First time building pc (for video editing and gaming)

jimmyzoo · Nov 27, 2015

Approximate Purchase Date: Within 6 months

Budget Range: £1000-2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, photoshop, gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Why Are You Upgrading: Currently using an old underpowered laptop to do my work and gaming

First time builder. I need help checking my build to see if it’s correct; to make sure nothing is missing and suggestions for better or cheaper parts.

My build:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/fVDGQ7

Thank you.

Mattz982 · Nov 30, 2015

The build is good, only good tho, IMO you can do better for a bit more money. So here goes...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£323.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£86.98 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£159.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Black 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£209.98 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£529.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£119.78 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.95 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7811UTC 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1780.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 17:53 GMT+0000

6700K because it's newer and slightly better than the 4790K, allows for more PCI lanes etc
2x16GB for RAM, the MOBO allows up to 64GB, so having your 32 like this allows for an upgrae to 64 later.
MOBO is great and I like it, guess it's kinda personal preference
Storage is same as yours, good job and great deal with the WD black, buy it soon because it WILL go up (black friday deal?)
980Ti is one of the best and you can afford it. 980 falls into a category where the price to performance isnt great, and a 970 would be much wiser, or the 980Ti if you can afford it (larger VRAM)
Case isn't too expensive, id recomend a cheaper case than the one you had selected IMO, but it's only your personal preference
EVGA power supplies are the best, just check JonnyGuru to get that confirmed
Standard wifi

I WILL FIND A LINK FOR WINDOWS 7 OR WHATEVER VERSION YOU WANT

They're about £15 on eBay and it'll save you a lot of money. They're fine, I've had at least 3 for my different PC's, never had a problem, and they're all covered by eBay Guarantee anyway

Any questions just ask

jimmyzoo · Nov 30, 2015

I didn't know about the price-to-performance of 980. I might consider the 970.

Mattz982 · Dec 1, 2015

jimmyzoo :

Before the 980Ti came out, the 980 was worth it because it was the best, but now you're paying £100-£150 for about 5fps more. I'd go with a 980Ti if I could afford one and gloss over the 970 and 980, but if you want to spend less and put money elswhere, get a 970, but the potential is there for a 980Ti

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