Custom Build Gaming PC, Budget £1500

eddywatson

eddywatson

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Hello

I was wondering if the kind staff of overclockers would please price me up and fully custom built gaming PC. My budget is £1500. I would like the machine to be used for gaming on all recent and future games so it would an amazing graphics card. I was thinking some high end NVIDIA?

I would also like to use the machine to run high end video and photo editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas. So It would need a processor that can handle all that for the rendering.

I was think something like 16gig of RAM. and maybe 300gig SSD hard drive. Also a factor is cooling, just so It wont over heat straight away

At the moment dont include a Monitor in the price

any specs, info and suggestions would be appreciated

Thank you for your time
 
hello

Thank you for your reply. and specs, I appreciate it especially as you mentioned you are not staff and just a regular member. Would all 3 of them specs be able to handle all current game releases? for example to play bioshock infinite on ultra settings?

and handle all high end editing programs, been able to render images and videos quickly?

For anybody reading this... what option would you go for any why? 1 2 or 3

Thank you for your time
 
Thanks for the input guys. I quite like Option 1. However with the spec given for option 1 would I be able to pick a different gaming case? or is that the only case I could use as its the only one that would house all the components?

Its listed with the option 1:
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99

Or can I pick ANY? like even one of them small boxes?
(I would really like one where you can see inside and the body/case isnt just a dull gray)

Cases from the overclockers website:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=2362

any advice on which cases I could pick to use instead would be nice

Thank you
 
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Right thank you il take a look. But it has to be a tower/case? and not one of them small boxes?

I did have a few more questions. If anybody can answer them I would really appreciate it
Cheers:

1. As I sit with my laptop on my knees, with no obviously place to put my laptop or any keyboard apart from my knees. Is there an solid keyboards that I could also place on my knees that would kind of be like a laptop keyboard?

2. I have a wireless router at home for my internet browsing and online gaming. Would I also need to add a wireless card to the list? or is it built into any of the components?

3. I would link the rig to my 42" 1080p HDTV VIA HDMI, I have 3 HDMI inputs
1 = Xbox 360
2 = PS3
3 = PC (if I get it)
But lets say I was on my PC on the TV and I watched to switch to TV to check the football scores for example... if I pick TV, xbox or ps3 any of them and change the channel would the PC shut down or go into sleep mode as the Signal from PC to TV should have changed? OR when I pick HDMI 3 to go back to PC it will all be how I left it before I changed the channel?

4. Once I am happy with the spec and I contact Overclockers about making it... they would put it all together into the complete rig with the components I chose? Or do I just get all components mailed out to me?

5. If I chose an OS would they install it for me? and also any drivers, like graphics card drivers and or mother board drivers?

erm I think thats it for now. I know some of these questions may seem and sound stupid, but to me Ive lost touch with modern PC components and obviously £1500 is a lot of money so I would at least like to know some things before I would make sure an investment

thank you for your time
 
I dont think I would even know where to start to begin building it. plus installing OS and all kinds of drivers... I have no experience.

So I think it would be safer if someone who actually knows how to build them took it on

Il have a look into the 7970
 
spoffle said:
Everyone's got to start somewhere!

I convinced a friend to build his own PC recently, he came from absolutely 0 experience in anything like building a PC and he managed it fine.

Installing the OS and drivers is very straight forward too, and installing drivers will be something you'll have to do at some point what with graphics drivers being updated regularly for when new games come out.

Building your own PC will be very easy, and if you take it on, I think you'll be very surprised at how easy it was, and happy with yourself for taking it on.

Also, if there's only 20-25 foot of distance between your router and PC, I would consider using an ethernet cable for it if you're happy with a cable, and if you can hide it easily.
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Well first off I have no self confidence to do anything lol. And if I got all the components and its just a pile of boxes il just panic, I would not mind trying to built it if I had somebody who knew what they were doing was with me telling me what to do. But I dont know anybody at all

I have reinstalled Windows Vista and XP before. But for a brand new OS I dont know how to do that from scratch. Ive added new graphics cards on old PC's before and installed drivers etc. So to be honest Ive done a little bit. But nothing the size of building a new PC from the start

As for the Ethernet/wireless I am on a HP Pavilion V7 laptop right at the moment and I get Full Bar 5/5 strength. And its just got a bog standard wireless card in it... so I cant any problems with wireless card on new PC.
 
robin7 said:
Just chiming in on the building it yourself factor.

It's incredibly easy.

Built my first one this weekend and spent a few hours doing it. I followed a newegg youtube video (hoping I can mention them since they're not UK competition? If not delete that reference.)

This is my build below. Not as high end as yours but it was incredibly easy.
My thread is below and you'll see how easy it was (as long as your parts all match up fine). I thought it would take me ages, but it was a few hours.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18498865

Also overclockers have their own guide that can be found here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396

Again, super easy to follow. However I know it's a bit scary at first, so it's up to you.

Hope this helps a bit.
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Thing is... if I mess up I dont know anybody to help me. £1500+ is quite an investment. So I think its best to leave the people who know what they are doing, to do it
 
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