The following purchase advice is targeted at users who are looking for a High-End Gaming PC. You should be aware that this recommendation results in quite an expensive system. All the products we mention we would buy ourselves.

System components

Motherboard:	ASUS P9X79 WS	366.- CHF	305.- EUR
Processor:	Intel Core i7-3930K	569.- CHF	474.- EUR
Memory:	G.Skill ARES 4 x 4 GB DDR3 2133 CL9-11-10-28	187.- CHF	156.- EUR
Graphics card:	ASUS GTX 680 DirectCU II OC	599.- CHF	499.- EUR
Solid State Disk:	OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240 GByte	581.- CHF	484.- EUR
Hard drive:	Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 7200 RPM 4 Terabyte	299.- CHF	249.- EUR
DVD/CD burner:	LG BH10LS, BluRay/DVD Brenner	89.- CHF	74.- EUR
Subtotal:		2690.-  CHF	2242.- EUR

Brief description

Regarding motherboard, processor and memory we recommend Intels most recent socket 2011 combined with 4 x 4 GByte of DDR3 memory. Paired up with an Intel Core i7-3930K CPU there is plenty of performance for gaming. The motherboard supports SLI which means that in a year, if you shouldn't have enough gaming power anymore, you can simply buy the same graphics card you already own for a second time and you're back in business. As a video card we recommend a GeForce GTX 680.

Case, Power Supply, Cooling

Case:	Lian Li PC-V1020B	250.- CHF	208.- EUR
CPU cooler:	Prolimatech Super Mega	80.- CHF	67.- EUR
Fan:	2 x Xigmatek XLF-F1455 140mm	48.- CHF	40.- EUR
Power Supply:	Seasonic P-1000 (SS-1000XP F3) 1000 Watt	263.- CHF	219.- EUR
Subtotal:		641.- CHF	534.- EUR

Brief description

With the Lian Li PC-V1020B we recommend an extravagant midi tower. Lian Li is famous for their craftmanship. Within the past years they've set one standard after another when it comes to high-end computer cases. Regarding the power supply we chose a Seasonic P-1000 (SS-1000XP F3). The thing offers 1000 Watts and it has been 80 PLUS Platinum certified. According to 80plus.org this block offers more than 92.5 percent efficiency at 50 percent load. Of course, a system like this needs an adequate and silent CPU cooler. Prolimatechs Super Mega, paired with two Xigmateck XLF-F1455 140 millimeter fans does this job really good.

Dispaly and Peripherals

Display:	HP ZR2740w, 27'' LED, IPS 2560 x 1440 Pixel	641- CHF	524.- EUR
Keyboard:	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate	155.- CHF	129.- EUR
Mouse:	SteelSeries Sensei	99.- CHF	83.- EUR
Mousepad:	SteelSeries 9HD	44.- CHF	37.- EUR
Headset:	Sennheiser PC 360	209.- CHF	174.- EUR
Subtotal:		1148.- CHF	947.- EUR

Brief description

Regarding the display we recommend a 27 inch one from HP which ships with an IPS panel and 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. Therefore this display can also be used for professional purposes. The keyboard in this case comes from Razer. It is fully mechanical and should withstand millions of keystrokes. Mouse an mousepad are from SteelSeries. This combination allows incredibly precise aiming. Last but not least there is the headset which comes from Sennheiser. Once you wear this thing you'll know why we recommend it.
If you should be thinking about buying this entire configuration you'd have to pay CHF 4479.- The price is without obligation.

Total:

4479.- CHF

3733.- EUR

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