Skylake Oculus Gaming + Graphics Workstation System build - parts review

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Building my new system with these specs. This is the first time since 2007 that I've put a PC together. Please review:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/inac/saved/Nhm9TW [ updated ]

Quick question: is Artec Silver still required for Skylake CPUs

Motherboard: Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 2-Way SLI ATX DDR4 Motherboards GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

CPU: Skylake Intel i7-6700k

Cooling / Fan / Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper T4 CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes RR-T4-18PK-R1

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 32GB Kit (8GBx4) DDR4 2666 (PC4-21300) DR x8 Unbuffered DIMM - BLE4K8G4D26AFEA / BLE4C8G4D26AFEA

Graphics:
(Either)
2x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+
2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCiE

HDD: 3x WD Green 2TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, IntelliPower, 64MB Cache WD20EZRX
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
SSD: Samsung Evo 500
Undecided on RAID or just 6TB storage


PSU - open to suggestions, considering
(considering...)
* CORSAIR RM1000i High Performance Power Supply ATX12V / EPS12V 1000 Power Supply CP-9020084-NA
* Corsair RM Series 1000 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply - CP-9020062-NA RM1000
* EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 80+ GOLD, 1000W Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready 10 Year Warranty Power Supply 120-G2-1000-XR
* Seasonic 1050W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Full Modular Active PFC SNOW SILENT-1050
 
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kingpin was black friday deal for 499 each

 
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Also added a Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
 
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- Switch Hyper T4 with Cooler Master Hyper Hyper 212 Evo. Hyper212 performs better and slightly cheaper.
- Storage; my suggestion is 2 x SSD + 1 HDD
That´s proper workstation drive setup.
1 x 120 GB SSD for Windows
1 x 256 GB SSD for programs/games
1 x 2 TB HDD for storage.

Consider the M.2. SSD from Samsung (950 Pro) with lighting fast read/write times.

-As for PSU
You won´t need more than 750 Watt PSU. I´d suggest something like:
- Corsair AX760 (awesome PSU, supertight voltage regulation and ripple suppression with platinum certification)
- SeaSonic X-850 or SeaSonic Platinum-1000.

- GPU
980 is a great card, and 980TI is even better.
Sli offers negliable boost in VR gaming.
 
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I'm sticking with 1000 as I'm considering adding more peripherals (pro sound card etc)
Not sure if it's hype or worth it: Platinum vs Gold certification?
 
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I'm also hoping for a quiet fan - the T4 max dB rating is a little less than the 212 Evo
Also, I already got the T4 from a Black Friday special for $20
 
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It´s a bonus - look voltage regulation and ripple suppression is important though - it determines the longegivity of all your components and plays a part in overclock potential as well.
SeaSonic Platinum-1000 is one of the best allround 1000watts PSU you can get. It comes fully modular and with hybrid fan operation (meaning it will be dead silent at most times, and only run fan when necessary) - good quality caps with excellent regulatation and low noise. - 7 year warranty from Seasonic as well. Platinum rating means less $ on your electrical bill :)

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Seasonic/P1000/

T4 is a decent aircooler, but the performance is worse than Evo 212 - meaning it will be just as load or loader when trying to do the same cooling.
 
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Wow that review is from 2011! I take it you've had the Seasonic Platinum 1000 for a while - how is it so far? Also, any issues with Haswell+ (say, Skylake) generation motherboards or CPUs
 
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For a build of that caliber you *DEFINITELY* want a better cooler than a Hyper TX4 - they're cheap yes, but there's definitely better that you can get that will allow you to overclock that 6700K faster. Get something from Noctua or BeQuiet instead. And you're throwing money away buying Arctic Silver. Buy any good cooler and you get much better stuff than Silver V.

Also no offense, but that storage configuration is crap. I wouldn't touch WD Green drives or those ridiculously cheap Kingston SSDNow drives with a 10 foot pole. As was already mentioned in this thread a Samsung 950 Pro would be a much better investment for a build of this caliber. The proposed storage configuration will be a huge bottleneck.

And for power supply I'd go with the EVGA G2 / P2. Those are the best you can get on the market.
 
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Wouldn't you still need Artic Silver to help the cooler conduct with the CPU?

CPU fan/cooler: Which Noctua would you recommend?

SSD: Amazon prime'd a Evo 500gb - will benchmark that against the Kingston

PSU: what do you think of EVGA G2 vs Corsair RM and Seasonic above
 
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Most coolers (besides stockcoolers) comes with its own thermal paste which is fine.
From Noctua - you want either Noctua NH-D14 or D15. Notice it´s a massively big air cooler though.
950 Evo is a M.2. SSD while the Kingston you mentioned is a traditional SSD. The difference in speed is huge. http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-950-pro-m-2-256mb-and-512mb-ssd-review
EVGA is a more pricefriendly - the Seasonic is more solid but also pricier. Doesn´t matter if the review is from 2011 - the PSU technology hasn´t changed much in recent years apart from more introductions of digitally controlled psu´s. It´s comparable to cars - still runs on a combustion engine and the basic idea hasn´t changed much the last 10 years if not more.
 
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NH-U12S? vs 14?
 
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Except my case only fits cpu coolers up to 160mm and the 14s is 165mm! just a little too big :-\
 
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