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Pretty sure they're 5ghz cpus. Just be careful, they take up alot of juice and have a high temp. If you upgrade then I suggest upgrading psu(at a certain point) and better cpu cooling/case cooling

What should I upgrade the PSU to in the future? Also would the Corsair H100i do the job and I would add a few fans into the front of the case.

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A GTX 980 is overkill at 1080p. Also stick with an Intel cpu as you have the budget.

 

The XFX psu in my spec is very good (Made by Seasonic). I have the 750W version in my own pc.

 

Fully modular - All the cables can be detached from the power supply, so you only plug in what you need.

 

Semi modular - The 24 pin, 8 pin cpu and usually 2 pci-e cables are hardwired (The combo can be different depending on the psu in question). You then plug in any other cables you need (SATA, Molex etc)

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A GTX 980 is overkill at 1080p. Also stick with an Intel cpu as you have the budget.

 

The XFX psu in my spec is very good (Made by Seasonic). I have the 750W version in my own pc.

 

Fully modular - All the cables can be detached from the power supply, so you only plug in what you need.

 

Semi modular - The 24 pin, 8 pin cpu and usually 2 pci-e cables are hardwired (The combo can be different depending on the psu in question). You then plug in any other cables you need (SATA, Molex etc)

Lee, What would you recommend for a 1080p build since you think that the 980 would be overkill for the resolution?

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Lee, What would you recommend for a 1080p build since you think that the 980 would be overkill for the resolution?

Either an R9 290 or a GTX 970 if you want Nvidia. They are both solid cards at 1080p. The Vram issue won't be a problem at this resolution. If you go Nvidia then you can drop down to a 750W psu. For R9 290 i would stick with the 850W as they use a bit more power.

 

When you want extra performance in the future then stick a 2nd card in.

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Either an R9 290 or a GTX 970 if you want Nvidia. They are both solid cards at 1080p. The Vram issue won't be a problem at this resolution. If you go Nvidia then you can drop down to a 750W psu. For R9 290 i would stick with the 850W as they use a bit more power.

 

When you want extra performance in the future then stick a 2nd card in.

Ok, If i am not asking to much could you put together a build in uk.pcpartpicker.com with either AMD or INTEL. I would like the GTX 970 to be the GPU then. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£206.72 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.05 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.04 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£69.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £804.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 19:05 GMT+0000

 

If you're looking to spend more, I can change a few things around, but IMO this will suit all of your needs just fine. The R9 290 can max out every game out there in 1080p 60fps except for poorly coded UBshit games (even a GTX 980 wont max those). The Xeon E3 1231 V3 is 4 cores with hyper threading, but no integrated GPU, meaning it'll perform the same as a locked i7 since we have no need for an iGPU with the R9 290. Overclocking isn't needed to meet the performance you require to run multiple virtual machines due to the 4 cores with hyper threading for 8 threads. It'll dominate in gaming and in productivity. The important factors for the PSU are not what efficiency rating you get. That only matters to 24/7 server farms and bitcoin miners, you know people who run their machines at full load 24/7. What matters to normal people is voltage stability, ripple surpression, power-on-spike prevention and the like, which cannot be determined with a simple rating. You have to actually hook these PSUs up to dedicated testing equipment and go through everything like on JohnnyGuru. The Superflower unit in this build performs phenomenally at what we care about, and also just happens to get a Gold rating. The gold rating isn't what matters here though.

 

If you want overkill I can swap a few parts around for an i7-4790k, 212 evo, different GPU (or depending on budget SLI R9 290s), but remember that you won't actually get any benefit from these with your workload.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£206.72 @ More Computers)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.05 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.04 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.94 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£69.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Total: £804.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 19:05 GMT+0000

 

If you're looking to spend more, I can change a few things around, but IMO this will suit all of your needs just fine. The R9 290 can max out every game out there in 1080p 60fps except for poorly coded UBshit games (even a GTX 980 wont max those). The Xeon E3 1231 V3 is 4 cores with hyper threading, but no integrated GPU, meaning it'll perform the same as a locked i7 since we have no need for an iGPU with the R9 290. Overclocking isn't needed to meet the performance you require to run multiple virtual machines due to the 4 cores with hyper threading for 8 threads. It'll dominate in gaming and in productivity. The important factors for the PSU are not what efficiency rating you get. That only matters to 24/7 server farms and bitcoin miners, you know people who run their machines at full load 24/7. What matters to normal people is voltage stability, ripple surpression, power-on-spike prevention and the like, which cannot be determined with a simple rating. You have to actually hook these PSUs up to dedicated testing equipment and go through everything like on JohnnyGuru. The Superflower unit in this build performs phenomenally at what we care about, and also just happens to get a Gold rating. The gold rating isn't what matters here though.

 

If you want overkill I can swap a few parts around for an i7-4790k, 212 evo, different GPU (or depending on budget SLI R9 290s), but remember that you won't actually get any benefit from these with your workload.

If you could make one with the i7 4790k and either GPU

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A bit more expensive with a GTX 970. If you don't want to spend this much, then the Xeon cpu above is a good alternative. You won't be able to overclock the Xeon though as it isn't unlocked.

 

Also changed the psu to a non modular one to keep costs down. The Antec is also made by Seasonic.

 

The Phanteks is a very good case, and you will easily be able to hide the unused psu cables out of sight.  

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£260.34 @ Aria PC) 


Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.05 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.00 @ Amazon UK) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£275.94 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Total: £967.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I personally wouldn't bother with the extra expense as it doesn't actually do anything for you, but to each their own:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£260.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.05 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.04 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£69.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £929.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 21:39 GMT+0000

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A bit more expensive with a GTX 970. If you don't want to spend this much, then the Xeon cpu above is a good alternative. You won't be able to overclock the Xeon though as it isn't unlocked.
 
Also changed the psu to a non modular one to keep costs down. The Antec is also made by Seasonic.
 
The Phanteks is a very good case, and you will easily be able to hide the unused psu cables out of sight.  
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£260.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£275.94 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £967.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-08 19:28 GMT+0000

 

What about this system I have put together here : 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yjn8CJ
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.68 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£289.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£94.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £891.55
 
I choose the Xenon because I heard it is basically the i7 4790k but without the IGPU.
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What about this system I have put together here : 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yjn8CJ
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.68 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£289.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£94.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £891.55
 
I choose the Xenon because I heard it is basically the i7 4790k but without the IGPU.

 

Yeah the Xeon is similar to an i7 as it has hyperthreading as well. The cpu will boost up to 3.7GHz in turbo mode as well if the system needs it.

 

I would swap out the Corsair psu though. The CS range is pretty low end. The XFX 850W I specced is a better psu.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850xxxb9

 

Maybe swap the Ram for the Kingston HyperX Fury Black set so it matches the motherboard better. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28

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So just like this : 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8fn8CJ
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.68 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£53.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£289.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£77.26 @ More Computers) 
Total: £873.89
 
Also is the r9 290x a good GPU?
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