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kitkat9933

kitkat9933

kitkat9933

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Hi I am looking to build a high end gaming rig in order to last 2-3 years on Max game settings. I am familiar with building machines as a I work as an IT technician but haven't build a gaming rig for a while and looking for a bit of advice on it.

Parts:

  1. Case - Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition £210
  2. CPU - i73770k Overclocked to 4.5ghz+£245
  3. GPU - Nvidia GTX 690 £779
  4. SSD - 256gb Crucial M4 £130--CHANGED to Intel 330 240GB £161.99
  5. PSU - Corsair 1000w+ (in order to futureproof when add gpu for SLi) £150
  6. Motherboard - Asus Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard £165
  7. CPU Cooler- Corsair cwch60 water cooler £50
  8. Memory - Corsair Vengence 4 x 4 GB black 1600 mhz (going to overclock) £75
  9. Mouse - Cyborg Rat 7 £70

Total Price = £1876

I will be using my 27 inch iMac as my monitor which is 27 inch at 2560 x 1440. I will be connecting to this over mini dp.


My main questions/points are:

Do you think this will be future proof for at least 2 years? This is my main concern future proofing the rig, as I would rather spend the money now, than upgrade earlier.

Any pointers to changing parts?(especially concerning the motherboard)

I choose 690 over 2 680 as it actually works out cheaper from my research by about £100. Any idea how good the 690 will be on 2560 x 1440 in ultra settings?

Not choose a keyboard yet, as trying to find a white one I actually like.

Got plenty of old HDDs to add to the case so I won't be buying any of these.

I am on the max of my budget really.

~James~
 
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Hello and welcome to the forum :)

The link below shows a rough performance guide for the 690, it should handle anything thrown at it.

You could opt for the 3570K cpu to save a little with minimal performance loss.
 
Hi tamzzy, I know I could build a rig to run at this res for less but my main concern is future proofing. I want to be able to play games at Ultra for at least 2 years without any problems.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £155.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £99.95
1 x OcUK H²Flo Extreme Liquid Dual Fan CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £64.99
1 x LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black £61.99
1 x Logitech G9x Laser Mouse (910-001153) £54.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £14.98 (£29.96)
Total : £1,445.29 (includes shipping : £13.75).



chuck in a 2nd gtx 670 at 2nd hand prices when you actually need the gpu horsepower
and white keyboards may look nice when new, but, its gonna turn yellow pretty soon after general usage
 
Forgot to mention I have a blue ray r/w drive. Might take a look into the 3570k.However from past experience crucial SSD's perform much better than most other brands.

And the one thing I am set in stone on is the case because it just looks so awesome. I know I could easily cut down over £100 just by choosing another case but I just love the aesthetics of it.
 
Aww yes I see the Crucial SSDS have pretty much the same read speeds but almost half the write speeds.

Il defiantly change to the intel/samsung ssd then, any personal preference between samsung and intel?
 
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