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Hi all,
This is my first post here and I'm totally clueless with PC hardware as I've been gaming on Xbox since the original was first released and using a MacBook for work. Some hand holding is definitely needed so go easy on me!
As mentioned, my budget is around £1200 but I can go a bit higher if it means I get water cooling and a sexy GPU. I will be connecting to my 4k LG TV and already have decent keyboard and mouse so that budget is purely for the PC itself.
What it will be used for:
Some features I'd like (if possible):
I was originally planning to buy a built system from Overclockers.co.uk, but they don't seem to offer water cooling when defining your build. I'm happy to have a go at buying the various parts and building it myself as I know a couple of people who built their own rigs.
I found a build list elsewhere that sounds pretty good to my amateur ears. What do you think?..
EDIT: I've been informed that water cooling isn't really necessary, so feel free to ignore that part.
Thanks in advance for any and all help with this. Sorry for the long post!
This is my first post here and I'm totally clueless with PC hardware as I've been gaming on Xbox since the original was first released and using a MacBook for work. Some hand holding is definitely needed so go easy on me!
As mentioned, my budget is around £1200 but I can go a bit higher if it means I get water cooling and a sexy GPU. I will be connecting to my 4k LG TV and already have decent keyboard and mouse so that budget is purely for the PC itself.
What it will be used for:
- Run current AAA titles like Fallout4 (especially Fallout4!) and a butt-load of mods
- Play movies/Netflix in 4k (I'm happy with gaming at 1080p)
- Allow decent performance when using Adobe products for work (I don't use 3d or video editing software)
Some features I'd like (if possible):
- Water cooling
- Silent running
- One of those super expensive GeForce Ti cards I keep reading so much about
- 16Gb RAM? Or more???
- 2Tb Hard Drive
I was originally planning to buy a built system from Overclockers.co.uk, but they don't seem to offer water cooling when defining your build. I'm happy to have a go at buying the various parts and building it myself as I know a couple of people who built their own rigs.
I found a build list elsewhere that sounds pretty good to my amateur ears. What do you think?..
- Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
- Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
- MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
- Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
- WD Red 2TB for NAS 3.5-inch Desktop Hard Drive - OEM
- MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
- Thermaltake 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
- Thermaltake CL-F039-PL14RE-A 51.1 CFM 140mm Fan x2
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper - liquid cooling system radiator
EDIT: I've been informed that water cooling isn't really necessary, so feel free to ignore that part.
Thanks in advance for any and all help with this. Sorry for the long post!
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