£2000 gaming rig help
- Thread starter dannyXD
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- Dec 8, 2013
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Here a build under 2000 quid, with the monitor included as this is possible within this budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£66.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£150.60 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.74 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£549.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£136.06 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£405.95 @ More Computers)
Total: £2061.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 19:21 GMT+0000
I didn't take any other peripherals into account, so those can be added.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£66.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£150.60 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.74 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£549.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£136.06 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£405.95 @ More Computers)
Total: £2061.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 19:21 GMT+0000
I didn't take any other peripherals into account, so those can be added.
Barty1884
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- Apr 16, 2015
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£238.43 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£112.27 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card (£589.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H35 ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.28 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£122.66 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£47.02 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE278H 27.0" Monitor (£149.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1983.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 19:20 GMT+0000
Tried to keep a bit of Grey/Black + Grey theme throughout......so there's a couple of cheaper components, but not drastically cheaper.
For a gaming rig though, why the i7? What about this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£197.92 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£90.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£71.89 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.74 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£484.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£484.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£122.66 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus PB298Q 60Hz 29.0" Monitor (£282.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2142.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 19:25 GMT+0000
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£238.43 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£112.27 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card (£589.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H35 ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.28 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£122.66 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£47.02 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE278H 27.0" Monitor (£149.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1983.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 19:20 GMT+0000
Tried to keep a bit of Grey/Black + Grey theme throughout......so there's a couple of cheaper components, but not drastically cheaper.
For a gaming rig though, why the i7? What about this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£197.92 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£90.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£71.89 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.74 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£484.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£484.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£122.66 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus PB298Q 60Hz 29.0" Monitor (£282.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2142.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 19:25 GMT+0000
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