spec me a good gaming pc

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 17:18

looking at building a second pc and getting a monitor

Id like the pc good enough to run 120+ fps on games and for vid editting

id also need a new monitor the one i have is kinda crap the only thing i can use from my existing rig are its hard drives power unit and maybe motherboard

EDIT: see post 4 for more detail

sweols · 31 Dec 2015 at 17:42

Give us a budget

always a good start

Danny75 · 31 Dec 2015 at 17:51

sweols said:
Give us a budget always a good start

Yes.

Also, you want to re-use PSU and motherboard but don't state which they are, for compatibility. Or if the drives are SATA or IDE, or if an operating system is needed.

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 18:17

robwigan said:
looking at building a second pc and getting a monitor

Id like the pc good enough to run 120+ fps on games and for vid editing

id also need a new monitor the one i have is kinda crap the only thing i can use from my existing rig are its hard drives power unit and maybe motherboard

apologies i wrote it mid game on csgo lol its a terrible post reading back apologies

Current PC

-i5 4670k (yet to be overclocked) I have a rajtek cooler with 2 120mm fans that keeps it very cool so i presume i may be able to reuse that also?
-280x MSI
-8gb ram
-Gigabyte-Z97-D3H
-Not sure what psu its a 650 gold rated one though and was about £60-70
-Corsair force LX SSD 120GB
-My case sucks its a corsaid carbide series i hate id want a case thats quite large and therefore easy to fit parts in as this one is small and very fiddley
-Just a 1tb hard drive not sure of specs but it deffo isnt raid

My budget as every one would say as low as possible but id like a good monitor so £800 is top end id say?

It just has to be as powerful and as pritty as possible for the money and id like to start making and editting my videos also

Thanks in advance

sweols · 31 Dec 2015 at 18:30

I'm a little bit confused. Are you building a second computer and you want a 120hz screen to go with it or are you upgrading your current?

You best update your current.

New GPU!

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 18:31

Building a new one and reusing old parts were possible i think the best way to describe it

sweols · 31 Dec 2015 at 18:40

Cases are difficult, depends what you like? Colour, window, water Cooling etc?
390x or gtx 970.
Larger SSD
Screen of your choice

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 19:49

Window yes and open to suggestions just good quality case

mickyflinn · 31 Dec 2015 at 19:58

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black & Red= £89.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 390X DC3 OC Strix 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £349.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £139.99

Total: £592.27
(includes shipping: £12.30)

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:00

Would it be worth getting an I7 for vid editting I like that case too

sweols · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:05

With your budget probably not.

mickyflinn · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:08

robwigan said:
Would it be worth getting an I7 for vid editting I like that case too

I would look in to benchmarks on how faster the i-7 is.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/07/03/intel-core-i5-4690k-review/3

You also could go for a cheaper 390x and save some bucks but the asus is very very quiet.

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:09

I thought a case I7 and a 390 with a monitor could be done

mickyflinn · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:21

robwigan said:
I thought a case I7 and a 390 with a monitor could be done

What sort of monitor you after ?

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:23

mickyflinn said:
What sort of monitor you after ?

Something of good quality again I'm not sure but someginf with free sync seen as amd is the way I'll be going more than likely

mickyflinn · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:25

What about this .

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black & Red= £89.99
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 390X "Triple Fan OC" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 390X 8GBD5-DHE)= £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £275.99
1 x AOC G2460PF 24" 1920x1080 TN FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £199.99

Total: £875.58
(includes shipping: £19.62)

robwigan · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:27

Seems good.

I dropped the ball that monitor was 160 in the sale on boxing day lol

mickyflinn · 31 Dec 2015 at 20:34

robwigan said:
Seems good.

I dropped the ball that monitor was 160 in the sale on boxing day lol

Yes but you could always be cheeky and see if they wil do some sort of deal for you. Ask for 5% off your order that wil be about £40 making it the same as when on offer.