Looking to build a good gaming rig,
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pOint-
May 24, 2014 6:27:52 PM
Approximate Purchase Date: Within this month
Budget Range: around £1000-£1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (mostly mmorpgs), surfing the net, editing pictures (an amateur photographer), watching Blu-ray
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.amazon.co.uk, www.dabs.com, www.ebuyer.com
Country: United Kingdom
Parts Preferences: Thermaltake Level 10 Snow Edition casing, Intel CPU, others are as necessary
Overclocking: Maybe, would love to try to OC but have no experience in it.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Sony KDL-32BX400 - 32" BRAVIA LCD TV - widescreen - 1080p (FullHD), am using this TV for my PC as monitor.
Additional Comments: I would like to stick with the Thermaltake Level 10 Snow Edition casing as I like the look of it and it seems to give good air flow and good reviews, I’m aware that it is slightly expensive for a case.
Basically am looking for an Intel CPU, was thinking of i7 but many said its overkill for what I need, instead get an i5.
Thinking of the GTX780(This might be an overkill) or R9 290(heard the heat and noise is bad on this though the performance is good).
Would like a SSD as well, and a Blu-ray reader with DVD-R/RW.
Would you guys think it’s a good idea to get water cooling if I want to OC the CPU & GPU? In general I would like a rig that would be fast and quiet and smooth on gaming and as cheap as it would get (pretty much what the majority wants
). ANY kind of advise, upgrading, downgrading would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for the advise!
Budget Range: around £1000-£1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (mostly mmorpgs), surfing the net, editing pictures (an amateur photographer), watching Blu-ray
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.amazon.co.uk, www.dabs.com, www.ebuyer.com
Country: United Kingdom
Parts Preferences: Thermaltake Level 10 Snow Edition casing, Intel CPU, others are as necessary
Overclocking: Maybe, would love to try to OC but have no experience in it.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Sony KDL-32BX400 - 32" BRAVIA LCD TV - widescreen - 1080p (FullHD), am using this TV for my PC as monitor.
Additional Comments: I would like to stick with the Thermaltake Level 10 Snow Edition casing as I like the look of it and it seems to give good air flow and good reviews, I’m aware that it is slightly expensive for a case.
Basically am looking for an Intel CPU, was thinking of i7 but many said its overkill for what I need, instead get an i5.
Thinking of the GTX780(This might be an overkill) or R9 290(heard the heat and noise is bad on this though the performance is good).
Would like a SSD as well, and a Blu-ray reader with DVD-R/RW.
Would you guys think it’s a good idea to get water cooling if I want to OC the CPU & GPU? In general I would like a rig that would be fast and quiet and smooth on gaming and as cheap as it would get (pretty much what the majority wants
). ANY kind of advise, upgrading, downgrading would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for the advise! More about : build good gaming rig
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CTurbo
May 24, 2014 7:18:07 PM
I do not recommend overclocking because it is an unnecessary expense. For a single 1080p monitor I would choose the 780 over the 290, but I would take the 290 at a higher resolution. The Sapphire Tri-X 290 in particular is no hotter or louder than a 780. It was not available for some reason. Maybe sold out? I also can't see any reason to spend any more money on a build unless you are going to go for an ultra high def monitor in the near future, or wanted more storage, or maybe if you wanted an 80+ Gold or Platinum psu.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QlzB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QlzB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QlzB/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£57.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£50.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£376.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (£164.59 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£38.64 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1038.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 03:11 BST+0100)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QlzB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QlzB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QlzB/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£57.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£50.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£376.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (£164.59 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£38.64 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1038.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 03:11 BST+0100)
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IHaveDaBestPC
May 24, 2014 7:22:31 PM
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qm6S
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qm6S/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qm6S/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.81 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.25 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£74.33 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£199.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.58 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£509.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£98.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.75 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1314.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 03:26 BST+0100)
I think there's more than 2 variants of the case you preferred
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qm6S/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qm6S/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.81 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.25 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£74.33 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£199.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.58 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£509.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£98.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.75 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1314.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 03:26 BST+0100)
I think there's more than 2 variants of the case you preferred
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CTurbo
May 24, 2014 7:38:46 PM
IHaveDaBestPC
May 24, 2014 7:41:27 PM
CTurbo said:
Even though ^that^ is a faster and "better" build, it would not perform any better for your uses. It's basically a waste of £340Some people say that it's quite worth going from 780 to 780 ti. But idk maybe i'll nevery be able to touch those high-end gpu, beside he can afford it because the budget range caps at 1500 pound
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May 24, 2014 7:45:42 PM
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CTurbo
May 24, 2014 7:50:50 PM
pOint, if you just WANT to spend £1500, this would be AWESOME. I just added a 2560x1440p monitor to my earlier build but switched the 780 for a 290x.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QmRA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QmRA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QmRA/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£57.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£50.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£418.96 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (£164.59 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£38.64 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor (£434.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1515.37
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QmRA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QmRA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QmRA/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£57.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£50.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£418.96 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (£164.59 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£38.64 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor (£434.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1515.37
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sora
May 24, 2014 9:34:29 PM
IHaveDaBestPC said:
CTurbo said:
Even though ^that^ is a faster and "better" build, it would not perform any better for your uses. It's basically a waste of £340Some people say that it's quite worth going from 780 to 780 ti. But idk maybe i'll nevery be able to touch those high-end gpu, beside he can afford it because the budget range caps at 1500 pound
The 780Ti isn't worth it... the 780 will suit the build just fine.
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pOint-
May 25, 2014 10:57:26 AM
First of all thanks for all the advise, i do quite like Cturbo's setup.
base on the infos that i've got from u guyz, i've done one of my own build:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QuDU
Would appreciate some advised on this. And there might be a possibility that i will consider a 2560x1440p in the future!
I've forgotten to mention the PC that i have now, I'll link what my current PC is and would u think the new setup is an improvement to my current ones? or could i keep some parts on my current PC and upgrade some of the components instead of getting one 100% full new rig. I still like to change the casing to the thermaltake level 10 GT tho! thanks!
base on the infos that i've got from u guyz, i've done one of my own build:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QuDU
Would appreciate some advised on this. And there might be a possibility that i will consider a 2560x1440p in the future!
I've forgotten to mention the PC that i have now, I'll link what my current PC is and would u think the new setup is an improvement to my current ones? or could i keep some parts on my current PC and upgrade some of the components instead of getting one 100% full new rig. I still like to change the casing to the thermaltake level 10 GT tho! thanks!
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May 25, 2014 11:16:37 AM
pOint-
May 25, 2014 11:23:15 AM
pOint-
May 25, 2014 11:24:20 AM
CTurbo
May 25, 2014 11:35:31 AM
pOint-
May 25, 2014 11:55:09 AM
CTurbo
May 25, 2014 12:05:22 PM
pOint-
May 25, 2014 1:46:22 PM
ok, this should be my final builds. I've made some changes due to stock availabilty.
as i said i've already have a 1TB HDD for 2nd storage, and the optical drive i went for a BD-RW which isn't on the list of pcpartpicker.
and i've added another CPU fan which i don't think i need but should be a good addition. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008YTUN38/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC...
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/pOint-/saved/4NDH
came out around £1100 on real time price.
any final suggestions?
as i said i've already have a 1TB HDD for 2nd storage, and the optical drive i went for a BD-RW which isn't on the list of pcpartpicker.
and i've added another CPU fan which i don't think i need but should be a good addition. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008YTUN38/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC...
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/pOint-/saved/4NDH
came out around £1100 on real time price.
any final suggestions?
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May 25, 2014 2:01:34 PM
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