My Desktop PC Quote

[TDRM]

At the moment I'm saving up to invest in a new gaming orientated desktop PC. I have a budget of £1800 (hopefully if I don't spend it beforehand). I need to buy a cheep screen and a keyboard, because I have headsets and a mouse. Also I have to connect it to the internet via wifi as I don't have ethernet cables in my house.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770k (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VI GENE: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0, THX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (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
Monitor
BENQ GW2265HM 21.5" VA LED MONITOR, D-SUB, DVI-D / HDMI
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Black Widow 2013 Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-10AM
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Miscellaneous
Razer Goliathus 2013 Small Control Mouse Mat
Quantity
1

In time I hope to buy a 3D screen with the 3D glasses. Any comments about this quote will be very helpful to me, thanks for reading

 

[keynes]

Cheap screen with the gtx 780 ti? Seems like a waste. For gaming you don't need an i7 or overclocking, 8gb ram is plenty for gaming and a cheaper motherboard will do the job.

 

[TDRM]

Cheap screen with the gtx 780 ti? Seems like a waste. For gaming you don't need an i7 or overclocking, 8gb ram is plenty for gaming and a cheaper motherboard will do the job.

Right ok, so I could reduce the cost getting a cheeper processor and less ram. I suppose I could put that part of the budget into a better screen…?

 

[Spuff]

I certainly concur about the RAM. If you ever found you were using all of 8GB, and I think for a few years at least you won't for games, then you can just buy more RAM. It's very easy to fit.

Personally I prefer playing action games with a gamepad (I use a PS3 controller). The strategy game I'm currently playing that requires a keyboard, I can't imagine would benefit from anything better than the £30ish keyboard I use. If I was playing a multi-player game that required use of the keyboard, I would not be thinking I was losing because my keys were not actuating as fast as other people's.
Ideally you would try keyboards before you decided what suited you best.

 

[TDRM]

Ok then well I will change that then.

 

[Cadwah]

Use the savings to get a slightly better case, faster SSD and Caviar black HDD