New Gaming system

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 14:59

Depends how much gaming and how much video editing. A 3930K will push the budget up a fair bit:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £449.99
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £379.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.98
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £83.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £60.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,543.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 15:01

Hmm, well I don't think's it's really worth the money all in all then, It's quite a lot more maybe the amd fx bulldozers?

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 15:05

Forget it I'll stick with what I have, at the moment I'm at £1,280 what do you think I should spend an Extra £100-150 On?

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 15:10

Sharplucas said:
Hmm, well I don't think's it's really worth the money all in all then, It's quite a lot more maybe the amd fx bulldozers?

Nah avoid that, Intel is much better.

Sharplucas said:
Forget it I'll stick with what I have, at the moment I'm at £1,280 what do you think I should spend an Extra £100-150 On?

Maybe a bigger SSD?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-010-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-023-IN&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 15:12

Ok, How about Gpu Wise?

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 15:14

Sharplucas said:
Ok, How about Gpu Wise?

You're not gunna get any better than a 670/680/7970. Unless you buy two

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 15:18

Any Gtx 680's that are Better then 7970's?

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 15:20

Sharplucas said:
Any Gtx 680's that are Better then 7970's?

In my opinion it would be a waste of money. The Gigabyte 670 Windforce, or the Lightning 7970 are good choices. The 680s are just a bit expensive for a slight increase in performance.

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 15:29

Ok, well I don't really have a good Monitor but since the Pc was cheaper then anticipated May as well take a Look at some monitors! any for £100-200? that do 1920x1080?

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 15:33

Sharplucas said:
Ok, well I don't really have a good Monitor but since the Pc was cheaper then anticipated May as well take a Look at some monitors! any for £100-200? that do 1920x1080?

Yeah thats the other thing, spend it on nice peripherals.

Couple of monitor options:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-174-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-055-DE&groupid=17&catid=1425&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-059-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 15:42

Ah those Look good, And any mice and Keyboards and headset's for gaming?

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 15:48

Sharplucas said:
Ah those Look good, And any mice and Keyboards and headset's for gaming?

Depends on budget really:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-176-LG&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1257
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-140-MS&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1258

Not too sure on headsets
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-015-PT&groupid=702&catid=1058&subcat=1719

Sharplucas · 27 May 2012 at 16:06

ok, thanks for all the help!

beejjacobs · 27 May 2012 at 16:08

Sharplucas said:
ok, thanks for all the help!

You're welcome