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I am still undecided on the components I want for my x99 build, If X99 doesn't seem the best option then I will go for i7 4790k

 

1. Budget & Location
£1200, United Kingdom

2. Aim
Browsing the web, programming, web design, virtual machines and playing games such as BF4, BF Hardline, Call of duty, Football Manager and most of the new titles such as The division, Rainbow Six Seige etc...

3. Monitors
40" Samsung HD LED TV

4. Peripherals

- None 

5. Things I don't need 

Operating System.

I am wanting the case to be either the Corsair Air 540 ATX Case or the Corsair Air 240 Micro ATX Case, either one would do if it can fit a 980 into the budget. I would like to if possible fit a GTX 980 into the build but if not then a GTX 970 would be fine.

 

I plan on going SLI in the future.

 

I look forward to seeing awesome builds from the community.

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Why only a TV?

What kind of VM's are you running?

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Why only a TV?

What kind of VM's are you running?

I am just using my TV as I don't have a lot of space in my room to have a desk and monitor so I can just use my TV for the time being. And as far as virtual machine's I will be running server VM's such as Server 2012, Multiple Operating systems such as Linux Ubuntu, Win 7 and Win 8.

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I am just using my TV as I don't have a lot of space in my room to have a desk and monitor so I can just use my TV for the time being. And as far as virtual machine's I will be running server VM's such as Server 2012, Multiple Operating systems such as Linux Ubuntu, Win 7 and Win 8.

The 980 isn't really worth getting. How's this look? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q9YxP6

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How many way SLI does this mobo support? 

2-way.

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Ok, so you think that the GTX 980 is not worth it?

No, it's 15-20% faster than the 970 but much more than 20% more expensive.

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X99

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! Shadow Rock Slim 113.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£169.19 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£147.59 @ More Computers)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£298.16 @ More Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.81 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.11 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1246.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 12:29 GMT+0000

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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X99

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! Shadow Rock Slim 113.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£169.19 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£147.59 @ More Computers)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£298.16 @ More Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.81 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.11 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1246.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I was wanting to the case to be either the Corsair Air 540 ATX case or the Corsair Air 240 Micro ATX case. 

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with Corsair Air 540:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.54 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£18.82 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£154.79 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£142.02 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£269.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1218.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 13:05 GMT+0000

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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There you go:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.54 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£18.82 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£166.79 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£142.02 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£269.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Corsair Air 240 (£72.00)
Total: £1202.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 13:15 GMT+0000

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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Air 240: 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.54 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£18.82 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£166.79 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£142.02 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£269.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Corsair Air 240 (£72.00)
Total: £1202.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 13:15 GMT+0000

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D with 2x SP120 / 1x AF120 Mainboard: Z97 Msi Gaming 5 CPU: i7 4790K @4.0 Ghz CPU-Cooler: Noctua U14S RAM: 16 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 1600 Mhz GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X HDD: WD Green 2 TB SSD: Samsung Evo 250 GB PSU: Corsair RM 750W Monitor: BenQ XL 2411z 144hz 1080p

 

 

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Ok, If I was to go down the X99 route, what would you recommend component-wise?

I don't see why x99 would be necessary. 

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@WoodenMarker I came up with this build here in the Micro ATX form factor:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cXKjgs
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£268.97 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£84.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£107.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£54.98 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£449.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£72.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1169.57
 
I know you said the 980 isn't necessary but I decided I am just going to go with it.
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@WoodenMarker I came up with this build here in the Micro ATX form factor:

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

The build is missing a ssd which is pretty much essential for any modern system.

The h100i isn't a good value at £85 and there are better and quieter coolers available. 

If you want a smaller case, I wouldn't recommend going with the Air 240 as it sacrifices cpu cooler clearance which is pretty important for larger and quieter coolers and doesn't give much room for good sli cooling. I'd suggest looking at the s340 instead. 

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