Cost of a new PC

xxtomox · 13 Jul 2015 at 10:42

Hi All,

Sometime since I built my lag rig with a lot of input from guys on here

This time I want something really powerful but unsure how much I need to spend as gaming machines start cheap going upto ridiculous prices.

Can you confirm if 2k is enough for a gaming rig? Just the tower as I will get a new monitor at a later date currently got the Dell 24inch.

Also is it worth getting the Titan graphics to help future proof?

Digital X · 13 Jul 2015 at 10:49

2k is plenty, the Titan would be a waste of cash. Even 1K would get you a decent experience.

mushtafa · 13 Jul 2015 at 10:50

Could do a 980ti and 5820k for 1.5k

xxtomox · 13 Jul 2015 at 10:50

I am looking for gaming pc which is future proof. I do a lot of movie watching, surfing the net and playing a lot of star citizen which my current pc can not handle.

xxtomox · 13 Jul 2015 at 10:52

never done SLI before is it easy to connect two graphics cards together?

Cat_J · 13 Jul 2015 at 17:30

Yes its easy, you just have to rely on Nvidia getting good drivers out quick, which in fairness I've not had any issues with that.

You have enough budget to get a very powerful machine and even watercool it. Watercooling could give you a very quiet machine while keeping your temps super low. Even if you've never done it before if you're the kind of person who likes building stuff and you follow a good guide (and the infinite advice on here) its very enjoyable. I started from internet guides and have never had a problem.

If you had a 980ti now you could always add another later if necessary, I can't see it being worth the cost of 2 of them now or even a titan X.

Cat_J · 13 Jul 2015 at 17:59

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980Ti "Reference Design" 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98T-1DDN-N5HN) £499.99
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - OEM (CM8064801548435) £319.99
1 x Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £204.95
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £155.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD4U26661504G-4CIR) - Red Light £149.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-RES 100 (incl. pump) £105.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan X £84.95
1 x Seagate NAS 2TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000VN000) NAS HDD £66.95
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £59.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal £49.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £34.99
1 x XSPC EX120 120mm Radiator - Black £29.99
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear £5.99 (£17.97)
10 x EK Water Blocks EK-ACF Fitting 12/16mm - Black £3.79 (£37.90)
Total : £1,934.54 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

You qualify for free shipping to if you link your accounts.

Do you need windows? Also I can think of better cases, but that one is a reasonable size from a good manufacturer. A bigger case could take a 360 rad.

What resolution monitor do you plan on buying?

xxtomox · 13 Jul 2015 at 19:20

Is 2k to much for a PC. people are now saying I can get something really good for £1500?
My current monitor is Dell U2515H

dessimpson · 13 Jul 2015 at 19:24

I got an X99 mobo
5930k
16Gb DDR4
Samsung m2 SSD (got a standard one like an idiot!)
H110 AIO
and a Titan X for £2003 or there abouts.
I already had a case and a PSU.

Doing it again I'd get a 980ti instead of the Titan X and a Samsung sm951 SSD.

lee32uk · 13 Jul 2015 at 21:46

Top end of your budget with a 1440p G-Sync monitor.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P) £521.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £390.98
1 x XFX XTR 850W '80 Plus Gold' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 240mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £94.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Case with Window - Titanium Green £89.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/16) £79.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £35.99
Total : £2,023.86 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

xxtomox · 14 Jul 2015 at 08:58

Hi Lee,

thanks for the quote. Will this system play star citizen at max settings? how good is the graphics card?

lee32uk · 14 Jul 2015 at 13:48

xxtomox said:
Hi Lee,

thanks for the quote. Will this system play star citizen at max settings? how good is the graphics card?

If you are buying the pc specifically for that game, then it might be best to wait until it is fully released.

If you just want a general powerful gaming pc then the 980 ti is the best choice for the gpu, as it is almost as fast as a Titan X but for £200 or so less.

I assumed that your current Dell Monitor was a 1080p screen, but it is actually a 1440p screen, so you could always keep that for now.

I chose the Zotac card just so it didn't go too far over budget, and it has a good length warranty. If you don't want/need the 1440p ROG Swift Monitor then it can be changed for something else like a Gigabyte G1.