Spec me £1200

[Big T]

OK, i am currently in the market for a new gaming machine

To cut a long story short i currently own 2x 980Ti cards and now need a machine to go with them.

A new OS is required as well as a monitor that will do the 2 cards justice. I currently have a 1080p 144hz monitor (Asus's VG278HE) but this will be wasted on the cards. I would like to still use the screen as a secondary

If required i can up the budget to £1500 but i would only do this for a big upgrade



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[mickyflinn]

What size montior ? 4k or gysnc ?

 

[Big T]

currently have 27" so around that. I would like 4K but im a real whore about playing games at max settings which may not be possible on my budget at 4k

 

[Danny75]

Here's a start. It's over your top budget, even. But close enough to tempt with a monitor that ticks all (or many of) the boxes, on paper, to get the most out of your dual 980Ti's. Remains to be seen how good they turn out and what quality of support is provided. I would talk to OcUK staff to find out how they support these Acers, too.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £104.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x NZXT Noctis 450 Matte Black Full Tower Chassis= £109.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £59.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM *HOT DEAL*= £275.99
• 1 x MSI Z170A-SLI Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £107.99
• 1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001608G-2CI= £89.99
• 1 x Acer Predator XB271HU 27" 2560x1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £649.99

Total: £1,594.86
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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I'm of the same mind, currently - would buy into 1440p with all the works - IPS, high refresh rate) rather than 4K @ 60 Hz and still struggle in some games.

Different case, different SSD, different RAM, and the total cost can come down quite a bit, too.

 

[ExRayTed]

With 2 GPUs you're really going to want to go X99 for the extra lanes if you can afford to (and you can)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x DELL S2716DG 27" 2560x1440 TN G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey= £499.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving***= £479.98
• 1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16Q= £68.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £104.99
• 1 x Crucial BX200 480GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT480BX200SSD1)= £99.95
• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £69.95
• 1 x Raijintek Triton AIO Water Cooling Solution= £69.95
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.95

Total: £1,545.84
(includes shipping: £23.10)
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[wam7]

I agree on the X99 and 1440p higher frame rate

 

[barrymcd]

Predator XB270H 27" 1920x1080 TN 144hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red

Ive been told that you can hardly tell the diffrence between a good 1920x1080 and a 4k monitor .

 

[Big T]

Thanks lads i got a week or 2 to get the cash but will gop for the x99 i tihnk

 

[stulid]

Im just going to say one thing,

Those Rajintex AIO coolers have more than a handful of users complain about leaking/cracking/failing,

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18625923&page=30

If you can live with a blue glow then this Antec is the same price and has a 5yr warranty.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-h1200-kuhler-240mm-aio-liquid-cooler-hs-014-an.html

 

[Big T]

Ok a little update

Some stuff happened and got married lol. So haven't really brought the system yet but now all that is done i can concentrate on a new PC.

As per above nothing has really changed only now i want to go the VR route so no new monitor required budget is still £1500 with the head set to come later. Still have the 2 x 980 TI but would now like a new gaming mouse and keyboard.

Thanks for all your help in advance guys

 

[BluesFanUK]

currently have 27" so around that. I would like 4K but im a real whore about playing games at max settings which may not be possible on my budget at 4k

With two 980ti's 4K at 60fps is easily possible.

 

[lee32uk]

Here is a Skylake build. If you want X99 then swap the cpu/board for the i7 5820k/Gigabyte X99 SLI bundle and change the Ram to a Quad kit.

Not that well up on Mice/Keyboards so maybe best to wait for suggestions on that or check out some reviews.

Which make/model 980 ti's do you have ?


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Case with Window - Black= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060019-WW)= £99.95
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU)= £249.95
• 1 x Corsair RM Series RM850X '80+ Gold' 850W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020093-UK)= £114.95
• 1 x MSI Z170A-SLI Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £107.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £279.95
• 1 x Panram Ninja-V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (PUD42400C158G2NJK)= £49.99

Total: £1,094.46
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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