- Oct 18, 2014
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Hi guys,
I am going to be building my first system in the next 2 weeks. I am going to be using the X99 platform because of future upgradeability. I am also wanting to preferably go with the MATX chassis but am willing to go with an ATX chassis. If I go down the MATX route I want the case to be the Corsair Air 240 and if I go with an ATX chassis I want either the Air 540 or the Phanteks Enthoo Pro. The reason I was thinking of going with a MATX case was I do not have a lot of room to put the PC at this moment and time, so if I had to go with ATX I would prefer the Air 540.
The systems going to be used for Gaming, Web development, Programming, Virtualization, Browing the web and the occasional editing. I do game quite a bit so I would need the system to be strong enough to run the latest games such as BF Hardline and GTA 5 on ultra above 70fps.
I also do not wish to SLI the system in the future I would much rather just have 1 high-end video card such as 980ti if it gets released or the r9 390x depending on the heat and power consumption.
I have come up with 2 possible builds but am unsure which would be best. If anyone could suggest a build that would be better than my chosen 2 then that would be great.
Build 1 (matx)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BxzYYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpick...YJ/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£304.97 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£97.07 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£184.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.35 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1205.59
Build 2 (atx)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NDWDVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpick...Vn/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£304.97 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£165.83 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1191.35
Things I don't need:
Operating System.
Keyboard/Mouse
Monitor
I am going to be building my first system in the next 2 weeks. I am going to be using the X99 platform because of future upgradeability. I am also wanting to preferably go with the MATX chassis but am willing to go with an ATX chassis. If I go down the MATX route I want the case to be the Corsair Air 240 and if I go with an ATX chassis I want either the Air 540 or the Phanteks Enthoo Pro. The reason I was thinking of going with a MATX case was I do not have a lot of room to put the PC at this moment and time, so if I had to go with ATX I would prefer the Air 540.
The systems going to be used for Gaming, Web development, Programming, Virtualization, Browing the web and the occasional editing. I do game quite a bit so I would need the system to be strong enough to run the latest games such as BF Hardline and GTA 5 on ultra above 70fps.
I also do not wish to SLI the system in the future I would much rather just have 1 high-end video card such as 980ti if it gets released or the r9 390x depending on the heat and power consumption.
I have come up with 2 possible builds but am unsure which would be best. If anyone could suggest a build that would be better than my chosen 2 then that would be great.
Build 1 (matx)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BxzYYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpick...YJ/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£304.97 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£97.07 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£184.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.35 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1205.59
Build 2 (atx)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NDWDVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpick...Vn/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£304.97 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£165.83 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£150.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1191.35
Things I don't need:
Operating System.
Keyboard/Mouse
Monitor
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