pc choice

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hello I'm looking to buy a pc for gaming to play on high/ultra settings here are the 2 ive looked at

1 x Diablo Elite (Hardcore) (
Case: NZXT Phantom Gaming Case
Power Supply: Xigmatek Centauro 800W Power Supply (80 Plus Certified)
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K Quad Core (3.4GHz, 8MB Cache, overclockable 4.4GHz+, Hyperthreading) Socket 1155
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight Knighthawk CPU Cooler
Optimisation and Tuning: Wired2Fire Overclocking (non-standard cooler required)
Graphics Card 1: nVidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card
Graphics Card 2: None
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866MHz C9 Quad Channel Memory Kit (4 x 4GB)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 Motherboard (2x PCIe 3.0, 2 way SLI and 3 way Crossfire, 8+4+2 Xtreme VRM)
Hard Disk Drive One: Seagate 1TB Barracuda 64MB Cache SATA III Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive Two: None
Hard Disk Drive Three: None
Optical Drive One: DVD-RW 22x
Optical Drive Two: None
Removable Storage: None
Sound Card: Onboard HD 7.1 Audio
Speakers and Headsets: None
Monitor: None
Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: None
Miscellaneous Adapters/Accessories: Edimax nMax Wireless 802.11n (300Mbps) USB Adapter
Software: None
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
Build Options: Fast Build
Warranty: 2 Year Return to Base Warranty
) = £1455.00
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VAT: £242.50






Products
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1 x Wraith Tornado (
PROCESSOR: Core i7 2700K 8MB Cache Socket 1155
CPU COOLING: Xigmatek Dark Knight Knighthawk CPU Cooler
CPU OVERCLOCKING: Beast Overclocking
GRAPHICS CARD 1: nVidia GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card
GRAPHICS CARD 2: nVidia GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) Motherboard
MEMORY: 16GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz C9 Dual Channel Memory Kit (4 x 4GB)
STORAGE 1: OCZ Agility 3 60GB Solid-State Drive
STORAGE 2: Seagate 1TB Barracuda 64MB Cache SATA III Hard Disk Drive
STORAGE 3: None
STORAGE 4: None
OPTICAL DRIVE 1: DVD-RW 22x
OPTICAL DRIVE 2: None
POWER SUPPLY: Xigmatek Centauro 800W Power Supply (80 Plus Certified)
CASE: Xigmatek Midgard Case
LASER CUTTING: None
CASE FINISH: Standard Case Finish
FAN CONTROLLER: Standard Motherboard Fan Control
COOLING FANS (CASE/RADIATOR): Standard Case and Radiator Fans
LIGHTING (CATHODES): None
SOUND CARD: Onboard HD 7.1 Audio
MISCELLANEOUS: Edimax nMax Wireless 802.11n (300Mbps) USB Adapter
KEYBOARD: Razer Arctosa Keyboard Silver
MOUSE: None
MONITORS: None
SPEAKERS & HEADSET: None
OTHER PERIPHERALS: None
OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) (available now)
OTHER SOFTWARE: None
BUILD OPTIONS: Fast Build
WARRANTY: 2 Year Return to Base Warranty
) = £1686.00
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Sub-Total: £1686.00
VAT: £281.00
Saturday Delivery (Insured) (Shipping to UK Mainland : 35 Kg): £59.23
Total: £1745.23

what one is good and will any of those be good?

[yurano]

Going for a custom build is the most cost effective choice and the listed builds have numerous non-optimal choices.

If these two builds are the only ones being considered, I recommend the first build with the 3770K. There may be issues that arise with multi-GPU configurations. The potential performance advantage isn't worth the $230.

[Deleted]

Going for a custom build is the most cost effective choice and the listed builds have numerous non-optimal choices.

If these two builds are the only ones being considered, I recommend the first build with the 3770K. There may be issues that arise with multi-GPU configurations. The potential performance advantage isn't worth the $230.

hmm so will the first choice play the games on ultra? and a bit less with the computer lingo im new to all this

[Deleted]

Yes the first system but you should be looking into building it yourself, have a friend do it or let a company do it (but buy the parts you want). You get much better performance per £. I believe something like overclockers.co.uk will put the system together for you if you buy all the parts there.

Example build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£204.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.88 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£140.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Avexir MPOWER Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£151.55 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£355.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£96.05 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£85.49 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£20.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£88.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1317.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-19 13:57 BST+0100)

(buy whatever keyboard you prefer and add wireless card if you need that too)

Added an SSD to the system besides the regular HDD. 8GB is enough for gaming, so is the i5-4670k. Quality PSU. Other minor tweaks. Kept the NZXT case you had in the first build.

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the last option is
Windows 8 64bit, English
Intel® Core™ i7-3820 (Four Core, 10MB Cache 3.60GHz)
4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690
16384MB (4x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel
1TB SATA 6Gb/s (7200RPM) 32MB Cache
DVD+/-RW (Read/Write) 24x W8
Integrated HDA 7.1 Dolby Digital capability
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection
1 yr Next Day In-Home Hardware & Premium Software Phone Support
No Accidental Damage Protection
ASETEK CPU Liquid Cooling
Alienware Aurora ALX Matte Black 875W Chassis

[Deleted]

Any comments to what I suggested, you look into?

[Krillen]

To be honest aidenx20 I agree with Notarget. You will be much better off buying the separate parts and getting someone to build it for you. The only thing I would disagree with Notarget on is the OS, get windows 7 as windows 8 is dog.

[Deleted]

Whatever OS you're comfortable with and is cheapest at the time, there are pros and cons for both.