New Build - Workstation, Gaming

[lpanic]

Hey guys,

 

 I am about to build new rig and wanted to ask for your opinions on it.

 

 It will be used for 3D, Rendering, Gaming etc. Money is not a big issue, but i dont want to pay to much as well.

 

 Motherboard : Asus Rampage V Edition 10

 GPU : GTX 1080Ti

 CPU : i7-6800K

 RAM : 32GB DDR4 (not sure yet what brand)

 HDD/SSD : SAMSUNG 960 PRO 1TB M.2

 CASE : Corsair Graphite 760T

 PowerSupply : 800/900W Gold

 CPU Cooler : Corsair Hydro H105 240mm

[SeraphicWings]

Do you really need that hell of an expensive motherboard?

[lpanic]

I do like it does have M.2 slot, loads of USB ports (i do need like 6 atleast) and Wifi integrated. What would you suggest as substitute?

[Jonadong]

I would recommend the corsair 570x over the graphite 760T

[Herman Mcpootis]

you don't need an 800-900w psu, even for SLI. a good 750w psu would be more than good enough for SLI. that mobo is pretty expensive. also, i'd recommend going with a ryzen 1700 rather than the 6800k, so some overclocking and it'll match 1800x speeds which performs like the 6900k in rendering.

[HKZeroFive]

Everyone is going to tell you this; consider R7 1700. It's a decent gaming chip and stronger in multithreaded tasks than the i7 6800K for a significantly lower price. On top of that, there are much, much cheaper motherboards that have intergrated WiFi. If you're paying $500+ for a motherboard, you're paying too much for features that you'll never use.

 

The power supply is "overkill" for a single card. It's understandable if you're planning to SLI in the future though. Just get a decent unit.

[SeraphicWings]

Either this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($399.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($319.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($219.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Inwin 805 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($186.61 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2533.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 11:51 EDT-0400

 

Or go with @TeamRyzen

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($498.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($219.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Inwin 805 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($186.61 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2473.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 11:52 EDT-0400

 

I'd personally go with Ryzen, 8 cores really helps for 3D or rendering

[RadiatingLight]

RYZEN!!

The 1700 (X?) is a hugely better chip for something like this.

Much more powerful rendering performance, while gaming performance, especially when overclocked, is absolutely good enough for a 1080Ti with no bottleneck. so both CPUs would be good in that regard.

[lpanic]

Thanks for help guys!

 

 Now i want to go with this setup:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($399.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($319.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($219.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 

 

I am a bit sceptical about Ryzen as its quite new stuff and I am not sure if its yet well optimized for games? If I would go with Ryzen it would be X1800

[tom_w141]

@lpanic

 

Ryzen 1700 the X models are not worth it unless you intend to run stock settings. With a decent motherboard you can easily oc to 1800X performance at comparable voltages.

 

R7 1700 user here.

 

You can purchase the entire R7 platform and be more powerful than the 6800k system in OP for the total cost of the motherboard alone in your original build.

[TechyInAZ]

I can agree with your skepticism on Ryzen. I personally wouldn't dare buy it yet.

 

However, Ryzen is improving at a very fast rate. So going with Ryzen isn't that big of an issue anymore.

[Mohenjo]

wait isnt the tdp of the 1080 ti 250w? wouldnt 850w be more safe? for SLi at least

[DocSwag]

What applications specifically will you be using? I'm not sure whether or not Ryzen will be a better deal for you.

[DocSwag]

17 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

you don't need an 800-900w psu, even for SLI. a good 750w psu would be more than good enough for SLI. that mobo is pretty expensive, i'd get the Z270 killer SLI/AC if you want wifi and m.2. also, i'd recommend going with a ryzen 1700 rather than the 6800k, so some overclocking and it'll match 1800x speeds which performs like the 6900k in rendering.

 

15 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Everyone is going to tell you this; consider R7 1700. It's a decent gaming chip and stronger in multithreaded tasks than the i7 6800K for a significantly lower price. On top of that, there are much, much cheaper motherboards that have intergrated WiFi. If you're paying $500+ for a motherboard, you're paying too much for features that you'll never use.

 

The power supply is "overkill" for a single card. It's understandable if you're planning to SLI in the future though. Just get a decent unit.

 

14 minutes ago, SeraphicWings said:

Either this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($399.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($319.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($219.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Inwin 805 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($186.61 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2533.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 11:51 EDT-0400

 

Or go with @TeamRyzen

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($498.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($219.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Inwin 805 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($186.61 @ Jet) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2473.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-04 11:52 EDT-0400

 

I'd personally go with Ryzen, 8 cores really helps for 3D or rendering

 

10 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

RYZEN!!

The 1700 (X?) is a hugely better chip for something like this.

Much more powerful rendering performance, while gaming performance, especially when overclocked, is absolutely good enough for a 1080Ti with no bottleneck. so both CPUs would be good in that regard.

 

5 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

@lpanic

 

Ryzen 1700 the X models are not worth it unless you intend to run stock settings. With a decent motherboard you can easily oc to 1800X performance at comparable voltages.

 

R7 1700 user here.

 

You can purchase the entire R7 platform and be more powerful than the 6800k system in OP for the total cost of the motherboard alone in your original build.

 

4 minutes ago, TechyInAZ said:

I can agree with your skepticism on Ryzen. I personally wouldn't dare buy it yet.

 

However, Ryzen is improving at a very fast rate. So going with Ryzen isn't that big of an issue anymore.

Some applications like photoshop and Lightroom still perform much better on Intel than amd. If OP is using applications like those a 6800k would be a better buy, otherwise Ryzen is. Ryzen isn't the solution for all content creation scenarios  

[DocSwag]

12 minutes ago, lpanic said:

Thanks for help guys!

 

 Now i want to go with this setup:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($399.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($319.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($219.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 

 

I am a bit sceptical about Ryzen as its quite new stuff and I am not sure if its yet well optimized for games? If I would go with Ryzen it would be X1800

What resolution will you be gaming at, and what applications specifically will you be using for rendering and 3D modeling?

 

Also, don't get a founders edition 1080 ti.

[lpanic]

3ds max, photoshop, substance designer, vray, marvelous designer, unreal engine 4. At HD 1080x1920 ultra settings.

 

Whats wrong with founders edition? I was thinking about getting that one :

GeForce GTX 1080Ti "Founders Edition" 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card

[Drake10114]

2 hours ago, lpanic said:

3ds max, photoshop, substance designer, vray, marvelous designer, unreal engine 4. At HD 1080x1920 ultra settings.

 

Whats wrong with founders edition? I was thinking about getting that one :

GeForce GTX 1080Ti "Founders Edition" 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card

Founder's Editions tend to be more expensive than non-reference cards (I think that's the term...). So if your wanting to maximize performance to cost, it will lag behind other cards that's aren't Founder's

[Flavio hc 16]

 

4 hours ago, lpanic said:

3ds max, photoshop, substance designer, vray, marvelous designer, unreal engine 4. At HD 1080x1920 ultra settings.

 

Whats wrong with founders edition? I was thinking about getting that one :

GeForce GTX 1080Ti "Founders Edition" 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card

 

the problem is that the reference cooler is just not enough for a 250w card, it will sound like a jet engine AND thermal throttle, wait for partners cars ( I would go for the Asus strix) 

BUT for 1080p gaming at 60fps anything beyond a gtx 1070 is overkill, even with a 1440p monitor I wouldn't go higher than 1080 , especially because you will be cpu bottleneck ed: test have shown that even a kabylake 7700k ( quadcore) overclocked at 5.1 ghz is not enough for a 1080ti at 1080, let alone a 6800k, even clocked at 4.5ghz

[lpanic]

Thanks for help guys.

 

 I will go for:

GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card

So the current list is:

[Guest]

If you are sticking with Intel X99 go with a 4 x 8GB Ram kit as you can make use of quad channel. Also fast ram doesn't make that much difference AFAIK on X99 platform.

 

Either of these kits should do fine for less money.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£195.79 @ Kustom PCs) 
Total: £405.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-05 12:29 BST+0100

[lpanic]

Good point I will switch ram to quad channel. Thanks!

 

[lpanic]

Hey Guys, I am about to order this but can't find this ram. What do you guys think about this one instead:

 

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013J7OZCY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series F4-3000C15Q-32GVR 32 GB (8 GBx4) DDR4 3000 MHz C15 1.35 V Memory Kit - Blazing Red

 

//edit

Just realized its not quad channel kit. Any ideas on quad channel that will work best with Asus Strix x99 ROG?

 

What about those

G Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-2666C15Q-32GRR 32GB Kit DDR4-2666 MHz Unbuffered Non-ECC Memory Modules with Heatspreader - Red

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ripjaws-F4-2666C15Q-32GRR-DDR4-2666-Unbuffered-Heatspreader/dp/B00N1OZGRE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497940972&sr=8-1&keywords=F4-2666C15Q-32GRR ?