• £1700 PC Rig.
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Hey everyone, I've been putting together a PC that'd I'd like to last me 5 years or so realistically like my last one did as I'm not sure if my financial situation will be improving in the coming years but that's irrelevant, needless to say I can't afford to just add more things on the go so I'm going straight for overkill here. 250GB Samsung 840 EVO 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 850W Corsair RM Series 80 PLUS Gold 92% 2 x 8GB Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Low Profile Jet Black Cooler Master CM Storm Trooper Corsair H100i Hydro EVGA GTX 780 Intel Core i7-4770K (OC'ed to 4.2 GHZ) MSI Z87-G45 GAMING Pioneer 8x Blu-ray Reader, 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD-R DL and some silly lights here, the OS and some peripherals that don't even remotely matter. Now the question is, can this reasonably last me for 4/5 years? I'm open down the line to adding a second 780 in 3/4 years but I'm mostly confident game graphics aren't going to improve by leaps anytime soon. On the off chance they can squeeze some more realism into it all I've got the opportunity. The number one thing I see is everyone saying "Oh you'll never need more than 8GB of ram, games don't utilise more than that" or "Oh the i7 is overkilled compared to any number of i5's that'll do the job just as well" but full well knowing a couple of years ago everyone was telling everyone else to stick with 4GB of RAM as it was unlikely that we'd never need more than that. Which is why I'm getting 16gb of ram and a pricey CPU OC'ed to that extent as I'm fairly certain in a couple of years now 16gb of RAM might end up being the norm, if it isn't then woe is me. [editline]12th October 2013[/editline] I should point out money for the initial buy currently isn't an issue but I'd rather not go over £2000 or throw a Titan/7990 in there. Hence why I have no problem making sure it's covered on all angles regardless of how far into the future I might actually need that much ram/multi-threading
I'm not sure if it's going to last you a full 5 years, but i'd assume it'd work fine. The most "next-gen" game so far is watch dogs, having a recommended specs of a 4770, 8gb ram, etc, which probably won't be beaten until [I]everyone[/I] starts designing games for the next gen consoles. Basically, your rig is well put together, there's nothing i can comment on that's worth changing
That's an overly large budget for a PC and even then you can't future proof your computer from the get-go. Your best option is to spend wisely from the start and upgrade when you need it. You'll save more money in the long run with better performance gain. We're all aware that next gen games are around the corner but the Core i5 4670k should still be sufficient enough for them. If you're just doing 1080p gaming then a single GTX 760/HD 7950 should be enough. More powerful GPUs and SLI/Crossfire setups are more suited to those who do 3 screen, 3D or large resolution gaming (>1920x1200). A thing to note though is that AMD have released their new GPU line (ie a majority rebranded 7 series) so prices for the 7 series have dropped. For a power supply you can get the Seasonic-X 650W for a single GTX 770 GPU setup. For gaming you're fine with 8GB. It will take a while until 16GB will be a requirement. By then a 16GB set would probably be much cheaper. Just choose the cheapest set that all comes with; 1600mhz, 1.5v or less, low profile heatspreaders (or non at all) and a limited lifetime warranty. For the price premium you can get a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD. For an aftermarket cooler I'd advise to go with a Hyper 212 EVO for the best price/performance ratio or a NH-D14 on the premium side. The NH-D14 is a fairly large cooler so it can extend over a RAM slot. Here's the motherboard and RAM compatibility list: [url]http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_gen&products_id=34&lng=en#LGA1150[/url] [url]http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_ram_gen&products_id=34&lng=en[/url] Cases relate to personal tastes but a common recommendation would be the Fractal Design R4. I recommend Scan.co.uk for buying these components since they handle their shipping with care and come with an installation damage warranty.
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