Need Advice On Future Build

[AztecG]

Hey guys, this is my first PC build i am going to be doing on my own and am really looking forward to it.Here is a list of parts i have in mind: 

• Case - Corsair Obsidian 800D 
• Motherboard - Asus Maximus VI formula 
• CPU - Intel I7-4770K
• Memory - Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2x4GB, 1600MHz)
• Cooler - Corsair H110
• Storage - WD BLACK 1TB x2 and Samsung 840 Evo 120GB x2 and am looking at a SSD cache drive.
• GPU - Really want to go SLI in this build so not really sure at the moment.
• PSU - Corsair AX860i
• Fans - Changing the two stock fans on the H110 to corsair Sp fans and going to include some more Corsair AF Series fans within the case 140mm and 120mm.

     

• Budget. How much are you willing to spend? Depends on how much money i pull together after Christmas so all options open.

• Do you need or already have peripherals? (this can add to costs) Already equipped with peripherals, only thing i may consider doing is upgrading my monitor.

• Do you overclock or want to get into overclocking? I would really like to experience and try overclocking as usually i would just stick to stock stats of the item and that does just seem a tad boring.

• Do you plan on going for custom water cooling now, or in the future? The idea of water cooling really intrigues me and i would love to try it, however it also frightens me due to the possibility of things going horribly wrong and damaging my new components which cost allot of money.

• OS. Do you need a new one? I am sorted for an OS as i have windows 8.1

• Do you render movies or Photoshop pictures? I am a graphic design student so i will be using and editing within Photoshop allot, i am also going to be experimenting with Cinema 4D and other software. I also enjoy video editing once every now and then.

• What kind of games do you like to play? I like to keep my options open and don't like to stick to one kind of genre so i would say everything and anything.

• What resolution will you be playing at? //or would like to play at. I am currently playing at 1920 x 1080 but i would like and am considering on upgrading to 2560 x 1440.

 

Thank for reading! This is going to be a major step up from my current PC so would really like some feedback. 

[cjeffcoatjr]

That will be epic. Give us a budget. At least an idea, so we can build you one. Giving us a budget like $500 - $2000 is better than no budget at all. 

[miyabwah]

2x 770s? Looks good so far

[MoYo]

I wouldn't get the 800d anymore, grab the 750d or 900d, but the 900d would look silly without a custom watercooling loop imo

[nishank93]

Get the 750D or the 900D (really overkill, but whatever you like). You could do with a cheaper motherboard than the M6F, cheaper RAM than the Platinums, cheaper PSU than the AX (RM850 is more than enough). Get a single larger SSD as a boot drive. Get a 780, and add another later. 

[AztecG]

Thanks for the feedback! whats wrong with the 800d? My budget is like $2000 and yeah i think im going to change the ram due to the price maybe vengeance pro instead. Also do you think you guys could recommend some water cooling parts so i can see what i would need and where to get started? I think i am going to use a red and black color scheme as well.

[WoodenMarker]

Thanks for the feedback! whats wrong with the 800d? My budget is like $2000 and yeah i think im going to change the ram due to the price maybe vengeance pro instead. Also do you think you guys could recommend some water cooling parts so i can see what i would need and where to get started? I think i am going to use a red and black color scheme as well.

It looks like you're spending a lot of money which don't really improve performance...

2000 USD right?

 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

[AztecG]

It looks like you're spending a lot of money which don't really improve performance...

2000 USD right?

 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

Okay thanks for the feedback. How can i improve the performance then? and ive only just started using this forum so not too sure how to do stuff at the moment 

[AztecG]

That will be epic. Give us a budget. At least an idea, so we can build you one. Giving us a budget like $500 - $2000 is better than no budget at all. 

 

I wouldn't get the 800d anymore, grab the 750d or 900d, but the 900d would look silly without a custom watercooling loop imo

 

Get the 750D or the 900D (really overkill, but whatever you like). You could do with a cheaper motherboard than the M6F, cheaper RAM than the Platinums, cheaper PSU than the AX (RM850 is more than enough). Get a single larger SSD as a boot drive. Get a 780, and add another later. 

Thanks for the feedback! whats wrong with the 800d? My budget is like $2000 and yeah i think im going to change the ram due to the price maybe vengeance pro instead. Also do you think you guys could recommend some water cooling parts so i can see what i would need and where to get started? I think i am going to use a red and black color scheme as well.

[nishank93]

 

Okay thanks for the feedback. How can i improve the performance then? and ive only just started using this forum so not too sure how to do stuff at the moment 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($117.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($157.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($147.98 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $1276.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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This fits your colour scheme, the case has plenty of watercooling space, the PSU will easily run any two cards in SLI/CrossFireX. You have plenty of cash to spare for GPUs. I'd recommend 780 if you're gaming at 1440p or less, 290 for 1080p*3 or more. I don't recommend the 780Ti or the 290X because you're planning on going multiple GPUs anyway, and the price to performance on the non-Ti and non-X cards is way better.

[AztecG]

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($117.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($157.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($147.98 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $1276.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 02:53 EST-0500)

 

This fits your colour scheme, the case has plenty of watercooling space, the PSU will easily run any two cards in SLI/CrossFireX. You have plenty of cash to spare for GPUs. I'd recommend 780 if you're gaming at 1440p or less, 290 for 1080p*3 or more. I don't recommend the 780Ti or the 290X because you're planning on going multiple GPUs anyway, and the price to performance on the non-Ti and non-X cards is way better.

 

Thanks for the feedback, that is a very nice build and some great points to consider,  Also do you think you could recommend some good water cooling parts so i can see what i would need and where to get started and how much i would be looking at?

[WoodenMarker]

Okay thanks for the feedback. How can i improve the performance then? and ive only just started using this forum so not too sure how to do stuff at the moment 

What currency are you using?

[nishank93]

Thanks for the feedback, that is a very nice build and some great points to consider,  Also do you think you could recommend some good water cooling parts so i can see what i would need and where to get started and how much i would be looking at?

I'm not sure about specific parts because I haven't made a custom loop before, but I'll tell you what I know based solely on what I've heard from reliable sources (like Linus).

 

Pump: Swifttech MCP655.

Tubing: Primoflex Pro LRT.

Reservoir: Any good tube reservoir would do.

Fittings: Get stuff from Bitspower.

Radiators: I'd recommend the surface area of at least 2*120mm per processing unit you have in the loop. Slightly more is better.

Waterblocks: Get stuff from Koolance or Swifttech.

Fans: Noctua NF-F12. Silverstone Air Penetrators. NB eLoops. Corsair SP120.

 

I know the above aren't very specific, but use them as a guideline, or wait for someone else to respond. You're probably looking at 2-300$ in watercooling parts alone (assuming CPU waterblock and one GPU waterblock).

[AztecG]

What currency are you using?

Pounds

[AztecG]

I'm not sure about specific parts because I haven't made a custom loop before, but I'll tell you what I know based solely on what I've heard from reliable sources (like Linus).

 

Pump: Swifttech MCP655.

Tubing: Primoflex Pro LRT.

Reservoir: Any good tube reservoir would do.

Fittings: Get stuff from Bitspower.

Radiators: I'd recommend the surface area of at least 2*120mm per processing unit you have in the loop. Slightly more is better.

Waterblocks: Get stuff from Koolance or Swifttech.

Fans: Noctua NF-F12. Silverstone Air Penetrators. NB eLoops. Corsair SP120.

 

I know the above aren't very specific, but use them as a guideline, or wait for someone else to respond. You're probably looking at 2-300$ in watercooling parts alone (assuming CPU waterblock and one GPU waterblock).

Thanks thats really help me as a guideline, ill have to do some more research into it just o be sure.

[WoodenMarker]

Pounds

So the budget is 2000 pounds?

[AztecG]

So the budget is 2000 pounds?

yeah but that is the utter most

[nishank93]

Pounds

LOL, why didn't you tell me before? Anyway, simple fix:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£140.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£136.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.00 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£113.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £919.26

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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Also, for watercooling parts, I'd say the same 2-300GBP.

[AztecG]

 

LOL, why didn't you tell me before? Anyway, simple fix:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£140.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£136.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.00 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£113.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £831.27

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 09:18 GMT+0000)

 

Also, for watercooling parts, I'd say the same 2-300GBP.

 

haha i dunno  Thats allot cheaper than i thought actually, don't think i mentioned this but i kinda would like this pc build to be future proof due to the fact i probably wont be upgrading anytime soon got any pointers or tips?

[AztecG]

 

LOL, why didn't you tell me before? Anyway, simple fix:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£140.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£136.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.00 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£113.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £831.27

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 09:18 GMT+0000)

 

Also, for watercooling parts, I'd say the same 2-300GBP.

 

and I am a graphic design student so i will be using and editing within Photoshop allot and rendering etc, i am also going to be experimenting with Cinema 4D and other software soon thanks

[nishank93]

and I am a graphic design student so i will be using and editing within Photoshop allot and rendering etc, i am also going to be experimenting with Cinema 4D and other software soon thanks

This build is great for your needs. However, if you wish, you could get an LGA2011 build for more processing power and PCI-e bandwidth. For graphics, choose between AMD or Nvidia based on which programs you use would prefer CUDA or OpenCL acceleration. For gaming, either card is excellent so that doesn't matter.

 

haha i dunno  Thats allot cheaper than i thought actually, don't think i mentioned this but i kinda would like this pc build to be future proof due to the fact i probably wont be upgrading anytime soon got any pointers or tips?

I'd advise against trying to future proof a build because the concept doesn't exist (unless you're on an unlimited budget). I can guarantee within six months of you completing this build there will be better hardware, and within two years, this will start looking sort of slow. That said, the parts I've suggested, combined with a GTX780/R9-290 are just about as fast as possible today (without having to may a massive premium on the top tier card for a 10-15% better performance), and an SLI/CrossfireX of either GPU will keep you happy for two years at least.

Just accept that even though you're at the bleeding edge now, there is going to be better

 

PS-Get a reference design graphics card if you're going to watercool, since most waterblocks are made for the reference designs.

[nishank93]

and I am a graphic design student so i will be using and editing within Photoshop allot and rendering etc, i am also going to be experimenting with Cinema 4D and other software soon thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£419.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Asus Rampage IV Formula ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  (£249.50 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£136.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.00 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£142.76 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £1250.16

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 10:13 GMT+0000)

 

This is an LGA2011 build. It is more expensive, but you have a very significant processing power jump over the LGA1150 build. I don't know whether you need it, so that is upto you and the programs you wish to use for your work. Also I've left in dual channel 16GB memory in case you want to expand to 32GB sometime later, even though LGA2011 is better optimised for quad channel memory. You could get the P9X79-Pro motherboard from Asus (approx same price) and have quad channel memory from the start and still have room for expansion, but it is blue in colour. It is an excellent motherboard and I'd recommend it as much as the Formula.

[AztecG]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£419.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Asus Rampage IV Formula ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  (£249.50 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£136.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.00 @ CCL Computers) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£142.76 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £1250.16

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 10:13 GMT+0000)

 

This is an LGA2011 build. It is more expensive, but you have a very significant processing power jump over the LGA1150 build. I don't know whether you need it, so that is upto you and the programs you wish to use for your work. Also I've left in dual channel 16GB memory in case you want to expand to 32GB sometime later, even though LGA2011 is better optimised for quad channel memory. You could get the P9X79-Pro motherboard from Asus (approx same price) and have quad channel memory from the start and still have room for expansion, but it is blue in colour. It is an excellent motherboard and I'd recommend it as much as the Formula.

 

Im going to take all of this into account before buying thanks. Hopefully ill be able to get myself some deals to since black Friday and other sales are coming up!!   I don't know if its true but i think its rumored that nvidia's Maxwell chip sets are coming out early 2014, do you think it will be worth waiting for?

[Andrew0472]

grab a nzxt x60 instead of the h110 and probably a 750d

[nishank93]

Im going to take all of this into account before buying thanks. Hopefully ill be able to get myself some deals to since black Friday and other sales are coming up!!   I don't know if its true but i think its rumored that nvidia's Maxwell chip sets are coming out early 2014, do you think it will be worth waiting for?

It really depends how much you need this system now, how reliable those rumours are, and how fast and expensive those products will be.

If you're not desperate for this system now, and could save up some more till Maxwell comes out (if it does come out in Q1 2014), it couldn't hurt to wait, but if you get a great deal on the current generation during this period, get it. You wouldn't regret it.