£2500 gaming pc build help?

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Jack_s570b

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I have a straight up £2500 budget. The end product will be used for gaming and not much else. Im completely new to pc builds and could really use some help with specs and plans :) Thanks.
 
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Thats alot of cash, theres no question that the rig will be very high end, do you have any preference over manufacturer or size. ie Nvdia/AMD and ATX/m-ATX
 
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I have no preference to manufacturer as I have never experienced using any products for pc. Although the most common suggestion is for me to use a Gigabyte made motherboard. I want this thing to be superb quality and I'm really not bothered by the appearance of the build. Hope this helps, complete newbie to PC.
 
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FastGunna

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Well here's an overkill and a half build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£174.38 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£213.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) (£418.28 @ Dabs)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) (£418.28 @ Dabs)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) (£418.28 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case (£102.07 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 1200W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£200.50 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.56 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2529.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-26 12:12 BST+0100)

Here is the "still overkill but not as much" build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£174.38 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£108.66 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£418.28 @ Dabs)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£418.28 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case (£102.07 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 1200W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£200.50 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.56 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2005.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-26 12:18 BST+0100)

And finally the one I would suggest.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£108.66 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (£418.28 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£149.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.56 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1465.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-26 12:24 BST+0100)

I would wait on the graphics cards until the custom cooled R9 290X's are released however, shouldn't be too long.
 
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Jack_s570b

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I would wait on the graphics cards until the custom cooled R9 290X's are released however, shouldn't be too long.[/quotemsg]

Right sounds good so far. I have a friend who just told me that the new Nvidia Gtx-780ti will be a huge amount quieter and smoother than the AMD graphics cards? Any ideas? I know nothing and wanted to ask you guys if he is correct. Thanks.
 
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Right sounds good so far. I have a friend who just told me that the new Nvidia Gtx-780ti will be a huge amount quieter and smoother than the AMD graphics cards? Any ideas? I know nothing and wanted to ask you guys if he is correct. Thanks.[/quotemsg]

Let's wait and see :)
 
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FastGunna

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As of right now the R9 290X out performs the 780 and Titan in most games by quite a bit for a lot cheaper. The 780 Ti would have to out perform the titan and cost less than or around the same as the 290x to compete. Here's a review that includes benchmarks with the 290x, Titan, and 780. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290x-hawaii-review,3650.html

The 780ti could be quieter but smoother would depend on the game and its optimization.


 
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Jake Wenta

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With that money, you can get the R9 290x, and watercool them-the blocks are already available.
http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30/c309/s2073/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-Water_Blocks_VGA_-_Card_-_ATI-HD_Radeon_R9_290X_-Page1.html

My Build for you:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($1049.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD45 Plus ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($248.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($306.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - OEM (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $3594.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-26 16:56 EDT-0400)

$3594.21 to £2222.40

Which leaves room for Watercooling you GPU's.
 
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FastGunna

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4960x is not worth the price for gaming
MSI has a higher failure rate when overclocked than ASUS/Gigabyte
2x8 gb RAM leaves room to add more later
Small SSD for high budget

I do agree watercooling 2 290x's though, and you wouldnt need to wait for custom cards to be released.

 
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Jake Wenta

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It's not worth it if you're upgrading-but if you're buildng a new PC, this is the chip you want. price to performance maybe not so much, but it is the best CPU.
As far as MSi having higher fail rates-I haven't heard many problems. And customer support and warranty is great regardless.
2x8 runs slower than 2x4GB. And you don't need more than 8 unless you are doing video editing, but this is a quad channel chip. (And it's great ram with better latency) And it's rated 2133 at 1.6v-not 1.7 or 1.65, so it'll run cooler-and has higher OC capability without having to add additional cooling.
You don't need a big SSD, especially if it's just for OS. And it won't make a difference if gaming. You're better off having it on a different drive since SSD only increase load speeds, not FPS.
 
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