PC for gaming with budget of £3000

Exail

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Jan 28, 2014
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Hello,
I am planning to build my first PC. Main usage is for games, but also will be used to render videos and work with software like photoshop.

Here is what I did come up:
http://www.ebuyer.com/lists/list/298875

I would like to hear sugestion about which components I should change to get better performance with possible overclocking in future. Budget is £3000

These are my questions:
1- Motherboard: I did chose from this shop this one
MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING Socket 1150 HDMI D-Sub DVI 8-Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
But I was told what with my budget it would be better to take this one:
MSI Z87 XPOWER

2- CPU cooler: I have no idea how to chose it, can I hear some sugestion which will be better for i7 4770k, with possible overclocking

3- Power supplier: is it enough 1000w and is it good choose?

4- Audio card: I need just 7.1 channel surround sound capable, which have good price against quality.

Shop can be different, but I need to be able get all components in the UK
 

Mooshroom

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Dec 9, 2013
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You have an humongous budget, I'll let my friend Jacob (Jm772854) handle this XD
Just to say, with that much, get a extreme edition cpu and sli some 780ti's 8D
 
So, with a 3,000 pound budget... That's a ton of money...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£749.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£114.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£212.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£121.78 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£163.65 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£111.37 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£54.78 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Case (£97.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£142.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£17.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2994.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 20:34 GMT+0000)
 
You could get this as well, 3 way SLI and an AMD 9590 CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core Processor (£224.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£114.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£166.79 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£227.32 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£84.96 @ Dabs)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£54.78 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Case (£97.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£144.09 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£17.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £3003.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 21:56 GMT+0000)
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£114.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£147.69 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£227.32 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£84.96 @ Dabs)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£603.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£54.78 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Case (£97.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£144.09 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£17.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2993.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 22:12 GMT+0000)
 

Exail

Honorable
Jan 28, 2014
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10,510
Thanks for reply. I am really interested in first build suggestion and probably will go with it. About 3 way SLI, I don't think I will be able to use all this power, so I prefer better CPU
 

Exail

Honorable
Jan 28, 2014
12
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So after reviewing all suggestions and some research I have come up with following build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£419.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang - XPower II XL ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£241.74 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£129.22 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£111.37 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£629.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£629.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£65.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£278.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£217.97 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£17.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2926.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-29 16:19 GMT+0000)

1 - Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor: I presume it is better choice of performance/cost
2 - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) - as they have better boost
3 - Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case : Just love this case :)

If there are any mistakes or you have sugestion, I would like to hear it
 

Exail

Honorable
Jan 28, 2014
12
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10,510
Thanks for advice, so I think I will go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£419.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang - XPower II XL ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£241.74 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£135.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£127.03 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: iChill GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra (2-Way SLI) (£599.99 overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: iChill GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra (2-Way SLI) (£599.99 overclockers.co.uk)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£65.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£278.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£266.71 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£17.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2937.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-29 17:07 GMT+0000)