Advice for game rig (and photo editing) £700 max

[marko999]

it does i suppose! ... every one of the posts has recommended the same i5 processor
is that due to cost or is it a very capable one??

 

[stulid]

It is basically the gaming CPU to have.

Take GTAV for example - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18666314 - its way up there.


Being also a "K" CPU you can overclock it when combined with the Z97 chipset motherboard.

 

[marko999]

great stuff! ...cheers guys i will get that lot ordered in the coming days..

 

[stulid]

Before you buy anything, check back here as deals change.

there are always two daily deals in the mornings and on Wednesday at around midday the weekly deals change.

 

[marko999]

will do stu! ...i will revive the thread prior to buying just to see if anything else is worth considering before i pull the trigger! ... thanks for you help on this'

 

[stulid]

 

[marko999]

so many great components to be had on here! ...whats your set -up???

 

[stulid]

Antec P380 case
Antec HCP 1000 PSU
Gskill DDR4 2800Mhz 16GB
Gigabyte G1 gaming GTX980
X99 SOC Champion
5960X
Neutron GTX SSD


I've been through so much hardware it's scary, it is what helps me make specs and suggest items rather than just guess, actually using stuff I recommend. Plus I pop out the odd review for the forums

 

[marko999]

if i wanted your set up what would it cost??

 

[stulid]

£2K maybe just for the tower.

Not really priced it up.

The CPU is £870 just on its own and that is today's prices, may have been higher on first release.

Heres an approximate,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5960X Extreme 3.00GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75960X) £869.99
1 x AOC U3477PQU 34" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £599.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £509.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster X7 External DAC and Audio Amplifier £299.99
1 x G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (F4-3000C15Q-16GRR) £269.99
1 x Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £218.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £199.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x Ducky Shine 4 Fire 69 Version Mechanical Keyboard Mixed Cherry MX Switch's Dual Colour Red/Blue Yellow/Blue LED - UK Layout £161.99
1 x Antec P380 Performance Series Windowed Tower Case - Black/Gun Metal £152.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2003FZEX) HDD £104.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060021-WW) £101.99
1 x Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive ( CT250MX200SSD1) £99.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Red 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD30EFRX - OEM HDD £92.99
1 x Zowie EC1-A High Performance Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x MicroLab FC360 45W 2.1 Speaker System - Black £46.99
Total : £4,013.88 (includes shipping : £27.55).



Not 100% accurate as the water cooler is not actually listed here, my RAM is black and 2800Mhz Gskill, speakers are not listed, SSD is not listed.

 

[marko999]

cool! ... think i will stick to my £900 max lol
a family member bought from e-bay a few weeks back this:


wasn't sure what he was buying at the time, but set it up and seems happy with the results .. what do you think?

 

[stulid]

I've had to ditch the link as that is a competitor.

But its solid for 1080p gaming.

The case is obviously ugly and cheap, the PSU I can't tell if its a named/trusted brand or not.

And the CPU doesn't say its a K version.

But with 8GB ram, that gfx card it will play games at 1080 resolution.

 

[marko999]

err... your 4k+ system wont be on my list this week but very drool worthy to say the least. many thanks for your input and putting up with me this evening, i bid you good night.

 

[stulid]

Good night

 

[marko999]

thought i would check back to see what new offers have been put on the table! ... any more recommendations for my system?
happy with the SSD (got a new one to fit)
got windows 7 Pro
its for gaming and photo editing and budget has gone to around £900 (with a monitor)

 

[stulid]

Well the GTX970 is not on offer now and neither is the RAM, but the monitor has come down a bit,

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £120.91
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £938.83 (includes shipping : ).




Two 290X (more processing cores than a 290) have come on offer,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9290X-DC2-4GD5) £229.99
Total : £479.94 (includes shipping : ).



And they give free delivery but are due on the 1st May.

 

[marko999]

i was only saving about £12 on the 970 anyway wasn't i?

 

[marko999]

ok £20 ...

 

[marko999]

Two 290X (more processing cores than a 290) have come on offer,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9290X-DC2-4GD5) £229.99
Total : £479.94 (includes shipping : ).



And they give free delivery but are due on the 1st May.[/QUOTE]

what's your thoughts on these? .... as good as 970?

 

[stulid]

I like the matrix a lot.

And they are as good as a 970 in games.