New Build, UK

[DixonM4]

Hello all I'm new here and from the UK, I've spent the last few months watching Linus's videos and i have come up with a set of components I'm planning on buying. Before i do please can you have a look over them and let me know your opinions.

 

Thanks

 

Richard

 

I am building this rig to play the odd new game (at descent settings), i regularly run a lot of applications at once and i seem to be doing more and more 3d modelling as time goes on, so i need to be able to do this happily, I currently have 2x22" LED monitors, which i would like the option to have 3 at some point.

 

The list

 

CPU                       Intel Core I7 6700 3.4GHz 1151 8MB                                                            £275.99

Motherboard       Asus Z170-A                                                                                                 £109.98

Ram                       Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz C16           £167.75

GPU                       Asus GTX 970 Strix DirectCU II OC 4GB GDDR5                                         £272.99

CPU Cooler          Noctua NH-U12S Slim U-Series Single tower                                                 £49.49

Fan's                     Corsair AF120 Red Quite Edition High Airflow 120mm Fan Twin Pack          £13.98

Power Supply       Corsair RM650i 650 Watt Fully Modular Power Supply 80 Plus Gold            £89.99

Case                      InWin GT1 Black Midi Tower Gaming Case USB3                                          £49.98

SSD                       Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5inch SSD                                                                £52.98

HDD                       Toshiba P300 3TB 3.5" SATA High-Performance Hard Drive (x2)                  £143.98

 

[ThinkWithPortals]

 

That CPU is locked so you can't overclock it. Either get the 6700 and a H170 or B150 motherboard if you aren't OCing or get the 6700K and a Z170 motherboard if you are. Also, it makes it easier if you use PCPartPicker.com. 16GB of RAM will be enough also, and if the 3D modelling applications are not CUDA-reliant than get an R9 390.

[The Official Czex]

Either get a cheaper non-Z series MOBO or get an unlocked CPU (no K means no OC).

 

A 390 will do better in nearly every game for about the same price.

 

You don't need 32GB of RAM for gaming. 16GB will suffice.

[Bob Jim]

Either get a cheaper non-Z series MOBO or get an unlocked CPU (no K means no OC).

 

A 390 will do better in nearly every game for about the same price.

 

You don't need 32GB of RAM for gaming. 16GB will suffice.

3D modelling.

[The Official Czex]

3D modelling.

 

Still doesn't need 32GB. Save the money and buy a 6700K or 5820K.

[The Official Czex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£299.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.98 @ Novatech) 

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£169.16 @ More Computers) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£64.98 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Kingston Savage 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.66 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  (£484.98 @ Aria PC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£58.26 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £1264.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 12:26 GMT+0000

[kameshss]

That CPU is locked so you can't overclock it. Either get the 6700 and a H170 or B150 motherboard if you aren't OCing or get the 6700K and a Z170 motherboard if you are. Also, it makes it easier if you use PCPartPicker.com. 16GB of RAM will be enough also, and if the 3D modelling applications are not CUDA-reliant than get an R9 390.

You can OC a non K with Z170 board.

 

BIOS updates are coming.

 

http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skylake-cpus-performance-tests/

[DixonM4]

Thanks for all your help,

I have made some changes , does the look like a better rig than the original.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vCzPP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vCzPP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£76.52 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£51.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£259.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master K281 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£42.54 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.95 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1115.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 13:19 GMT+0000

 

 

[ThinkWithPortals]

 

Much better. I would recommend changing that PSU to an EVGA GS 550W as the EVGA will be a similar if not better quality unit for less cash, but the build is very good overall.

[DixonM4]

ok thanks for everyone's help