New Build Specs - Check and Advice Please Experts

Dicey · Jun 30, 2015

Hi guys,

I want to build a new 4K gaming PC, I'm looking to spend from £2000-£2500. I've been given this spec below and I was wondering if it's any good (total cost including VAT £2150). Can you guys see any flaw in this spec or can you improve upon this spec? Thanks for your help.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP
2nd Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£139)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

senseijtitus · Jun 30, 2015

The build looks solid. However if you have enough fund, I would suggest Intel Core i7-5820K for the CPU. Its new and has more physical cores.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117402&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819117402&gclid=CIH0uebKt8YCFYQ_aQodE5cFdg&gclsrc=aw.ds

And the MOBO to ASUS SABERTOOTH X99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132518&cm_re=LGA_2011-v3_Motherboard-_-13-132-518-_-Product

Would be a good combo for future proofing + future upgrading as well.

sadams04 · Jun 30, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£274.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£147.56 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£549.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£549.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£120.54 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £2113.46

senseijtitus · Jun 30, 2015

sadams04 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£274.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£147.56 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£549.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£549.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£120.54 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £2113.46

This is a good built. +1 for this.

sora · Jun 30, 2015

Building your own computer would save you a lot of money long-term! Go with sadams04's build; it is 2000 quids and will literally last you for eight and more years.

Dicey · Jul 1, 2015

Thanks guys, and thanks sadams04 for that build which I'll likely go with.

Just a few questions:

1) Is it worth getting a dedicated sound card?

2) Would getting two SSD drives put into RAID0 make much of a difference to read/write speeds?

3) Can the system put up by sadams04 support liquid cooling?

sadams04 · Jul 1, 2015

Dicey :

No. The onboard audio will be perfectly fine.

Dicey :

Not really. While it would be fast, a single SSD is fast on its own. If you want to setup up here, look toward the Samsung 850 Pro 256GB instead of the EVO.

Dicey :

Absolutely. The Fractal R5 can handle a 240mm radiator up front if you choose to go with a large setup...

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