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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.64 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
PSU Corsair V650S (wasnt on pcpartpicker)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1341.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 15:54 EDT-0400
 
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Some parts are not available from that site, so a alternative was selected.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£58.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£159.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£71.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA...
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lp231

lp231

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Haswell-E, unlock 6 core w/HT, DDR4, Intel X99
Only has 8GB, but can always get another set of 8GB later on.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($384.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1319.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 16:21 EDT-0400
 
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boosted1g

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Dont get that SSD drive. Get Crucial m500 or Samsung 840 Evo.

It is not because the drive is cheaper, it is because the V300 is not a good drive.
When kingston released the drive last year it was a nice drive, good performance numbers, a real bang for the buck value in SSDs. Come holiday season last year they switched the nram chips to asyncrinous chips that get 1/3 the performance. Since using one specific benchmark that used compression and thus gets the same benchmark result, kingston decied that it was not shaddy at all to market the new drive as the same old drive that got wonderfull reviews despite the vastly insuperior chips.
 
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jty0yt

jty0yt

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I am ordering in the UK and prices are much dearer than what you have up there. I cant go for that build

 
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lp231

lp231

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Exact same components, change to UK price
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£163.74 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£88.81 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£106.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.21 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1081.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 22:35 BST+0100

Your build in UK prices
The SSD isn't available, so I changed to something else.
Haswell-E price can be dropped if you take out the SSD. SSD can be added in later on
or drop the capacity from 256GB down to 120GB
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£58.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£155.00 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£98.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £953.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 22:40 BST+0100
Haswell-E without SSD: £974.92
Haswell-E with 120GB SSD: £1026.86 (the one that I've changed on your build)

What is your budget in GBP?
 
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lp231

lp231

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Some parts are not available from that site, so a alternative was selected.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£58.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£159.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£71.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£94.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.27 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £992.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 23:22 BST+0100
 
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