What is your dream set up? ( this is mine )

[CameronRock98]

I'd like to know what you guys want as a dream gaming set up.
I have created mine below (this Is what I REALLY want)

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

it is VERY expensive hah, but this is the set up i'm currently saving up for (i'm only £40 away)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/D7ykbv

Post your pcpartpicker dream set up's below! 😀 (also, maybe even what's your current set up)

 

[Paul NZ]

Nah dont play games on the PC. Thats what the PS and Xbox are for.

 

[bliq]

I pretty much built my dream machine earlier this year except I reused my old video card since it was still able to play everything I wanted to play on high details...

i7-4770k
Asrock Z87E-ITX
240GB SSD
2TB HDD
external slimline bluray combo drive
16GB of DDR3-1866 RAM
Radeon HD6950 (BIOS mod to 6970 speeds)
Seasonic G550 PSU

A couple things in the future: I could go for a different case I guess, but the cheap coolermaster I have is fine (Elite 130 Advanced). And I could use a new video card at some point if Witcher 3 and/or Dragon Age: Inquisition push my old radeon too hard. At some point I'll also add one of those self contained CPU liquid cooling loops to see if it makes it quieter. Also, I'll probably swap out my 240GB Vertex 4 for a mSata SSD to save space.

 

[photonboy]

My recommendations on the "dream" build:

1) GTX980 is only about 15% faster on average so you could save a lot of money getting GTX970 cards instead.

2) I'd much rather game on a single high-res, G-Sync monitor like the Asus ROG Swift. Triple monitors sound neat but in reality you've got bezel split, moving your head sideways, and you still don't get the high-res benefit that makes many games look so much better (ones with small HUD/text elements especially)

3) 1TB SSD: Very few games benefit much as an SSD only changes the load times. I've tested this extensively. So games like Skyrim that have frequent loads (jumping around map, entering building/dungeon) it matters but saving 15 seconds to load a game and a few seconds for a new level for most games is just not that big of a deal.

You can even move games between Steam folders. My advice for many people is get a 250GB SSD and run Windows on one partition, then use the second partition for your second Steam folder. Then just move the few games that benefit over to that folder like Skyrim.

So main Steam folder on say a 3TB HDD, and create the second steam folder on the SSD's second partition.

4) 2x2TB Black:
Not sure of the purpose of that but with an SSD you don't need a fast HDD so you can get cheaper. A single 3TB Seagate drive is pretty cheap for example.

5) 1000W PSU:
You can get by with a cheaper PSU. A single GTX980 wouldn't use much more than 200W when overclocked and the rest of the system barely more than 100W. That's 500W so a good 850W which should be cheaper is plenty.

6) Windows 8, not Windows 7.

Windows 8 is better in many ways. You can solve the interface issue with Start8. Also, for a dream gaming system it may turn out that you need W8 for DX12 support and/or shared tile streaming when those features surface.

7) DDR3:
I recommend 2x8GB instead in case you ever want more than that.

Summary:
In my opinion, you can save a lot of money and get basically the same system not to mention a few things I'd change. Again, G-Sync is really a huge deal as is a high-res monitor.

With G-Sync you may even find a single GTX970 does quite nicely for 2560x1440 gaming since games run more smoothly at a lower frame rate.

 

[CameronRock98]

Why's everyone correcting the "dream built" it's a bit of fun.. that's what I would wan't IF I COULD AFFORD, there's no way I'm going to be able to afford it, it's x3 the price of the set up im building!