Final x99 Build Plan

[ImBleu]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($397.00) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased for $121.00) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($255.00) 

Memory: G.Skill Value 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($303.00) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased for $74.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased for $52.00) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($567.00) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased for $161.00) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased for $206.00) 

Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive  (Purchased for $18.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased) 

Total: $2154.00

 

 

(The prices may seem higher than US prices, I'm buying internationally so I converted all the prices from my local store to USD for your added convenience)

 

And yes; I will make a build log of this, don't worry, If all goes to plan this will all be built next weekend. I've considered Z97 with a 4790k but This build is only around $150 more expensive going with these parts instead of a 4790k, Maximus VII Hero & 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro. Only 'benefit' of Z97 would be the included Assassins Creed Unity code with it (lol) and the few dollars of saving. I'll definitely be adding more storage to this in a few months though. Please note that my options are limited here as not many parts make it to our market without being heavily inflated.

 

Location: Hong Kong

Budget: ~$2000 USD

Usage: High-Res Gaming, Adobe Creative Suite CS6 & Web Development

 

What do you all think?

[Gofspar]

I can hit you up with a free optical drive. :L

[Clyne]

Some of these prices are cheaper than what i purchased for my rig.....

But it looks good to me.

[SeanAngelo]

solid build, cant wait to see the build log!

[ImBleu]

solid build, cant wait to see the build log!

 

Don't worry. It'll definitely happen. I had planned for it to be my 1,000th post but I got ahead of myself. and I don't think I can make 500 posts in the next few days so yea. Maybe I'll throw in some extra storage and a second graphics card for my 2,000th post

[I/O]

I can hit you up with a free optical drive. :L

Hes in Hong Kong ... They just give stuff that that away for free LOL.

[ImBleu]

Hes in Hong Kong ... They just give stuff that that away for free LOL.

 

Not quite but Yeah. Also it's not worth your while to send me an optical drive overseas -it's cheaper to buy one here.

 

Thanks for the offer though @Gofspar

[fringie]

You might want a bigger SSD, I originally bought a 120GB for my OS, programs and a couple games. I quickly upgraded to a 500gb and now the 128gb sits in my PC doing nothing. 120/128gb gets filled fast. Since it seems you'll be using your HDD a lot (if you get like a 500/1tb SSD disregard this suggestion) I'd recommend going for the Caviar Black Western Digital HDD - moooooar performance. 

[ImBleu]

You might want a bigger SSD, I originally bought a 120GB for my OS, programs and a couple games. I quickly upgraded to a 500gb and now the 128gb sits in my PC doing nothing. 120/128gb gets filled fast. Since it seems you'll be using your HDD a lot (if you get like a 500/1tb SSD disregard this suggestion) I'd recommend going for the Caviar Black Western Digital HDD - moooooar performance. 

 

Already have the 1TB Blue + 128GB SSD left over, I will add more storage as I progress though. The Samsung 840 Evo 1TB SSDs are about the same price as a GTX980 though

[fringie]

Already have the 1TB Blue + 128GB SSD left over, I will add more storage as I progress though. The Samsung 840 Evo 1TB SSDs are about the same price as a GTX980 though

><, their will be deals on soon enough don't you worry (then again it'll still be p expensive even with deals).

[I/O]

I would say go with a cheaper CPU cooler and invest in a higher capacity SSD.

[ImBleu]

I would say go with a cheaper CPU cooler and invest in a higher capacity SSD.

 

Corsair already sent me a H105, no can do. 

[I/O]

Corsair already sent me a H105, no can do. 

Get more SSD please. Thank me later.

[ImBleu]

Get more SSD please. Thank me later.

 

 

If you read up, I know this. I'll likely do a Build log v2 and add more ssds / hdds, maybe a new case and maybe a second gpu. 

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

that i7 is expensive

[ImBleu]

that i7 is expensive

 

it's a similar price to the i7-4790k And I'm willing to pay for it.

[Dabombinable]

Nice build, that should be relatively future proof, and be glad your not buying in Australia, the cheapest 970 I could pick up was $ 579.95, with 980s being pretty much pointless at their cost.

[ImBleu]

Nice build, that should be relatively future proof, and be glad your not buying in Australia, the cheapest 970 I could pick up was $ 579.95, with 980s being pretty much pointless at their cost.

Jesus Christ.

 

Well I guess you win some and you loose some. Unless you're australian; then you loose them all.

[ImBleu]

Well it turns out that while I was going to replace the G.Skill value 16GB for a Corsair LPX kit, that my local shop ran out of it and won't restock for a few more weeks.

 

 

Now to delay the build, or settle on different ram...

[Dabombinable]

Well it turns out that while I was going to replace the G.Skill value 16GB for a Corsair LPX kit, that my local shop ran out of it and won't restock for a few more weeks.

 

 

Now to delay the build, or settle on different ram...

Try some kingston hyperX ram, I've found that it performs very well. http://www.kingston.com/en/hyperx/memory/fury