Spec me a Gaming Computer - £2000 +/-

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Okay, So I turned against my last topic as many of my friends saying it was no good really, or I was paying too much for what it really was.

So I've decided to let you all have a shot at choosing my specs. Remember, £2000 budget give or take a few hundred.

What I need from this computer:

  • Future Proof
  • Maxxed out settings on all games new/old/coming soon (e.g Rome 2 Total War, ARMA 3, Battlefield 4)
  • Silent - if at all possible (Please dont take this into huge consideration, I sleep with a fish tank in my room thats really damn loud, so some computer noise wont be a problem haha)
  • Fast and reliable system that wont die in a few months

    EXTRA(S) (A further £300 +/- budget ontop of my original budget)
  • Overclocking on parts such as proccesor
  • New Screen ( keen on the BenQ XL2420T 24 inch Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor, suggest a better one if you can!)

PLEASE NOTE:


  • An O/S is not needed in this spec as I already have a copy of Win7 just lying here.



Okay, so theres what I think you need to know, and dont worry too much about trying to see me money, go as close to my budget as you can to give me the best possible system there is available! Good luck!
 
Okay lets narrow it down a bit more;

Wont need peripherals such as keyboard and mouse but could use a headset (Was looking at PC350SE but couldnt find them here on OCuk)

Would like a soundcard

Only 1 Monitor required (rooms too small and only fits in a few things and i just managed 1 monitor :D)

Overclock the processor, and gfx card if at all possible (this should help bump up the price)



On another point, I have heard MSI Gfx cards struggle with games in some aspects (not quite sure but been told to stay clear and stick to ATI/Nvidia). Also, what are the benefits of SLI/Crossfire before i buy two Gfx cards.

Keep them ideas coming, I'll have a look at them all tommrow night in detail as I'm a bit tired to do the work :mad:
 
We could colour match it with the money the OP is willing to pay.

White case with baby blue/blue lights seemed nice to me!

Rmemeber I want a Soundcard and Monitor if possible! (Also overclocking on the Processor! :p)

just up and about to go to work, when I'm done I'll start checking out all the builds you've all kindly suggested! :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Extreme Gamer X90i Intel Z87 Super-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator £2055.68
- NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White
- Stage 2 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.3GHz Overclock - K Edition Processors Only
- Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM
- Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler
- Asus Z87 DELUXE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01)
- KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 EX OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78XNH5DN8MSU) with FREE GPU Keyring
- No Graphics Card Upgrade
- No Graphics Card
- Samsung 500GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW)
- No Second Hard Drive Option (ZERO Cost)
- Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM)
- XFX Pro 1000W Black Edition '80+ Platinum' Certified Modular Power Supply
- No Operating System
- BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect Blue 30cm
- Networking Not Selected
- Keyboard Not Selected
- Mouse Not Selected
- BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm blue LED fan - White
- Monitor Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Office Software
- No Security Software
- Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days


1 x OcUK Pro Gamer X65i Intel Z87 Full-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator £1970.59
- BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black
- Stage 2 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.3GHz Overclock - K Edition Processors Only
- Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler
- Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01)
- KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 EX OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78XNH5DN8MSU) with FREE GPU Keyring
- No Graphics Card Upgrade
- Samsung 500GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW)
- No Second Hard Drive Option (ZERO Cost)
- Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM)
- Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard
- Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020043-UK)
- No Operating System
- BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect Blue 30cm
- Networking Not Selected
- Keyboard Not Selected
- Mouse Not Selected
- BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm blue LED fan - White
- Monitor Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Office Software
- No Security Software
- Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days
Total : £4,061.68 (includes shipping : £29.50).



Okay so looked at all your suggestions and came up with these.

How are these for builds? Which would you choose and why? If anything you'd change what would it be?
On a side note, why cant I get a sound card in the 1st one?
 
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Overclocking is easy these days, and you can get loads of help on here. There's no real problem with safety, if you go too high the PC won't start up and will reset itself to default clocks.

I got my 4770K to 4.5GHz by changing about two settings.


thought overclocking could result in over working you processor and blowin it out? Maybe im wrong:confused:
 
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