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Title says it all, going all out and spending £3000.

I am from the UK and will be buying it this weekend.

Thing i need are

2 monitors (Not 3) - 120Hz vs 60Hz is still a big debate for me. Like i could get 2 60hz and a 6 core or 2 120hz and a quad core i7. What would be better?
NO OS
SLI YES
Whole system is needed and possibly extra fans.
Colour scheme i would like is red/black if possible please.

The things i will be doing on this PC is games that range from league of legends to battlefriend 4 and ARMA 3.

I will possibly be doing a bit of livestreaming and a tad bit of video editing for youtube.

thanks in advance for all the suggestions.
 
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Hi, its around $5000 in US Dollars right ?
 
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If you are gaming with it you don't need an I7, games will not take advantage of the Hyper Threading. What cases have you seen that you like? Are you looking to color coordinate? We need a little more information on you wants for the build to make it specific for your wants and needs.
 
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"future proof" can mean a lot of different things. Eventually, everything becomes obsolete, so how long would you want this to last? Two years? Three years? Five?

In any case, I would recommend waiting until Haswell-E comes out. No IB-E machine would be "future proof" for more than two years. The x79 chipset is pretty much obsolete right now because of no USB3 and only two 6Gb SATA ports. (I know because I have one.) You could make an argument for a current Haswell/z87 system being "future proof" for three years, but that would be about it. Haswell-E would support a new memory architecture, tons of I/O for future expansion and PCIe SSDs, and 6-8 Haswell cores in a desktop processor. It should be out in the next 3-6 months. Save your money for that.
 
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I can call BS on that. I have a Core i7 3930k and a few games that are now using all 6 of my CPU cores. With a lot of game development going toward the new consoles that have 8 cores, many developers are learning to program more things in parallel. WoW, STO, and Neverwinter all use all 6 of my CPU cores almost equally. I have two monitors, one to run the game and one to run monitoring programs and Task Manager. I see the processor, memory, GPU, and hard drive activity during all my games. I know they get used now. I've seen the games develop since I got my 6 core CPU.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£224.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.34 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£129.48 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£75.94 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.99 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£91.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.85 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £2354.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 15:59 BST+0100)

Upgrade the fans to the Corsair SP/AP with the red ring.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3BkbC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3BkbC/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3BkbC/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£224.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£129.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£131.47 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£527.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£527.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£41.70 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£104.44 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £2687.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 16:05 BST+0100)
 
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I was thinking more towards the SLI 780 ti's with a 4770k.

I was saying i might stream which is CPU intensive so i have heard anyway. Future proof by i mean is i want to still be able to play games on atleast medium in 3 years or so. I dont need to keep £1000 back to upgrade as i have plenty of budge to do so if i needed to.

And the case i was most looking at was the Fractal Define R4 Black w/Window.
 
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Yes it uses the cores, I'm not saying that it will not take advantage of the cores, I'm saying that games do not take advantage of hyperthreading (Virtual Cores).
 
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Yours has a i5 would this be suitable?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£83.88 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£218.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£236.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£148.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£527.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£527.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£273.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans (£18.28 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans (£18.28 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2798.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 16:05 BST+0100)

Would that be a good build? Im not fussed about spending a extra £100 for hyperthreading even if it isn't needed in gaming as i will use it somewhere.
 
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Custom builds are awesome I don't know if they ship outside U.S but they should check this out:
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/aventum-ii.asp and http://www.digitalstormonline.com/hailstorm-ii.asp I don't recommend 2 monitors its kind of weird for me I found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236294
 
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Mine above has a 4770K, but yes.
 
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Intel i7 4770K. 2x evga 780 SLI. Asrock Z87 Extreme 4 LGA 1150. G.skill ripjaws X F3 1866C9D. Sand disk ultra plus 256GB ssd. Cosair HX750 750watt semi modular psu. CPU cooler-Cooler master Hyper 212 EVO. Enjoy.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Expert ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($182.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($244.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($249.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Creative Labs ZXR 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Aerocool Silent Master 200R 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($18.97 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-RL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-RL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-RL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $4759.73
A.K.A: 2821.82 GBP
 
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Sweet man upload some pics when you get it put together, and if you have any problems just throw them up here I am still following the thread until you get it up and running.
 
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