Planned build

[Retro1989]

Got a £2000 budget

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600  
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5 7200RPM Hybrid 2TB WD Black 7200RPM
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Power Supply: EVGA Supernova G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (Yes i still use discs)
Other: WIndows 10 (When it's out)

Total: £1613
 

Primary use is gaming but i do some video editing etc

 

Any recommendations for a monitor would be appreciated (I'd love the ROG Swift or Predator but they cost £600+ in Rip Off Britain)

 

Also will the PSU be enough to add an extra 980TI in the future?

[Stardar1]

Dont get a hybrid drive, adding a second 980ti should be ok

[Retro1989]

Dont get a hybrid drive, adding a second 980ti should be ok

Are hybrids no good then?

[NeatSquidYT]

Are hybrids no good then?

Not needed, and if it's just a storage drive, the SSD cache will barely be used anyways.

[Mohenjo]

Are hybrids no good then?

there kinda edgy.... plus seagate has the highest failure rate 

[Castdeath97]

Are hybrids no good then?

They don't offer much for their value I heard.

[DarkBlade2117]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dWDvQ7Could probably SLI 980TIs now but stick with one plus this will leave room for more or better peripheals. A nice 1440p to go with the 980Ti. If you truly want you could add 16gbs of ram and go x99 but no need to spend the money. 850w would be good but 1000w for more overclocks and for when under load

[Rampiks]

i would save some more money so you could buy the Acer predator

[Rampiks]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£249.98 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£46.98 @ Novatech) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£104.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£84.20 @ More Computers) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£144.50 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£68.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£585.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£109.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 950W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£160.80 @ Aria PC) 

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

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£679.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £2310.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 20:08 BST+0100

[Retro1989]

Ok so the Hybrid drive is out, Up the PSU to 1000W for future additions and i suppose i could get the Predator or ROG after i sell my current system.

[brob]

@Retro1989,

 

G2 850W is enough for two GTX 980 Ti with overclocking. UK.PCPartPicker.com is a very useful tool. It estimates a max draw with a second gpu at just 706W Even allowing for aging and overclocking, 850W is quite sufficient.

 

Hybrid drives have a relatively small ssd component that works well when the drive has an access pattern with high frequency access on a reasonably small number of sectors. When used as a general storage drive where access is more evenly spread across a wider range of sectors, the performance improvement is much less and generally not worth the added cost of a hybrid drive.

 

Not sure which model GTX 980 Ti is being considered, but I would suggest one with a non-reference cooler. They tend to do a much better job at lower noise levels.

 

there kinda edgy.... plus seagate has the highest failure rate 

 

Can you provide a link to data that confirms this claim, data that measures reliability of drives used as designed, i.e. in desktop environments?

[Retro1989]

@Retro1989,

 

G2 850W is enough for two GTX 980 Ti with overclocking. UK.PCPartPicker.com is a very useful tool. It estimates a max draw with a second gpu at just 706W Even allowing for aging and overclocking, 850W is quite sufficient.

 

Hybrid drives have a relatively small ssd component that works well when the drive has an access pattern with high frequency access on a reasonably small number of sectors. When used as a general storage drive where access is more evenly spread across a wider range of sectors, the performance improvement is much less and generally not worth the added cost of a hybrid drive.

 

Not sure which model GTX 980 Ti is being considered, but I would suggest one with a non-reference cooler. They tend to do a much better job at lower noise levels.

 

 

Can you provide a link to data that confirms this claim, data that measures reliability of drives used as designed, i.e. in desktop environments?

Thanks for the info, the GTX 980 TI that i'm looking at is this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-287-MS

[brob]

Thanks for the info, the GTX 980 TI that i'm looking at is this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-287-MS

 

Nice.

[Mohenjo]

@Retro1989,

 

G2 850W is enough for two GTX 980 Ti with overclocking. UK.PCPartPicker.com is a very useful tool. It estimates a max draw with a second gpu at just 706W Even allowing for aging and overclocking, 850W is quite sufficient.

 

Hybrid drives have a relatively small ssd component that works well when the drive has an access pattern with high frequency access on a reasonably small number of sectors. When used as a general storage drive where access is more evenly spread across a wider range of sectors, the performance improvement is much less and generally not worth the added cost of a hybrid drive.

 

Not sure which model GTX 980 Ti is being considered, but I would suggest one with a non-reference cooler. They tend to do a much better job at lower noise levels.

 

 

Can you provide a link to data that confirms this claim, data that measures reliability of drives used as designed, i.e. in desktop environments?

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/here ya go 

[brob]

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/here ya go 

 

That is not data about drive reliability of drives being used as designed. It was collected from backup server arrays of a commercial backup organization. IOW the data is worthless in the context of desktop usage.

[Mohenjo]

That is not data about drive reliability of drives being used as designed. It was collected from backup server arrays of a commercial backup organization. IOW the data is worthless in the context of desktop usage.

i still wouldn't want a drive that fails more under any condition. Just because i don't use my hard drive for server doesn't make it change the fact that seagate failed the most wile WD didnt fail nearly that much...

[brob]

i still wouldn't want a drive that fails more under any condition. Just because i don't use my hard drive for server doesn't make it change the fact that seagate failed the most wile WD didnt fail nearly that much...

 

Up to you. But picking a tool based only on performance when employed for something completely different than the usage one intends seems sub-optimal to me.