Gaming Rig - £1400 Max

No1newts · 27 Feb 2016 at 07:23

Hello.

I'm planning on ordering a new rig next week sometime, I have a £1400 limit. I already have monitors just need a rig plus wireless keyboard/mouse.

I would like something that will keep me playing top end games for a good few years.

Anyone suggest what's worth buying? Also do ocuk build for you (for a price?) or is it even worth purchasing a bundle as long as one is good enough?

Cheers in advance.

no_name_needed · 27 Feb 2016 at 19:13

what resolution is your monitors?
overclockers will build it for you for a price

No1newts · 27 Feb 2016 at 19:59

1920/1080.

The other one is a **** old one.

If it's worth I'll replace monitors.

No1newts · 28 Feb 2016 at 18:40

Not really getting much from this thread so I'll take a different tack;

What about the ocuk pre build system in the link;

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evol...z-nvidia-geforce-sli-gaming-pc-fs-116-og.html

Good for gaming and got some legs in it (play top end 3-4 years)

Thanks.

Quartz · 28 Feb 2016 at 20:03

That looks fine, though I'd stretch to a 250 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM (go for the Team Elite rather than the Ballistix).

Do note that DX 12 cards will be released later this year

lee32uk · 29 Feb 2016 at 00:52

Quartz said:
That looks fine, though I'd stretch to a 250 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM (go for the Team Elite rather than the Ballistix).

Do note that DX 12 cards will be released later this year

The Crucial Ballistix Ram is better.

Padraig · 29 Feb 2016 at 01:14

Pow

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K)= £335.99
1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16Q= £59.99
1 x MSI X99A SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £179.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming Edition 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £289.99
1 x WD Red 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM WD20EFRX= £70.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex Platinum 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black= £98.99
1 x be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 CPU Cooler= £34.99
1 x be quiet! Silent Base 800 - Silver= £99.95
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £129.95

Total: £1,314.03
(includes shipping: £13.20)

No1newts · 29 Feb 2016 at 07:21

^

How does the above compare with the one I linked?

Danny75 · 29 Feb 2016 at 08:06

No1newts said:
^

How does the above compare with the one I linked?

Pros:

More cores
Bigger SSD
Bigger mech drive
More RAM
More VRAM (ideal for Xfire and greater resolutions/refresh rate in future)

Cons:

Build fee would need adding
Cooler could do with upgrading to one that can handle more TDP
PSU not capable of SLI/XFire

Padraig · 29 Feb 2016 at 12:13

the gpu is better suited to directx 12

it will be quieter

the x99 cpu is the best all round atm

the psu is ultra efficient and very quiet as well

No1newts · 29 Feb 2016 at 12:17

Danny75 said:
Pros:

More cores
Bigger SSD
Bigger mech drive
More RAM
More VRAM (ideal for Xfire and greater resolutions/refresh rate in future)

Cons:

Build fee would need adding
Cooler could do with upgrading to one that can handle more TDP
PSU not capable of SLI/XFire

Can you advise on a better cooler?

Never really used xfire, i assume I'm not really missing out not having it?

Danny75 · 29 Feb 2016 at 15:51

No1newts said:
Can you advise on a better cooler?

Never really used xfire, i assume I'm not really missing out not having it?

Well, if you ever do go for a larger resolution/higher refresh monitor, then adding a second 390X (or whichever card you go for) will provide extra graphics beef if needed. XFire = two or more video cards (AMD). SLI = two or more video cards (Nvidia).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving***= £485.98
1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16Q= £59.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £114.95
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £64.99
1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £59.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 390X DC3 OC Strix 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Farcry Primal= £329.99
1 x Antec H1200 Kuhler 240mm AIO Liquid Cooler= £59.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Mid Tower Case - Gun Metal= £139.99

Total: £1,331.77
(includes shipping: £15.90)

Build fee would push this to £1400, I think.

What you do is post a spec in the Customer Service forum and ask them for a quote.

ScottiB · 29 Feb 2016 at 16:21

No1newts said:
Also do ocuk build for you (for a price?) or is it even worth purchasing a bundle as long as one is good enough?

If you spec it OcUK will build, and until Wednesday they aren't charging a fee.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-systems/configurator/gaming-pc

No1newts · 29 Feb 2016 at 17:03

Danny75 said:
Well, if you ever do go for a larger resolution/higher refresh monitor, then adding a second 390X (or whichever card you go for) will provide extra graphics beef if needed. XFire = two or more video cards (AMD). SLI = two or more video cards (Nvidia).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving***= £485.98

1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16Q= £59.99

1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £114.95

1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £64.99

1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £59.99

1 x Asus Radeon R9 390X DC3 OC Strix 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Farcry Primal= £329.99

1 x Antec H1200 Kuhler 240mm AIO Liquid Cooler= £59.99

1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Mid Tower Case - Gun Metal= £139.99

Total: £1,331.77
(includes shipping: £15.90)

Build fee would push this to £1400, I think.

What you do is post a spec in the Customer Service forum and ask them for a quote.

So does the build you suggest support xfire?

I'm kind of tempted by the idea but then price just goes up further

lee32uk · 29 Feb 2016 at 17:35

No1newts said:
So does the build you suggest support xfire?

I'm kind of tempted by the idea but then price just goes up further

The 850W psu is big enough, and the motherboard supports both Crossfire and SLI.

I would go with the XFX DD Black or Sapphire Nitro over the Asus card though.

You can also save a bit more by going with the R9 390. The 390X isn't a huge deal faster.

The Corsair RMx is also slightly cheaper for an equally good unit. You get a 7 year warranty as well.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair RM Series RM850X '80+ Gold' 850W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020093-UK)= £108.95

Total: £118.85
(includes shipping: £9.90)

Danny75 · 29 Feb 2016 at 18:29

As Scotti said, build fee is free till Wednesday, so price actually won't go up after all. And if you are happy with Lee's recommendations, price can go down further (plus you can always get a cheaper case). Note that the Asus has 3 year warranty compared to 2 for XFX and Sapphire.

No1newts · 29 Feb 2016 at 20:45

lee32uk said:
The 850W psu is big enough, and the motherboard supports both Crossfire and SLI.

I would go with the XFX DD Black or Sapphire Nitro over the Asus card though.

You can also save a bit more by going with the R9 390. The 390X isn't a huge deal faster.

The Corsair RMx is also slightly cheaper for an equally good unit. You get a 7 year warranty as well.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair RM Series RM850X '80+ Gold' 850W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020093-UK)= £108.95

Total: £118.85
(includes shipping: £9.90)

Ok I'm pretty nailed on just need the boss (the wife) permission to exceed budget as I'm thinking of getting the 500gb ssd as well.

Can you link me the other two graphic cards you mentioned? Which is the best and then I'll go for it!

Cheers.

No1newts · 29 Feb 2016 at 21:49

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...-monitor-black-silver-um.qg7ee-mo-080-ac.html

Going with this monitor as well, not arsed so much about the size but better resolution.

lee32uk · 29 Feb 2016 at 22:22

No1newts said:
Ok I'm pretty nailed on just need the boss (the wife) permission to exceed budget as I'm thinking of getting the 500gb ssd as well.

Can you link me the other two graphic cards you mentioned? Which is the best and then I'll go for it!

Cheers.

The XFX is out of stock, but the Sapphire is £20 cheaper anyway at the moment.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11244-01-20G)= £249.95

Total: £259.85
(includes shipping: £9.90)

No1newts · 1 Mar 2016 at 08:22

Cheers.

Thanks for the help everyone, appreciate it.

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