A relative recently expressed admiration for PC gaming.
A relative recently expressed admiration for PC gaming.
PCPartPicker component inventory / Cost summary by seller CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core (£299.94 via Scan.co.uk) CPU cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM liquid cooler (£86.40 via Kustom PCs) Motherboard: MSI X99S MPOWER ATX LGA2011-3 (£179.99 via Scan.co.uk) RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 (£232.68 via Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB SSD (£149.98 via Amazon UK) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD (£77.16 via Scan.co.uk) Graphics card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE (£469.99 via Amazon UK) 2× SLI option (same price) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo White ATX tower case (£209.59 via Overclockers.co.uk) Power supply: Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold (£95.82) Monitor: LG 34UM95-P 60Hz 34.0" (£669.59 via Overclockers.co.uk) Multiple fans: NoiseBlocker NB-eLoop B12-PS 58.1 CFM (6x 120mm) x4 (£18.26 each @ Overclockers.co.uk) Graphics cards: Two Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB options (£469.99 each) Case fan: NoiseBlocker NB-eLoop B12-PS 58.1 CFM (×4) (£18.26 each @ Overclockers.co.uk) Keyboard: Ducky Shine 4 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£149.99) Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical (£46.52 via Amazon UK) Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 (£149.00 via Scan.co.uk) Additional items: Akasa AK-CBFA04-15 PWM fan splitter cables for 2 fans (£2.99 each) Total cost: £3514.73 Incl. shipping, taxes, and applicable discounts. You might consider fewer fans if needed.
I've looked into OCUK and with that setup—8-core i7, quad 980s with waterblocks, 900D using watercooled parts, Rage Rush Extreme, 64GB RAM paired with a M.2 SSD and a 4TB HDD, AX1500i and Corsair RGB keyboard and mouse, plus triple ROG Swifts—the price comes to around £8K.
He can still utilize his old Xbox 360 controller on his new PC to enjoy COD.