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I was wondering what parts would be good for a workstation/gaming pc. thanks in advance for your suggestions and my budget is 2360 pounds (but I would like it to be as cheap as possible while being powerful)

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Just now, Matty2hatty said:

That is a lot of money, I am gonna have some fun.

ok...

 

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X99.

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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Just now, TidaLWaveZ said:

X99.

not z170?

why?

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9 minutes ago, jol159 said:

I was wondering what parts would be good for a workstation/gaming pc. thanks in advance for your suggestions and my budget is 2360 pounds (but I would like it to be as cheap as possible while being powerful)

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£119.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£60.36 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  (£539.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£74.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1569.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-02 20:25 GMT+0000

two SSD just because this case shows 2x ssd in the front, also, red and black themed :D

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, jol159 said:

not z170?

why?

x99 is more of a workstation than z170,

but unless u're doing more work than gaming, i wouldnt recommend the x99 platform

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just now, Moonzy said:
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jGhBNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jGhBNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£119.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£60.36 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  (£539.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£74.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1569.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-02 20:25 GMT+0000

two SSD just because this case shows 2x ssd in the front, also, red and black themed :D

do you have a suggestion for a good workstation monitor?

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Just now, Moonzy said:

x99 is more of a workstation than z170,

but unless u're doing more work than gaming, i wouldnt recommend the x99 platform

ok that's a fair point

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Just now, jol159 said:

do you have a suggestion for a good workstation monitor?

what do you do? you prefer 4k? or 1440p is fine

ill assume ips because TN is really bad for working with graphics

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just now, Moonzy said:

what do you do? you prefer 4k? or 1440p is fine

ill assume ips because TN is really bad for working with graphics

1440p ips workstation monitor (try to be cheap by the way)

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1 minute ago, jol159 said:

1440p ips workstation monitor (try to be cheap by the way)

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qHpNf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qHpNf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£119.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£60.36 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  (£539.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£74.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£199.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1769.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-02 20:32 GMT+0000

im using the 1080p variant of this monitor, its been great so far :D

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£454.96 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£109.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£324.84 @ More Computers) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£101.63 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  (£839.98 @ Dabs) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£94.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold S 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£129.11 @ More Computers) 
Total: £2315.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-02 20:31 GMT+0000

This is a good build and if you want to get a better case you could fall back on the 980 ti but I would try to stick with the Titan X because it has shown it is a capable workstation and gaming card.

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2 minutes ago, jol159 said:

1440p ips workstation monitor (try to be cheap by the way)

Spoiler

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£119.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£60.36 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£96.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  (£539.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£95.28 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£74.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£199.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1764.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-02 20:33 GMT+0000

 oh yea, incase u want a more silent build, i changed the case ;9

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just now, Matty2hatty said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£454.96 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£109.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£324.84 @ More Computers) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£101.63 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  (£839.98 @ Dabs) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£94.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold S 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£129.11 @ More Computers) 
Total: £2315.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-02 20:31 GMT+0000

This is a good build and if you want to get a better case you could fall back on the 980 ti but I would try to stick with the Titan X because it has shown it is a capable workstation and gaming card.

 

No reason for 5930k.

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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3 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said:

 

No reason for 5930k.

add on: 5820k is fine unless he wants to go 4* way titan x :D

 

*editted

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, Matty2hatty said:

Workstation?

 

Just an assumption, but I doubt this user will need the extra lanes.

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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24 minutes ago, jol159 said:

I was wondering what parts would be good for a workstation/gaming pc. 

JK

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3 minutes ago, Matty2hatty said:

Workstation?

yes I do want a workstation - it's at the top of the page

 

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Just now, Matty2hatty said:

JK

well to be fair, he cant go 4 way SLI with a reasonable card at that budget, so 5820k still stands

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, Matty2hatty said:

JK

is this the "fun" that you said earlier

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1 minute ago, jol159 said:

is this the "fun" that you said earlier

Do you mean this in a bad way?

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2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

well to be fair, he cant go 4 way SLI with a reasonable card at that budget, so 5820k still stands

I don't need sli - the software that I would be using (blender and unity) only need one gpu. I don't think they support sli either

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