please recommend a setup for high quality gaming and testing OSs on virtual machine

lazkopat · 22 Jun 2016 at 15:09

Hello all,

can someone recommend me a gaming setup as well as I plan to use the setup for virtual operating systems for testing.
my budget is £1200

thanks

stulid · 22 Jun 2016 at 15:11

Hi.

Is it a pre-built system or a diy one you a looking for.

What about monitor, keyboard, OS etc

lazkopat · 22 Jun 2016 at 15:14

I would prefer to do it yourself system as that;s more appealing. keyboard monitor etc i shall buy at a later stage.

cheers

stulid · 22 Jun 2016 at 17:02

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £49.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Window= £47.99
1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving***= £495.97
1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK4/16= £59.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Gunmetal= £67.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £379.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95

Total: £1,179.86
(includes shipping: £0.00)

£55 cashback - https://toptechcashback.com/gb/en/pages/cpumb/qualifying

If you need Windows then Windows 10 on USB stick is £89.99.

The R9 480 is released end of the month, if you are only using a 1080P monitor it maybe more than adequate.

If you want the option of dual GFX cards then pick a 750W PSU.