Help with System Build

[Mynx]

Hi all,

Currently going through pcpartpicker to pick out bits for my next system. Obviously I want to future proof it and I would like to have a system that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye (because it's going to be put up on the desk and i'm going to admire while using it)

 

I was wondering if you'd all help me in picking parts that would work well / better with cool aesthetic looks. my current build goes as this.

 

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0Ghz Quad-Core Processor

 

Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (the RGB lighting one)

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 ( 4*8GB ) DDR4-2133 Memory

 

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3x Video Card

 

NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case

 

Corsair RMx 860W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Custom Cables (BLUE)

RGB Lighting (Unsure).

 

Thanks, 

Mynx

[mcfloxxx]

Yeah, seems  fine to me, but depending on what you are going to do on it it is massively overkill.

future proof

doesn´t exist

[Mynx]

@mcfloxxx Gaming, ultra detail, Streaming, maybe some Animation and by future proofing meaning I wont need to upgrade so soon.

[mcfloxxx]

I would recommend to take a less overkill motherboard and just 16gb of ram, so you can buy a larger SSD and/or the 980Ti G1 gaming or strix instead of the windforce.

[mcfloxxx]

I would recommend to take a less overkill motherboard and just 16gb of ram, so you can buy a larger SSD and/or the 980Ti G1 gaming or strix instead of the windforce.

And also 860W is a bit much i think

[Guest]

What colour scheme are you going for ? 

 

Also budget/location ?

[Charlie27364]

Too much ram and you should probably get more SSD storage. Take it down to 16GB on the ram side.

[Mynx]

What colour scheme are you going for ? 

 

Also budget/location ?

Black / Blue preferred, 2K max, location UK

[Mynx]

Too much ram and you should probably get more SSD storage. Take it down to 16GB on the ram side.

Or just get more SSD storage and leave the ram 

[Mynx]

And also 860W is a bit much i think

860W is for future might SLi and grab myself another gpu

[Charlie27364]

Or just get more SSD storage and leave the ram 

What are you using 32GB of ram for? Even if you're setting up a ramdisk for Browser Cache 16GB is still good enough. Unless you're doing 4K editing with Adobe or Adobe After Effects 16GB is good enough. Just a big waste of money.

 

Ram doesn't equal performance. Don't know how you're going to use 32GB of ram.

[Mynx]

What are you using 32GB of ram for? Even if you're setting up a ramdisk for Browser Cache 16GB is still good enough. Unless you're doing 4K editing with Adobe or Adobe After Effects 16GB is good enough. Just a big waste of money.

Ram doesn't equal performance. Don't know how you're going to use 32GB of ram.

I might be getting into 3D rendering and animation in University

[Mynx]

What are you using 32GB of ram for? Even if you're setting up a ramdisk for Browser Cache 16GB is still good enough. Unless you're doing 4K editing with Adobe or Adobe After Effects 16GB is good enough. Just a big waste of money.

Ram doesn't equal performance. Don't know how you're going to use 32GB of ram.

I might be getting into 3D rendering and animation in University

[Charlie27364]

I might be getting into 3D rendering and animation in University

You sure that requires 32GB? I'm not doubting you now that you say that but...

[Ominous]

I might be getting into 3D rendering and animation in University

I really don't think that will need that much.  If you want to be secure though then get a dual kit for 16GB so you can upgrade to 32GB if you need to.