Budget 4K, Ultra settings 60fps PC

If you told me you weren't going to do any photo editing this would be easier as I wouldn't spec the 1231 and 16GB of RAM for that.

As it stands:

  • 1231 has hyperthreading for photo/video editing speed benefits
  • 16GB of ram for the same
  • Decently fast SSD and standard 1TB platter drive
  • Dual Fury X's as they are cheaper than 980ti's right now
  • Case has side vents to mount the dual radiators behind the HDD trays and side vents over the cards themselves for extra fans
  • 27" 4K screen is the weakest part of this build, 4K really needs 30"+ to look substantively different than 1440p. If I were able to get rid of the 1231 and 16GB of ram for editing it would likely pay for a larger monitor.
  • Decent Mechanical keyboard and good mouse.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £206.34 @ More Computers
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £83.99 @ Ebuyer
Memory Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory £28.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory £28.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £49.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage *Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £34.98 @ Amazon UK
Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) £489.99 @ Ebuyer
Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) £489.99 @ Ebuyer
Case Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case £33.70 @ Aria PC
Power Supply XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £79.00 @ Aria PC
Monitor LG 27MU67 60Hz 27.0" Monitor £389.99 @ Ebuyer
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard £74.52 @ More Computers
Mouse Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse £34.99 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £2025.46
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 15:00 GMT+0000
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