[NoPurpose]

Hey guys, I could potentially be receiving £3,000 in the near future, and I'd love to purchase a brand new gaming computer. It could either be a pre-built computer, or individual components. Obviously it doesn't even need to be anywhere near £3,000, but I'd love to get my hands on a computer that would last me a good number of years before I'd have to upgrade.

I'm from the UK, so if you guys could link me to websites from the UK, e.g. Scan or Overclockers, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance. I'm not being a lazy asshole, I'm just not particularly knowledgeable on what components to purchase. I'd love to get a GTX 690, perhaps more than one.

This post has been edited by NoPurpose on Wednesday, Aug 1 2012, 14:10

[yojo2]

£450,20 Intel CPU Core i7 3930K (C2) Enthusiast Unlocked Six Core Socket 2011 Processor
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-...t-cache-130w-re

£839,69 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 690 NVIDIA Graphics Card - 4GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-gigabyt...3072-3-x-dl-dvi

£204,95 Asus P9X79 Pro Intel X79 Socket 2011 Motherboard
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p9x79-...ie-30-(x16)-atx

£126,84 2x Seagate 1TB SATA 3 Performance Hard Drive OEM ST1000DM003
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate...che-8ms-ncq-oem

£79,39 Corsair Memory Vengeance LP Black 16GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Quad Channel Desktop Sandybridge
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(4x4gb...-9-9-24-xmp-15v

£196,62 XFX P1-1000-BLUK Pro Series Black Edition 1000W Modular Power Supply (PSU)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1000w-xfx-p...12v-atx-v22-psu

£61,54 Pioneer BDR-207DBK Blu-ray Writer 5.25" SATA
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pioneer-bdr...-sata-black-oem

£160,76 Lian Li PC-Z70B Diamond series Black Case Full Tower
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lian-li-pc-...-usb-30-w-o-psu

£66,17 Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK Premium Intel and AMD CPU Cooler
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/phanteks-hi...r-black-edition

£189,88 2x OCZ Technology 128GB Vertex 4 SSD - Solid State Drive - VTX4-25SAT3-128G PC/MAC
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/128gb-ocz-v...430mb-s-120k-io

= £2 376,04

...and before you ask: yes, this build is VERY over-the-top. But basically everything you get there is the best you can have. I didn't have enough money left for second GTX690 though, but anyway: 2x GTX690 equals four GPUs. It probably won't scale well.

Anyway, here's a much more reasonable build:

£258,20 Intel CPU Core i7 3770K Quad Core IvyBridge Processor Retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-...cache-35x-ratio

£407,62 Gigabyte 2GB GeForce GTX 680 3X OC Windforce 3X NVIDIA Graphics Card
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyt...-cores-15362xdl

£159,00 Asus P8Z77-V PRO Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z77-...-dvi-i-hdmi-atx

£63,47 Seagate 1TB SATA 3 Performance Hard Drive OEM ST1000DM003
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate...che-8ms-ncq-oem

£39,74 Corsair Memory Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)...-9-9-24-xmp-15v

£108,78 Corsair CP-9020006-UK AX 650W Professional Gold Modular Power Supply (PSU)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsai...vquient-fan-atx

£13,46 LG GH24NS90.AUAA50B
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lg-gh24ns90...-sata-black-oem

£72,55 R3 Black Case with USB 3.0 from Fractal Design New Version
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/fractal-des...sorbing-w-o-psu

£35,98 Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140mm Fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermalrigh...775-and-am2-am3

£94,94 OCZ Technology 128GB Vertex 4 SSD - Solid State Drive - VTX4-25SAT3-128G PC/MAC
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/128gb-ocz-v...430mb-s-120k-io

= £1 253,74

It's basically as good as it needs to be, and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

This post has been edited by yojo2 on Wednesday, Aug 1 2012, 16:08