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Hello, I am pretty new here. (Apologies if this post is in the wrong place or the like)

 

I am wanting to build a PC that is capable of playing games on the highest graphics (high as i can get). Another thing I want my PC is for things like aftereffects, Unreal engine 4.ect .However I don't want to sacrifice too much on the gaming side of the build.

 

I haven't been in the building PC loop for quite a few years now so I am rather behind, so any help would be appreciated. 

 

I am not including monitors, keyboards or mouses into the price. 

 

I am aiming for a £1500 mark though I am will to go up to £1700 if the parts makes a huge difference in performance. This PC is going to have to last me quite a few years.

 

This is what I have so far:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3sqjM

 

Feel free to change parts and also add new parts that you would suggest. 

 

Thank you for your time. 

 

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I suggest changing the Formula unless you plan to do a water cooling loop later on then change the 840 Pro for an EVO and Constellation for a Barracuda.

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£121.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£110.59 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£98.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£359.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£359.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£107.40 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1517.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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OP , go with This :D

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£149.34 @ Aria PC) 
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£98.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£360.98 @ Dabs) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£360.98 @ Dabs) 
Total: £1562.76
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Overclock this beast A LOT, and you will see some great performance.

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@jammieface welcome to the forum!

 

You mentioned you wanted the build for adobe aftereffects and unreal engine. Do you know if they use OpenCL for compute or not? I'm asking this because if that's the case you would be better with going with an AMD graphics card, as they are much better for OpenCL acceleration than Nvidia cards. I know Unreal Engine is Nvidia optimised but if you're using OpenCL rendering/processing then then AMD cards will be much better. Here's a build I'd suggest:

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard:  Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£149.34 @ Aria PC) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£121.56 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£98.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£317.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£317.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.99 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£82.87 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1594.51
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Don't know if you need an OS, but that's included here, so -£82 if you don't need it :)

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@MrTomnus Thank you
Unreal engine is all round better on Nvidia cards, Though I am going to be doing aftereffects, it wont be anything ground braking or too process consuming so I don't think I need to worry too much about performance issues on that point. Unreal will be used much more often. 

 

 

 

As I said, first and foremost this will be a gaming PC. Though that build does look really good. 

 

I have never tried 2-way SLI or 2-way Crossfire before, though I have a decent idea on setting it up and how it works. 
 

@Erik4boss

If i were to overclock that build "alot" would I need to move to watercooling? It is something I am trying to avoid unless its self-contained water cooling (ie, Crosair H100i).

also thank you all for replying so quickly. 

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@MrTomnus Thank you

Unreal engine is all round better on Nvidia cards, Though I am going to be doing aftereffects, it wont be anything ground braking or too process consuming so I don't think I need to worry too much about performance issues on that point. Unreal will be used much more often. 

 

 

 

As I said, first and foremost this will be a gaming PC. Though that build does look really good. 

 

I have never tried 2-way SLI or 2-way Crossfire before, though I have a decent idea on setting it up and how it works. 

 

@Erik4boss

If i were to overclock that build "alot" would I need to move to watercooling? It is something I am trying to avoid unless its self-contained water cooling (ie, Crosair H100i).

also thank you all for replying so quickly. 

That's the first thing you'll discover about this forum - you get an almost instant reply, it's awesome :D

 

If you're not doing anything super serious, then I would say that an SLI or Crossfire setup might not be for you. They tend to cause more harm than good in terms of game compatibilty, and the performance doesn't scale too well. Also, unless you have dual/triple monitors or a display with a resolution higher than 1080p (so 1440p or even 4K) the extra performance won't be of huge benefit right now - a GTX 780 or an R9 290 can max out pretty much anything at 1080p with >60fps, so having two cards would be a waste of performance. For SLI, you do need a bridge connector which should be supplied in the motherboard box, but when using Crossfire, AMD's R9 series of card don't need a Crossfire connector because they communicate through the PCI-e bus.

 

If you are using UE4 a lot though, you should go with one super powerful card like a 780Ti, which will bring the cost down a bit, and then in the future you can always buy a second one if you need the extra performance!

 

To answer your question about cooling, if you are overclocking it would be recommended to use water cooling. It's more stable and won't affect other components as much. But if you do want to overclock on an air cooler, a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or a Noctua CPU cooler would be a great choice!

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That's the first thing you'll discover about this forum - you get an almost instant reply, it's awesome :D

 

If you're not doing anything super serious, then I would say that an SLI or Crossfire setup might not be for you. They tend to cause more harm than good in terms of game compatibilty, and the performance doesn't scale too well. Also, unless you have dual/triple monitors or a display with a resolution higher than 1080p (so 1440p or even 4K) the extra performance won't be of huge benefit right now - a GTX 780 or an R9 290 can max out pretty much anything at 1080p with >60fps, so having two cards would be a waste of performance. For SLI, you do need a bridge connector which should be supplied in the motherboard box, but when using Crossfire, AMD's R9 series of card don't need a Crossfire connector because they communicate through the PCI-e bus.

 

If you are using UE4 a lot though, you should go with one super powerful card like a 780Ti, which will bring the cost down a bit, and then in the future you can always buy a second one if you need the extra performance!

 

To answer your question about cooling, if you are overclocking it would be recommended to use water cooling. It's more stable and won't affect other components as much. But if you do want to overclock on an air cooler, a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or a Noctua CPU cooler would be a great choice!

I have a dark rock pro 3 in my suggestion of the build, that would allow him with some awesome overclocking.

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Hey guys, so I've done some looking around and have taken what you have all said into account and I have come up with this build. 

Does this seem alright or am i going about this completely wrong? Naturally I have gone with an Nvidia card in order to fully utilize the unreal engine. (also i plan on getting another GTX 780Ti for 2-way sli in the future once some more income appears...)

 

Maximus VI Hero - £150 (Mother board)
 
G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX £131 (RAM 2x8gb)
 
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz £234
 
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £88
 
SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £140
 
Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) £18
 
Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case £64.98
 
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache £60
 
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £120
 
MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti £500
 
Two things I am not sure on here, one is the case since I am not sure if it has enough space or enough spaces for fans. and the other is RAM, I might change back to a  Corsair Vengeance Pro (8gb x 2). 
 
Sorry for asking so much, I just want to make sure I don't waste any money. 
Thank you all for your replies up until now.
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Hey guys, so I've done some looking around and have taken what you have all said into account and I have come up with this build. 

Does this seem alright or am i going about this completely wrong? Naturally I have gone with an Nvidia card in order to fully utilize the unreal engine. (also i plan on getting another GTX 780Ti for 2-way sli in the future once some more income appears...)

 

Maximus VI Hero - £150 (Mother board)
 
G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX £131 (RAM 2x8gb)
 
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz £234
 
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £88
 
SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £140
 
Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) £18
 
Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case £64.98
 
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache £60
 
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £120
 
MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti £500
 
Two things I am not sure on here, one is the case since I am not sure if it has enough space or enough spaces for fans. and the other is RAM, I might change back to a  Corsair Vengeance Pro (8gb x 2). 
 
Sorry for asking so much, I just want to make sure I don't waste any money. 
Thank you all for your replies up until now.

 

No worries, we're always happy to help.

 

Everything looks perfect, with the exception of that RAM. The C10 in the product code indicates the CAS latency of the memory is CL 10. Having a lower latency is usually more beneficial than having a super fast memory frequency. You should be looking for RAM with a CL of 9 or lower in my opinion.

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No worries, we're always happy to help.

 

Everything looks perfect, with the exception of that RAM. The C10 in the product code indicates the CAS latency of the memory is CL 10. Having a lower latency is usually more beneficial than having a super fast memory frequency. You should be looking for RAM with a CL of 9 or lower in my opinion.

What would you recommend? since i want 2x8gb (So i can upgrade easier in the future to 32gb)  Should I go for the original suggestion of Corsair Vengeance pro? I've read and heard that it is reliable. 

 

Oh also, I have been looking at different versions of the GTX 780 ti.

Though I can get the Ghz version for around the same price as the original one. But even with its on board cooling system, I doubt i could cool it with only fans. 

Though I reckon I could run the gigabyte gtx 780 ti windforce 3x OC version pretty well and with the added built on fans, it would most likely be cooler than the standard GTX 780 ti. 

Sorry again for all the questions

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£235.80 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£149.34 @ Aria PC) 


Storage:  Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£147.14 @ Aria PC) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (£388.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  (£122.39 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£139.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive:  Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.69 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1573.96

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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CPU: Intel core i7-4770 --- CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 --- GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 970 Strix --- MB: Asus Maximus VI Hero --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB

Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D --- PSU: Corsair AX860i --- SSD: Seagate 120GB --- HDD: Seagate 2TB + Toshiba 1TB --- ODD: Asus External DVD-R

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2013 Ultimate --- Mouse: Logitech G602 --- Mousepad: Corsair Vengeance MM600 --- Monitor: LG 29UM65

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What would you recommend? since i want 2x8gb (So i can upgrade easier in the future to 32gb)  Should I go for the original suggestion of Corsair Vengeance pro? I've read and heard that it is reliable. 

 

Oh also, I have been looking at different versions of the GTX 780 ti.

Though I can get the Ghz version for around the same price as the original one. But even with its on board cooling system, I doubt i could cool it with only fans. 

Though I reckon I could run the gigabyte gtx 780 ti windforce 3x OC version pretty well and with the added built on fans, it would most likely be cooler than the standard GTX 780 ti. 

Sorry again for all the questions

If the corsair memory has a CAS latency of 9, it would be a great choice. Although the standard Vengeance RAM with the same specs would be fine as well :)

 

The stock cooler on the 780Ti is actually pretty decent. You shouldn't have to worry about the temperatures. A non reference cooler would be even better. Unless you're overclocking the card yourself, or just want the bling factor, I wouldn't recommend water cooling. :) The ASUS DirectCU II card, MSI Gaming Card and EVGA cards are all good choices. The Gigabyte Card will be cooled well but I don't think it comes factory overclocked, at least acoording to PCPartPicker.

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I will be ordering my parts later this evening. 

Here is my final build:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3uqx3

 

The GTX780ti will not be the one on the list but rather this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-129-GI

But it is on the list as a guide line.

power is still the SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black.

Final check before buying. Everything seems okay to me, just want an more expert opinion.

Thank you all for all the help you have given me, this will be my last request. :)
 

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I will be ordering my parts later this evening. 

Here is my final build:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3uqx3

 

The GTX780ti will not be the one on the list but rather this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-129-GI

But it is on the list as a guide line.

power is still the SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black.

Final check before buying. Everything seems okay to me, just want an more expert opinion.

Thank you all for all the help you have given me, this will be my last request. :)

 

Are you sure that you only want 1TB HDD? Especially if you are making video and model? You still have quite alot of budget isnt it? why not go with a 4TB?

Other than that the build seem decent. You bought those 2 fan for push pull of H100i right? 

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Replace RAM with

2x (2400mhz @ £91 for 16GB) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00A771ZWI/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_all?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&me=&qid=&seller=&sr=

Replace motherboard, for a good high end motherboard as you don't plan on WC'ing I'd personally say £130 is a good budget however, mid range motherboards are great too which cost like £80

Switch that samsung 840 pro for an evo, 500gb for like £180 @ amazon

Go for a direct cu2 asus 780 or something for like £390, you can get the gigabyte your looking at getting for like £350; not £400. £400 for that gpu is too much.

Change that seagate drive out for a different cheaper one.

Change that seasonic psu out for an RM 550 for like £10 more

Change those air flow sp 120's to quiet edition air flows fans (I assume you want them for case fans and not for your cpu as I don't see a cooler on your list).

If your going stock cooler on your cpu don't get the k edition of the cpu, hyper 212 evo is cheap and allows for moderate-medium overclocks which should help with adobe etc.

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Replace RAM with

2x (2400mhz @ £91 for 16GB) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00A771ZWI/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_all?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&me=&qid=&seller=&sr=

Replace motherboard, for a good high end motherboard as you don't plan on WC'ing I'd personally say £130 is a good budget however, mid range motherboards are great too which cost like £80

Switch that samsung 840 pro for an evo, 500gb for like £180 @ amazon

Go for a direct cu2 asus 780 or something for like £390, you can get the gigabyte your looking at getting for like £350; not £400. £400 for that gpu is too much.

Change that seagate drive out for a different cheaper one.

Change that seasonic psu out for an RM 550 for like £10 more

Change those air flow sp 120's to quiet edition air flows fans (I assume you want them for case fans and not for your cpu as I don't see a cooler on your list).

If your going stock cooler on your cpu don't get the k edition of the cpu, hyper 212 evo is cheap and allows for moderate-medium overclocks which should help with adobe etc.

2 posts above yours is my latest build idea, you are replying to an older idea. 

Thank you though.

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Are you sure that you only want 1TB HDD? Especially if you are making video and model? You still have quite alot of budget isnt it? why not go with a 4TB?

Other than that the build seem decent. You bought those 2 fan for push pull of H100i right? 

I am going for a 1TB HDD because I already have a spare HDD at home, this is going to be the computers main whilst I am using the other for work based material.

I actually was going to get the fans to help cool the whole rig, the push pull for the H100i using these fans (From what i have seen) are rather minimal, though i could be wrong. 

Anything you would suggest?

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I am going for a 1TB HDD because I already have a spare HDD at home, this is going to be the computers main whilst I am using the other for work based material.

I actually was going to get the fans to help cool the whole rig, the push pull for the H100i using these fans (From what i have seen) are rather minimal, though i could be wrong.

Anything you would suggest?

Hmm... well I do push pull in my H100i, because the custom fan give better look. So I think you can do that and buy some more fan for the case?

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Hmm... well I do push pull in my H100i, because the custom fan give better look. So I think you can do that and buy some more fan for the case?

This is something i thought of doing myself but I thought i would decorate after getting everything I need. I might replace the fans at some point. 

Thank you though.

Do you think these fans will do a good enough job of keeping the case cool? or should i go for something stronger?

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This is something i thought of doing myself but I thought i would decorate after getting everything I need. I might replace the fans at some point.

Thank you though.

Do you think these fans will do a good enough job of keeping the case cool? or should i go for something stronger?

they should be enough.

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