any help is appreciated thanks

 

[stulid]

Hi,

Well £1500 will get you an i7 straight away so thats an obvious choice.

Do you need a n OS or keyboard+mouse etc?

What resolution is your monito?

 

[Croninberg]

i do need an os have mouse and keyboard, 1080p monitor but will upgrade to get 4k when price drops, does the gtx 780ti and 970 have similar benchmarks as single cards and does either of them beat the other when you sli them?

 

[lee32uk]

i do need an os have mouse and keyboard, 1080p monitor but will upgrade to get 4k when price drops, does the gtx 780ti and 970 have similar benchmarks as single cards and does either of them beat the other when you sli them?

The 780ti is the faster card but not by a huge amount.

The Zotac 780ti is a pretty good price right now, although they might not be around for much longer due to the 900 series being out, so buying a 2nd one in the future wouldn't be an option. You would have to SLI from the off.

Pretty nice 5 year warranty as well when you register it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 780Ti OC "GHz Edition" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-70505-10P) £299.99
Total : £299.99 (includes shipping : ).




I would probably stick with a GTX970 though, as they will be readily available, plus you get the extra 1GB Vram which always comes in handy at higher resolutions.

They will also run a bit cooler/quieter than the 700 series, and they are more efficient power wise.

One of these would be a good choice.

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1 x GALAX GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
Total : £579.98 (includes shipping : ).

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade + £30 Intel Cashback ** £387.98
1 x Avexir Core White Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIW) - White Light £129.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
Total : £1,037.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Then add your choice of card or cards as previous post.

OcUk may build it for you for a fee, ask them.

The board has cashback and a upgrade offer,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511