Infinity Eclipse or £5k self build air cooled?

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Hi all,

I'm due for an upgrade soon. Budget is around £5k.

I really enjoyed building my last system (around 2 years ago) but definitely not confident enough to build a full water cooled rig.

So the question is...

Should I go for the Infinity Eclipse or should I spend the same money on a self-build air cooled rig?

If I did go the air cooled route, could I upgrade some components for the same budget? Perhaps throw a 4K monitor in for good measure?

It will be both my daily working computer (PhotoShop / Lightroom heavy use) and also a gaming machine (too many games to mention but lately it's been all about Elite dangerous).

Any help greatly appreciated as usual...

Thanks!
 
£5,000 buys you a hell of a lot of computer, doubly so if you're self-building.

Personally, I loved building my watercooling loop and I wouldn't really say it was any more difficult than putting a PC together. So long as you read all of the instructions and have a plan for how you're going to do it, it's fairly straightforward.

With self-building, that kind of budget pretty much guarantees you the latest and greatest for 3 or 4 years when you factor in the reselling of older parts in order to stay on top.

If going for a pre-built system, it might be worth looking at the 8Pack Comet, purely for all the service extras you get for it being an "8Pack" system. Gaming-wise I would expect pro-overclocked 780Ti's to outperform Titan Blacks anyway.
 
That is a heck of a budget :D I think you would be better off asking for the thread to be moved to general hardware. You will get more response that way.

Click on the red triangle (Report post) and ask that way.
 
If I had that sort of money I would be tempted by one of the 8 pack systems , then in 2-3 years when better gpu's are out all you have to do is buy components, and ocuk will fit them, test and overclock them free of charge , great service !
 
8 Packs Systems are a little out of budget though.

The Eclipse he has picked is a good choice...

Personally with £5k id get a WC rig built for me..

If you were running air and self building you could get MUCH MUCH more for you're money but then it'll hot and loud. :)

We could spec an air cooled rig up though, go for it ethel. :)
 
Oh derp it has 8gb RAM, thought it would have come with 16!

Yeah I suppose a custom/Infinity thingy would be better then
 
Doomedspeed said:
8 Packs Systems are a little out of budget though.

The Eclipse he has picked is a good choice...

Personally with £5k id get a WC rig built for me..

If you were running air and self building you could get MUCH MUCH more for you're money but then it'll hot and loud. :)

We could spec an air cooled rig up though, go for it ethel. :)
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I will when I home from work Daica, I wonder tho if Ivcan keep it within budget tho.... Don't hold your breath :D
 
TRi-fire 290x's with a 4k monitor.
Fully watercooled 2 x 480mm rad space
32Gb 2400MHz RAM
4930k
500Gb SSD space

YOUR BASKET
3 x OcUK Tech Labs H2O Custom R9 290X 4096MB GDDR5 Watercooled Graphics Card £499.99 (£1,499.97)
- 3 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel £85.99
1 x Samsung U28D590 28" 4K 60Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **OcUK Exclusive** £439.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Corsair AX1500i Digital ATX 80 Plus Titanium Modular Power Supply (CP-9020057-UK) £329.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £309.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £274.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-BAY RES Dual DDC 3.25 Serial (incl. pumps) £209.99
1 x Aqua Computer Aquaero 5 XT LCD Fan-Controller £138.95
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
2 x Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis Radiator GTS 480 XFlow - Black £84.98 (£169.96)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Full Nickel £53.99
4 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00 (£100.00)
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 45° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
4 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Adapter 90° G1/4 Black Nickel £6.95 (£27.80)
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - White £5.99 (£17.97)
12 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 16/11mm G1/4 - Black Nickel £5.99 (£71.88)
2 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H2O Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99 (£9.98)
2 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.50 (£9.00)
Total : £4,973.03 (includes shipping : ).

 
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A little attempt at a £5k Air rig. :)

YOUR BASKET
3 x Gigabyte GeForce TITAN Black Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £719.99 (£2,159.97)
1 x Samsung U28D590 28" 4K 60Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **OcUK Exclusive** £439.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Formula Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £249.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1300W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £149.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
2 x Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND (MZ-7KE256BW) £142.99 (£285.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22.00
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
Total : £4,352.72 (includes shipping : ).


Excuse it not being SUPER pretty, but there over £600 worth of budget to play with. :)

Didn't include cables as you'd get them done outside. :)
 
Doomedspeed said:
A little attempt at a £5k Air rig. :)

YOUR BASKET
3 x Gigabyte GeForce TITAN Black Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £719.99 (£2,159.97)
1 x Samsung U28D590 28" 4K 60Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **OcUK Exclusive** £439.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £429.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £289.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Formula Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £249.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1300W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £149.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
2 x Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND (MZ-7KE256BW) £142.99 (£285.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22.00
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
Total : £4,352.72 (includes shipping : ).


Excuse it not being SUPER pretty, but there over £600 worth of budget to play with. :)

Didn't include cables as you'd get them done outside. :)
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Damn....that put a smile on my face :D
 
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