First time builder

kingmorgan · August 6, 2015

I'm hopefully starting my first build in the near future and just need some advice on my current plan and possibly some directions on where i could shed some cost! thanks in advance! (from the uk so my prices have like an 1000% increase or something ridiculous)

CPU; Intel i7 5820K

cooler; Scythe Mugen 4 79.0 CFM CPU cooler

motherboard; MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3

memory; Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR4-2400

storage; Samsung 850-EVO Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Seagate Sarracuda 1TB 3.5" 7500RPM Hard Drive

GPU; EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+

case; Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower

power supply; SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

optical drive; LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

os; Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)

monitor; BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor

keyboard; Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

mouse; Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse

headphones; Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset

current cost + shipping - a scary £2144.74

again, thanks in advance!

mata-pombos · August 6, 2015

I'm hopefully starting my first build in the near future and just need some advice on my current plan and possibly some directions on where i could shed some cost! thanks in advance! (from the uk so my prices have like an 1000% increase or something ridiculous)

CPU; Intel i7 5820K

cooler; Scythe Mugen 4 79.0 CFM CPU cooler

motherboard; MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3

memory; Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR4-2400

storage; Samsung 850-EVO Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Seagate Sarracuda 1TB 3.5" 7500RPM Hard Drive

GPU; EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+

case; Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower

power supply; SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

optical drive; LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

os; Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)

monitor; BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor

keyboard; Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

mouse; Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse

headphones; Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset

current cost + shipping - a scary £2144.74

again, thanks in advance!

what is your budget and what do you do in your computer (gaming?editing?livestreaming?

The_Stig · August 6, 2015

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kingmorgan · August 6, 2015

what is your budget and what do you do in your computer (gaming?editing?livestreaming?

I cant afford for it to go any higher than it is right now, which is why id love some opinions from people more in the know than I, as well as things i could change around that i overlooked due to inexperience, and I will primarily be gaming on it, but may experiment with livestreaming at some point in the future, hence why i chose a tn panel rather than a true to colour monitor , i dont plan on any professional graphics work

mata-pombos · August 6, 2015

I cant afford for it to go any higher than it is right now, which is why id love some opinions from people more in the know than I, as well as things i could change around that i overlooked due to inexperience, and I will primarily be gaming on it, but may experiment with livestreaming at some point in the future, hence why i chose a tn panel rather than a true to colour monitor , i dont plan on any professional graphics work

than you dont need an x99 platform - a i7 4790k or the new skylake one is more than enough and you save some money

also a evga gs 650 would be a better power supply choice

and you can go with the phanteks enthoo pro if you can skip the luxe´s features

Maximun · August 6, 2015

change that psu to like a 750 or 850 watt evga or corsair one because if u overclock that cpu it will go to like 600w+ for the whole rig

ind3x · August 6, 2015

I cant afford for it to go any higher than it is right now, which is why id love some opinions from people more in the know than I, as well as things i could change around that i overlooked due to inexperience, and I will primarily be gaming on it, but may experiment with livestreaming at some point in the future, hence why i chose a tn panel rather than a true to colour monitor , i dont plan on any professional graphics work

I would actually suggest a skylake build with the 6700k instead if you're not doing any content creation.

The 6700k is more than capable of streaming too, but it's a completely new platform.

kingmorgan · August 6, 2015

than you dont need an x99 platform - a i7 4790k or the new skylake one is more than enough and you save some money

also a evga gs 650 would be a better power supply choice

and you can go with the phanteks enthoo pro if you can skip the luxe´s features

i really didnt want to switch out cpu or gpu as i wanted to make sure it was future proofed for a long time, i have switched out the case in the plan and i took advice from another posted above and upped the power supply in preparation of overclocking, is there anything else you would suggest?

kingmorgan · August 6, 2015

change that psu to like a 750 or 850 watt evga or corsair one because if u overclock that cpu it will go to like 600w+ for the whole rig

done and done!

mata-pombos · August 6, 2015

i really didnt want to switch out cpu or gpu as i wanted to make sure it was future proofed for a long time, i have switched out the case in the plan and i took advice from another posted above and upped the power supply in preparation of overclocking, is there anything else you would suggest?

a lot of people new to the computer stuff want to spend all their money in an attempt to make the pc "future proof" and last more.

there is no such thing as future proof in this industry and it´s much better to upgrade your pc more frequently than to blow all your money now and expect it to last more - hardware gets outdated really fast

for gaming you dont need more than the 4790k - in fact, x99 can perform worse in games than the i7 4790k.

x99 platform is for high rendering and cpu intensive tasksm, not gaming

kingmorgan · August 6, 2015

a lot of people new to the computer stuff want to spend all their money in an attempt to make the pc "future proof" and last more.

there is no such thing as future proof in this industry and it´s much better to upgrade your pc more frequently than to blow all your money now and expect it to last more - hardware gets outdated really fast

for gaming you dont need more than the 4790k - in fact, x99 can perform worse in games than the i7 4790k.

x99 platform is for high rendering and cpu intensive tasksm, not gaming

im confused as to what you're saying i should change now, im really new to all this

mata-pombos · August 6, 2015

im confused as to what you're saying i should change now, im really new to all this

get this (skylake version)

cpu: i7 6700k

motherboard: msi z170A gaming 5

16gb of ddr4 memory

you can also get this (haswell version - cheaper but still very viable)

cpu: i7 4790k

motherboard: msi z97 gaming 3

16gb of dd3 memory

the only difference in performance is mainly the change from ddr3 to ddr4. DDr4 is more recent and more expensive, but it doesn´t affect gaming performance

kingmorgan · August 6, 2015

get this (skylake version)

cpu: i7 6700k

motherboard: msi z170A gaming 5

16gb of ddr4 memory

you can also get this (haswell version - cheaper but still very viable)

cpu: i7 4790k

motherboard: msi z97 gaming 3

16gb of dd3 memory

the only difference in performance is mainly the change from ddr3 to ddr4. DDr4 is more recent and more expensive, but it doesn´t affect gaming performance

i cant seem to find the 6700k on part picker, but i will definitely look into it

BigDay · August 6, 2015

I'm hopefully starting my first build in the near future and just need some advice on my current plan and possibly some directions on where i could shed some cost! thanks in advance! (from the uk so my prices have like an 1000% increase or something ridiculous)

CPU; Intel i7 5820K

cooler; Scythe Mugen 4 79.0 CFM CPU cooler

motherboard; MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3

memory; Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR4-2400

storage; Samsung 850-EVO Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Seagate Sarracuda 1TB 3.5" 7500RPM Hard Drive

GPU; EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+

case; Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower

power supply; SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

optical drive; LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

os; Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)

monitor; BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor

keyboard; Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard

mouse; Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse

headphones; Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset

current cost + shipping - a scary £2144.74

again, thanks in advance!

there is no such thing as future proofing
you don't need x99 for gaming, get a 6600k
8gb for gaming is sufficient
get windows 10
for gaming, you must get a 1ms 144 hertz monitor imo
don't spend too much on a keyboard, mouse, and headset
below is a z170 build with the latest skylake i5 cpu
added a very fast ssd
the build is sli capable
added a larger psu to accommodate two 980 ti's in sli in the future
the rog swift is superior to the benq monitor as it has gsync
left room in the budget for you to pick out your own keyboard, mouse, and headset
imo, this build is superior for gaming than your original