Looking for custom build gaming PC /w a £1,500

zakblood · 24 Oct 2014 at 10:45

waste of time and money, another gimmick or over hype, selling stuff that not needed or wanted, only over paid need it or use it or even think they need it

stulid · 24 Oct 2014 at 10:47

SmashGBR said:
So which would be better? Baring in mind that I will be getting another one at some point in the near future.

Google it, the answer is mostly 144Hz is better for gaming.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=60+vs+144hz

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 11:00

Sorry I should re-phrase that.

So which would be better? Baring in mind that I will be getting a second one at some point in the near future.

stulid · 24 Oct 2014 at 11:03

What will you use the 2nd screen for?

I use my 1440P ASUS for movies and everything else as it is a PLS panel and has nicer colours and contrast than a TN panel, the AOC gaming screen I use for gaming due to the refresh rate and 1ms response time etc.

If you want two screens for gaming then the bezels will be in the middle of your field of view (thats if you can even use just two screens for a stretched gaming display, ive never tried it as I dont want to)

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 11:11

Was thinking about streaming, so I would use one for gaming and the other for looking at **** etc.

Will be getting my gaming one first though. Your clash on the monitors confused me a bit though lol

Can someone give me a pro's and con's on both a 1440p and a 144hz?

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 11:20

LOOL the yellow stars are actually hiding the other word for human droppings and not sexual content videos. Just putting that out there because after reading it back to myself I couldn't help noticing that someone would think that. HAHA!

stulid · 24 Oct 2014 at 11:24

Again that is a question you can google,

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sour...n=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=1440p vs 144hz

snips86x · 24 Oct 2014 at 11:26

SmashGBR said:
Was thinking about streaming, so I would use one for gaming and the other for looking at **** etc.

Will be getting my gaming one first though. Your clash on the monitors confused me a bit though lol

Can someone give me a pro's and con's on both a 1440p and a 144hz?

1440p panels are normally IPS/PLS (apart from the ROG Swift) and give better colour reproductions. They're great for photo-editing and for those who want well defined colours.

The 120/144hz panels are supposed to be better for gaming as you're not limited to the 60hz refresh rate.

More here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17772691

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:01

Is this worth getting instead of the AOC?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-040-AS

I've heard it's pretty good.

stulid · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:02

Nope, same resolution etc, just does 3d if you want to wear glasses.

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:11

Was thinking that I could just get a 970 for now, then upgrade to the new ATI's in January.

What do you think?

stulid · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:14

Get a 970 now and get another 970 in january.

snips86x · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:17

There is little chance of AMD being able to match the current 9xx series by nVidia, they'd have to pull something magical out if they did.

Stick to the 970. It's cooler. It's quiet. It's the better card!

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:27

I was thinking about going with stulid's build with the 980 GTX. Adding a 512GB SSD instead of the 256GB.

Or should I go 970?

stulid · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:30

Grab the best you can afford.

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:38

stulid said:
Grab the best you can afford.

Your build with the 980 I amended slightly came to £1,564.56.

I'm just asking if the 980 is worth the extra £150.

snips86x · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:39

SmashGBR said:
Your build with the 980 I amended slightly came to £1,564.56.

I'm just asking if the 980 is worth the extra £50.

I don't think so. You can overclock the 970 to match and the overclocking headroom is massive!!

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:48

Just to confirm, is this massively overclockable?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-039-IN

ShivP · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:52

SmashGBR said:
Just to confirm, is this massively overclockable?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-039-IN

Most of them should be yep, from what I've heard the 9xx series overclock like beasts

SmashGBR · 24 Oct 2014 at 12:58

Brilliant guys! Amazing job, I appreciate it!

Anything else I need, I'll give you a shout.

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