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Hi guys,

 

I am going to be building my first system in the next 2 weeks. I am going to be using the X99 platform because of future upgradeability. I am also wanting to preferably go with the MATX chassis but am willing to go with an ATX chassis. If I go down the MATX route I want the case to be the Corsair Air 240 and if I go with an ATX chassis I want either the Air 540 or the Phanteks Enthoo Pro. The reason I was thinking of going with a MATX case was I do not have a lot of room to put the PC at this moment and time, so if I had to go with ATX I would prefer the Air 540.

The systems going to be used for Gaming, Web development, Programming, Virtualization, Browing the web and the occasional editing. I do game quite a bit so I would need the system to be strong enough to run the latest games such as BF Hardline and GTA 5 on ultra above 70fps.

I also do not wish to SLI the system in the future I would much rather just have 1 high-end video card such as 980ti if it gets released or the r9 390x depending on the heat and power consumption.

I have come up with 2 possible builds but am unsure which would be best. If anyone could suggest a build that would be better than my chosen 2 then that would be great.

 

Build 1 (matx)

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BxzYYJ

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£304.97 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£97.07 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£184.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£66.35 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1205.59
 
Build 2 (atx)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NDWDVn
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£304.97 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.46 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£165.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1191.35
 

Things I don't need:

Operating System.

Keyboard/Mouse

Monitor

 

 

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If you're not to going to SLI and don't otherwise need lots of PCIe slots then the only thing you're missing going down to mATX is the extra RAM slots.

 

But 16GB DIMMs are coming out so even with 4 slots you could do 64GB of RAM.

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Hello GamerSteven and welcome to the community :)
 
Both plans look pretty good. since you are not going for multiple GPUs, both PSUs are a bit overkills, but give you lots of room for future expansions. 
I would definitely add a SSD to any plan as a boot drive and for the more demanding programs/games. SSDs decrease loading times and boot time, increase transfer speeds and make the whole system much more responsive. :)
 
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Hello GamerSteven and welcome to the community :)
 
Both plans look pretty good. since you are not going for multiple GPUs, both PSUs are a bit overkills, but give you lots of room for future expansions. 
I would definitely add a SSD to any plan as a boot drive and for the more demanding programs/games. SSDs decrease loading times and boot time, increase transfer speeds and make the whole system much more responsive. :)
 
Captain_WD.

 

Hi there.

 

I was going  to add a 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD to the system, but I forgot to put it into any of the builds. I was also thinking of adding at a later date an M.2 SSD but am unsure on which one would be best and if they are worth it. Do you reckon I should change the PSU to a lower wattage one or would I be better just sticking with this one just to be safe.

 

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Hi there.

 

I was going  to add a 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD to the system, but I forgot to put it into any of the builds. I was also thinking of adding at a later date an M.2 SSD but am unsure on which one would be best and if they are worth it. Do you reckon I should change the PSU to a lower wattage one or would I be better just sticking with this one just to be safe.

 

-GamerSteven

 

Well a larger PSU would give you more room for future upgrades and could last through more future builds, but either way you should be good for this particular build. I doubt you'd exceed 600W even if you add a second GPU and OC the CPU. :)
 
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you should defiantly have a ssd

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you should defiantly have a ssd

I am going to be adding a 256gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD I just forgot to put it in the part list for both systems.

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I am going to be adding a 256gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD I just forgot to put it in the part list for both systems.

If you go with the corsair Air 240 case just be careful with the gpu selection as some don't fit due to the heatpipes. The MSI card twin frozr is too big for that case.

 

See this thread on Corsair website - http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=133256

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If you go with the corsair Air 240 case just be careful with the gpu selection as some don't fit due to the heatpipes. The MSI card twin frozr is too big for that case.

 

See this thread on Corsair website - http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=133256

@lee32uk I have decided on the build I am going to go with and this is it: Also would there be anything that you would change in the build or should everything be fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WdPXqs
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£304.97 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.46 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£165.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£126.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1281.85
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@lee32uk I have decided on the build I am going to go with and this is it: Also would there be anything that you would change in the build or should everything be fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WdPXqs
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£304.97 @ CCL Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.46 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£165.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£126.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1281.85

 

I am not the biggest fan of ASRock.

 

The MSI board will look nice in a White/Black case. The Phanteks cooler also matches.

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.54 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£68.57 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£189.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£145.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£117.50 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1285.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am not the biggest fan of ASRock.

 

The MSI board will look nice in a White/Black case. The Phanteks cooler also matches.

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.54 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£68.57 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£189.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£145.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£117.50 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1285.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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@lee32uk I like the colour scheme you have chosen but I have only 2 questions and that is how good of a job does the Phanteks cooler do at cooling the CPU under load. The other question is what made you change the SSD from the Samsung one to the Crucial one?

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@lee32uk I like the colour scheme you have chosen but I have only 2 questions and that is how good of a job does the Phanteks cooler do at cooling the CPU under load. The other question is what made you change the SSD from the Samsung one to the Crucial one?

The Phanteks will match the D15 in terms of cooling performance. The Noctua will probably be slightly quieter, but the fans kind of spoil the colour scheme. Another good cooler is the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro and Pro 3 although they are a bit of a fiddle to install. They look very nice though (I myself have a Dark Rock 2) 

 

 

The Crucial SSD is slightly cheaper and just as good. You won't notice any performance difference between the Samsung or Crucial drives.

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X99 does not much more upgradeability than Z97. Especially since the plan is to stick with a single gpu. Unless the plan is to run a large number of VM, An i7-4790K will provide more than enough processing power. Use the savings to get a better gpu and more ssd.

 

The psu is much larger than needed for a single Nvidia gpu system.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£96.71 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£96.50 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£85.46 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5"; Solid State Drive  (£76.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5:; 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.31 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1041.15
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The Phanteks will match the D15 in terms of cooling performance. The Noctua will probably be slightly quieter, but the fans kind of spoil the colour scheme. Another good cooler is the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro and Pro 3 although they are a bit of a fiddle to install. They look very nice though (I myself have a Dark Rock 2) 

 

 

The Crucial SSD is slightly cheaper and just as good. You won't notice any performance difference between the Samsung or Crucial drives.

@lee32uk : Ok thanks I will go with the Phanteks cooler.

 

X99 does not much more upgradeability than Z97. Especially since the plan is to stick with a single gpu. Unless the plan is to run a large number of VM, An i7-4790K will provide more than enough processing power. Use the savings to get a better gpu and more ssd.

 

The psu is much larger than needed for a single Nvidia gpu system.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£233.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£96.71 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£96.50 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£85.46 @ More Computers)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5"; Solid State Drive  (£76.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5:; 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.31 @ More Computers)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1041.15

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@brob : Hi brob thanks for your reply, I am wanting to go with the air 540 ATX chassis now so if you could wouldn't mind could you put together a system in this case with the  Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler. I might consider going with SLI but it wouldn't be with 970's.

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I think if you're buying a X99 motherboard, you should think about expansion, like dual-graphics or more ram, like 1x 16GB. So, less is more.

 

Also, I really like Phanteks products, but Noctua is like the NASA but of the computer fans, no window cases are perfect for the use of Noctuas.

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I think if you're buying a X99 motherboard, you should think about expansion, like dual-graphics or more ram, like 1x 16GB. So, less is more.

 

Also, I really like Phanteks products, but Noctua is like the NASA but of the computer fans, no window cases are perfect for the use of Noctuas.

The MSI board has 8 Ram slots so adding more ram won't be an issue.

 

Noctua are good but they look pretty ugly. In a non windowed case they are fine, but it would ruin the aesthetics for this build. 

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I know you're already adding an SSD but they are the biggest bottleneck of PCs believe it or not as they make responsiveness hugely improved.

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  • Motherboard   ASUS Z97 Pro Gamer
  • RAM                 Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB (4x4GB) 1866MHz
  • GPU                 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
  • Case                NZXT S340 Red/Black Edition
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If you're not to going to SLI and don't otherwise need lots of PCIe slots then the only thing you're missing going down to mATX is the extra RAM slots.

 

But 16GB DIMMs are coming out so even with 4 slots you could do 64GB of RAM.

Er... overkill?

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@lee32uk : Ok thanks I will go with the Phanteks cooler.

 

@brob : Hi brob thanks for your reply, I am wanting to go with the air 540 ATX chassis now so if you could wouldn't mind could you put together a system in this case with the  Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler. I might consider going with SLI but it wouldn't be with 970's.

 

The Phanteks PH-TC14PE is 171mm tall. The case specifies a max cpu cooler height of 170mm. So I went with the excellent NH-U14S. I also beefed up the psu since you indicate that you may want to go with SLI at some point.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£233.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.12 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£106.73 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£85.46 @ More Computers)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5"; Solid State Drive  (£76.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"; 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1068.43

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The Phanteks PH-TC14PE is 171mm tall. The case specifies a max cpu cooler height of 170mm. So I went with the excellent NH-U14S. I also beefed up the psu since you indicate that you may want to go with SLI at some point.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£233.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.12 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£106.73 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£85.46 @ More Computers)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5"; Solid State Drive  (£76.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"; 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1068.43

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I think the listing on corsair website is incorrect regarding the cpu cooler height, as the review below states 195mm of clearance. 

 

http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/luke-hill/corsair-carbide-series-air-540-cube-case-review/5/

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@lee32uk,@brob I have decided not to go with the x99 platform I am just going to go with the i7 4790k and have came up with this build here :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YxsKQ7

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.46 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£98.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£83.24 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1026.80
 
Would there be anything else I should change in the system?
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@lee32uk,@brob I have decided not to go with the x99 platform I am just going to go with the i7 4790k and have came up with this build here :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YxsKQ7

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£65.46 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£98.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£83.24 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£272.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1026.80
 
Would there be anything else I should change in the system?

 

If you are not bothered by the colour scheme then it looks good. The only thing missing is an SSD if you don't already have one.

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As @lee32uk suggested, an ssd is needed. Other than that it looks good.

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Seems a mosh of colours to me, how does this look?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£67.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£97.25 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£274.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£114.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1103.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Prefer Gigabyte boards myself anyway, good solid SSD, 16GB of Kingston Fury and the Phanteks cooler which is up there in terms of performance with the NH-D15

i5 4670k - Z87X-UD3H - EVGA GTX 670 Sig 2 - Samsung 840 Evo 250GB - 8GB Avexir Core White 1600Mhz - Corsair 750D w/ RGB LED Mod & Remote Control - 2x SP120 - 3x Enermax Cluster - 2TB Seagate SSHD - Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 - SuperFlower Leadex Gold 750W 

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