I'm planning on building a gaming PC

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Hi, I'm planning on building my first Gaming PC, I'm from the UK and was wondering what I could build with a budget of up to £2000 GBP, I would like to be able to play top quality games such as GTA, Battlefield and simulation games such as Flight simulator and ship simulator franchise without lag or loss of graphics, I would like to play these type of games on max graphics and performance without worrying about overclocking too much. If anyone could help me choose the correct parts and instructions on how to build it would really nice

, many thanks.

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Also I would like to have more than one webpage open at the same time as I like to compare things on other websites to make sure I get the estate deals as I shop online

BadActor · Feb 27, 2016

Excellent budget for a 1440p gaming rig. There are a number of build guides available, on this website, YouTube, and more. You can always come back here for answers as you're putting it together.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£289.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£177.61 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£553.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£529.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1995.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 01:45 GMT+0000

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John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Thanks sounds like a decent rig but I won't be needing the monitor because I have a 55" led 3D Ultra HD smart TV to use

BadActor · Feb 27, 2016

You could always add another 980Ti and a larger PSU to this build if needed.

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Would that make the graphics look better on the big TV?

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Also what do I need to be able to get a wired Internet and WiFi connections?

BadActor · Feb 27, 2016

It would certainly give you better frame rates and allow higher settings. 4k is much more demanding on the graphics cards.

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Oh OK so if I put in more graphics cards it'll have less stress on the cards?

BadActor · Feb 27, 2016

Not necessarily less stress on the cards, just more graphics power to fill that 4k screen. You can add a USB or PCIe card for for the wireless, the motherboard has a wired ethernet adapter.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£289.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£177.61 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.98 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£553.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£19.98 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£529.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £2015.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 02:32 GMT+0000

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/John92/saved/wpPwrH

Is this any good?

BadActor · Feb 27, 2016

You don't really need the wired network adapter as the board has that already, and the onboard sound is very good on that motherboard, so you may not need the sound card either. Additionally, you may not have room on the board to run all those PCIe devices.

John92 · Feb 27, 2016

Oh OK, which devices should I remove if there want be room?

BadActor · Feb 27, 2016

I would say just keep the wifi adapter for now. They may all fit, but sometimes with large video cards and SLI, all the slots aren't accessible. You can add them later if you need them and find you have the room.

John92 · Feb 28, 2016

Thank you for the help

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