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locten
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So i am planing my 1st custom built pc it will be used primarily for gaming the long term plan is to water cool it but for now my budget is to tight for it. this is what i have so fare http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dFfbmG. my budget is £2000 gbp including monitor and hopefully a G910 also i will probaby be buying all the parts from scan unless some one has a better alternative. thanks in advance for any advice.

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Hi, I know many people will disagree but get those parts from ebay. you can find that gtx 980 for £320ish and get them from trusted sellers and use PayPal so you know you wil get your money back.

My Current Build: FX 8350 @ 5Ghz || NZXT Kraken X40 ( 0-11'C Idle - 40-50'C Load) || Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 || 4Gb HyperX Fury @ 1600Mhz / 3x1Gb Corsair XMS3 @ 1066Mhz || MSI R9 290 (Preforming At the Speed of an R9 290X) @ 1050Mhz || Cooler Master HAF 932 || 2x400Gb WD Drives - 500Gb Seagate Barracuda || 4 Random CD Drives || Viewsonic 1050x1680p Display || Logitech G602 Mouse || Microsoft Comfort Curve 3000 || Mpow Bluetooth Headphones ||

 

Next Build (April 2016): Same... || Custom Watercooled CPU loop || (October): Upgrade loop to include GPU ||

 

Laptop: Acer Aspire V3-531 || Intel B960 @ 2.2Ghz || 8Gb Ram || 500Gb Hitachi (donated from a old PS3 (120Gb Sandisk SSDNow Died))  ||

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£324.99 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£172.76 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£58.60 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£65.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£534.89 @ More Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£123.21 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£455.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £2026.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 16:43 GMT+0000

 

2000 GBP, monitor & keyboard included

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Everyday build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/

 

Weekend build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C

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oh should of also mentioned i would rather stick to nvidia for graphics and thx for ebay recomendation

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6 minutes ago, SteamedCabbage said:

Edited it a bit, this is my first try so let me know if I did anything wrong - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NqKTsY

Good decision with the 390.

My Current Build: FX 8350 @ 5Ghz || NZXT Kraken X40 ( 0-11'C Idle - 40-50'C Load) || Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 || 4Gb HyperX Fury @ 1600Mhz / 3x1Gb Corsair XMS3 @ 1066Mhz || MSI R9 290 (Preforming At the Speed of an R9 290X) @ 1050Mhz || Cooler Master HAF 932 || 2x400Gb WD Drives - 500Gb Seagate Barracuda || 4 Random CD Drives || Viewsonic 1050x1680p Display || Logitech G602 Mouse || Microsoft Comfort Curve 3000 || Mpow Bluetooth Headphones ||

 

Next Build (April 2016): Same... || Custom Watercooled CPU loop || (October): Upgrade loop to include GPU ||

 

Laptop: Acer Aspire V3-531 || Intel B960 @ 2.2Ghz || 8Gb Ram || 500Gb Hitachi (donated from a old PS3 (120Gb Sandisk SSDNow Died))  ||

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I found your 4790k on ebay

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My Current Build: FX 8350 @ 5Ghz || NZXT Kraken X40 ( 0-11'C Idle - 40-50'C Load) || Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 || 4Gb HyperX Fury @ 1600Mhz / 3x1Gb Corsair XMS3 @ 1066Mhz || MSI R9 290 (Preforming At the Speed of an R9 290X) @ 1050Mhz || Cooler Master HAF 932 || 2x400Gb WD Drives - 500Gb Seagate Barracuda || 4 Random CD Drives || Viewsonic 1050x1680p Display || Logitech G602 Mouse || Microsoft Comfort Curve 3000 || Mpow Bluetooth Headphones ||

 

Next Build (April 2016): Same... || Custom Watercooled CPU loop || (October): Upgrade loop to include GPU ||

 

Laptop: Acer Aspire V3-531 || Intel B960 @ 2.2Ghz || 8Gb Ram || 500Gb Hitachi (donated from a old PS3 (120Gb Sandisk SSDNow Died))  ||

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But I think you should go x99 as it is a futureproof platform, the 6960x has been reported to be on x99 2011-v3

My Current Build: FX 8350 @ 5Ghz || NZXT Kraken X40 ( 0-11'C Idle - 40-50'C Load) || Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 || 4Gb HyperX Fury @ 1600Mhz / 3x1Gb Corsair XMS3 @ 1066Mhz || MSI R9 290 (Preforming At the Speed of an R9 290X) @ 1050Mhz || Cooler Master HAF 932 || 2x400Gb WD Drives - 500Gb Seagate Barracuda || 4 Random CD Drives || Viewsonic 1050x1680p Display || Logitech G602 Mouse || Microsoft Comfort Curve 3000 || Mpow Bluetooth Headphones ||

 

Next Build (April 2016): Same... || Custom Watercooled CPU loop || (October): Upgrade loop to include GPU ||

 

Laptop: Acer Aspire V3-531 || Intel B960 @ 2.2Ghz || 8Gb Ram || 500Gb Hitachi (donated from a old PS3 (120Gb Sandisk SSDNow Died))  ||

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so this is what i have so fare a little over budget but with some shoping around should be ok

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bymzBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bymzBm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) | £324.99 @ Ebuyer 
**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101) | £99.98 @ Novatech 
**Motherboard** | [MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-x99asliplus) | £172.76 @ More Computers 
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk216) | £58.60 @ More Computers 
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | £65.99 @ Amazon UK 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £40.82 @ Amazon UK 
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44995kr) | £534.89 @ More Computers 
**Case** | [Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-mcy005pkwn00) | £108.99 @ Ebuyer 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p20850x1) | £123.21 @ Amazon UK 
**Monitor** | [Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-90lm00u0b01370) | £507.77 @ Aria PC 
**Keyboard** | [Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000088na) | £99.98 @ Novatech 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **£2137.98**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-02-19 17:00 GMT+0000 |

 

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