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killthemal79

killthemal79

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Hello all :)

Ok i have a budget of around £3000 this is for screen and the power house.
Im looking for something that can knock every game out of the park for the next few years. Also want to be able to play games watch say streams and other things at the same time with no slow down or anything.

This is a pure gaming machine apart from editing footage and maybe photos now and then. Also needs to be able to connect up to my large TV by HDMI. For when i want to sit my bottom on the sofa for some FPS action.

May build my self depending what i can get for my money. but the fact
overclockers do 24 month warranty does push me to that choice.

Any advice would be great even if its to wait a few months as something new is coming or savings incoming.

thanks in advance ;)
 
Welcome,

We like you're kind here.. (ones with money to spend and a PC shaped hole in their life).. :)

I suggest building yourself as you can get a wider choice of components and save yourself a little bit of money in the process.

All components come with an indiviual warrantys anyway so you're covered there..

Can you answer a few questions:

1) Is this rig going to be visible?
2) do you have any particualr colour shceme in mind?
3) is noise an issue or not?
4) Is size an issue?
5) are you going to be overclocking?

:)

And welcome. :)
 
£3k is spaceship-rig kind of money! Exciting!

I'd also like to ask - are you confident enough to create a custom watercooling loop or would you prefer to buy a plug and play cooling system?
 
Add to Doomed's questions: do you need peripherals and/or an OS?

The only technology coming that I would consider holding off for is G-Sync monitors. ASUS have one coming in April/May that sounds pretty epic - would you be willing to use your TV as a screen until then?
 
So lets get a definitive list of Questions together:

1) Is this rig going to be visible?
2) do you have any particualr colour shceme in mind?
3) is noise an issue or not?
4) Is size an issue?
5) are you going to be overclocking?
6) Are you confident to assembly your own WC loop (custom water cooling)?
7) Do you need peripheral and an OS?
8) Are you wlling to wait for a new monitor (put £400-£500 aside)?
 
1) Is this rig going to be visible? yes
2) do you have any particular colour scheme in mind? blue maybe
3) is noise an issue or not? not really but prefer a quiet one.
4) Is size an issue? nope
5) are you going to be overclocking? nope
6) Are you confident to assembly your own WC loop (custom water cooling)? depends how hard it is.
7) Do you need peripheral and an OS? just OS
8) Are you wlling to wait for a new monitor (put £400-£500 aside)? yes if its worth waiting.
 
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Thanks for that, thats helped us a lot..

Im pretty certian my spec will contain overclockable parts, so you CAN do it in the future if you wish..

The reason i asked the question is if you're overclocking good cooling is adviced, where as you won't need to spend huge amount on it if you're not.

So really theres no need to custom watercool, though we may spec a case so you have that option later on (you never know right).

I will be back with a spec later on. :)
 
Silver/blue - 780ti SLI. Room left for a monitor.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti iChill OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N78T-1DDN-L5HS) £539.99 (£1,079.98)
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) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Silver (CC-9011034-WLED) £129.95
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B) £85.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Blue £28.45
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Grey/Silver £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Grey/Silver £6.49
Total : £2,368.64 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Not a fan of the case though prefer a black one. but other wise seems all good :)

Will be going for the monitor that was suggested for sure.
I plan to get a decent headset i guess i don't need a sound card or anything for that? sorry probably a dumb question haha.
 
Unless you're a real audiophile you don't need a soundcard. Onboard sound is fine. Besides, with two of those Inno3D cards I wouldn't expect to be able to fit anything else in the PCI-E slots anyway. They are quite large.

Wait to see what Doomed comes up with before you make a decision ;) Ethermaster will catch wind of this thread soon, too.
 
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