My First Build Plan - High End

[Gazza732]

So here is the build plan I have put together and will be making.

In terms of my usage it will be for daily general use, occasional gaming and I love the Adobe suite so will be using that but mainly photoshop. I will also be doing a lot of coding with my uni course. I know that it may be quite overkill for what I need but I like that. It is my first build and I want it to be great and powerful. A lot of time, effort and pride will go into this. I have even changed some parts down to lesser versions e.g. RAM was 32gb not 16 (will likely add 16gb more at a later point though), SSD was 1 TB, HDD was 3TB, got rid of sound card as well as the wifi card (one comes with mobo). The monitor just serves mainly as a place holder (not that a place holder is needed) which I will likely change because I want a good 4k IPS for my photos and occasional games, will also possibly be an ultra wide as they look stunning. I will also want two or three monitors in the end.

I am thinking I will water cool it and I will be custom sleeving all my cables. I already have the case which looks pretty damn good. I will be buying the parts over several months so I am able to have/save the funds. I am not bothered that it is expensive, I would rather save and pay more for exactly what I want. After all this will be my pride and joy. Another justification of the better parts is that throughout its life I will be improving and upgrading it so I want it to be able to take whatever I throw at it. E.g. If at some point I add stuff that send the wattage up, no issue with the PSU.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/w668cf

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£797.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£98.36 @ Amazon UK)

Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 5g Thermal Paste (£12.95 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3 EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair DOMINATOR Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£199.36 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£189.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£95.74 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card (£849.98 @ Novatech)

Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For £274.68)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£312.14 @ More Computers)

Optical Drive: LG WH12LS38 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (32/64-bit)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£19.74 @ Ebuyer)

Monitor: LG 34UM95 60Hz 34.0" Monitor (£555.00 @ Amazon UK)

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

Total: £3544.05

Don't really have an exact goal of what I want to get out of this topic but people's opinions would be good and maybe anything I should be aware of beforehand. What I don't want is oh you don't need the power, save the money. The answer will be no because I want all of this ha. I am aware I could make a cheaper one to suit my needs but I don't want to. Other than that, people's opinions, knowledge and feedback is much appreciated. Thanks

[Nepsotic]

Don't get a Titan X, get a 980 Ti.

[Nepsotic]

Your PSU is going overboard as well, since you'll be good with half that amount of wattage. And why not save yourself another £200 and get the 29" UM65?

[BigDay]

get the original nocuta fans. the industrials are too loud; i know this from personal experience. for air flow, get the nf-s12a pwm. for radiator fans, get the nf-f12 pwm. for a 140mm for airflow and radiator, get a nf-a14 pwm.

 

get a 980 ti or two of them instead of the titan x. if you're going to play at 1440p, get a 1ms, 144 hertz, gsync monitor.

 

psu is overkill if you decide to get a single 980 ti or two of them

[Gazza732]

Your PSU is going overboard as well, since you'll be good with half that amount of wattage. And why not save yourself another £200 and get the 29" UM65?

With the Titan x I want to be able to expand on my setup and it be able to handle whatever I through at it. The same with the PSU , I should have said it in the topic but I intend to upgrade a lot of it and keep adding bits.

[Nepsotic]

But there's literally zero need to get a Titan X when the 980 Ti does pretty much the same thing. You could get two for just a little bit more than the cost of a Titan X. With overclocking you'll be able to handle anything.

[Gazza732]

But there's literally zero need to get a Titan X when the 980 Ti does pretty much the same thing. You could get two for just a little bit more than the cost of a Titan X. With overclocking you'll be able to handle anything.

I am not questioning your experience/knowledge, if anything I value it, but why are they both being sold if they do pretty much the same thing? I have seen loads of stuff online showing a difference in them so if it is better and is more adaptable I want it ha. So what is the difference? Where will you see a difference?

[Gazza732]

get the original nocuta fans. the industrials are too loud; i know this from personal experience. for air flow, get the nf-s12a pwm. for radiator fans, get the nf-f12 pwm. for a 140mm for airflow and radiator, get a nf-a14 pwm.

 

get a 980 ti or two of them instead of the titan x. if you're going to play at 1440p, get a 1ms, 144 hertz, gsync monitor.

 

psu is overkill if you decide to get a single 980 ti or two of them

RE: PSU and GPU see above comment ha. And the nocturnal fans I may have to look into. I want the best cooling capability while keeping it silent hopefully ha.

[Gazza732]

get the original nocuta fans. the industrials are too loud; i know this from personal experience. for air flow, get the nf-s12a pwm. for radiator fans, get the nf-f12 pwm. for a 140mm for airflow and radiator, get a nf-a14 pwm.

 

get a 980 ti or two of them instead of the titan x. if you're going to play at 1440p, get a 1ms, 144 hertz, gsync monitor.

 

psu is overkill if you decide to get a single 980 ti or two of them

One thing in addition though, I hate the brown on the fans and the industrial has minimal amounts. I would get deltas and try and keep the, quiet but a bit confused about running the power from PSU and controlling from mobo.

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£797.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£98.36 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 5g Thermal Paste  (£12.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£306.62 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£114.16 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£189.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£95.74 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£575.36 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£575.36 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For £274.68)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£187.38 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£48.38 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus PB279Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£559.00 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £4079.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 14:13 BST+0100

[BigDay]

RE: PSU and GPU see above comment ha. And the nocturnal fans I may have to look into. I want the best cooling capability while keeping it silent hopefully ha.

 

only way to get silent is get original noctuas. industrials are crazy loud

[BigDay]

One thing in addition though, I hate the brown on the fans and the industrial has minimal amounts. I would get deltas and try and keep the, quiet but a bit confused about running the power from PSU and controlling from mobo.

 

pwm is where it's at

[Guest]

But there's literally zero need to get a Titan X when the 980 Ti does pretty much the same thing. You could get two for just a little bit more than the cost of a Titan X. With overclocking you'll be able to handle anything.

The Titan X is still useful for some builds, specifically applications that need more VRAM

[Gazza732]

pwm is where it's at

I don't want that keyboard which is why I put the keyboard I wanted on there. Same with the PSU. If I am to change the GPU I am going to need some good justification on why I should change it? If it is because it is better value I am not bothered about value haha. Thanks for the input . Really though the keyboard stays ha.

[Gazza732]

The Titan X is still useful for some builds, specifically applications that need more VRAM

Ok so VRAM, I know the basics that it is video ram and can accessed by two things at once. Rather than spending hours researching (like normal, I over research stuff ha) hopefully I will save a lot of time by using your knowledge ha. What is going to use it and where will I see it in effect and performing? Thanks

[Guest]

Ok so VRAM, I know the basics that it is video ram and can accessed by two things at once. Rather than spending hours researching (like normal, I over research stuff ha) hopefully I will save a lot of time by using your knowledge ha. What is going to use it and where will I see it in effect and performing? Thanks

Resolution is the main factor to whether the VRAM is needed

 

Example:

 

4GB of VRAM is enough for a 1080p monitor, but when the resolution is increased the performance drops as there will be more pixels to push

8 GB of VRAM will be better as it has enough memory to push higher resolutions

 

Here's a video on it:

 

[BigDay]

I don't want that keyboard which is why I put the keyboard I wanted on there. Same with the PSU. If I am to change the GPU I am going to need some good justification on why I should change it? If it is because it is better value I am not bothered about value haha. Thanks for the input . Really though the keyboard stays ha.

 

I don't want that keyboard which is why I put the keyboard I wanted on there. Same with the PSU. If I am to change the GPU I am going to need some good justification on why I should change it? If it is because it is better value I am not bothered about value haha. Thanks for the input . Really though the keyboard stays ha.

 

because two 980 ti's beat the titan. your keyboard is wack. that 10 buck keyboard i have and it beats my 150 das keyboard. seasnonic makes the best psus out there thats why.

[Gazza732]

Resolution is the main factor to whether the VRAM is needed

 

Example:

 

4GB of VRAM is enough for a 1080p monitor, but when the resolution is increased the performance drops as there will be more pixels to push

8 GB of VRAM will be better as it has enough memory to push higher resolutions

 

Here's a video on it:

 

Certainly sounds good enough for me to keep my Titans. I assume it impacts photos as well being resolution etc.?

[Gazza732]

because two 980 ti's beat the titan. your keyboard is wack. that 10 buck keyboard i have and it beats my 150 das keyboard. seasnonic makes the best psus out there thats why.

Sorry what do you mean about the keyboard? Didn't quite get what you were saying. And eventually I would be putting a second Titan in but it just isn't as important for me to factor in the initial build.

[Guest]

Certainly sounds good enough for me to keep my Titans. I assume it impacts photos as well being resolution etc.?

If you're looking to only game you can also get a 980 ti which is cheaper and has the same performance at 4k

If you're looking to render then go for the TitanX

 

Another option would be to SLI 980 ti's but SLI is difficult to handle when you're starting and even when you're experienced you can still struggle to set them up in games

[Gazza732]

If you're looking to only game you can also get a 980 ti which is cheaper and has the same performance at 4k

If you're looking to render then go for the TitanX

 

Another option would be to SLI 980 ti's but SLI is difficult to handle when you're starting and even when you're experienced you can still struggle to set them up in games

I did mention in the post that it would be the occasional gaming as I have a console too. Yes I like playing around with videos and would be a lot of photo editing too. Like I said I am not bothered about cheaper to be honest ha.

[Guest]

I did mention in the post that it would be the occasional gaming as I have a console too. Yes I like playing around with videos and would be a lot of photo editing too. Like I said I am not bothered about cheaper to be honest ha.

I just read your post and you mentioned that you are deciding on what monitor set-up

It's a key factor to know what resolution you will have

What do you think do you prefer the most?

[Gazza732]

I just read your post and you mentioned that you are deciding on what monitor set-up

It's a key factor to know what resolution you will have

What do you think do you prefer the most?

Yes indeed, I did say there as well that I wanted 4k IPS or ultra wide. If I am honest I think it would be more likely the 4k. It will be IPS either way. If I am getting the Titan anyway surely it can support both ha. I appreciate you time and advice.

[Gazza732]

What will I actually notice by getting the Titan over the 980ti? After considering it further from the comments on here I am not sure. What areas will I notice differences and more importantly what differences (how much of a difference) will I notice? Thanks, I appreciate everyones advice and feedback. However, same applies, please keep it to what I have asked, do NOT go trying to change anything else on my build as it is pointless and rather annoying. I pick my parts for a reason. Please also read the post as a lot of comments were from people who obviously didn't read it. Sorry to be so blunt but I said this in the post and not many listened ha. Once again thanks.

[Arturamc]

What will I actually notice by getting the Titan over the 980ti? After considering it further from the comments on here I am not sure. What areas will I notice differences and more importantly what differences (how much of a difference) will I notice? Thanks, I appreciate everyones advice and feedback. However, same applies, please keep it to what I have asked, do NOT go trying to change anything else on my build as it is pointless and rather annoying. I pick my parts for a reason. Please also read the post as a lot of comments were from people who obviously didn't read it. Sorry to be so blunt but I said this in the post and not many listened ha. Once again thanks.

You're definitely paying a lot for aesthetics, but you know that 

If you'd change the monitor you might consider g-sync, it'll just be some inches smaller

And you PSU is more than you need, as the guys said

 

To get the difference between the 980ti and the Titan X, I'd recommend this:

 

It's a great build btw