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Hi all,

 

I am a self-build virgin so any advice you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

 

1. Budget & Location
Based in the UK with a budget up to £2,000. 

2. Aim
Primarily RTS and RPG gaming.  Secondary functionality will be RAW image processing.

3. Monitors
Initially one monitor with the possibility of expanding this to a second in the future.  I definitely require advice in this area!

4. Peripherals
OS required as I currently have a Mac Book Pro as my main personal computer.

5. Component Ideas:

 

Case                                          Corsair 650D                                £139.99
Processor                                  i7 4770K                                       £255.80
Ram                                          ? Help Please
Cooling                                      Corsair  H100i                               £87.99
Storage SSD                             Samsung 256Gb 840 Pro              £176.70

Storage HDD                             Recommendation required
Motherboard                             Asus Maximus VI Formula S1150 £225.98 (based on a Tom's Hardware recommendation)
Video Card                                MSI GTX780Ti Gaming Edition     £551.74
Power supply                            Corsair 860W AX860i Platinum     £152.55

 

Any recommendations or alternatives to the above would be greatly appreciated.  Advice on a monitor, RAM, and a HDD would be especially appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance. 

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For the HDD either a WD Green (because you already have an SSD) or a Seagate Barracuda.

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Considering how powerful the 780ti is I would go for a 780 instead then spend that money on the additional monitor that you were going to purchase in the future. 

So I spelt something wrong in my post... I don't care I don't read through what I write and I type very quickly.


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Hi all,

 

I am a self-build virgin so any advice you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

 

1. Budget & Location

Based in the UK with a budget up to £2,000. 

2. Aim

Primarily RTS and RPG gaming.  Secondary functionality will be RAW image processing.

3. Monitors

Initially one monitor with the possibility of expanding this to a second in the future.  I definitely require advice in this area!

4. Peripherals

OS required as I currently have a Mac Book Pro as my main personal computer.

5. Component Ideas:

 

Case                                          Corsair 650D                                £139.99

Processor                                  i7 4770K                                       £255.80

Ram                                          ? Help Please

Cooling                                      Corsair  H100i                               £87.99

Storage SSD                             Samsung 256Gb 840 Pro              £176.70

Storage HDD                             Recommendation required

Motherboard                             Asus Maximus VI Formula S1150 £225.98 (based on a Tom's Hardware recommendation)

Video Card                                MSI GTX780Ti Gaming Edition     £551.74

Power supply                            Corsair 860W AX860i Platinum     £152.55

 

Any recommendations or alternatives to the above would be greatly appreciated.  Advice on a monitor, RAM, and a HDD would be especially appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance. 

do you need a keyboard and a mouse?

 

 

edit: also, you don't need that fancy motherboard, it won't help you with anything

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Hi all,

 

I am a self-build virgin so any advice you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

 

1. Budget & Location

Based in the UK with a budget up to £2,000. 

2. Aim

Primarily RTS and RPG gaming.  Secondary functionality will be RAW image processing.

3. Monitors

Initially one monitor with the possibility of expanding this to a second in the future.  I definitely require advice in this area!

4. Peripherals

OS required as I currently have a Mac Book Pro as my main personal computer.

5. Component Ideas:

 

Case                                          Corsair 650D                                £139.99

Processor                                  i7 4770K                                       £255.80

Ram                                          ? Help Please

Cooling                                      Corsair  H100i                               £87.99

Storage SSD                             Samsung 256Gb 840 Pro              £176.70

Storage HDD                             Recommendation required

Motherboard                             Asus Maximus VI Formula S1150 £225.98 (based on a Tom's Hardware recommendation)

Video Card                                MSI GTX780Ti Gaming Edition     £551.74

Power supply                            Corsair 860W AX860i Platinum     £152.55

 

Any recommendations or alternatives to the above would be greatly appreciated.  Advice on a monitor, RAM, and a HDD would be especially appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance. 

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£250.43 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£138.10 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£119.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£60.00 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£523.57 @ Dabs) 
Case:  Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case  (£137.39 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  (£85.51 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor:  LG IPS234V-PN 75Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£119.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard:  Filco Ninja Majestouch-2 Wired Standard Keyboard  (£126.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse:  Razer DeathAdder Black Edition Wired Optical Mouse  (£47.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1911.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Be more specific--what do you mean by raw image processing? What are you doing it for? Programs being used?

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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Hi all,

 

I am a self-build virgin so any advice you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

 

1. Budget & Location

Based in the UK with a budget up to £2,000. 

2. Aim

Primarily RTS and RPG gaming.  Secondary functionality will be RAW image processing.

3. Monitors

Initially one monitor with the possibility of expanding this to a second in the future.  I definitely require advice in this area!

4. Peripherals

OS required as I currently have a Mac Book Pro as my main personal computer.

5. Component Ideas:

 

Case                                          Corsair 650D                                £139.99

Processor                                  i7 4770K                                       £255.80

Ram                                          ? Help Please

Cooling                                      Corsair  H100i                               £87.99

Storage SSD                             Samsung 256Gb 840 Pro              £176.70

Storage HDD                             Recommendation required

Motherboard                             Asus Maximus VI Formula S1150 £225.98 (based on a Tom's Hardware recommendation)

Video Card                                MSI GTX780Ti Gaming Edition     £551.74

Power supply                            Corsair 860W AX860i Platinum     £152.55

 

Any recommendations or alternatives to the above would be greatly appreciated.  Advice on a monitor, RAM, and a HDD would be especially appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance. 

Your build is very similar to what I want to build. I wouldn't go with the Formula. There is no real benefit than going with the Maximus VI Hero which is like $100 cheaper. I would recommend Western Digital for your Storage HDD but Seagate is a lot cheaper. For your memory I don't think there is anything better than Corsair Vengeance Pro.

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do you need a keyboard and a mouse?

edit: also, you don't need that fancy motherboard, it won't help you with anything

Thanks for the advice, I was all at sea looking at motherboards.

No mouse/keyboard is necessary.

Any tips on monitors? Thanks.

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Be more specific--what do you mean by raw image processing? What are you doing it for? Programs being used?

Hi I do a fair amount of nature photography so the system will be used for the processing of the RAW files. Photoshop/Lightroom will be used.

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Thanks for the advice, I was all at sea looking at motherboards.

No mouse/keyboard is necessary.

Any tips on monitors? Thanks.

Depends on if you want 120Hz TN panel or a nice 1440p/1080p IPS Panel.

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Depends on if you want 120Hz TN panel or a nice 1440p/1080p IPS Panel.

If he's editing and retouching photography then IPS is the way to go.

 

Hi I do a fair amount of nature photography so the system will be used for the processing of the RAW files. Photoshop/Lightroom will be used.

I'd recommend something like this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2wUF9

Save the rest of the money for upgrades.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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