New PC Gaming Build, £2000 (Includes Monitor & Keyboard/Mouse)

Doomedspeed · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:22

JayHopkins said:
Yeah, would 27" 1080p 144Hz look ok?
I know the PPI isn't going to be great but...

I think so, I've seen one and it looked good to me (though I havn't seena 24" 144hz monitor.

Tohrazer said:
he's purchasing a 780Ti, will handle 1440p no?

@OP i told you doomedspeed would deliver

A Ti would handle 1440p but I think 4k is (and will be) better value for money when they start becoming more mainstream.

lee32uk said:
How about a boring red/black build

1440p monitor with the nicest case (imo) on the market right now. You just need to add a mouse/keyboard to the mix.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £479.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £361.98
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
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 Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A2400C11R) £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £42.98
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £1,874.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Hmmm...

Add KB+Mouse (£100) and An OS (£75) and you're a little overbudget.

I also specced mine to allow 780ti SLI (mad I know) but 850w won't be enough to handle that really (on the limit).

Im not sure why, but I really don't like the look of the Primo. The Original Enthoo was/is one of the best looking cases ever though.

EDIT: also no OCUK Mouse mat or Mug.

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:27

@ doomed: idk, i think 4k mainstream is still awhile away? (Even SLI 780ti doesn't really cut it!) and 1440p really is gorgeous, i still can't stop staring at it

edit: painful because my rig is back in Sheffield so i can't actually fire up BF4 or anything, best i can do is play Trine2 on this *old* rig (still looks incredible)

reedit: i really need to order one of those mugs

Curlyriff · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:29

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** £627.96
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £329.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £199.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £57.98
1 x Corsair Raptor K40 Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000051-UK) £49.99
1 x Corsair Raptor M45 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000052-EU) £37.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £2,032.86 (includes shipping : ).

Edit: Don't know what your talking about

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:32

Curlyriff said:
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** £627.96
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £329.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £199.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £57.98
1 x Corsair Raptor K40 Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000051-UK) £49.99
1 x Corsair Raptor M45 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000052-EU) £37.99
1 x Samsung SE-218CN/RSBS Ultra Slim External DVD-RW Drive - Black (Retail) £29.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £2,062.85 (includes shipping : ).

you have two external optical drives

lee32uk · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:38

Doomedspeed said:
I think so, I've seen one and it looked good to me (though I havn't seena 24" 144hz monitor.

A Ti would handle 1440p but I think 4k is (and will be) better value for money when they start becoming more mainstream.

Hmmm...

Add KB+Mouse (£100) and An OS (£75) and you're a little overbudget.

I also specced mine to allow 780ti SLI (mad I know) but 850w won't be enough to handle that really (on the limit).

Im not sure why, but I really don't like the look of the Primo. The Original Enthoo was/is one of the best looking cases ever though.

EDIT: also no OCUK Mouse mat or Mug.

It's the ocuk way to be a little over budget

I could tweak it a bit anyways to make it £2k maybe by swapping the SSD to the Intel and going for the kingston ram which knocks another £20 off.

I like all the Phanteks cases myself, although they are a personal thing as we know

An 850W should be plenty for 780 ti sli. The link below shows the 780 ti sli with an i7-3960X pulling 617W under full stress.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/gtx-780-ti-sli-geforce-review,4.html

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:39

good quality 850 should do the trick then! that's good to know

lee32uk · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:43

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £479.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £361.98
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £42.98
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £1,869.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Shame the Crucial MX100 256GB is still out of stock, or I would have specced that instead.

The Antec 1220 is at a nice price :eek:

JayHopkins · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:53

Thanks for some of these specs

although brands I've never hard of usually make me a bit nervous, especially when there are no reviews

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 15:58

JayHopkins said:
Thanks for some of these specs although brands I've never hard of usually make me a bit nervous, especially when there are no reviews

all of those brands listed are pretty big! any in particular?

JayHopkins · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:02

Never heard of Antec... what are their warranties like?

I'm having second thoughts about the white NZXT... If I went with Black with the red rim, I could go with the "Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving**" been as though that has a black and red board

Maybe with some red cathode lighting it would look nice?

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:07

JayHopkins said:
Never heard of Antec... what are their warranties like?

I'm having second thoughts about the white NZXT... If I went with Black with the red rim, I could go with the "Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving**" been as though that has a black and red board

Maybe with some red cathode lighting it would look nice?

that sounds like it could look pretty cool, Antec are a very well known company, they made the famous Antec 300/900 which were immensely popular back in the day, my old rig is in an antec 300 as it happens! i have had no experience with their warranties or liquid coolers however, but the company is definitely bonafide

JayHopkins · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:10

Well Ive changed the Motherboard/CPU combo to what Lee suggested. Nice red that will go with the case. the MSI card I chose also has a nice red part on the card. Also swapped the mouse for a M40 mouse, red

Just trying to find some Red ram now...

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:15

JayHopkins said:
Well Ive changed the Motherboard/CPU combo to what Lee suggested. Nice red that will go with the case. the MSI card I chose also has a nice red part on the card. Also swapped the mouse for a M40 mouse, red Just trying to find some Red ram now...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-069-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

also lights up

lee32uk · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:17

JayHopkins said:
Well Ive changed the Motherboard/CPU combo to what Lee suggested. Nice red that will go with the case. the MSI card I chose also has a nice red part on the card. Also swapped the mouse for a M40 mouse, red Just trying to find some Red ram now...

As well as the Corsair and Kingston in my 2 specs you have a few others that would match:

The Avexir has 'White' strobe lights. I don't know if that would be nice or annoying

YOUR BASKET
1 x Avexir Blitz 1.1 Original 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2BZ1) £89.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £71.99
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (GPB38GB2133C10ADC) £71.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/8) £64.99
Total : £388.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

JayHopkins · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:20

Lee, I notice your going with 2x4GB... I thought 16GB was the nice sweet spot?

also I notice your choosing faster Mhz ram, I thought slower timings were better for gaming and you won't notice the effect of faster Mhz ram... am i wrong? :$

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:25

JayHopkins said:
Lee, I notice your going with 2x4GB... I thought 16GB was the nice sweet spot?

also I notice your choosing faster Mhz ram, I thought slower timings were better for gaming and you won't notice the effect of faster Mhz ram... am i wrong? :$

either way it doesn't really matter, 8gb is more than games use currently (and for awhile atleast) also ram speeds etc make very little (reads: zero) noticeable difference outside of benchmarking, 2*4gb leaves it easily upgradeable later if you wanted to free up some cash now for something else, lee picked those particular ram sticks i believe because they are red, and no other reason (we're trying to colour coordinate!

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JayHopkins · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:29

Indeed we are!

if I wanted to go full hog and get matching red cables for it what would I need?

Tohrazer · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:31

JayHopkins said:
Indeed we are! if I wanted to go full hog and get matching red cables for it what would I need?

bitfenix cable extension bundle (red) would be a good start, ocuk sell them

Nathan94 · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:34

If you don't technically need a monitor yet i'd wait for that ACER 144hz with G-Sync.

JayHopkins · 10 Jul 2014 at 16:36

Yeah without the cabling so far Im edging towards:
Corsair CH-9000007-UK Raptor K50 Performance Customizable Color Backlit Gaming Keyboard
Corsair CH-9000041-EU Raptor M40 Performance 4000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse
MSI GTX 780Ti GAMING Twin Frozr IV 3GB PCI Expess Nvidia Graphics Card (Free Watch Dogs)
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving**
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
Corsair CP-9020056-UK RM Series RM850 80 Plus Gold 850W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit
Corsair Hydro Series H100i All-In-One 240mm Digital High Performance Rad Liquid Cooler for CPU
NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C9R Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Red
Samsung Slim Retail External DVD Writer - Red
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)

comes in at £1612 without monitor... will that Bitfenix cable kit allow for all components I've selected?

Loving this red/black theme!