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