Looking at this Rig for pure gaming

[Nathe Derry]

Hi guys and girls,
have been looking at getting a new high end gaming PC, that will run new games at high settings and will do so for a couple of years to come. Got a budget of upto £2500 for tower and hardware. (Already got monitor, keyboard, mouse and so on).

This is what I've been looking at:

CPU: INTEL® Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50 GHz 15MB INTEL Smart Cache LGA2011-V3
HDD: 240 GB INTEL 730 Series SATA-III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Single Drive)
HDD2: 2TB WD Black WD2003FZEX SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64M Cache 7200rpm Hard Drive
MEMORY: 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4/2800mhz Quad Channel Memory (HyperX Predator w/Heat Spreader)
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS X99-A INTEL X99 Chipset, 3-Way SLI/Crossfire supported, 4 Channel DDR4 ATX Mainboard w/ 8 RAM slots, UEFIBios,Thunderbolt Ready,CrystalSound 2,Turbo LAN,USB3.0,SATA-III RAID,3 Gen3 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x16 & 1PCIe x 1
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: MSI Afterburner OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (Single Card)

If you need more info, please let me know.

I play a wide variety of games, from Shooters to RPG's to Simulations to whatever…

Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks all
Nathe

 

[Jeff Baffalo]

For gaming your cpu is overkill, the 4690k will perform equally as good. 16gb, also overkill 8gb is good enough. You can get away with a 120 gb ssd a well.

 

[J_E_D_70]

X99 platform with ddr4 doesnt get you any more frames over Z97 and good ddr3. Money up in smoke.

With that budget, would ditch a hdd completely for a 500gb ssd.

 

[Nathe Derry]

Right ok, thanks for the quick reply.
As you can tell, I'm pretty uninformed about PC building. This build is from CyberPowerSystem under the Infinity Xtreme PRO build, with a few Customisations. Ive never built a PC myself, so all help is much appreciated.

 

[barto]

That's a pretty big budget. I don't have a problem with an i7 but is there a reason you want to get an Intel Extreme? There might be one or two games that I can think of that benefit from the Six-core. Don't get me wrong it's pretty awesome. But I think the money could go towards multiple monitor support or 4k gaming.

Also, keep the 240 SSD.

 

[Nathe Derry]

This is exactly why I didn't click add to cart and buy without people who know what they're looking at actually had a mooch. As for budget, I want to future proof as much as possible (Which normally doesn't last long in the PC world from what I can work out, lol).

Would it be possible for someone to build a rig for this sort of budget but then actually explain the reason for their choice. I know its a lot to ask, but don't want to be throwing money at a PC that could have been a lot better for the money

Thanks again all for the replies

 

[barto]

That's easy. Here comes thousands of responses....

I do have a few more questions.
Do you plan to overclock? If you don't know what overclocking is that's ok. We can explain.
Do you want to use multiple GPUs? (aka SLI or CF)
Do you want to have multiple monitors?

 

[Nathe Derry]

Would be happy with Overclocking if 1) I can find out how to do it, and 2) It still remains a stable system
Multiple GPUs would be fine
At the moment, I only have space for 1 monitor (22" if i remember rightly), but would like the option to at a later date

EDIT: I should also mention, I've never actually built a PC, as in brought and put the components together. Most I have done is change my graphics card in my old PC.

 

[J_E_D_70]

Basic but will run about anything at 1080 ultra:
4670k
Hyper 212 evo cooler
Z97 mobo in the $150 range
2x4gb cas9 ram
250gb ssd
Gtx 970
550w quality psu

Higher:
4770k
2x8gb ram
500gb ssd
Gtx 980 (1440 or 1600p)
750w psu (if you think you might add a second gpu)

 

[Nathe Derry]

ok, thanks. How much did that come to roughly?

 

[J_E_D_70]

Throw em into pcpartpicker - guessing $1400 with a $100 case. Higher end one about $2000.

 

[Nathe Derry]

Probably got this completely wrong but here goes

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

 

[budgetstudent]

heres a nice video about overclocking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CHs5_TdpXE

 

[Nathe Derry]

thanks for the video, i'll have a proper look at it later, but doesn't seem to be overly taxing on the old brain matter. lol

 

[barto]

Probably got this completely wrong but here goes

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

Mmm, well you got the link wrong... Don't use the web address from the browser. Use either the Permalink on the page or Export/Markup the build. When you Export, another window will pop up. Make sure to select "BBCode" before you copy and paste.

For example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£160.43 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£121.32 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£296.11 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£296.11 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1352.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 20:55 GMT+0000

Honestly, you're budget is pretty massive for playing on a single monitor. Overclocking is cool. It's not really necessary anymore and the gains aren't really substantial. It's a hobby. It's not too difficult but it does take some time as it is an trial/error process.

 

[Nathe Derry]

ok, lets try again, probably still balls it up
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£219.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£160.43 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£149.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.13 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£579.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£579.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.45 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£142.00 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£54.54 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2101.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 20:59 GMT+0000

As for the single monitor, at the moment its in my bedroom, but will be moving it downstairs later this year when my study is done, where i will look at a larger and multi screen.

Thanks again

 

[barto]

The only thing you need to add is an SSD. There's no excuse not to have one with this large of a budget. Samsung EVO 250 GB SSD are great. The 980's are awesome and will shred any game on multi-monitor gaming (or 4k). Take a look for a 27" 1440p monitor.

 

[Nathe Derry]

so to that build you would only add another 250Gb SSD

 

[barto]

Just noticed one thing, the HDD is a 5400 RPM and an expensive one at that. Change it to a 7200. (Seagate Barracuda, Western Digital Blue/Black).

And yes, a 250GB SSD minimum.

I'm obligated to tell you that the 980 GTX only has about a 15% performance increase over the 970 GTX. But the 980 comes with a 200 quid price hike. Also, did you pick the most expensive 980s? You can get a 980 for 450 quid. Are you just trying to spend a lot of money? If so I'll send you my bank account and routing number.

 

[Nathe Derry]

lol, was looking at names I've heard of in most cases. would you mind putting the build together for me please as you know the better brands for better prices

 

[Nathe Derry]

Ok, Hows this looking

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£219.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£160.43 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£149.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£167.75 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£460.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£460.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.45 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£142.00 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£54.54 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2022.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 22:05 GMT+0000

I'm assuming that this will now play pretty much anything out at the min with max settings? Or am I being a little bit optimistic?

 

[barto]

Ok. This is what I'm going to do. I'm going to pick the parts I would buy based off your budget. I don't always do this because there are cheaper alternatives and I don't recommend cases.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.78 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£160.43 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£121.32 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£296.11 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£296.11 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£90.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.39 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£63.56 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1731.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 22:12 GMT+0000

Or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.78 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£160.43 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£121.32 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£449.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£449.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£90.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.39 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£63.56 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2038.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 22:15 GMT+0000

 

[Nathe Derry]

Marvellous, thank you.
I'm assuming this will run pretty much any game out at the moment on max settings?

A big thank you to all that have contributed, and for your time and patience with me.

EDIT:The G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory operating voltage of 1.6V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum.

Just saw this warning at the bottom of the parts page…anything to worry about???

 

[barto]

Marvellous, thank you.
I'm assuming this will run pretty much any game out at the moment on max settings?

A big thank you to all that have contributed, and for your time and patience with me.

EDIT:The G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory operating voltage of 1.6V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum.

Just saw this warning at the bottom of the parts page…anything to worry about???

Not really. Because you're going to overclock, you can increase the memory voltage to support the faster speeds. Read up on XMP for memory when you get to overclocking. Until then, the RAM sticks will be downclocked to I believe 1600MHz.

 

[J_E_D_70]

All those builds look good if overpowered for a single 1080p monitor. Gonna recommend dropping the hard drive one more time then shut up you can pack a TON of games on 500gb and theres no point in loading every game you've ever owned at once.