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Hi, I'm hoping to build a aming rig this summer. I have 2000 pounds to spend and was wondering if you guys could find a decent rig in this budget. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: £2000 Max

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, browsing, working, watching videos

Parts Not Required: Keyboard

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: UK ones please :D

Country: UK

Parts Preferences: intel CPU nvidia GPU and razer mouse

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe - I would prefer multi monitors 2/3 but it might not fit in budget.

Monitor Resolution:1920x1080, 1920x1200

Additional Comments: Would prefer to be : very quiet, multi monitor, good graphics... Uh... Ye...
Good luck and cheers :D

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GPU HD Radeon 7850 his iceq 264.99
http://www.amazon.com/HIS-DisplayPort-Express-Graphics-H785QN2G2M/dp/B007HYIDTC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341457010&sr=1-1&keywords=hd+radeon+7850+his+iceq

CPU i7 960 312.63
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-960-Processor-Socket-LGA1366/dp/B0036Z6GH2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341456855&sr=1-2&keywords=i7+970

RAM CORSAIR XMS3 89.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145235

MOBO EVGA 131-GT-E767-TR $184.15
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-131-GT-E767-TR-LGA1366-CrossFireX-Motherboard/dp/B00400NQ3Y/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341455564&sr=1-4&keywords=LGA-1366

PSU 850w corsair $127.98
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Certified-Compatible-platforms/dp/B004MYFODS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341455800&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+850w

memory 2tb caviar black $179.99
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B004CSIG1G/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341455841&sr=1-2&keywords=caviar+black

cpu cooler Hyper 212 plus(or evo) 25$
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341455910&sr=8-1&keywords=LGA-1366+cooler

case HAF 912 59.99
hhttp://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341457149&sr=1-1&keywords=HAF+912+plus

optical IHAS424-98 22.99$
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SIMPXM/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00

total
us dollars
1267.72

1982.39 pounds
 
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Hi Marakh,

I understand that £2000 is a lot of money to spend. I can suggest 3 configurations for you.

|| Primary components ||

Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, Intel Z77 Express, ATX, PCI-E 3.0, USB 3.0) | £168.92
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-SABERTOOTH-Motherboard-CrossfireX-Supports/dp/B007KZQEHQ/ref=sr_1_19?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341458792&sr=1-19

Intel Core i7-3770K (Quad core, 3.50GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 8MB L3) | £256.61
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i7-3770K-3-50GHz-Technology/dp/B007X1JM30/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341458599&sr=1-1

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance | £40.78
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-1600MHz-Vengeance-Memory/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341458895&sr=1-1

Palit GeForce GTX 680 (2GB GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0) | £405.98
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-1084MHz-1150MHz/dp/B007TGB1DS/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341460284&sr=1-1

Palit GeForce GTX 670 (2GB GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0) | £290.97 x 2 | £581.94
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Graphics-Architecture-Surround/dp/B00822ZZS0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341460270&sr=1-1

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1 | £81.03
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-OEM-software-intended-builders/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_rhf_se_shvl1

|| Secondary Components ||

All the below parts can be reused/retained for future build/upgrade, hence suggesting reliable/durable ones (some could be expensive).

I/O Peripherals:

ASUS VE247H 24-inch LED Widescreen 1080p 2ms HDMI/DVI/VGA | £141.80
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VE247H-Widescreen-Response-Intelligence-Technology/dp/B004T2LMP2/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341461184&sr=1-1

ASUS VE278Q 27 inch LED Widescreen 1080p 2ms HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort | £212.70
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VE278Q-Widescreen-Display-Response-Picture/dp/B0041RXPQY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341461477&sr=1-1

Razer Naga 5600DPI Gaming Mouse | £50.90
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Naga-5600DPI-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B002N2L6QU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341461376&sr=8-1

Drives:

Samsung SSD 830 2.5inch SATA III 6GBps 128GB | £77.98
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5inch-Notebook-Accessory-Norton/dp/B005OK6VJU/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341459617&sr=1-2

Seagate 3.5 inch 3TB Barracuda Desktop Hard Drive | £119.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-inch-Barracuda-Desktop-Drive/dp/B0073Q7GU6/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341460150&sr=1-7

Pioneer 12x Internal BD-RW Burner | £60.04
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-BDR-207DBK-Internal-BD-RW-Burner/dp/B0075WEPJI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_5

Case, PSU and Cooling:

NZXT Phantom USB 3.0 Big Tower Chassis - Black | £103.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-Phantom-USB-Tower-Chassis/dp/B003WE9WQY/ref=sr_1_28?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341459880&sr=1-28

Corsair TX750 V2 750W Power Supply | £83.19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-750TXV2UK-Enthusiast-Series-Performance/dp/B004O0P9VC/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341459651&sr=1-8

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler | £29.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/COOLER-MASTER-RR-212E-16PK-R1-Cooler-Version/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341461053&sr=1-1

Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermo Paste Syringe | £5.15
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Silver-Artic-Thermo-Syringe/dp/B000OGX5AM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341461970&sr=8-1

Xigmatek 120mm Blue LED Fan | £6.94 | Additional fan for front of the case
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xigmatek-XLF-F1256-120mm-LED-Fan/dp/B0031572FC/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341462521&sr=1-9

Cooler Master 200 Blue LED Fan | £11.62 | Additional fan for top of the case, one more can be added to the side
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Megaflow-200-Blue/dp/B002JFU5IQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1341462648&sr=8-7

Cable Tie Pack | £3.24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-56228-200-Piece-Nylon-Cable/dp/B0001K9WBM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1341462740&sr=8-8

|| Total (including shipping and VAT) ||

Low configuration = £1533.14
Highlights: 1x GTX 670, 24-inch monitor
Remarks: You could add a second 670 when prices do down a bit. In case you do not want to invest those 2 grand all at once, then you could try out this configuration and understand if you need an additional 670 and 2 more monitors depending on the games you play.

Medium configuration = £1719.35
Highlights: 1x GTX 680, 27-inch monitor
Remarks: Obviously powerful than the previous configuration. Go for the 27-inch monitor if you have space in your room to sit back. 27-inch is quite big for you to you to be seated closer to the monitor. 4-5 feet should be optimum.

High configuration = £2107.41
Highlights: 2x GTX 670, 3x 24-inch monitor
Remarks: Do not go for dual displays for gaming. 1 or 3 is the best. This could serve you for a really long time.

General remarks/suggestions: 1) You can consider SSD as optional if speed doesn't matter to you in general use (movies/browsing). 2) Some people would point out that 750W is too much for a single GPU (or even a SLI) setup. In my (educated) opinion, a PSU provides output at max. rated efficiency at around 50-75% load (it also runs cool and quiet within this range). If we target to place the estimated system load within this range, it will add to the PSU's longevity as well as feel lighter on your pocket (savings on power bills in a long run). The PSU is a 80-plus bronze and I estimate the low, medium and high configuration stated here would draw around 350W, 420W and 550W respectively.

You can decide which components you want to select/change/ignore. Anyway, I wish you good luck!

Cheers! :)

Edit: Updated the price of thermal paste - missed the shipping charges. ;)
 
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Thanks a lot for the build, but you got the exchange the wrong way round :D. Sorry for not telling you (I posted the thread at 1:30 in the morning here and then went to bed :s).
 
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My oh my. I've asked this question on a couple of US an UK forums and this is the most helpful reply I have had :D. The only thing is, on a UK forum a user told me for that a build that they had suggested 800W power wasn't enough, and that I should get something even higher... Anyway Thanks a lot!!!! I'm going to jus repost in on their forums just to see what they think of it too :D Also I do intend on keeping this computer for a long time (I'm 16 now and want it to last at least into the first part of Uni... One again... thanks !!!
 
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I understand what you mean. I do not want to influence your decision in any way. But I want to putforth my opinion. In most of the forums, people exaggerate the power draw so much. If you calculate how much power is "actually" drawn from the PSU, it would be way less than what is estimated. You could look at various benchmarks in which you can see that the total wattage of a high end SLI system (latest gen card) will not cross 650W. Moreover, this PSU is a very reliable one and made (by Seasonic, I suppose) to deliver more than 750W at peak. Anything more than this, you will not see returns for the money spent as increase in PSU wattage sees exponential increase in price. :) At the end of the day, I just want to help a friend get a good rig with a satisfaction of money well spent and in the right place.
 
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me drooling now! :D
 
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toffee... Is it really right that sweets (candy) in Britain is so much sweeter than in America? It was implied in a Simpson's episode when they go to Britain... But yeah... toffee is goooooood
 
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Arma II, BF3... But also some not graphic intensive Grand strategy games such as Victoria 2 and Crusader Kings 2 Also TF2... LA Noire etc
 
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You should go the Geforce way then. As you are planning to buy powerful components, make sure that you don't overlook the importance of a well ventilated case. You can choose a different one but make sure it is roomy with good air circulation. A good thing about the Phantom is that it comes with fan controllers and dust meshes for all the fans. Also it looks cool and "scarily alive"! ;)
 
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If i get 3, One large two small
If i get 2, Two large-ish
If i get 1, One big :D
 
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