You have £1600 to design a computer setup.

Guest · May 15, 2014

Hello All.

Any help would be appreciated!!!!
Im looking for a gaming computer that i will be able to do minor video editing, to play on HIGH settings in most games, such as Battlefield 4 and Metro, I am looking for both the Computer, Peripherals (Such as a Mouse and keyboard), and a monitor.
Unfortunately the budget is rather low, however i am sure you will be able to think of something!

Approximate Purchase Date:

Depends, hopefully at the end of June

Budget Range: £1,000 - ~£1,600

System Usage from Most to Least Important:

Gaming,
Watching movies,
Learning to Code/Program with basic languages

Parts Not Required:

Speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:

Anything good and reputable.

Country:

UK, Wales, Shipping from the UK!
(USE : uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ )

Parts Preferences:

CPU : Intel

GPU : Nvidia

16GB RAM.

Strong Wi-Fi adapter, long range and quick.

Either Liquid Cooling or an aesthetically pleasing Fan CPU cooler

Overclocking:

As much as possible

SLI or Crossfire:

For upgrading

Monitor Resolution:

Whatever is Nice and Affordable!

Id be very thankful for this due to wanting to be able to build a gaming computer for the last 2 YEARS! And now finishing exams has made funding this possible!
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds and helps.

>Mouse and Keyboard Required please

THANKS!
>Minor video editing was going to be conducted, you decide whats needed!
>HIGHEST GAME SETTINGS POSSIBLE PLEASE.

Noise isn't an issue.

Thanks!

numanator · May 15, 2014

I wasn't sure if you needed a keyboard & mouse.

Also, the i5 and 8 gb ram is still more than enough for gaming. If you are rendering videos then you would want the i7 and 16gb

If you need a keyboard, mouse, or are dead set on the 16gb ram then I can make changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£151.91 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£359.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.89 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.36 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.71 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1419.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 22:51 BST+0100)

Guest · May 15, 2014

Dont worry about the Operating system, sure i have W7 Pro somewhere, I can upgrade later. Mouse and keyboard is needed please. The budget can mover up to £1600 now!

numanator · May 15, 2014

Alright so I made some changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£151.91 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£121.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£359.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.89 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.36 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard (£72.48 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1540.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 23:30 BST+0100)

i7 + 16gb for any rendering you are doing
The 850w psu is for SLI in the future
THe gtx 780 will play any game out at 60+ fps ultra settings right now. If you want to hit the limits of the 144hz monitor you will need to SLI another for more power.
The cooler I put in is a really good air cooler, I am not too familiar with liquid cooling since a good air cooler can typically do the same job for cheaper and less noise.

Basically the build is based around you adding another 780 in the future (power supply to handle sli, monitor to display sli power). Though even without SLI this will be a beast computer.

For the mouse, I just got one of these (45 GBP):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-G500s-Laser-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00CJAEZ78/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1400192851&sr=8-3&keywords=logitech+g502

Honestly there are so many mouse choices it makes my head spin. For the keyboad I put a mechanical keyboard into the build, if you aren't interested in a mechanical keyboard there are cheaper choices out there. Reddit has some pretty good info about mech keyboards if you are interested: http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/buying_guide

Guest · May 15, 2014

Looks VERY GOOD thanks a lot, i am considering getting this, will the GTX 780 be able to play the likes of DayZ and Crysis or Metro? Also i do want a mechanical keyboard so that's great thanks.

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