Dream machiens

insaneoptimus · April 5, 2014

This is for us to show off what our imaginations are capable of and for me its important to know what others think are needed to make a pc the best for im trying to build the best that i can. Also tell me external hardware such as headphones and other peripherals so i can know what i should have for streaming and the best setup within reason.

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Dmon · April 5, 2014

I'm planning a PC and other peripherals to create my sanctuary.

This is the actual PC I'm planning on building.

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Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero
CPU: Intel i7-4770k
GPU: Asus R9 290 DirectCU II OC
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red, 8gb (2x4GB) @1600mhz
PSU: Corsair AX860i Platinum
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
HDD: Seagate Barracuda - 2TB 7200RPM
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO - 120GB
Monitor: BenQ XL2420TE 24" 144hz
Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 OHMS
DAC/AMP: Fiio E10
Mouse: ROCCAT Kone Pure Optical
Keyboard: Corsair RGB - Cherry MX Brown

And I'll also be picking up a "Obutto R3volution Cockpit", Thrustmaster Steering Wheel/pedals, Some kind of Hotas joystick setup and a VR Headset once they come to market. It'll truly be something to be proud/ashamed of.

Oh, and I'll most likely grab two more monitors and another R9 290 and do some Eyefinity =D

MrTomnus · April 5, 2014

This is one I hope to make... Some day

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3mjWl

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3mjWl/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3mjWl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£218.24 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£134.99 @ Novatech)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£181.98 @ Amazon UK) RAID 0

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£181.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC) RAID 10 x4

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) (£335.98 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£124.79 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£240.85 @ CCL Computers)

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) (£81.95 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor (£449.12 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans (£20.22 @ Amazon UK)

Fan Controller: BitFenix Recon (Black) Fan Controller (£27.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Other: Water Cooling Parts (£350.00)

Total: £3681.25 - ouch...

I'd also get myself a nice big corner desk with space for a graphics tablet, a stand for my headphones and a wireless charging dock for my phone. For peripherals I'd probably go with the Blue Yeti for a mic, A corsair RGB cherry MX blue keyboard, just any mouse with matching colours and for headphone it would either be the Razer Kraken pros for their sheer good looks or I'd go with the steelseries H wireless. So that's another £5-600