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DannyG
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Hi,

 

I am looking to get a whole new build, all from scratch. 

I am useless when it comes to knowing what parts to get so will need as much help as I can get.

 

What will I be using it for?

 

Streaming on Twitch

Mainly playing games, as above. 

 

What sort of games?

 

Arma 3

Heroes & Generals

 

These are the main 2 for the moment however will include the following when they are released:

 

Rainbow Six Seige

Tom Clancy's The Division

Star Wars Battlefront

 

I don't really know where to start. 

I think I will be going for an i7 over an AMD CPU. 

Not sure whether to go for AMD or NVidia GPU. 

Will want SSD for quick boot time as I'm impatient when it comes to loading up PC's ;)

Also decent HDD storage. 

 

Everything else is a huge fog to me especially when it comes to choosing motherboards.

 

Basically I need an idea of how much money to save. I know new parts come out very often but an idea of a good build and the price will help me figure out what sort of money to save. 

 

Also, if you have any suggestions to monitors that would be appreciated. 

I do not need keyboard, mouse as I have Razer Chroma set.

 

Thanks!

Danny

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Yeah, cost is really something big. And I would recommend either a r9 290x, r9 390, or a GTX 970 for your gpu

Don't be fooled by the bottom line of my sig, that is just for my travels.

So you're telling me that Gaben is no God? Enough of your foolishness.

My hardware you ask? I'm using a Dell Inspiron 3217 Notebook... With an LG 25UM57.

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Xeon E3-1231 V3 is what you want.

And how much money do you want to spend and are you overclocking?

 

Yeah, cost is really something big. And I would recommend either a r9 290x, r9 390, or a GTX 970 for your gpu

 

I guess I could overclock.

 

I would say for the system itself around £2000 - £2500 Max. 

As I need money to buy 2 monitors. 

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I guess I could overclock.

 

I would say for the system itself around £2000 - £2500 Max. 

As I need money to buy 2 monitors. 

I found 2 1080p 144Hz monitors that are about 250 euros. http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-XL2411Z-24-Inch-LED-Monitor/dp/B00ITORITU/?tag=amazon0606-20

 

For these monitors, I would recommend either a GTX 970 or 980(if you really need the performance) as you'll get more out of the monitors.

Don't be fooled by the bottom line of my sig, that is just for my travels.

So you're telling me that Gaben is no God? Enough of your foolishness.

My hardware you ask? I'm using a Dell Inspiron 3217 Notebook... With an LG 25UM57.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£300.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£102.98 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£174.10 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£81.75 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.34 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (£524.99 @ Aria PC)

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case (£106.00 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: AOC Q2770PQU 60Hz 27.0" Monitor (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£569.12 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £2389.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-06 22:29 BST+0100

This is my dream setup.... :3. Have fun with it

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
(Rest of Specs on Profile)

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alternatively, you could go with x2 980 ti's in sli

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£86.94 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£64.48 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£389.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£389.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£72.62 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£349.98 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£349.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2115.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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edit:

 

alternatively, you could go with x2 980 ti's in sli

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.95 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£86.94 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£64.48 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.34 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£389.99 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£389.99 @ CCL Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£72.62 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£349.98 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£349.98 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £2115.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-06 22:36 BST+0100

you can get 390X for £299... Crossfire is better then SLI atm, and Battlefront is a AMD title....

 

shaving nearly £200  off the build will be nice

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.95 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.66 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£64.48 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.34 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£299.99 @ Ebuyer)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£299.99 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech)

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£112.99 @ Scan.co.uk)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£349.98 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£349.98 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1957.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-06 22:43 BST+0100

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NMJ9mG
since you are streaming and your budget is  very high  :P 
imo you  should go x99,  more cores=better multitasking
i made a pc, my 1st, recently, is very  hard to build one, choose the best price, parts... but imo is part of the job and very rewarding.

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