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ProLogic
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A friend wants me to build him a system, he has £2000 (Nothing more) in mind for the budget, he wants to game @ 4K but he isn't sure what to get, neither am i.

 

He wants as much of the build to be RGB as possible, No monitor, Mouse or keyboard.

needs to include windows.

 

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uh here ya go pal

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/THjbTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/THjbTH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£139.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£158.81 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£197.70 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£88.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  (£716.42 @ BT Shop) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£179.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£93.24 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (£83.90 @ More Computers) 
Total: £2028.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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12 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

he has £2000 (Nothing more)

With that kind of price point you can pretty much go for no compromises build. And that means an i7 with 1080 I suppose. As far as mobo and specific card model is concerned I suppose this:

12 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

He wants as much of the build to be RGB as possible

kind of limits your options. Though I'd go with RGB fans (and/or stripes) instead of hardware since it looks just as good.

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24 minutes ago, Himommies said:

 

Sure but you said most rgb and the formula has the rgb thing under the cpu.

 
 

He just wants all the parts to have RGB in some way, not to cost an arm and leg.

24 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I even had a rgb cooler like even the radiator is rgb

The rad is less seen in the case he likes, and he wants the hd120 fans anyway, so matching all the fans is better for him.

Should have really mentioned he wants the air 740

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  (£149.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£148.74 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£89.20 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£111.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (£609.91 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair Air 740 ATX Full Tower Case  (£134.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£135.59 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (£83.90 @ More Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 54.4 CFM  120mm Fan  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 54.4 CFM  120mm Fan  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 54.4 CFM  120mm Fan  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  (£75.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1974.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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3 minutes ago, ProLogic said:

He just wants all the parts to have RGB in some way, not to cost an arm and leg.

The rad is less seen in the case he likes, and he wants the hd120 fans anyway, so matching all the fans is better for him.

Should have really mentioned he wants the define r5

 

Assembled this using the suggestions here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  (£149.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£148.74 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£89.20 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£111.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (£609.91 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair Air 740 ATX Full Tower Case  (£134.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£135.59 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (£83.90 @ More Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 54.4 CFM  120mm Fan  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 54.4 CFM  120mm Fan  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 54.4 CFM  120mm Fan  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  (£75.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1974.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Have you ever considerd non rgb x99 and just spending a little extra and getting a hue+

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bQsjBP I mean you can get cheaper then that s340 chepaer ram cheaper aio

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2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Have you ever considerd non rgb x99 and just spending a little extra and getting a hue+

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bQsjBP I mean you can get cheaper then that s340 chepaer ram cheaper aio

 

Games don't normally know how to take advantage of 6 cores.

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1 minute ago, ProLogic said:

I still have an 8 core AMD, no game i tried on there used more than 4 cores, even windows 7 doesn't know how to spread the load over 8 cores, only using 4 at a time.

Have you ever heard of DX12

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Just now, ProLogic said:

Yes, i am not stupid, but my more than 4 core test bench doesn't have w10 yet. So I can't test.

 

Anyway he has just said no, he wants an RGB motherboard.

Windoes 10 uses dx12

Are you happy now https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/z6zC4C

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