don't agree with the i7 bit tbh and gaming, i use one and if the game supports it, it's good, if not then it's not no slower and more games will this year and next, i agree with the might be better to wait for newer socket and cpu bit mind you as if i was spending this amount i'd wait.
here's my spec, didn't pick keyboard and mouse as i think they are personnel things as what i like you might not etc.
same as didn't pick a sound card, onboard will do 7.1 which for me is fine as when i'm gaming i turn the music off, speakers need adding but same reply for k/b and mouse tbh, i have 2 plus 1 and would never use 5/6/7 and 1 setup but again many do, so didn't go there
same as monitors tbh, i picked the biggest and cheapest with lowest ms rating, anything else apart from warranty doesn't matter that much to me either.
drives i went for a sdd for boot and cache, with a 4tb WD as i like them, cached with the sdd it will give good speed and plenty of storage.
cpu cooler is great, motherboard has some great reviews, rams plenty but then again i use ram drives so would have had 32gb myself but not all see it's use and don't like the hassle of images for there games etc
don't like sli or crossfire either but have done it for spec as i would have gone for the quickest and largest memory single card over sli / crossfire anyday.
win 7 pro for memory support, don't still spec win 8 as yet for gaming rigs, will do when sp1 comes out only.
never used case before in a build but have heard good reports from others here about it, and my case choices normally get laughed at, as for me it's a box, not seen and i care less about it as long as it protects my bits, keeps it all cool and dust free. don't go for fancy colours, flashing lights or other junk not needed like windows, it's not a bungalow
1 x
Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £455.99
2 x
MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x
Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD4001FAEX) HDD £269.99
1 x
Asus VE276N 27" Widescreen LCD Multimedia Monitor - Black £199.99
1 x
Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £190.99
1 x
ASRock X79 Extreme4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x
XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x
BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £114.98
1 x
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £99.98
1 x
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit £99.95
1 x
Pioneer BDR-S07XLT 12x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £79.99
Total : £2,576.45 (includes shipping : £22.20).
psu over kill for 2 cards only but it's a good one and a good price, 850 would have been plenty tbh
gone for bluray over dvdrw just for support it gives, i'd never use it so for me it's a waste for gaming, gone for retail over oem so it comes with software, again not needed in a gaming rig but hay ho you may watch the odd movie on it, i wouldn't as i have a bigger led and loads better chairs downstairs....
gone for the i7-3930K on a 2011 socket as for the price it's the best you can have for the money v power and will work well if and only if the game supports it, many will, some won't it's as simple as that, depends how the game was programmed, if out of the box it doesn't, it will work most of the time better when patched, same as sli/crossfire support as it always seems to be a after
thought now days tbh
as you can see with my spec, i put myself into it, as when i build i build what i would like and use myself after i have read and listened to what the other person has asked for, if i don't like what they want, i don't do the build, i like silent parts, no flashing lights, OC only if it's needed or asked for, stable for me means more than a bit faster tbh and if it's not fast enough in a year of 2 you can always OC then if it's needed if you don't want to replace the lot.
if you want the best now and can't wait, i'll spec a i5 build and add better bits to use the money up and really make it fly, but will be out of date next year and by parts that will cost half the amount and be twice as fast, so don't plan for the best for a few years, spend what you need for now as in 2 years your phone might be more powerful than this right now
2 x
MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x
Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD4001FAEX) HDD £269.99
2 x
Asus VE276N 27" Widescreen LCD Multimedia Monitor - Black £199.99 (£399.98)
1 x
Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £190.99
1 x
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x
BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £114.98
1 x
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £99.98
1 x
XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x
Peerless Dual-Monitor Desktop Mount For 20" to 30" Flat Panel Displays £99.95
1 x
Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/16X) £89.99
1 x
Pioneer BDR-S07XLT 12x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £79.99
Total : £2,508.84 (includes shipping : £27.55).
i5 build, same spec as above, just added a second monitor and stands and altered m/b and ram and a lower psu, when overclocked it will be a rocket for now
