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Cupcakeking

Cupcakeking

Cupcakeking

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So I'm wanting to build a new rig as my old one is on it's last legs. I've been looking at some parts and I've put together a rough idea of a PC and was just wondering if anyone had any advice for what I can do to improve it. I've got a budget of £2500 and the PC will be used for playing game at max settings and some video editing.

This is currently what I've come up with (I've already got a hard drive and a bluray drive, so that's why they're not on there)

Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-403-IN

Intel BXRTS2011LC 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-IN

Asus P8Z77-V PREMIUM ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-527-AS

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-310-CS

Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (3-Way SLI)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-194-EA

NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-NX

Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-097-CS
 
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That is more than enough mate. You could tone down the CPU to an i5 since an i7 wouldnt give you any extra performance and get yourself a 120hz monitor since youd be able to drive 120fps in a lot of games
 
Cupcakeking said:
So I'm wanting to build a new rig as my old one is on it's last legs. I've been looking at some parts and I've put together a rough idea of a PC and was just wondering if anyone had any advice for what I can do to improve it. I've got a budget of £2500 and the PC will be used for playing game at max settings and some video editing.

This is currently what I've come up with (I've already got a hard drive and a bluray drive, so that's why they're not on there)
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You might want to remove the link, as it is against forum rules to link to competitors. Just a friendly heads up.:)
 
I'm not good with power supplies but I don't think a 850 watt could handle 3 of those cards... Just a thought.
 
Wiry said:
I'm not good with power supplies but I don't think a 850 watt could handle 3 of those cards... Just a thought.
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It probably could (just).. Though those cards will get pretty hot..

You may aswell think about a custom loop to keep those cool and get them overclocked. :)
 
Change cooler to something a little better (you can do much better for that price), drop that i7 to an i5, perhaps try for a better PSU (XFX, Enermax that sort of stuff) and maybe upgrade the board to a Gigabyte or a Asrock (ASUS Boards look ugly imo)
 
Wiry said:
I'm not good with power supplies but I don't think a 850 watt could handle 3 of those cards... Just a thought.
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It won't, under full load and if they are overclocked, no way.

680 with a decent OC is going to pull around 260 each, don't even start on the heat...

Although a game will never have it under full load, it is never a good idea to go with the assumption that it never realistically happens.

If you are going to spend £1500 on GPU's, dont cheap out on a PSU.

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This should give you some headroom, it is normal for single GPU systems to have at least a 550, dual sli/xfire to have 750-850 depending on card, 3 cards, 1k and higher.
 
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