Gaming computer £2000 budget

Atif09 · Feb 12, 2014

I'm building a high-end gaming computer so I can play games like star citizen which will require high end computers to play.

How can I improve my build?

CPU
Intel Core i7-4770K

Motherboard
Gigabyte Z87X-UD5H

Memory
16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz DDR3 $185

GPU
Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB

Case
Corsair Obsidian Series 750D

Boot Drive
Samsung 840 EVO 500GB

Storage Drive
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Optical Drive
OEM DVD Drive or OEM Blu Ray Drive

PSU
Seasonic 850W 80 Plus Gold (X-850)

CPU Cooler
Corsair H110

H4X3R · Feb 12, 2014

Here is what i suggest --> http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2RQaI
This is geared to overclocking and perhaps adding a second card. If you want to downgrade the motherboard, i suggest the MSI GD 45 Plus.
This will run any game at ultra. More core are becoming more and more important. That is why i suggest the 4930k over the 4770k

vmN · Feb 12, 2014

H4X3R :

5400 RPM HDD, come on dude...
12 threads are nowhere no important for gaming as 4 threads still is more than enough.
2 sec, I'll come with a suggestion.

Atif09 · Feb 12, 2014

H4X3R :

there's a few incompatibilities with the build you suggested. how can I fix that?

H4X3R · Feb 12, 2014

You again -.-
Here we go:
1) It spins at 5400 - 7200 RPM depending on if it is being used or not. I personally have 2 of those and i dont see the difference between my 7200 rpm and the 5400 - 7200 rpm.
2) I am sure he is going to keep this computer for quite a while (5-6 years), so more cores are and will become more and more important and more utilized. This is reinforced due to the fact that the consoles have 8 core CPUs.
There are no compatibility issues. Only with some boards you have to update the BIOS, which is not the case with this board as it was released with the ivy bridge e (i7 4930k) processors

vmN · Feb 12, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£418.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.56 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£172.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£133.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£198.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£198.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£112.80 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (£520.52 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.14 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.92 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1979.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-12 09:08 GMT+0000)

H4X3R · Feb 12, 2014

LOL, and you use a 6 core

^^
I am not sure if he wants to update the BIOS, so you may want to change the mobo.

vmN · Feb 12, 2014

H4X3R :

If you can't feel the difference between 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm, you only use you HDD for light work.
There is a great distance between 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm in raw performance.

H4X3R :

You do realize when the fx 8xxx came out people said the exact same thing: Games will now ultilize 8 cores because AMD have a 8 core. The fact that consoles have 8 cores means absolutely nothing for PC gamers. Modern games still only utilizes 2-3 threads, a few games utilize 3-4 threads with 2-3 subthreads(BF4).

H4X3R :

Most motherboards come with the latest motherboard update. Unless it have been sitting and collection dust for about a year now, it might not have the latest but should still support IV-E.

vmN · Feb 12, 2014

H4X3R :

Might aswell for his budget, I never said you shouldn't. So please don't try twist my words.
Also he won't have to update the BIOS.

H4X3R · Feb 12, 2014

1) It spins up to 7200 rpm under load, so it basically works like a 7200 rpm hard drive.
2) Lets see what happens
3) Agreed.

sora · Feb 13, 2014

vmN :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£418.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.56 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£172.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£133.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£198.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£198.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£112.80 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (£520.52 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.14 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.92 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1979.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-12 09:08 GMT+0000)

I personally like this build, in the future games will probably require more cores to run well.

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