GPU (and other) recommendations?

[yaseen157]

I have an £850 budget, and am building a PC for fluid simulation(CFD) /modelling(SOLIDWORKS) /gaming. I can go over it, but I don't really want to. I'm spending around £680-700 on this*:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cvvbsJ
*except I don't know which MSI x99S board I'm getting, or what RAM config, just that its 16gb DDR4.

I am fully aware x99 is not on board graphics capable, which leaves me around £150 to spend on a GPU. Right now, I only play World of Warships (and light games like Dead by Daylight, no heavy FPS AAA games) - and I have a laptop with 960m that I am currently playing those on, perfectly fine.

So questions:
1) Is there a better performance SSD I can get for a similar value?
2) Is there a case you guys recommend that supports more than 2x 3.5" drive bays and Corsair H100i V2 watercooling?
3) What would you do graphics card wise? I want to do something like a GTX 1060 6GB or higher but it's just too expensive right now (I'd be willing to break the £850 barrier to get one at a decent price e.g. £250), so would you wait for a price drop when mining has a false crash and ebay is flooded with scared miners and their GPUs, or would you go for a temporary scrubby GPU like a GT 730 for nothing more than video output - as again, I am fine playing games on my current laptop. It's not like solid works needs the graphics acceleration anyway, but idk about CFD. I am happy to wait on a system I can't use for a GPU to appear.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to read and respond!

[yaseen157]

I should add that in terms of settling on a GPU, I also wouldn't mind settling down with a 1050Ti, or seeing if I can snatch a 1060 3gb from eBay.

[WoodenMarker]

Are you getting your parts from elsewhere? 

Why don't you know what motherboard or ram you're getting?

The current list is well over £850. Is there a hard limit for the budget?

[yaseen157]

3 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Are you getting your parts from elsewhere? 

Why don't you know what motherboard or ram you're getting?

The current list is well over £850. Is there a hard limit for the budget?

The pcpart picker list goes over, but I've secured similar spec parts on ebay. I spent £340 on the i7, mobo and ram from an ebay listing. £340 will go towards the other parts (SSD, PSU, HDD, Case, Watercooling), all bought new on amazon. The question is with the remaining £170, would you stretch it to get a big GPU, or would you get something like a gtx1050 for £100, and put the £70 to getting a more substantial case/SSD

[WoodenMarker]

9 hours ago, FlufflesMcBob said:

The pcpart picker list goes over, but I've secured similar spec parts on ebay. I spent £340 on the i7, mobo and ram from an ebay listing. £340 will go towards the other parts (SSD, PSU, HDD, Case, Watercooling), all bought new on amazon. The question is with the remaining £170, would you stretch it to get a big GPU, or would you get something like a gtx1050 for £100, and put the £70 to getting a more substantial case/SSD

If you're going with the 270R mainly for aesthetics, that's subjective and dependent on your own taste. From a functionality and features standpoint, it's a good case.

If you want more 3.5" drive mounts, the Enthoo Pro M supports up to 8.

120GB is a bit tight and I recommend going with a larger drive.

Suggested edits: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vZWJzM

If you can find a 1060 6GB used for the remaining £230, that would be optimal. Otherwise, getting a cheap £10 card for now while waiting for prices to drop isn't a bad way to go.

[yaseen157]

On 25/01/2018 at 10:16 PM, WoodenMarker said:

If you're going with the 270R mainly for aesthetics, that's subjective and dependent on your own taste. From a functionality and features standpoint, it's a good case.

If you want more 3.5" drive mounts, the Enthoo Pro M supports up to 8.

120GB is a bit tight and I recommend going with a larger drive.

Suggested edits: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vZWJzM

If you can find a 1060 6GB used for the remaining £230, that would be optimal. Otherwise, getting a cheap £10 card for now while waiting for prices to drop isn't a bad way to go.

I ended up with the 270R, and splashed out an extra £50 over budget (which I can tap into easily) to get a GTX 1060 6GB (stupid mining craze haha). Anyway all is good in the hood.