GamingPC $2000 budget

[Cfc_90]

Let's say you had a budget of around 2k dollars or 1.5k pounds, that you wanted to spend on a gaming PC. What would your optimum setup be?

 

[williamcummins]

This would be it, it includes OS and monitor :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2LjjhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2LjjhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£85.31 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£105.38 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£90.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£444.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£90.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£154.79 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£199.19 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1553.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 13:46 GMT+0000

 

[kobe22kobe]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pjsHQ7

 

[Archgaull]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($335.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($125.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-502WBG ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($18.76 @ Amazon)
Total: $1964.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-02 11:33 EST-0500

 

[blurryy]

Great budget! I'd do something like this.

Note* 16GB RAM because I'd be doing video editing and gaming (but just for gaming I'd stick with 8GB)





http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/