high end gaming pc to last 3-5 years price is neglegable

[seatay]

just wondering if you lads had any recomendations on getting a high end gaming pc, money isn't an issue here. It needs to last around 3-5 years and im not OC it and just using it for gaming.

 

[AndyL]

This will handle anything you can throw at it for quite a while:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-3930K (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG QUAD-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,946.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-2011-extreme/


and when it does start to struggle with gaming performance, you can just add another GTX680 in SLI (I have already included a PSU that will allow for another GTX680 to be included). Hope this helps.

 

[mantadog]

i would give a +1 to the spec posted above by andy, it has everything you need for atleast 2 years, after that pick up a cheap GTX 680, slot it in and you will get a couple more years from it no troubles.

 

[seatay]

cheers this spec looks great and was just wondering, how hard is to to sli grpahics? as ive never done anything like crossfire or sli before?

 

[mantadog]

So long as you read up just a little before you do it, it's not hard.

It's just a case of slotting the GPU into the PCIe slot, screwing in the back plate (where the monitors connect) connecting the 2 gpu's with a cable and installing the latest drivers.

All you really need is a screw driver, some time and possibly a quick look at a youtube video or two before you start.

 

[seatay]

cheers man will definately remember that but i shouldn't have to do that till like 3 years right, i doubt games willl have developed passed the above build. wouldn't the driver i already have for the first graphics card as it would be the same work or would have to download the same driver again?

 

[AndyL]

cheers man will definately remember that but i shouldn't have to do that till like 3 years right, i doubt games willl have developed passed the above build. wouldn't the driver i already have for the first graphics card as it would be the same work or would have to download the same driver again?

Yes the GTX680 should be able to cope with all your needs for next 3 years.

 

[mantadog]

cheers man will definately remember that but i shouldn't have to do that till like 3 years right, i doubt games willl have developed passed the above build. wouldn't the driver i already have for the first graphics card as it would be the same work or would have to download the same driver again?

Regardless it's always better to have the latest drivers so their are no issues with new games, and you always have the best possible performance from your card.