Custom Build Gaming PC, Budget £1500

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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 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 2 Hard drives, SSD for the C/Windows and maybe another SSD for storage. 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
 
To be clear: will you be building this yourself or do you want it pre-built?

Pre-built spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Tanto" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce Gaming PC £273.00
- 1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780Ti Phantom 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £549.95
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
- 1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
- 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £107.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
Total : £1,510.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



4770k, 780ti, 16gb RAM, 250gb SSD.
 
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hey thank you. I would like it pre-built

in that list... theres 2 towers? the big red one and the black one?:

1 x "Titan Tanto" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce Gaming PC £273.00
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95

also.. er are the links all mixed up? lol nothing I click on takes me to the item described :(

Thank you
 
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The Tanto part is just the standard name of the build, and the red case is the standard one. The Ronin is one of the case options.

The top link will take you to the Tanto page but you'll have to select the options yourself. The others are just generic links generated by the forum.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £407.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - White £97.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Enermax ELC240 with 2x T.B.Silence 12cm Fans £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95 (£91.90)
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,562.28 (includes shipping : £13.75).




hex core build
im assuming you're running vegas 12 and premiere pro cc + cs 6
(im asking because prior versions dont support open cl so you'll need a nvidia card rather than a amd card - aka respec)
 
Build it yourself and get more for your money. :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 750W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £1,264.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Not to disagree with my esteemed colleagues :), I do disagree with the specs above though.

lets me tell you what id suggest.

As its a gaming and editing/rendering rig the CPU is important, though you need to get the balance between CPU and GPU right. Luckily the rendering programs you use accept GPU rendering which is much quicker than standard CPU rendering, asking as you have a good GPU.

Basically what im saying is you need a 4770k, still 8 virtual cores and doesn't break the bank. Next is the GPU.

GPU rendering is massively limited to a single card, which makes the choice obvious. 780ti.

I'll put you a spec together later mate, I'm only on my phone currently. :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £49.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95 (£91.90)
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,466.70 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Went top end:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £407.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £49.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95 (£91.90)
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,694.24 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Here is an I7 build I put together. It includes 16gig ram, opted for a slightly cheaper but still good ssd. The WD HD is more expensive but does have the added advantage of a 5 year warranty.The PSU is overkill but would comfortably allow a second GPU down the line. Includes keyboard and mouse and O/S

That said, fulux pre-build option is good value if you don't want to build yourself.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Series (Socket 1150) Motherboard + MSI Dragon Liquid Cooler Bundle £151.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £149.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2003FZEX) HDD £109.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £107.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,548.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
A nice white and silver build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FWK2/16) £109.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD03 Liquid CPU Cooler £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,563.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



The 450D is a suprisingly nice case, i thought it would be massively outshone by its bigger brother (750D) but it has a style and quality of its own.

I tried to tie the colour scheme together to make it look nice, none of this mismatch colours or red/black rubbish. Metal, white and Silver. :)

No black HDD, no real need really, 2 x 2TB drives can either be used in RAID for back up (RAID1) or extra speed (RAID0) or just seperatly for 4TB of pure space. :)

The RAM choice may divide opinion as its not Mega-fast. The reason i went for this is because for rendering or even modelling the RAM doesn't need to be fast, it just has to be there. The speed helps a little but the amount of RAM is more important.

That Samsung SSD is WOW!. With more than enough room for all your programs (if you wish) and games too.

The cooler will give you a decent OC, but its mainly to tie the theme together. :)

Thoughts?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Envy M" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.2GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce Gaming PC £581
1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780Ti Phantom 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £549.95
Total : £1,659.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
If you don't want to build this yourself I stand by the Tanto spec in my first post. A couple of self-built alternatives:

Sexy silver/green build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N78T-1DDN-L5HS) £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99 (£119.98)
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95 (£91.90)
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler £38.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Green £28.45
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
Total : £1,536.77 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Or a more compact mATX build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N78T-1DDN-L5HS) £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £107.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £71.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSWS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - White £21.98
Total : £1,508.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).



(this one has an external DVD-RW because an internal one would mess up the front of the lovely white case)
 
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