dream pc build for £3000 / $3500ish

Does that include 1 or multiple screens or do you have those already? And if so, which ones do you have, or what are your needs/requirements for those?

That seems like flushing cash down the toilet ..

I7 With some ridiculous amount of ram and a Titan seems to be going for about that much .

Cant get any better then that i guess .

Don't waste your money.
$1500 for case and contents will get you a nice i7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, an NVidia 1080, a 256GB SSD, a 1TB HDD, a soundcard, some fans and heatsinks, a spiffy case.

If you're hellbent on spending the money, get one of these: https://build2.falcon-nw.com/Configurator/Configurator?s=1#

As the others have said, it's a lot of money.
Would you consider buying a great setup for less and saving the rest for upgrades down the line?
Some people are fine "wasting" money for an immediate 5% FPS increase, others (the sensible ones :P) invest over time.

I recently built a PC with a xeon quad core hyperthreaded CPU, 24 GB of ram, and a geforce 1050ti, that runs everything I throw at it on ultra. It cost under 400 dollars. Spending a lot doesn't equal performance if you don't know what you're doing. Buy used parts, get a decent new graphics card, and put the rest of the money to a better use. 3 big ones is too much to spend on a computer mate.

Build for 1500 one now and after a year or 1 1/2 or so for 1500 again one. I bet with anyone you will be able to paly over the time with better performance then with a 3000 Monster. Or use the 1500 that stay over the time for upgrades. bet you could have that way for a few years a decent all the time on top system.

lol

Build one $1500 PC now and another several years from now.
edit: Doh, BigTxT said the same thing. Ninja'd ;_;

Thanks guys, yes if i can spend less that would be awesome :) my main worry is that with the new games due out over the next couple of years i wont have enough specs to run them, so i'm trying to get something that will last about 4 years. my current pc has only lasted about 2 years. i'd rather spend a wee bit more now rather than tinkering with it in a year. but if it's more expensive that way maybe not. as you can tell i'm very confused :P

You don't need that much, ever. Depending on where you live, you should be able to buy good enough PC for everything you might need, for less than 1500 euros. Buying anything past that is simply put money waste, I consider even that specific setup as very close to money waste as well, but I can understand that in some specific picky situations, it might be needed or wanted. Therefore, feel free to buy this one or similar one, add all needed things, and keep your extra cash for next one in 2 years or 3.

Buying anything more expensive won't prolong life of your rig, this is not how technology works. Above is top-notch, everything past that is money waste (at least in terms of gaming, because we could in theory talk about other usages where e.g. i7 could be useful, but that is not happening here, ever).

Wiat for the new AMD Zen processors and AM4 architecture, they'll release from January 2017 and their productivity will be equal to I7,but 3 times cheaper.

if you playing 8 hrs or so i would reconmend you install a " Water cooling system on your GFX card + CPU so it dosent over heat due to the warm Flat and keep it at a nice good Temp !!!

I see no problem with a high end PC, but if you're sticking to 1080p monitors then there's not much point, IMO. If you had a 4K monitor, two high end graphics cards might have been justified. As is, I'm not sure.

wow - why not just buy a good computer and then go into the back yard and burn the rest - as that is pretty much what you are doing with that pc setup - giggle - that is my opinion only though; your money, so splurge on what you want :0)

What is your current setup?
2500 - 3000 pounds sounds like throwing money out of the window.
Also, 21-23° C is a normal temperature. Other countries have 25-30 as their normal temps ;)

thanks, i will prob upgrade my main monitor but probably not till it breaks. most of the time i don't buy something till i really need it or it can't be fixed and i always save before buying :) since tech has come down in price i can get a bit more value than the last time i got a new pc. but since my gran would spend money to get a new pc when my old one would suit her basic use i have an excuse to buy a new one. :) if the new graphics cards come out in January it's probably a good idea to wait till then, thanks. you lot have given me a lot to think about and go on so will do some research and see what happens.

LOL. Saved up $3k for a new pc, doesn't even include a ga in his request topic.

Yo, I see you're a fellow Scotlander! Yay!

Have you checked out Kustompcs.co.uk ? A Scottish company ! They can build ( or even just recommend ) systems to your price / requirements.

You shouldn't need to spend that much to have an amazing rig that will last awhile. Maybe 1500 - 2000.. I could put together some example builds for you later today if you'd like, just let me know what version of windows you would like to use right now. Also let me know if K/M and monitor are needed too. HDMI cables, etc... Also if you'd prefer liquid cooling or just fans, I know personally I'm still nervous using liquid cooling, I still just build with cases that have good airflow and lots of fans.

For this much money… you could get an LGA-2011 Core i7, 64 GB RAM, a 256 GB M.2 NVMe SSD + 6 TB HDD, plus dual GTX 1080 cards.

Funny enough, I can think of a single-CPU/dual-GPU/quad-channel/single-SSD/single-HDD build that would most likely even go beyond your budget. It involves an i7-6950X, an ASrock Fatal1ty mobo, 8×8 GB 3600 MHz CL16 RAM sticks, 1 TB SSD, and a WD Gold 10 TB HDD. I have a theoretical MEGAPC build that would cost somewhere around 5500 GBP and only uses 3 HDDs, so not even datacenter level of capacity.

The users over at a Dutch computer/tech site create a custom setup every month for several different uses. For November they have a High-end gaming system and an Ultrasuperduperwasteyourmoneyhere system. The High-End one can be a nice indication of what a good setup can look like. It's in Dutch, so it does require some translate.google or some such. For 1600 euro they suggest a build that does include an (overclockable) i7 if you are planning to stream/record.
Just like with any list, there is plenty of room for debate, so not everyone agrees with this setup. I7 or i5, K or non-K...

https://tweakers.net/reviews/4967/3/desktop-best-buy-guide-november-2016-high-end-gamesysteem.html

omdg.... 3k pounds this is my all year money.......... anyone have a gun??

I mostly used this site for configuration and this channel to make the pc, not a treehouse :). The build a gaming PC series are pretty good.

thoughts so far https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pq9KKZ