Pre-build sanity check

[Derky]

All,

 

After a very successful suggestions and some awesome feedback on my work PC build, I've now finally got around to a personal gaming rig PC. 

 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/87rtr7

 

I plan to buy 2x https://www.scan.co.uk/products/28-acer-xb281hk-predator-xb1-4k-60hz-nvidia-g-sync-v2-gaming-monitor-tn-3840x2160-1ms-100m1-dp-hdmi- as I can't find them on PC part picker for some reason.

 

General theme is RGB, I like shiny shit...Not really thought about a single colour.

 

My budget is about £3000 - £3400 (I am spending another £600 on gaming chair, mouse, keyboard, some other stuff so total is £4000

 

Any comments and feedback welcome!

 

D

[TheRandomness]

I'd say get another 1080 as gaming on two 4K monitors at the same time will not be possible on a single 1080, unless you're just gaming on one and doing other stuff on the other. Even then, a single 1080 will struggle with doing that.

[NTDaws]

get a WD velociraptor 1tb lol

[zMeul]

if you're putting that much money on the system, at least get 16GB of RAM

Edited January 24, 2017 by zMeul

[Guest]

1 minute ago, zMeul said:

if you're putting that much money on the system, at least get 16GB of RAM

Which he did??

 

[zMeul]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Which he did??

you are right, I must've seen shit 

 

well then, 32GB RAM then 

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£305.94 @ 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 PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£138.17 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£84.32 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£118.00 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£605.93 @ More Computers) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£605.93 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£139.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNova B2 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£91.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Monitor (£583.49)
Other: Monitor (£583.49)
Total: £3441.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 19:22 GMT+0000

[Derky]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

@TheRandomness do you think GSync justifies an almost 800 pounds increase?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£305.94 @ 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 PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£138.17 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£84.32 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£134.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£638.48 @ BT Shop) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£638.48 @ BT Shop) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£139.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (£83.90 @ More Computers) 
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£398.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£398.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £3236.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 19:11 GMT+0000

Some interesting changes there. Why go down to the 6700k out of interest?

 

Monitor change is removing G-Sync I see. I REALLY do not know if I need this. I've not properly gamed since using what ever radeon is in my Dell XPS 17 (5 years old).

 

I also wasn't aware that a 1080 couldn't handle two x 4k, thought it would be fine. So you've gone 2x 1080. Iand saved money else where (such as monitors..) 

 

Does G-Syn make that much of a difference?

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Derky said:

Some interesting changes there. Why go down to the 6700k out of interest?

 

Monitor change is removing G-Sync I see. I REALLY do not know if I need this. I've not properly gamed since using what ever radeon is in my Dell XPS 17 (5 years old).

 

I also wasn't aware that a 1080 couldn't handle two x 4k, thought it would be fine. So you've gone 2x 1080. Iand saved money else where (such as monitors..) 

 

Does G-Syn make that much of a difference?

 

I made an edit. Sorry for the inconvenience

[Derky]

Oh and to add, I sadly have to buy this all from one vendor at the same time. Due to tax purposes (UK VAT law for a PSC) so price will fluctuate for that reason. Not really wanting to use SCAN.co.uk as they still charge for fucking delivery even at 3k spend...

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£419.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£231.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£185.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£118.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GameRock Premium Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£614.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GameRock Premium Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£614.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£139.97 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£398.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£398.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £3396.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 19:26 GMT+0000

 

Id go  X99 on a build of that value. Also the Palit cards are faster than the Strix and cost less whilst providing RGB

[Derky]

Just now, stealth80 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£419.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£231.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£185.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£118.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GameRock Premium Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£614.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GameRock Premium Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£614.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£139.97 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£398.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£398.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £3396.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 19:26 GMT+0000

 

Id go  X99 on a build of that value. Also the Palit cards are faster than the Strix and cost less whilst providing RGB

 

Never heard of Palit till you said this, will research.

 

D

[stealth80]

7 minutes ago, Derky said:

Oh and to add, I sadly have to buy this all from one vendor at the same time. Due to tax purposes (UK VAT law for a PSC) so price will fluctuate for that reason. Not really wanting to use SCAN.co.uk as they still charge for fucking delivery even at 3k spend...

Make an account at Bit-tech and like 20 posts you can link your scan account to your bit-tech and get free next day on anything over like £10 or £20 (I forget exactly)

[Derky]

Just now, stealth80 said:

Make an account at Bit-tech and like 20 posts you can your scan account to your bit-tech and get free next day on anything over like £10 or £20 (I forget exactly)

Oh! Thank you for the tip!

 

D

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, Derky said:

 

Never heard of Palit till you said this, will research.

 

D

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/palit-gtx-1080-gamerock-premium-edition-review/16/

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_1080_GameRock/16.html

 

http://www.eteknix.com/palit-gamerock-premium-gtx-1080-graphics-card-review/6/

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/palit_geforce_gtx_1080_gamerock_premium_edition_g_panel_review,20.html

 

Its a no brainer for us in the Uk, (US don't have them) its also why I bought one, on water it permanently sits at 2050mhz boost (standard stuff)

[Derky]

Just now, stealth80 said:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/palit-gtx-1080-gamerock-premium-edition-review/16/

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_1080_GameRock/16.html

 

http://www.eteknix.com/palit-gamerock-premium-gtx-1080-graphics-card-review/6/

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/palit_geforce_gtx_1080_gamerock_premium_edition_g_panel_review,20.html

 

Its a no brainer for us in the Uk, (US don't have them) its also why I bought one, on water it permanently sits at 2050mhz boost (standard stuff)

Ta, appreciate the link will go have a read. 

[Guest]

Are you just gaming on one of the monitors ? 

[Derky]

Just now, lee32uk said:

Are you just gaming on one of the monitors ? 

Honestly. Not thought about it. But then again, if I am buying 2 high end monitors why not use both? I was going to get a single 4k https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iiyama-X4071UHSU-B1-40-Inch-LCD-Monitor/dp/B016UPDKIW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485286865&sr=8-1&keywords=40+4k+monitor - But I just don't trust it...

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Derky said:

Honestly. Not thought about it. But then again, if I am buying 2 high end monitors why not use both? I was going to get a single 4k https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iiyama-X4071UHSU-B1-40-Inch-LCD-Monitor/dp/B016UPDKIW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485286865&sr=8-1&keywords=40+4k+monitor - But I just don't trust it...

The only problem with gaming across 2 monitors is that you have the bezels in the middle. 

[Derky]

@stealth80and @deXxterlab97 you've both said to drop g-sync basically from your specs and the kaby lake. Mind explaining why? I am more interested in the monitor choice than anything. I understand what g-Sync does, but is it worth the extra 400 or so?

 

D

[Derky]

Just now, lee32uk said:

The only problem with gaming across 2 monitors is that you have the bezels in the middle. 

Fair point. Not thought about that, been a long time since I gamed on 2 monitors. I think that may irritate me slightly...

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Derky said:

@stealth80and @deXxterlab97 you've both said to drop g-sync basically from your specs and the kaby lake. Mind explaining why? I am not interested in the monitor choice than anything. I understand what g-Sync does, but is it worth the extra 400 or so?

 

D

I made an edit to my original build where I put a Gsync monitor back

 

Kaby Lake is not worth the price increase imo. For gaming a 6700k is fine

[Derky]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

I made an edit to my original build where I put a Gsync monitor back

 

Kaby Lake is not worth the price increase imo. For gaming a 6700k is fine

Ah sorry missed that. And yeah linus' video about CPU a few months back said that i5's are decent, but I want to multitask heavily no doubt as I will end up working on this.

[stealth80]

5 minutes ago, Derky said:

@stealth80and @deXxterlab97 you've both said to drop g-sync basically from your specs and the kaby lake. Mind explaining why? I am not interested in the monitor choice than anything. I understand what g-Sync does, but is it worth the extra 400 or so?

 

D

I have a G-sync monitor and I love it. It's one of those things that once you've had it a while you won't notice it so much anymore, until you switch to non-gsync displays such as a TV, then you REALLY notice it. I opted to omit purely because you said you don't really game. But imho, if you game, I would drop 1 4k monitor and just get 1 great gsync monitor. Also keep in mind that once you have gsync, you're tied to Nvidia if you want that functionality

 

As for the lack of the kabylake, nothing against the chip/platform I just think that a build of this value should be armed with 6 cores, games and DX12 are headed to more cores (GTAV, BF1 and RotTR) and I'm guessing you want this platform to be top notch in a couple of years

[Derky]

Just now, stealth80 said:

I have a G-sync monitor and I love it. It's one of those things that once you've had it a while you won't notice it so much anymore, until you switch to non-gsync displays such as a TV, then you REALLY notice it. I opted to omit purely because you said you don't really game. But imho, if you game, I would drop 1 4k monitor and just get 1 great gsync monitor. Also keep in mind that once you have gsync, you're tied to Nvidia if you want that functionality

Thank you, I think it's a decision made on both your comments there. Maybe one monitor is best, I have a secondary i could just for none gaming shit already, just thought i'd kick both to the kerb. It's a samsung curved thing, no idea the model off the top of my head. Not into the curved thing for daily driver.

 

Any suggestions on a SLI bridbe btw, is it worth getting an nvidia one?