Gaming PC for £2000.

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Hello,

I'm looking for a new gaming system and have a budget of around £2000, I just need the base unit as I have the monitor, keyboard and mouse already. I've gone through the system configurator and will paste what I picked at the end, but just looking for a bit of reassurance with regards to my picks in certain areas, or maybe see if anyone has any advice / alternatives. Any advice most gratefully received :)

What I'm looking for:

1). Gaming is the priority and prefer Nvidia cards, probably looking to add in a second card in the future (Hopefully the motherboard and PSU combination I picked are ok for this).

2). Would like it overclocked 'out of the box' (Hopefully I've picked the right options for CPU and Cooler for this). I'm terrified at the thought of watercooling so thats not really an option for me :eek:

3). Not sure about memory these days, I've gone for 16gb 2133 memory, is that ok with the motherboard / overclock option I've picked ?

My initial pick via system configurator:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK Pro Gamer X65i Intel Z87 Full-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator OcUK Pro Gamer X65i Intel Z87 Full-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator £1982.22
(£1651.85) £1,982.22
(£1,651.85)
Options applied to the above product:
- NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White
- Stage 2 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.3GHz Overclock - Haswell K Edition Processors Only
- Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C CPU Cooler
- Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD)
- No Graphics Card Upgrade
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
- Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD
- LG BH16NS40 16x SATA Internal BDRW - OEM
- No Sound Card Upgrade
- Corsair RM Series RM 1000 '80+ Gold' 1000W Power Supply (CP-9020062-UK)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949)
- Networking Not Selected
- Case Mods Not Selected
- OcUK Value AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 2 Meter Mains Cable
- Keyboard Not Selected
- Mouse Not Selected
- System Build Fan - Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS - 120mm PWM [EXNO-001]
- Monitor Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Office Software
- No Security Software
- Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
 
Here are a couple of option from the pre-built selection:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Envy Duo" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce SLI Gaming PC £751.02
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
- 1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
- 1 x NO OPTICAL DRIVE INSTALLED £0.00
- 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 EX OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78XNH5DN8MSU) £379.99
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 EX OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78XNH5DN8MSU) £379.99
1 x "Titan Scythe" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.3GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce SLI Quad Core Gaming PC £397.03
- 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 EX OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78XNH5DN8MSU) £379.99
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
- 1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
- 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
- 1 x NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White £199.99
- 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 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £409.99
Total : £3,929.33 (includes shipping : £19.50).



Both are under £2000, both have two 780s, both have a 4770k.

Differences are the case, the cooler, and the overclock. The Scythe's case is the NZXT 820 you chose in the configurator (you can £95 if you go for the regular Phantom Enthusiast tower); an air cooler; and a 4.3ghz overclock. The Envy's case is a Corsair 750D; it has an AIO water cooler (no maintenance required, don't worry); and a 4.4ghz overclock. It is around £60 more expensive.
 
Thanks guys, I admit to being tempted with that "Titan Envy Duo" you found Fulax, I just need to see about getting over my irrational fear of water cooling.

Interesting that you chose 2 780's, is that a better way to go than a single 780Ti ? Although now I'm wondering if I can stretch to 2 x 780Ti's in SLi, would the 750W Corsair PSU be ok running 2 of those does anyone know ?
 
AIO water coolers aren't really water cooling. As I said, it requires no maintenance from you.

Two 780s will easily beat a single 780ti. But obviously two 780ti's will be the more powerful system, so if you will definitely add another in the near future you might as well get the 780ti now.

Which monitor are you currently using, by the way?
 
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