New Build - Gaming Thoughts..

frog61

frog61

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Hi all
So i am fairly close to making a decision on my next rig, subject to selling my current one which would go towards this.

Through OC this coming in at just shy of £3k.
I would like to think this is capable of some decent FPS 4K gaming, however open to further suggestions.
I am not too keen on going too much over the £3K mark, but if we say add on an extra 10% that should fine.

So what are your thoughts?


- Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
- No Security Software
- OcUK Value AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 2 Meter Mains Cable
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Speakers Not Selected
- Asus PB287Q 28" 4K 60Hz 1MS Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
- Corsair Raptor M45 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000052-EU)
- Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard
- Case Mods Not Selected
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
- SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - White
- OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
- No Crossfire Upgrade
- MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15R)
- XSPC RayStorm 750 EX120 WaterCooling Kit
- Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
- Intel 5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - OEM (CM8064801548338)
- Stage 2 2011-3 Intel: 5820K @ 3.8GHz, 5930K @ 3.8GHz, 5960X @ 3.6GHz
- NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White (temporarily out of stock)
 
Welcome :)

Is this a prebuilt thing or a self-build? Firstly I'd go with 1440p, perhaps 1440p 144Hz with a monitor such as the ROG Swift, simply because 4K is still in it's infancy (sort of) and 1440p/144Hz currently is the sweet spot :)
 
Hi
Thanks, well this would be through the OC site, so pre-built.
I dont mind building it myself however, failry comfortable to do so apart from any overclocking where my skills are lacking (nonexistant).
Thanks for advice on monitor, it was soemthing I was cosndiering actually, the ROG seems a very popular one. I live in South of England so never really seen one in use :(
 
I would think you could be able to get an SLI 970 or 980 setup w/ full watercooling for £3k... including monitor - you chose a 120mm rad for cooling there but I think the minimum you should really go if you are going watercooling is 240mm for CPU only?

Think you need mr bling king ethermaster :D
 
mr bling king ethermaster????
woudl it be worthwhile just going for a R9 295? or are you suggesting the 980s for the g-sync benefit?
will see if I can amend the watercoooling..thanks!
 
If you plan on going for 290X cards then I would go for 2 of these.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Lightning Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99 (£479.98)
Total : £489.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Obviously you would need Nvidia cards if you go for a G-Sync monitor.

Overclockers can build you something to your own spec so you don't have to stick to the pre-built stuff. So basically any basket you come up with they can build it up for you.
 
hmm bumbed up to £3.7K..zoyks!

- Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
- No Security Software
- OcUK Value AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 2 Meter Mains Cable
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Speakers Not Selected
- Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red
- Corsair Raptor M45 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000052-EU)
- Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard
- Case Mods Not Selected
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
- SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - White
- OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
- No Crossfire Upgrade
- MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE SiStorm Game Pad, XMAS Tree & Game
- MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE SiStorm Game Pad, XMAS Tree & Game
- Crucial 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C16 2133MHz Quad Channel Kit (CT4K8G4DFD8213)
- XSPC RayStorm D5 AX240 WaterCooling Kit
- Gigabyte X99-Gaming 7 WIFI Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 EATX Motherboard
- Intel 5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - OEM (CM8064801548338)
- Stage 2 2011-3 Intel: 5820K @ 3.8GHz, 5930K @ 3.8GHz, 5960X @ 3.6GHz
- BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black
 
I'd look at a full WC setup custom with blocks, tube res etc (should be able to fit it in easily) - I'm no good at it but sure someone will turn up to spec you :)
850W will be more than enough for that setup, or 1000W for it to last for donkeys years
16GB RAM is fine, 5820k will save a tonne of money again etc
 
That RAM is poor.

I had 32Gb exactly the same, its naff at overclocking and the 2nd and tertiary timings suck and are slow.

I sold it for 16GB of Gskill 2800MHz, but that affects the BCLK, so stick to 2666MHz.

I will do you a spec now for the main parts:)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £307.99
2 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Lightning Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Kingston Predator 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C13 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX426C13PB2K4/16) £227.99
1 x Gigabyte X99-UD5 WIFI Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £194.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £134.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
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 £64.99
Total : £1,716.59 (includes shipping : £14.75).




No point having a Gsync monitor if you decide to use AMD cards (Freesync monitors are due next year for AMD).
 
Red,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £307.99
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £281.99 (£563.98)
1 x Adata XPG Z1 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (AX4U2400W4G16-QRZ) £199.99
1 x Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £199.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
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 £64.99
Total : £1,747.60 (includes shipping : £14.75).



No WiFi/Bluetooth on this board.
 
I can't do watercooled specs, so here is a pre-built one. Both gpu's and cpu are watercooled.

i7 4790K and GTX 980 SLI.

If you need a wifi card then you can ask OCUK to put one in the system for you. Same goes for a DVD drive.

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Infinity Swarm" Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.6GHz DDR3 Overclocked Watercooled Extreme Gaming PC £1197.1
1 x 2 Litre Fluid Bundles - Yellow Pastel £29.98
1 x 2x Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Watercooled SLI Bundle £933.3
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99
1 x Avexir Golden Blitz 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001008G-2BZ1SE) £139.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x OcUK Standard System Warranty - 3 Year (24 Month C&R + 12 Month Labour) £0
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £599.99
1 x Corsair Gaming CGK70 RGB Backlight Keyboard Black Cherry MX Brown Switches (CH-9000065-UK) £149.99
1 x Corsair Raptor M45 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000052-EU) £42.95
Total : £3,647.90 (includes shipping : ).

 
thansk all
this would be purely for gaming, the odd bit of downloading, some use of MS office stuff and a little photo editing but nothing hardcore like.
mostly gaming.

thansk for the suggestions, might just do one GPU for now and get another later in the year.
 
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