Hey, I'm currently looking to build two pc's in one for a budget of around £2750 (±250).
I'm planning on getting a Cooler Master Haf Stacker and having a main tower along with a small rendering unit for if I need it as I'll be making / editing videos.
My main requirements are as follows:
to have plenty of storage for the gaming rig,
As much power as possible for gaming / recording at 2560x1440 (I have a monitor already)
A good amount of power for the rendering rig, but nothing fancy.
I have a keyboard / mouse / headset / mic already so that won't be needed.
I dont have the case's as of yet but i'm looking at a 935 and a 915(F or R)
Heres a link to what it should look like: [url]http://www.techpowerup.com/img/13-08-30/Cooler_Master_HAF_Stacker_935_01.jpg[/url]
I've not been keeping up with what's good / bad nowadays so I could use some help from you people.
Thanks!
[QUOTE=Zarconite;45172953]Hey, I'm currently looking to build two pc's in one for a budget of around £2750 (±250).
I'm planning on getting a Cooler Master Haf Stacker and having a main tower along with a small rendering unit for if I need it as I'll be making / editing videos.
My main requirements are as follows:
to have plenty of storage for the gaming rig,
As much power as possible for gaming / recording at 2560x1440 (I have a monitor already)
A good amount of power for the rendering rig, but nothing fancy.
I have a keyboard / mouse / headset / mic already so that won't be needed.
I dont have the case's as of yet but i'm looking at a 935 and a 915(F or R)
Heres a link to what it should look like: [url]http://www.techpowerup.com/img/13-08-30/Cooler_Master_HAF_Stacker_935_01.jpg[/url]
I've not been keeping up with what's good / bad nowadays so I could use some help from you people.
Thanks![/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WUAcaVO.png?1[/IMG]
hows this look?
[QUOTE]hows this look?[/QUOTE]
Dont forget, it needs two Rig's as theres a rendering unit that I need within the budget to be installed in the upper portion of the tower.
And as far as storage goes, I'll need alot more than 512gb as I'll be recording video's, and is 64gb really needed for the gaming tower? seems a lil overkill in my opinion
Here's a basic build for the gaming portion:
[url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jbqgQ7[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£182.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£24.76 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a]Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£109.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmx16gx3m2a1600c11]Corsair XMS3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£112.99 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw]Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£92.99 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card[/url] (£339.95 @ Aria PC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-haf935kwn1]Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case[/url] (£134.50 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m]Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe]Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer[/url] (£11.51 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] (£79.89 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £1210.38
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
And here's for the secondary processing rig:
[url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TvTRgs[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97iac]MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£85.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmx8gx3m2a1333c9]Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/url] (£58.46 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-haf915fkkn1]Cooler Master HAF Stacker 915F Mini ITX Tower Case[/url] (£60.32 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm450]Corsair RM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£65.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Total:[/b] £458.81
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
Now I haven't done this on here for a while and I'm not all that up to date, so let me just get out there that I have a bit of a Corsair and Nvidia Bias, this build should probably work, though if I missed something important I'm sure someone else will catch it in a review of the build. Other people will probably suggest changes (or whole other builds) and that's cool, typically their advice is worth listening too.
And a bit about the build itself: I put up 16 GB and 2 1TB drives in the gaming build specifically because you said you were planning to use it for recording a lot. the 16GB should help prevent any issues in the near future with having enough RAM to sufficiently record most games for long periods of time, and the 2 1TB drives allow for a couple of different options depending on where you want to go with them.
What I would suggest is moving a game you're planning to record on to your SSD drive, and then recording to the 2 1TB drives and having them setup in a RAID 0 partition, which will make them a faster 2TB drive, however if one drive fails, it takes the whole partition with it.
Alternatively you can keep the drives as their own partitions, and install games to one partition/drive, while recording to the other.
I'm detailing this because I would not recommend playing a game and recording to the drive the game is on, as it would/should considerably lower the load-time response of the game and might cause hang-ups with both the recording software and the game if the drive isn't fast enough to both load a bunch of new information for the game your playing and recording. Regardless, recording to a seperate drive from the one you're gaming on should prove to be a better experience, though it really depends on the recording software and the game you're playing.
For the Processing rig, It's just an easy 4690, you can use the stock cooler for it, and then I went with the F edition because from the reviews it had the R version's rear-mounted PSU seemed like more of a hassle than it was worth. As requested, nothing fancy, I expect that you already have a plan and OS for the processing unit, so I didn't bother to add an OS to the build for it(Nor an optical drive, if you plan to install the OS via optical with it you can just swap the one from the other build temporarily to do so).
Edit: Oh yeah, and if you feel like blowing the extra $$ you put away for the build, I'd recommend upgrading in this path: 512/500GB SSD to replace the 250 Evo, A newer/better GPU (Has the 8XX line finished launching yet?), look back into the PSUs and then motherboards for more reliability and or future proofing for upgradability, and if you're still looking to absolutely hit 2700+ Euros you can look into getting yourself some other nice stuff worth of such a high-end build, I'd recommend (if you haven't already) looking into the peripheral threads for [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1317523]Mice[/url], [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1250222]Mechanical Keyboards[/url], and [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1250718]Headphones.[/url]
Edit: Oh yeah, and the MSI H97I Mini ITX Mobo has a built in wireless adapter, so you won't have to run a second Ethernet cord to the build, assuming you have WIFI set up.
[QUOTE=soulharvester;45173504]Now I haven't done this on here for a while and I'm not all that up to date, so let me just get out there that I have a bit of a Corsair and Nvidia Bias, this build should probably work, though if I missed something important I'm sure someone else will catch it in a review of the build. Other people will probably suggest changes (or whole other builds) and that's cool, typically their advice is worth listening too.
And a bit about the build itself: I put up 16 GB and 2 1TB drives in the gaming build specifically because you said you were planning to use it for recording a lot. the 16GB should help prevent any issues in the near future with having enough RAM to sufficiently record most games for long periods of time, and the 2 1TB drives allow for a couple of different options depending on where you want to go with them.
What I would suggest is moving a game you're planning to record on to your SSD drive, and then recording to the 2 1TB drives and having them setup in a RAID 0 partition, which will make them a faster 2TB drive, however if one drive fails, it takes the whole partition with it.
Alternatively you can keep the drives as their own partitions, and install games to one partition/drive, while recording to the other.
I'm detailing this because I would not recommend playing a game and recording to the drive the game is on, as it would/should considerably lower the load-time response of the game and might cause hang-ups with both the recording software and the game if the drive isn't fast enough to both load a bunch of new information for the game your playing and recording. Regardless, recording to a seperate drive from the one you're gaming on should prove to be a better experience, though it really depends on the recording software and the game you're playing.
For the Processing rig, It's just an easy 4690, you can use the stock cooler for it, and then I went with the F edition because from the reviews it had the R version's rear-mounted PSU seemed like more of a hassle than it was worth. As requested, nothing fancy, I expect that you already have a plan and OS for the processing unit, so I didn't bother to add an OS to the build for it(Nor an optical drive, if you plan to install the OS via optical with it you can just swap the one from the other build temporarily to do so).[/QUOTE]
Looking at the lists, it totals up to be about £1000 shy of my budget, As far as operating systems go, i dont have any as of yet but i'm lookin at Windows 7.
As far as the storage goes, ill be a bit more specific. If possible i'd like a 250 - 500gb ssd for my games to go on and ill be recording to a RAID system which i'm still looking into. It looks like a good rig but theres £1000 left to upgrade parts if its needed, Personally I dont know if this is good enough to run games at 1440p maxed out whilst recording (ill wait for some more opinions on that), and the power supply seems a little on the cheaper side, I've been told never to buy cheap power supplies and look for ones that are priced at about £80 or more.
Thanks for the list though, ill look into it and do a bit more research and wait to see if anyone else has any lists.
[editline]21st June 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=soulharvester;45173504]
Edit: Oh yeah, and if you feel like blowing the extra $$ you put away for the build, I'd recommend upgrading in this path: 512/500GB SSD to replace the 250 Evo, A newer/better GPU (Has the 8XX line finished launching yet?), look back into the PSUs and then motherboards for more reliability and or future proofing for upgradability, and if you're still looking to absolutely hit 2700+ Euros you can look into getting yourself some other nice stuff worth of such a high-end build, I'd recommend (if you haven't already) looking into the peripheral threads for [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1317523]Mice[/url], [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1250222]Mechanical Keyboards[/url], and [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1250718]Headphones.[/url]
Edit: Oh yeah, and the MSI H97I Mini ITX Mobo has a built in wireless adapter, so you won't have to run a second Ethernet cord to the build, assuming you have WIFI set up.[/QUOTE]
Sorry for the double post :P
I'd prefer to hit my target of £2750 or around there as then i'd be better off in the long run. And as far as Mice/keyboards/Headsets go i've got good gear as it is aswell as a 1440p monitor.
Also does anyone know if it would it be worth it to get a couple of SSHD's rather than regular HDD's? I've heard a few things about them but I dont see many being incorperated into parts list's here and was just wondering about it.
Yeah, on the 450W PSU I went with the cheaper one over the 550W also on the list from pcpartpicker because it was like 15+ euros cheaper and people on here are pretty good at correcting unreliable PSU suggestions on here, also because with the 4690 with no GPU, it's not really going to be needing any real large amount of power, just something reliable, really.
If you're planning on adding a bunch of stuff to the Gaming rig and or adding 2 cards then the 600W I suggested might also need to be replaced with something more powerful.
edit: SSHDs are good for OS drives, not nearly as beneficial for storage or archiving drives, though. Mainly people like them because they have the boot-time of an SSD and the storage capacity of an HDD.
[QUOTE=soulharvester;45173576]Yeah, on the 450W PSU I went with the cheaper one over the 550W also on the list from pcpartpicker because it was like 15+ euros cheaper and people on here are pretty good at correcting unreliable PSU suggestions on here, also because with the 4690 with no GPU, it's not really going to be needing any real large amount of power, just something reliable, really.
If you're planning on adding a bunch of stuff to the Gaming rig and or adding 2 cards then the 600W I suggested might also need to be replaced with something more powerful.
edit: SSHDs are good for OS drives, not nearly as beneficial for storage or archiving drives, though. Mainly people like them because they have the boot-time of an SSD and the storage capacity of an HDD.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I'd probably end up getting twin 780's? although I'll need some more opinions on that front. The rendering rig looks good though.
On another note, do you know of any easy way to link the two computers together? I've got a gigabit router however since the cases are stacked, I'm wondering if I could link them to transfer files quicker.
Why not get a xeon(or even a dual socket mobo?) use a virtual machine?
Is there any way you can hold off a bit? The x99 chipset is being released soon, and you'll reap the benefits of both ddr4 and CPU pcie3 support. The x79 chipset is showing it's age
Most people here will try to convince you not to SLI or Crossfire cards unless you absolutely have too. Mostly for 2 major issues with it; You don't double the performance of the card you bought two of (Closer to a 30-40% increase in FPS), and because it doesn't exactly have the best support (Though it is improving). One of the most common issues for a long time was that it would cause micro-stutter (Something you especially wouldn't want for recorded gameplay), and then there's the fact that a lot of games don't even support SLI, though then again a lot of those are older and wouldn't require SLI anyways, still, money better spent elsewhere.
And if you're wanting an upgrade for the GPU the top of the list in performance on Passmark's high end GPU list is the 780TI. [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx780tigaming[/url]
edit: Also the GTX 880 will be releasing sometime in quarter 4 of this year, just as a heads-up. An option would be to get a lesser/cheaper GPU now and save some money up to pick grab the 880s when they release sometime around october-december, though that's a long wait, doubt you'd want to wait that long.
[QUOTE=Levelog;45174193]Is there any way you can hold off a bit? The x99 chipset is being released soon, and you'll reap the benefits of both ddr4 and CPU pcie3 support. The x79 chipset is showing it's age[/QUOTE]
Did you mean Z79, or the Z97? Which is the chip set I believe he intends to get (Assuming he doesn't go for a Xeon processor). Also everything I can find seems to point to X99 being 3 months away.
X99 as in the successor to the x79 which is in his budget for the nain tower
As far as time wise I can hold off for a couple of months if needs be, As far as processors go, if I can get a dual xenon system for the same price / performance or more then yeah sounds good. Good news is that I've ordered the case.
Just to give you a bit of an idea at what you'll be looking at, I threw one together. The amount of RAM on the main rig will be higher, and you'll have an 8 core processor instead of a 6 core for the same price. The primary reason I threw the main together though is to get an idea on budget for the rendering rig. There is no cooling included for the main as well, because there are a lot of options. An SSHD would not be a good choice for your main rig. The benefits are on the smaller side, and when you have an SSD, practically nonexistant. I did however put one on the rendering rig.
Main:
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PHtBhM]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PHtBhM/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80633i74930k]Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] (£407.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x79extreme9]ASRock X79 Extreme9 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard[/url] (£253.87 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£111.08 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£111.08 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te500bw]Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn78toc3gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£497.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-haf935kwn1]Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case[/url] (£134.50 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p11250befx]XFX ProSeries 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£217.75 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £1989.24
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
Mini:
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rNHDkL]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rNHDkL/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31220v3]Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£147.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/scythe-cpu-cooler-scbsk2100]Scythe BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B 45.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£38.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h87mitx]ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£80.35 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pv316g160c9k]Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£105.82 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001]Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£55.19 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn760wf2oc2gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£176.11 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m]Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £640.13
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[editline]21st June 2014[/editline]
Also NC scum
[QUOTE=Levelog;45178468]Just to give you a bit of an idea at what you'll be looking at, I threw one together. The amount of RAM on the main rig will be higher, and you'll have an 8 core processor instead of a 6 core for the same price. The primary reason I threw the main together though is to get an idea on budget for the rendering rig. There is no cooling included for the main as well, because there are a lot of options. An SSHD would not be a good choice for your main rig. The benefits are on the smaller side, and when you have an SSD, practically nonexistant. I did however put one on the rendering rig.
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aah Thanks for the info, and as far as cpu coolers go, I'll probably go for something like a corsair h100? I've heard good things about liquid cooling but i've never personally had a water cooling system in a computer before.
Also does the rendering system need a £176 GPU? seems like a bit of an overkill but idk. A 750TI is about £120 ish.
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[QUOTE=Levelog;45178468]
Also NC scum[/QUOTE]
Yeah, ik ik I dont play nowadays though so tis fine, I should really change that tbh
[QUOTE=Levelog;45178468]Just to give you a bit of an idea at what you'll be looking at, I threw one together. The amount of RAM on the main rig will be higher, and you'll have an 8 core processor instead of a 6 core for the same price. The primary reason I threw the main together though is to get an idea on budget for the rendering rig. There is no cooling included for the main as well, because there are a lot of options. An SSHD would not be a good choice for your main rig. The benefits are on the smaller side, and when you have an SSD, practically nonexistant. I did however put one on the rendering rig.
Main:
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PHtBhM]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PHtBhM/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80633i74930k]Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] (£407.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x79extreme9]ASRock X79 Extreme9 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard[/url] (£253.87 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£111.08 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£111.08 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te500bw]Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn78toc3gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£497.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-haf935kwn1]Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case[/url] (£134.50 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p11250befx]XFX ProSeries 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£217.75 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £1989.24
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
Mini:
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rNHDkL]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rNHDkL/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31220v3]Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£147.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/scythe-cpu-cooler-scbsk2100]Scythe BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B 45.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£38.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h87mitx]ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£80.35 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pv316g160c9k]Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£105.82 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001]Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£55.19 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn760wf2oc2gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£176.11 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m]Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £640.13
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[editline]21st June 2014[/editline]
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You could drop the psu down a little, the 1250w is a bit big for the build, and drop down the GPU for the rendering to a 750ti, and add in another 780ti, and stay under 3000 pounds.
I thought the point of suggesting Xeon/Dual socket was that it's a work-station CPU/build and thus he could get away with just doing one very high end workstation build that could be played on/used while rendering?
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;45181763]You could drop the psu down a little, the 1250w is a bit big for the build, and drop down the GPU for the rendering to a 750ti, and add in another 780ti, and stay under 3000 pounds.[/QUOTE]
This seems like a good idea, What I'm eventually going to do is grab another 1440p monitor or two (after about 6 months of owning the rig or so) then use three monitors. Would the rig you described be able to cope with this?
Playing games on three 1440p monitors isn't realistic with any config you can make today, but there's no issue with playing on one and using the rest for other things
[QUOTE=RandomGamer342;45182314]Playing games on three 1440p monitors isn't realistic with any config you can make today, but there's no issue with playing on one and using the rest for other things[/QUOTE]
Ok no worries, Ill probably just hook up a 1080p one and use that for anything else I need then.
Thanks for all the help people ^^ much appreciated.
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;45181763]You could drop the psu down a little, the 1250w is a bit big for the build, and drop down the GPU for the rendering to a 750ti, and add in another 780ti, and stay under 3000 pounds.[/QUOTE]
It was there for SLI. If you've got a 2011 socket chip at a much higher tdp, and 2 780ti's likely factory overclocked, you'll probably want a 1kw to be safe, but the 1250 was barely more than the cheapest, most reputable 1kw
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