Hi guys, I'm planning on doing a new build upgrade sometime later in the year as I'm looking to upgrade my monitor (wondering if I should jump to 4K now or just grab the best 1440p).
My old PC in my signature below has served me well for quite a while now (almost 7 years and it was about 3 years ago when I upgraded the gpu to a 6950) but I'm thinking it's time for a fresh build. My CPU especially needs an update and the 6950 is only good for medium settings for the most part.
As such, I'm scavenging parts and stuff so not all of the below will be necessary to purchase - I'm just putting them in to have a full build to look at. Would appreciate anybody pointing out the flaws or suggesting changes (CPU, MOBO and GPU) that will be better.
Price isn't that big a problem but would appreciate a little bit of savings
My usage: Heavy gaming (a lot of strategy, shooters and RPGs) without overclocking this time (may overclock later but I'm not feeling a huge real world performance so rather not fuss), multimedia function (will be connected to the NAS and be the control point for my house equipment) and future 3D rendering and programming (thinking of Oculus Rift development)
Monitor: Potentially 4K (if I can convince myself whilst looking at my bank account) but most likely I will be looking for 1440p GSYNC.
OS: Going to upgrade to Windows 8
Peripherals: Already have
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle £343.98
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti ROG Matrix 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £539.99
1 x Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit £129.95
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Samsung 512GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND £299.99*
1 x NZXT H630 Silent Ultra Enthusiast Tower Case £129.95**
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans £64.99**
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive £49.99**
Total Price £1678.82
* Already on order.
** Already have or planning to use another - I think the case I want is a Fractal R4 but the NZXT dimensions are pretty much the same. Also a lot of HDDs and as mentioned above, I'm planning to do a NAS as well.
My old PC in my signature below has served me well for quite a while now (almost 7 years and it was about 3 years ago when I upgraded the gpu to a 6950) but I'm thinking it's time for a fresh build. My CPU especially needs an update and the 6950 is only good for medium settings for the most part.
As such, I'm scavenging parts and stuff so not all of the below will be necessary to purchase - I'm just putting them in to have a full build to look at. Would appreciate anybody pointing out the flaws or suggesting changes (CPU, MOBO and GPU) that will be better.
Price isn't that big a problem but would appreciate a little bit of savings
My usage: Heavy gaming (a lot of strategy, shooters and RPGs) without overclocking this time (may overclock later but I'm not feeling a huge real world performance so rather not fuss), multimedia function (will be connected to the NAS and be the control point for my house equipment) and future 3D rendering and programming (thinking of Oculus Rift development)
Monitor: Potentially 4K (if I can convince myself whilst looking at my bank account) but most likely I will be looking for 1440p GSYNC.
OS: Going to upgrade to Windows 8
Peripherals: Already have
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle £343.98
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti ROG Matrix 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £539.99
1 x Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit £129.95
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Samsung 512GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND £299.99*
1 x NZXT H630 Silent Ultra Enthusiast Tower Case £129.95**
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans £64.99**
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive £49.99**
Total Price £1678.82
* Already on order.
** Already have or planning to use another - I think the case I want is a Fractal R4 but the NZXT dimensions are pretty much the same. Also a lot of HDDs and as mentioned above, I'm planning to do a NAS as well.
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