New gaming pc build

[squalllion1uk]

I'm planning on building a new pc come september , It has been awhile since I built my last pc but its getting a bit old now (5 years ago.)

My budget is in the range of 1500-2k pounds. I will mostly be using my pc for gaming and a bit of CAD design as the Uni's pc's are just horrible and the odd film watching. I will be overclocking the pc no question about it. I'm not hugely fussed if Its AMD/Nvidia.A SSD as main drive is a must with secondary drives. I would like this to include a screen but I'm torn between the idea of either 2 screens(1x1440,1x120hz) or 1 larger screen(4k), I would like some feedback on this as I know input lag is a issue with some of them. I would also like this to include mouse and keyboard.

If this is in the wrong place , please move it thanks.

 

[JamesM]

I would have thought something similar to this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-053-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2602

With two 290s would happily run everything you through at it.

Obviously could spec/build the system yourself but essentially that's what you'd be looking at tower wise.

4K monitors are in their early stages so aren't fully matured yet. If your into gaming then a 120/140Hz monitor really is a good place to start. The smoothness and fluidity of games is much nicer compared to 60Hz panels. You'd also need some serious GPU power to run a 4K monitor which would add to the cost.

 

[ShivP]

What kind of CAD design would you be doing. I think 16GB is a minimum at least, and a widescreen monitor would be epic!
I also believe that rendering in CAD can be CUDA accelerated if you were doing CAD 3D/2D rendering? Therefore you want an nvidia card

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** £641.96
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x LG Flatron 25UM65-P 25" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor £199.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x CM Storm Sniper Elite Gamer Peripheral Bundle £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
Total : £1,806.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).



With a better monitor (larger ultra widescreen)

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** £641.96
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Asus SonicMaster MX299Q 29" Ultra Widescreen Ultra Slim Bezel LED Monitor - Black with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Speakers £359.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x CM Storm Sniper Elite Gamer Peripheral Bundle £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
Total : £1,968.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



However JamesM ^ makes good points, a 120/144Hz monitor would also be excellent, and I agree with the 4K monitor points too

Will the PC be in a visible place? If so, you could add a nice bit of bling such as LEDs and braided cables

 

[squalllion1uk]

Thanks guys I do a mixture of both 2d/3d rendering, That is a good point about going Nvidia I forgot all about that. Yea my PC will be pretty visible.

 

[ShivP]

Up to you if you want bling bling then - would you prefer one of the massive widescreen monitors or two 1080p/1440p monitors? 4K is hard to run decently atm in games etc without 2+ GPUs

 

[squalllion1uk]

I actually quite like that 29" Ultra widescreen monitor, So I'm thinking that for my main screen ie cad/films and a 1080p 120/144hz for gaming. I should be able to add a bit extra to my budget as the build will be doing me for the next 4 years or so.

 

[ShivP]

That is a good idea, however would take a decent chunk of the budget

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus SonicMaster MX299Q 29" Ultra Widescreen Ultra Slim Bezel LED Monitor - Black with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Speakers £359.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
Total : £559.98 (includes shipping : ).



So yeah, if you wanted to get more from the budget you could do

Say for 2.5k, you could do this

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1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £641.96
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £369.95 (£739.90)
1 x Asus SonicMaster MX299Q 29" Ultra Widescreen Ultra Slim Bezel LED Monitor - Black with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Speakers £359.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x CM Storm Sniper Elite Gamer Peripheral Bundle £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Multicolor LED Strip - 2m £16.99
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
Total : £2,460.41 (includes shipping : ).



It's definitely not a refined spec, but it gives you an idea of what you could get

The SLI would be useful for gaming, but not for the CAD work

 

[squalllion1uk]

Yea increasing my budget is no biggie the system will last me a good 3/4 years at least =)
Thanks anyways been out the game for a bit too long this gives me a good idea of the build I want