Help with X99 Build

StevenGibson1994 · February 13, 2015

Hi.

I am thinking of building my first X99 Chipset system for gaming and college work which contains Virtualisation and Programming etc.. I am wanting to keep the budget under £1200.

Requirements

I want the GPU to be the GTX 970.

RAM to be 16gb.

Non-Requirements

I don't need the O/S.

Keyboard

Mouse

Monitor

I look forward to the builds I receive.

SuperPug · February 13, 2015

For 1200£ you should probably go z97..

SimpleG · February 13, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£303.54 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.99 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£156.99 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£180.20 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.48 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£58.80 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£289.98 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.79 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1251.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Only 50 pounds over, imo worth it

February 13, 2015

Hi.

I am thinking of building my first X99 Chipset system for gaming and college work which contains Virtualisation and Programming etc.. I am wanting to keep the budget under £1200.

Requirements

I want the GPU to be the GTX 970.

RAM to be 16gb.

Non-Requirements

I don't need the O/S.

Keyboard

Mouse

Monitor

I look forward to the builds I receive.

What resolution is your monitor ?

Do you plan on SLI in the future ?

StevenGibson1994 · February 13, 2015

What resolution is your monitor ?

Do you plan on SLI in the future ?

Monitor is 1080p, and yes I would like to SLI in the future.

February 13, 2015

You can squeeze a 980 in if you go with Z97 although it is a touch overkill if you are using a 60Hz Monitor. If you move to a higher resolution in the future such as 4K then you can add a 2nd card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK EREBOSS BLACK 56.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£35.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.56 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£99.95 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.48 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£436.26 @ Amazon UK)

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

Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1199.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available