What is the best computer I can build for under £1750 (around $2500).

[Zalvager07]

The budget would include two monitors and I really want a hex core i7 if possible. The Price will not include keyboard, mouse and OS.

Thank you.

 

[ps3hacker12]

would this be for a gaming setup?

 

[Zalvager07]

would this be for a gaming setup?

Yes but the only games I really play are gta, cod and csgo.

 

[Zalvager07]

This is what I have so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cqVcwP

Please help reduce the price to at least £1750 if you can

 

[ps3hacker12]

Here's a better performing gaming PC for £600 less:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.48 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.28 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£58.66 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£114.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£491.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Total: £1451.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 02:45 GMT+0000

 

[Zalvager07]

Here's a better performing gaming PC for £600 less:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.48 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.28 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£58.66 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£114.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£491.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Total: £1451.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 02:45 GMT+0000

But it is i5 processor so would it not be worse? And sorry, I am a noob with building PC's

 

[Zalvager07]

How about this?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K9p2P6

 

[ps3hacker12]

For the purposes of gaming, there would be no gaming performance advantage from the i7 over the i5. However the upgrade from the 980 to the 980 Ti would give a fantastic gaming performance increase.

The i5- 4690k is one of the most powerful processors you can buy

 

[coozie7]

Are you going to overclock? If not you can save quite a lot by not choosing 'K' suffix processors and 'Z' suffix motherboards.
Your original system has 32Gb of memory, 16Gb is more than enough.
Unless you like Blu-Ray movies you can shave a little off the cost with a cheaper DVD drive, although the higher capacity of Blu-Ray for backup and archiving might be useful if you're using the system professionally.
Going 6 core Intel is a waste for gaming, the cheaper 4 core i7s or i5s do nearly as well in games, but if you're going to use the system for applications that demand masses of CPU power the big hex core parts are the way to go.
The system linked by ps3hacher12 is a massively powerful gaming rig, that GTX980Ti/i5 4690K combo is a real game killer...Wish my pension payout would turn up so I can afford it.

 

[Zalvager07]

For the purposes of gaming, there would be no gaming performance advantage from the i7 over the i5. However the upgrade from the 980 to the 980 Ti would give a fantastic gaming performance increase.

The i5- 4690k is one of the most powerful processors you can buy

I also use the pc for accounts and spreadsheets for my part time job. I would prefer the i7 hex core and as there is only 100 pounds difference I would prefer the i7 processor.

 

[Zalvager07]

Are you going to overclock? If not you can save quite a lot by not choosing 'K' suffix processors and 'Z' suffix motherboards.
Your original system has 32Gb of memory, 16Gb is more than enough.
Unless you like Blu-Ray movies you can shave a little off the cost with a cheaper DVD drive, although the higher capacity of Blu-Ray for backup and archiving might be useful if you're using the system professionally.
Going 6 core Intel is a waste for gaming, the cheaper 4 core i7s or i5s do nearly as well in games, but if you're going to use the system for applications that demand masses of CPU power the big hex core parts are the way to go.
The system linked by ps3hacher12 is a massively powerful gaming rig, that GTX980Ti/i5 4690K combo is a real game killer...Wish my pension payout would turn up so I can afford it.

Would this be a good enough pc to play competitive e sports such as csgo? And I will be using this for Blu-Ray movies as well.

 

[Zalvager07]

Also, just a note to everyone who is interested in gaming, I already have a quad core i7 macbook pro. Its clock speed is 2.2 and I bought this for 1300 pounds. The only reason I want a pc is because a) Mac is absolutely RUBBISH at playing steam games such as csgo and b) a pc would let me upgrade parts as well. NEVER BUY A MAC FOR GAMES!!!

 

[ps3hacker12]

Would this be a good enough pc to play competitive e sports such as csgo? And I will be using this for Blu-Ray movies as well.

It most definetely would, if you really want an i7, i'd recommend the a 4790k over the unjustifiably overpriced hexa core i7s and have the money, then why not:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£243.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£88.09 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.27 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£491.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Total: £1518.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 12:34 GMT+0000

 

[ps3hacker12]

And if you wanted to go really fancy: (Skylake processor)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£218.58 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z170 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£102.98 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£70.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£491.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.94 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£114.98 @ More Computers)
Total: £1543.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 12:43 GMT+0000

 

[Zalvager07]

Is the current monitor any good as well to watch movies and to play ultra mode in games?

 

[ps3hacker12]

Is the current monitor any good as well to watch movies and to play ultra mode in games?

They are a fantastic set of monitors, IPS, 23" full HD displays

 

[Zalvager07]

Thank you!