Need some help - top spec

Shezza

Shezza

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Hi guys :D looking at buying a top of the range pc, i wont be building it however im looking at OCUK to make it :P not becuase im lazy but no 1st idea what im doing.

I like the idea of a smaller case pc, ideally a micro atx ? but still with enough room for me to fiddle with internals in the future.

My budget will be around £2200 which must also inclue a decent monitor.

Any help would be much appreiciated.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x MSI Z97M Gaming - Devil's Canyon i7 4790K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£18 Saving** £355.98
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIR) - Red Light £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - White £119.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - White £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSWS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - White £21.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - White £10.8
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - White £3.29
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - White £3.29
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
Total : £2,218.93 (includes shipping : ).





White theme, splashes of red on mobo and red-led RAM. Corsair SP/AF fans with white rings.

Alternative monitor:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Acer XB270HA 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £335.99




Reason for speccing the cheaper monitor is that the spec is slightly over budget already, and the build fee will make it higher.

If Nvidia's DSR works as it should, you could transform games from 1920x1080 into 2560x1440 on the cheaper Acer, through GeForce Experience or Nvidia Control Panel, to get the more expensive Asus ROG Swift monitor experience. But I haven't messed about with it (DSR) to know. Some feedback says it works, other feedback that it doesn't work that great right now.

The case is a pretty large one for a micro-ATX and a very good one, so there should be enough room for you to work comfortably, internally, when you have to.

Note that you can go for a GTX 970 instead, it shouldn't have a problem, and you could always add another 970 if it begins to struggle with some future games. Likewise, an i5-4690K will handle games no problem. And 8GB RAM is still fine for gaming. Just that the i7-K, 980 and 16GB RAM are more or less within reach of your budget. If you want to spend considerably less right now, you can:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Acer XB270HA 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £335.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£14 Saving** £283.54
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - White £99.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - White £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIR) - Red Light £79.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSWS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - White £21.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - White £10.8
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - White £3.29
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - White £3.29
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
Total : £1,626.61 (includes shipping : £20.10).




With the latter, you can still go SLI, upgrade to an i7-K if you like, and add more RAM. But if it's fine for your gaming needs (it should be), you'd have saved a bit of money (and both builds look just as good, if you like white that is).
 
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After seeing that review (great review) Stu posted (cheers), I'm even more impressed with the case. Phanteks have it locked down, quality/features/price-wise. Didn't know it fitted a 280mm rad up top, either. That could be an option too.

By the way, if you do go for a SuperFlower PSU + any case, the code for free shipping is SFCASE.
 
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