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Hi,

 

This is my first ever build and I'm planning on buy the stuff at the end of the week, have i missed any thing off or is there a better alternative i could use.  Also will it all work together???

 

PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 ATX Power Supply - 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Fully Modular PSU

 

Optical Pioneer BDR-209EBK 128GB 16x Multi Layer Blu Ray Re-Writer - Black - Full Retail Boxed

 

Motherboard ASUS ROG RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 Intel X99 (Socket 2011-3) Motherboard

 

CPU Intel Core i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail

 

GPU ASUS GeForce GTX 980 ROG MATRIX PLATINUM 4GB GDDR5

 

Case Cooling Corsair Air Series SP120 PWM Quiet Edition High Static Pressure Fan Twin Pack

 

CPU Cooling Corsair Hydro Series? H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

 

RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Red 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit

 

Case Corsair Obsidian Series 900D Super Tower case, Black, Windowed

 

OS SSD Samsung 850 Evo Basic 500GB Solid State Hard Drive 2.5" Basic Kit with Data Migration Software - Retail

 

Storage HDD WD Black 3TB 64MB Cache Hard Disk Drive SATA 6 Gb/s 168MB/s 7200rpm - OEM

 

Audio Card Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus Gaming Set

 

Controller Asus ROG Front Base Dual Bay Gaming Panel - Fan & System Controller

 

OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro Operating System - 32/64 Bit - Full Retail

 

Peripherals ASUS Vulcan Pro Gaming Headset ROG

 

Gaming Audio Series SP2500 High-power 2.1 PC Speaker System

 

Asus ROG Swift NVidia GSYNCTM 27 Inch WQHD LED Monitor

MAD CATZ S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 Gaming Keyboard

MAD CATZ M.M.O. 7 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black & Orange

Logitech Webcam C930 E Webcam

 

Once i have it all will take some pictures as i build it not into the making videos.

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3 things...

 

You don't need a 1200W PSU, unless going for tripple titans or more,

 

It's not a very balanced build (you havn't stated usage)

In that price-range I'd be looking at sli 980's and a larger and faster SSD

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3 things...

 

You don't need a 1200W PSU, unless going for tripple titans or more,

 

It's not a very balanced build (you havn't stated usage)

In that price-range I'd be looking at sli 980's and a larger and faster SSD

 

Would i be better changing the GPU for a SLI configuration.

 

Plan on using it for gaming and some photo editing but would like some future proofing.

 

Budget is about £3500.

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Your going way over what you need..

 

I would say Spend £1500 - £2000 and save the rest for a future buy.. There is no future-proofing at the moment. The chipsets and sockets for the CPU changes and then it's a full build.

 

I would say get an 850W decent PSU, a z97 board and a 4790k & 16-32GB ram (if small size and number of editing, 8 is fine) with a 500GB ssd and 2 HDD's (make them mirror each other for data security, Also have external for back-ups) and a single 980..

 

Then in about 2-3 years get a new graphics card.. In a further 2-3 years replace the whole thing. Cost the same, perform pretty much the same (for your usage) and last longer on the same budget.

 

 

Would i be better changing the GPU for a SLI configuration.

 

Plan on using it for gaming and some photo editing but would like some future proofing.

 

Budget is about £3500.

 

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This is what i could do within your budget, didn't include peripherals though, there's still £1400 left to be spent

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£431.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£189.99 @ Dabs)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£141.79 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.79 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.98 @ Novatech)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor

Total: £2177.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is what i could do within your budget, didn't include peripherals though, there's still £1400 left to be spent

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£431.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£189.99 @ Dabs)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£141.79 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.79 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.98 @ Novatech)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor

Total: £2177.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This looks great.

 

I have not got a clue about pc creation I'm one of those that if its expensive it must be good!

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wait for the 980TI tho

should be out very soon

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

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This looks great.

 

I have not got a clue about pc creation I'm one of those that if its expensive it must be good!

 

To a point, but there is also a point where you just start wasting money.

 

Here is a modified version of that build.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.54 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£100.51 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£189.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£135.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£145.98 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£375.78 @ Dabs) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£375.78 @ Dabs) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£125.24 @ More Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£378.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £2415.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 15:36 BST+0100
 
It may look like the price is higher on this build but the other didn't have a price on the monitor.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QLGq29

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This looks great.

 

I have not got a clue about pc creation I'm one of those that if its expensive it must be good!

That is usually one way to empty your wallet. You do get what you pay for with some items. Other things are just overpriced.

 

Are you going to be building this pc yourself ?

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This is what i could do within your budget, didn't include peripherals though, there's still £1400 left to be spent

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£431.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£189.99 @ Dabs)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£141.79 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.79 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.98 @ Novatech)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor

Total: £2177.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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That total price is way out when you click on the link. You are still under budget, but the total is £2.9K rather than £2.1K. For some reason the monitor hasn't been included in the price.

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I would go with something like this.

 

The i7 4790K is a great all round cpu. If you look at gaming benchmarks you will see that it matches/beats the 5820K in most games. By the time a 6 core cpu is standard for gaming then things will have moved on anyway. There is also a '2 for 1' offer on Gigabyte Black edition boards that lets you swap the board for a new one within 3 years.

 

See here - http://bk.gigabyte.eu/EN_bk_UK_Ireland.html

 

There is also a cashback offer if you buy a cpu/board bundle - https://toptechcashback.com/uk/en/pages/cpumb/qualifying?utm_source=Overclockers+UK+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4c4a227cf4-Intel_Cashback_CW215_22_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c199b69777-4c4a227cf4-212867289

 

The Titan X will easily handle 1440p. It will even do a good job at 4K. There is room for a 2nd card if you ever want to SLI.

 

I haven't included the peripherals so you will need to add them in.

 

If you are not in a rush to buy anything then the new cards should be here pretty soon (June time).

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£124.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£99.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£139.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£78.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  (£824.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  (£111.84 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£563.99 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £2475.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£262.00 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£181.92 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£85.12 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£145.98 @ Aria PC) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  (£888.00 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.94 @ More Computers) 


Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  (£12.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers) 

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£749.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£119.99 @ Novatech) 

Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  (£34.60 @ Ebuyer) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset  (£66.35 @ CCL Computers) 

Speakers: Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 232W 2.1ch Speakers  (£175.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £3118.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 17:02 BST+0100

 

Call me old school but I'd rather stick with 4790K to get a Titan X

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Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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That total price is way out when you click on the link. You are still under budget, but the total is £2.9K rather than £2.1K. For some reason the monitor hasn't been included in the price.

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Hi,

 

Guys thank you for all your help. Had a look at it all and this is the build that i am going to do.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£305.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£100.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£200.39 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£273.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 845DC EVO 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£239.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£454.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£454.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (£299.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£106.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£57.79 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Monitor: Acer XB270HA 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£367.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Monitor: Acer XB270HA 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£367.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Speakers: Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 232W 2.1ch Speakers  (£178.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £3534.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 19:50 BST+0100
 
Yeah its a little over my budget but that because i seen the Cosmo II and like the idea with the covers to keep little fingers out when I'm not on it.
 
You may all shout at me for ordering at the same place but i find its so much easier if i can get it all in one go with my job.
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Hi,

 

Guys thank you for all your help. Had a look at it all and this is the build that i am going to do.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£305.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£100.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£200.39 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£273.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 845DC EVO 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£239.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£454.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£454.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (£299.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£106.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£57.79 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Monitor: Acer XB270HA 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£367.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Monitor: Acer XB270HA 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£367.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Speakers: Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 232W 2.1ch Speakers  (£178.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £3534.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 19:50 BST+0100
 
Yeah its a little over my budget but that because i seen the Cosmo II and like the idea with the covers to keep little fingers out when I'm not on it.
 
You may all shout at me for ordering at the same place but i find its so much easier if i can get it all in one go with my job.

 

That SSD is a bit of a waste for a gaming/home pc as it is designed for use in workstation pc's. I would stick with the 850 Evo or the Crucial BX100/MX100/MX200.

 

You don't need 32GB Ram.

 

WD Black drives are overpriced as well. A Seagate would do the same job for less.

 

Why two 144HZ Monitors ? And with this budget you should be aiming for 1440p or even 4K

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That SSD is a bit of a waste for a gaming/home pc as it is designed for use in workstation pc's. I would stick with the 850 Evo or the Crucial BX100/MX100/MX200.

 

You don't need 32GB Ram.

 

WD Black drives are overpriced as well. A Seagate would do the same job for less.

 

Why two 144HZ Monitors ? And with this budget you should be aiming for 1440p or even 4K

 

The SSD is a 850 Evo didn't notice that must have selected the wrong one.

 

Been looking at the ASUS PB287Q 4K Monitor, and cannot really think of a reason why i would need 2 for gaming, 3 yes but not 2.

 

Also reduced the ram to 16GB.

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