4K Gaming PC help!

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Jpayne

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Hi, looking to spend £2k (not including monitor) on a gaming PC, this is what I have come up with so far.
Ideally would like to be playing in 4k! Any help/tweaks would be appreciated!

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5930K (3.5GHz) 15MB Cache
Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P: E-ATX, LG2011-3, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i GTX Hydro Cooler w/Akasa Apache Black Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1900 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor Cables
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Quantity
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Xailter

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http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/5d47UJAHQg/

That's as close to £2,000 I can get without compromising too much in one area or another. You need dual GTX 980 Ti's for 4K gaming, everything after that just needs to support them. An overclocked i5 should be able to keep you going as you tend to be GPU bound at that resolution rather than CPU bound (aka chuck all the money into the GPUs). You don't need 6 CPU cores or more than 8GB of RAM if this is primarily a gaming machine.

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SlimCini

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Simple solution. Get the Azure in the review section that SteveT talks about for £1499. Then use the spare £500 you have to buy a second 980ti if you think you need it after trying a bit of 4k gaming on the single 980ti the Azure comes with.

That is the best possible pc you can get for about, £2000.
 
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Jpayne

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Xailter said:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/5d47UJAHQg/

That's as close to £2,000 I can get without compromising too much in one area or another. You need dual GTX 980 Ti's for 4K gaming, everything after that just needs to support them. An overclocked i5 should be able to keep you going as you tend to be GPU bound at that resolution rather than CPU bound (aka chuck all the money into the GPUs). You don't need 6 CPU cores or more than 8GB of RAM if this is primarily a gaming machine.

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Thanks for the response! So what would you recommend for a high spec 1080p rig? I'm looking for longevity more than anything here. It would primarily be used for gaming. I would think that 970SLI would be slightly overkill for 1080p, but would like to not upgrade. So for example would your setup - downgraded to 970's be more than acceptable for maxing everything in 1080?

Thanks.
 
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SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
If you're not fussed about 4k then get the Azure in the review section and save yourself £500. Best deal around by a mile. One powerful gpu is far more desirable than two inferior cards.
 
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Xailter

Member
Jpayne said:
Thanks for the response! So what would you recommend for a high spec 1080p rig? I'm looking for longevity more than anything here. It would primarily be used for gaming. I would think that 970SLI would be slightly overkill for 1080p, but would like to not upgrade. So for example would your setup - downgraded to 970's be more than acceptable for maxing everything in 1080?

Thanks.
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A single GTX 970 will be great for 1080p at max settings and 60 fps. I would suggest something like this:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/jKymzFc3Lm/

This setup will also allow you to add an additional GTX 970 in the future if you decide to up your monitor to a 1440p display or want even higher FPS at 1080p, but 2x GTX 970s aren't powerful enough for 4K.

As a bonus, you save a boatload of money :)

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