Gaming Computer and Monitors for up to £2100

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Hi again everyone! :)
After very recently finishing exams (YAAAAY!) and over two months of boredom I have been given the opportunity to build my very first gaming computer! I have been given i reasonably high budget of £2000 or up to around $3200. I would Love it if you, the community, would be able to help me do this, I have been waiting very patient and though I have been able to do lots of research, want your advise.
As you may be aware the Steam Summer Sale started a few days ago and has hyped me up for getting/Building my new computer.
So, here is the Sticky's suggested format below:

Approximate Purchase Date: End Of July

Budget Range: Around £2200 or $3400

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
-Gaming
-Minor Video Editing
-Programming (Studying)

Are you buying a monitor:
Yes - Preferably up to three, I would like personal opinions on whether its worth it though! :)


Parts to Upgrade: Give me Everything! :D

Do you need to buy OS: Not really, probably have a spare copy ;)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Any reputable UK websites like Amazon.

Location: Wales in the UK!

Parts Preferences: INTEL please!

Overclocking: Hell Yeh.

SLI or Crossfire: Of Course if you think so.

Additional Comments:
I would love it if the case had a window, and I really would like this to play the more recent games on as best settings they can be pushed too. And if you think you can get the same kind of settings on a cheaper build then do it for me! Any help is appreciated. I intend on playing games like Battlefield, Crysis, Metro and DayZ.

Thanks Very Much for any help in advance!
 
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Go ahead and get a simple H22 cooler or even a CM Hyper 212 EVO. Enjoy the solid build.
Just did one of these....lemme see if I can redo for uk sources ....brb ....oh well, dunno why I had £2200 in my head

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TLHK23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TLHK23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£267.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£62.57 @ Scan.co.uk)

NOTE: This M6F is just a place holder for the new M7F coming out next month.
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£217.25 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£79.99 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£498.88 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Phanteks PH-ES614P_BK ATX Full Tower Case (£87.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£80.05 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£266.27 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1700.99 including shipping, taxes, and discounts when availablee

Well I went back and looked fro decent low profile memory choices and didn't find anything enticing on UK vendors. I usually buy 2400 CAS 10 Mushkin but being American made .... they pricey in Europe....so leave some room for something ya like.

So. we have like £300 left which would be a good start on water cooling, would cover a second monitor or almost get you a2nd card in SLI. If ya really intend to go full bore water cooling tho, I'd upgrade the case to the Enthoo Primo.

Not familiar with UK sources but if you get the Enthoo Primo, I'd recommend:

Alphacool 420 Rad
Swiftech D5 PWM Pump
EK Res 3-250mm reservoir
EK Supremacy Water Block for CPU
EK 780 Ti Water Block and Backplate

Then down the road you cud add a 2nd GPU, WB / Backplate and 280 rad.
 
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Oh my, If you could afford to put a custom loop in and still have it good for gaming in that budget with all UK sources I would be very pleased, was considering just doing it in the future and staying with a either a closed loop or a fan for the CPU for now.
Thanks, Henry.
 


Go ahead and get a simple H22 cooler or even a CM Hyper 212 EVO. Enjoy the solid build.
 
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