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Hi Guys,
I initially was going to upgrade my HTPC to a high end gaming machine, however after much discussion over in this topic:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18506092
I have now decided to keep my HTPC and gaming separate. Hence, I'm looking for a full range gaming bundle from computer to screen, inputs (mouse, keyboard etc..) and 7.1 headphones.
Im looking for good quality, that will last me for a few years at least and can be easily upgradeable should i wish too in the future!
Im mostly going to be using this machine for gaming, especially with the Oculus Rift VR Kit, but im also going to be using it for normal gaming (with ULTRA settings where possible) and also some game development in UDK and Unity.
Now main question that im sure your waiting for is BUDGET!
Now ideally i would like to keep costs down as much as possible, however im looking for around the £1000 mark, if required i can go over by a bit especially since im looking for the whole bundle and not just the computer!
As for PC Specs im looking for, ill try my best but will probably miss out a few points, so please just ask me any questions freely. Im hoping to purchase within the next 1-2 weeks, hence i want to make sure i choose everything correctly the first time even if it takes a few days to go over things.
One of the most important points is:
- The PC must be as quite as possible, i don't need absolute silence - but as the machine will be sitting in a Home Cinema Room, hence it should be as quite as it can be.
Motherboard: No idea on this. Just that it should be future proof.
CPU: As good as i can get really.
Graphics Card: Absolute minimum would be either Nvidia gfx660ti or ATI 7950. But would like as high as possible.
Storage: Min 120gb SSD (high speed, quite).
Secondary Storage: N/A - dont need as only just purchased a 1TB WD green HDD for the HTPC Upgrade, will be putting this into this machine now instead.
RAM: Would like 16gb.
Sound: 7.1 Dolby should be supported for wireless 7.1 headphones, and atleast 5.1 surround sound should be supported to an external AV Receiver. Onboard card is fine if it can support this.
Outputs: I want to MIRROR to 3 screens here. 1) AV Receiver (has to be via HDMI - video and 5.1 audio). 2) The monitor. 3) Oculus Rift screen (can be hdmi or VGA/DVI).
Headphones: Has to be of high quality offering superb sound, as the Oculus Rift will be using this for the audio, hence needs to be as immersive as possible! Also should be wireless (chargeable) and have 7.1 surround sound.
Optical Drive: A bluray reader would be nice otherwise a dvd writer would have to do.
Fans, Coolers: Not sure, just as long as the machine is nice and quite. It would be cool to have the glowing lights coming out all over the place. But these should have the option to be turned off completely, as wouldn't want them on while PC is in sleep mode or something and we are sitting in a darkened home cinema room watching a film on the projector.
Case: As nice looking as possible, the note about the LED lights above also apply to the case.
Monitor: One area where im confused currently, I'm not sure if i should go widescreen and/or 3D! Do i need these for gaming? Do i need to have the 3D monitor for Oculus Rift? (i dont think so as the OR should handle that).
Probably looking at around the 20-25" screen, and it should look nice sitting in the home cinema room.
Im not really a computer hardware literate (a programmer) so i would prefer if the computer arrived to me Pre-Built, i can do a few small parts changing in the case but nothing like build the machine from scratch.
Thank you guys, hopefully you can find something out there for me! Ive tried to provide as much information as possible, but let me know if i left something out.
Thanks you.
I initially was going to upgrade my HTPC to a high end gaming machine, however after much discussion over in this topic:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18506092
I have now decided to keep my HTPC and gaming separate. Hence, I'm looking for a full range gaming bundle from computer to screen, inputs (mouse, keyboard etc..) and 7.1 headphones.
Im looking for good quality, that will last me for a few years at least and can be easily upgradeable should i wish too in the future!
Im mostly going to be using this machine for gaming, especially with the Oculus Rift VR Kit, but im also going to be using it for normal gaming (with ULTRA settings where possible) and also some game development in UDK and Unity.
Now main question that im sure your waiting for is BUDGET!
Now ideally i would like to keep costs down as much as possible, however im looking for around the £1000 mark, if required i can go over by a bit especially since im looking for the whole bundle and not just the computer!
As for PC Specs im looking for, ill try my best but will probably miss out a few points, so please just ask me any questions freely. Im hoping to purchase within the next 1-2 weeks, hence i want to make sure i choose everything correctly the first time even if it takes a few days to go over things.
One of the most important points is:
- The PC must be as quite as possible, i don't need absolute silence - but as the machine will be sitting in a Home Cinema Room, hence it should be as quite as it can be.
Motherboard: No idea on this. Just that it should be future proof.
CPU: As good as i can get really.
Graphics Card: Absolute minimum would be either Nvidia gfx660ti or ATI 7950. But would like as high as possible.
Storage: Min 120gb SSD (high speed, quite).
Secondary Storage: N/A - dont need as only just purchased a 1TB WD green HDD for the HTPC Upgrade, will be putting this into this machine now instead.
RAM: Would like 16gb.
Sound: 7.1 Dolby should be supported for wireless 7.1 headphones, and atleast 5.1 surround sound should be supported to an external AV Receiver. Onboard card is fine if it can support this.
Outputs: I want to MIRROR to 3 screens here. 1) AV Receiver (has to be via HDMI - video and 5.1 audio). 2) The monitor. 3) Oculus Rift screen (can be hdmi or VGA/DVI).
Headphones: Has to be of high quality offering superb sound, as the Oculus Rift will be using this for the audio, hence needs to be as immersive as possible! Also should be wireless (chargeable) and have 7.1 surround sound.
Optical Drive: A bluray reader would be nice otherwise a dvd writer would have to do.
Fans, Coolers: Not sure, just as long as the machine is nice and quite. It would be cool to have the glowing lights coming out all over the place. But these should have the option to be turned off completely, as wouldn't want them on while PC is in sleep mode or something and we are sitting in a darkened home cinema room watching a film on the projector.
Case: As nice looking as possible, the note about the LED lights above also apply to the case.
Monitor: One area where im confused currently, I'm not sure if i should go widescreen and/or 3D! Do i need these for gaming? Do i need to have the 3D monitor for Oculus Rift? (i dont think so as the OR should handle that).
Probably looking at around the 20-25" screen, and it should look nice sitting in the home cinema room.
Im not really a computer hardware literate (a programmer) so i would prefer if the computer arrived to me Pre-Built, i can do a few small parts changing in the case but nothing like build the machine from scratch.
Thank you guys, hopefully you can find something out there for me! Ive tried to provide as much information as possible, but let me know if i left something out.
Thanks you.
- Also because its including the monitor aswell going over the 1k mark is fine.
