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Been looking at building a top end gaming pc, i would like it to be eyefinity on 23-24" monitors, also like it to run high settings and high frame rates, budget to spend is up to £3000.

Any help would be grateful.

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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £264.98
(£220.82) £529.96
(£441.64)
Asrock Fatal1ty Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
LG E2360V-PN 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £179.99
(£149.99) £539.97
(£449.97)
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit - OEM (GLC-00736) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £132.98
(£110.82) £132.98
(£110.82)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £123.98
(£103.32) £123.98
(£103.32)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £57.98
(£48.32) £57.98
(£48.32)
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £55.99
(£46.66) £55.99
(£46.66)
IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound (4.8g) £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sub Total : £1,886.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £16.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £380.67
Total : £2,284.03
 
Looks fairly good tbh. If your just gaming then lose the 8gb ram and get 4. Can save £70 there. Unless you want the e-peen value of a lot of ram?

Also wait for 6990/590's to come out before spending out on the system. See what it does to prices, if anything.
 
Looks good!
i would think about maybe swapping the H50 for either a H70 with 2 noctua fans (quiteter and cooler) or a high end air cooler.

also maybe swap the i5 for a sandybridge i7 K edition. (as you a looking for an expensive build)

also swap the vertex 2e for a vertex 3 ( 120gb for 200 quid and double the speed of the 2e @ sata III)

other than that it seems fine, though if youre not overclocking your 6970's then i'd get 2 rev 1 6950s and unlock them and you're saving 100 quid

not sure about the monitors - try get ones with aas thin bezels as possible - with your budget there is a more expensive option of a (samsung i think) triple screen with ultra thin bezels and it is all on 1 stand ;)

i would also add a storage drive as you will likely run out of space on the single 120gb drive quickly ;)
 
Tomcat825 said:
Looks fairly good tbh. If your just gaming then lose the 8gb ram and get 4. Can save £70 there. Unless you want the e-peen value of a lot of ram?

Also wait for 6990/590's to come out before spending out on the system. See what it does to prices, if anything.
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Couldn't agree more but if you feel the need to build the pc soon then i would recommend this :


Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin FrozR II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £395.99
(£329.99) £791.98
(£659.98)
Samsung P2450H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £189.98
(£158.32) £189.98
(£158.32)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £57.98
(£48.32) £57.98
(£48.32)
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £52.98
(£44.15) £52.98
(£44.15)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000528AS) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £1,462.37
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £296.49
Total : £1,778.96

If you wanna go with a closed loop cpu liquid cooler then get an antec kuhler as they have been getting better reviews on the net then the corsair h50 .
 
My advice, don't spend that much on a PC just for gaming.

If you're aspiring to become a "professional" gamer, then you're probably pretty good, you'll get sponsored one, that much is unecessary to be honest. Go buy stocks and shares and make money off it, or even stow it away for a house or car.

Unless your rich of course..

Bit of a pointless post from me really, but hey.
 
Shibbzy said:
My advice, don't spend that much on a PC just for gaming.

If you're aspiring to become a "professional" gamer, then you're probably pretty good, you'll get sponsored one, that much is unecessary to be honest. Go buy stocks and shares and make money off it, or even stow it away for a house or car.

Unless your rich of course..

Bit of a pointless post from me really, but hey.
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So what do you suggest:confused:, i would like it to be eyefinity.

P.S Im 44 with a house and car all paid for, just would like a nice gaming PC.
 
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OCZ IBIS 160GB 3.5" HDSL Super-Fast Solid State Hard Drive £489.98
(£408.32) £489.98

Dell Ultrasharp U2311H 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £249.98
(£208.32) £749.94

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £247.99
(£206.66) £247.99

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
(£199.99) £479.98

Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case - Black £230.99
(£192.49) £230.99

Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £185.99
(£154.99) £185.99

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99

Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99

Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99

Noctua NH-U9B SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366, LGA1155/6, LGA775, AM3, AM2+, AM2) £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98



Total : £2,966.28


That is what I'd do and I'd be very happy with it too!
 
[WU-TANG]GZA;18597706 said:
OCZ IBIS 160GB 3.5" HDSL Super-Fast Solid State Hard Drive £489.98
(£408.32) £489.98

Dell Ultrasharp U2311H 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £249.98
(£208.32) £749.94

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £247.99
(£206.66) £247.99

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
(£199.99) £479.98

Thanks but not for me ;)

Corsair Obsidian 800D Full Tower Case - Black £230.99
(£192.49) £230.99

Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £185.99
(£154.99) £185.99

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99

Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99

Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99

Noctua NH-U9B SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366, LGA1155/6, LGA775, AM3, AM2+, AM2) £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98



Total : £2,966.28


That is what I'd do and I'd be very happy with it too!
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From your own original spec - only thing I would change is the case.

If you've got the money, go top of the line and go BIG.

And the reason I went for the MSI twin frozr 6950s is that as you will notice I have a 6970 and they run quite warm on more than monitor as the clock speeds idle at 500mhz. So certainly think about getting as cool a case as possible and same with the cards - hence the MSI choice I made.
 
ghutchison14078 said:
If your gonna spend nearly a grand on monitors then forget eyefinity and get the Dell 3011 instead.

Higher resolution, better panel and no annoying bezels!!
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Thats a lot of money, i take it, i would not need two graphics cards then ?,
I no i said i could spend up to £3000 but would like to buy cheaper if poss.
 
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