New gaming build - Eyefinity £2000-£2500

[Fanaticjam]

Hey all,

A friend just let me know he wants a new gaming rig with a triple monitor set up. Budget is between £2k-£2.5k.

Case wise would prefer a quiet good looking one. I am thinking this?

Everything is open for suggestions, so feel free to spec away. If going for a windowed case, a colour themed spec would be sweet. Needs a new keyboard/hdd/ssd/case.

Doesn't need a mouse/OS/cd drive!

 

[ShivP]

What's the deal with all the massive budget builds recently

Monitors included in the price? I guess so

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £595.92
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99 (£999.98)
3 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £179.99 (£539.97)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x OcUK 3 Way Monitor Desk Mount (FNRDESK3) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25
2 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£29.98)
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
2 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24 (£8.48)
Total : £2,581.78 (includes shipping : £38.25).



Should be quiet enough, though I'm not sure the two Ti's would be able to drive the three 144Hz monitors? If so, get three 60Hz/120Hz monitors

 

[snips86x]

Something a little different:

YOUR BASKET
1 x PowerColor AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £999.95
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £595.92
1 x LG Flatron 34UM65-P 34" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £499.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £84.95
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Stealth Brown Switch £74.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £62.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60
1 x Corsair Raptor M40 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000041-EU) £42.95
Total : £2,528.35 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 

[ShivP]

Hang on, scrap mine a bit - didn't include peripherals/SSD/HDD

Something a little different:

YOUR BASKET
1 x PowerColor AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £999.95
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £595.92
1 x LG Flatron 34UM65-P 34" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £499.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
2 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Stealth Brown Switch £74.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60
1 x Corsair Raptor M40 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000041-EU) £42.95
Total : £2,605.37 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Niiiiiiice, whack some braided cables in, and perhaps pay extra for the 1200W free PSU w/ the Sapphire 295x2 and resell for profit

 

[snips86x]

Hang on, scrap mine a bit - didn't include peripherals/SSD/HDD

Niiiiiiice, whack some braided cables in, and perhaps pay extra for the 1200W free PSU w/ the Sapphire 295x2 and resell for profit

Well he wants quiet so I dont think he is bothered by aesthetics. I've changed the case, but not happy with it!!

 

[ShivP]

Well he wants quiet so I dont think he is bothered by aesthetics. I've changed the case, but not happy with it!!

Hey all,


Everything is open for suggestions, so feel free to spec away.If going for a windowed case, a colour themed spec would be sweet.

My revised spec, £200 over budget though

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £595.92
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £151.99
3 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £149.99 (£449.97)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x OcUK 3 Way Monitor Desk Mount (FNRDESK3) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25
2 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£29.98)
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
2 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24 (£8.48)
Total : £2,703.76 (includes shipping : £38.25).

 

[snips86x]

I know, but you could save £200 by not getting pretty build

 

[ShivP]

Yeah definitely But it's all ABOUT DA LOOKS INNIT BRUV

 

[snips86x]

Yeah definitely But it's all ABOUT DA LOOKS INNIT BRUV

oh boy....

I would also think about switching it out for the 540 Carbide, cheaper and with a tinted side panel, the lack of a colour scheme wouldn't be missed!

 

[Danny75]

YOUR BASKET
1 x LG Flatron 34UM95-P 34" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £749.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £330.97
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £283.99 (£567.98)
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £152.99
1 x Avexir Core Orange Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIO) - Orange Light £139.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black £39.98
1 x Gigabyte Force K7 Stealth Gaming Keyboard £39.95
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - White £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - White £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 4x SATA Adapter 20 cm - sleeved white/white £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - White £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved orange/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - White £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved white/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - White £3.95 (£7.90)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Orange £3.95 (£7.90)
Total : £2,507.40 (includes shipping : ).




White/black/orange theme. Best 34" monitor around. Its price would cover three monitors if your friend wants, but I prefer a single large one to three monitors (like Snips it seems) and you said everything up for discussion. 2 x 280X already give good performance on that monitor. So 2 x 290 would be great, especially those Sapphire Tri-X OC's.

Hue module for case lighting and special effects.

Braided cables include enough to power the Hue module, DVD (if you will use it), SSD and HDD and for data transmission to/from these (Hue doesn't require data just power). Plus the bits for the GPUs and mobo headers stuff.

 

[DaleTheWhale]

YOUR BASKET
1 x LG Flatron 34UM95-P 34" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £749.99
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £595.92
2 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £269.99 (£539.98)
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £151.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Raptor K40 Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000051-UK) £49.99
1 x Corsair Raptor M40 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000041-EU) £42.95
5 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan Low-Speed - 120mm £12.98 (£64.90)
3 x Silverstone LED Light Strips - White £10.25 (£30.75)
1 x Be Quiet! Pure Fan Wings 2 - 140mm £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95 (£11.90)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
Total : £2,520.76 (includes shipping : ).



Widescreen is the way to go, I absolutely love my 29" so I can only imagine how could this will look.

 

[Fanaticjam]

Yeah, widescreen would be a tempting choice for me if I were in the market myself. Need to win the lotto first :>

Sent him the Linustech vid on that monitor, might sway him, till then I'm still looking at running with 3. That carbie blew me away, awesome case!

YOUR BASKET
2 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290X PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99 (£719.98)
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £325.98
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £199.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1300W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £149.99
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine 3 Mechanical Keyboard Black Cherry MX Switch - Red LED BackLight £139.99
3 x BenQ EW2440L 24" Widescreen Flicker Free LED Monitor - Black £139.99 (£419.97)
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99 (£131.98)
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black £39.98
Total : £2,356.79 (includes shipping : ).

 

[Danny75]

That BenQ is a lovely monitor, but just a warning - its bottom bezel sticks out and that makes it impossible to line them up at angles (as in Eyefinity) without visible cracks between them.

 

[Fanaticjam]

That BenQ is a lovely monitor, but just a warning - its bottom bezel sticks out and that makes it impossible to line them up at angles (as in Eyefinity) without visible cracks between them.

Ohh thanks for the heads up, the tiny side bezel is why I picked them, so they would go side to side without looking horrid :<

 

[Danny75]

Ohh thanks for the heads up, the tiny side bezel is why I picked them, so they would go side to side without looking horrid :<

Yeah the very slim side bezels on them are great. If any monitor manufacturers read this - bottom bezels sticking out a bit looks nice but please have the edges cut at an angle to allow placing multi-monitors together without cracks.

 

[Akagi]

That would be nice. I have some ancient Ultrasharps in NVIDIA Surround, and there may as well be a foot of bezel in-between them.

 

[Danny75]

That would be nice. I have some ancient Ultrasharps in NVIDIA Surround, and there may as well be a foot of bezel in-between them.

 

[Fanaticjam]

Friend is saying he thinks an i7 is a waste of cash, and while he can hit 2k-2.5k he doesn't want to unless he is getting good value for money >.<

Also, don't suppose anyone knows any sites that run gpu benchs for eyefinity? I know anandtech has large res in most of their high end gpu test, but not quite the res of an eyefinity

 

[ShivP]

An i7 is definitely not a waste with a dual GPU setup, I'd always go for an i7 with a high power pair of GPU's like that

 

[Doomedspeed]

As said above the i7 isn't a waste when going multi GPU or even multi display for that matter. Your friend will more then likely being doing both so 100% worth the money for an i7.

If it were a single gpu, single screen 1080p rig id agree but at this level the i7 is well worth it.