I've been a suscriber for a while and finally planning to make the switch to PC gaming. I live in England and I have a budget of about £1000-1500.
As I'm still currently a uni student I'll be moving house a few more times in the near future, as such I'm looking to build my PC in the upcoming Bitfenix Progidy M Case, because I like the size, look and portability of the case, but I also like the idea of having the choice to SLI or Crossfire in the future inside the compact case.
I am mainly using the PC to game with, but in the new year I will start my new weekend job as a camera skydiver, so a PC that will quickly edit footage will also be a big plus as I don't think my little ultra book is quite up to the challenge, not too fussed about an optical/blue ray drive as I can always buy an external one if I need to.
Apart from that I'm looking for advice concerning everything! I wont be buying until Christmas/new year but I'm always on the lookout for deals so I want to know what to look out for as the occasional ebay and gumtree bargain will help keep costs to a minimum. Pretty set on using a simple self contained watercooler/radiator system to cool the CPU and keep noise down as well.
My main question is GPU... Thanks to the price drop by Nvidia the 780 is now between £350-420 depending on the model and where it's bought, I like that it is low on power and runs cooler than the R9-290X but will mantle make the AMD card a better option? Also the 780 does SLI well so I have bee thinking that will be the future direction, but for now a single card will do. Also will the new Nvidia capture software make up for the lack of mantle?
Also I have a 3D TV can anyone tell me how/if it is possible to game in 3D with titles such as Battlefield 4?
A simple mechanical keyboard and simple mouse will be needed... but there are so many different brands and models I just want something to do the job!
I know it's a lot of questions but I'd love some help/advice.
Cheers in advance!
Max