Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

Dragonuck · Apr 3, 2016

Can anyone recommend the best motherboard, CPU, tv card, to work with such a build -

4k video (HDR, new hdmi, h.265), 4k gaming, htpc (kodi), tv card (for live tv streaming from a new sky satellite dish), and to work with a virtual reality headset (Oculus Rift) - the system will also be useful (if it will have no impact) on providing video and music editing
- the motherboards I have read need a good amount of PCI lanes etc to work well with graphics, cpu and so much more etc - so as much advise on this is welcome

010TheMaster010 · Apr 4, 2016

Budget?

Dragonuck · Apr 4, 2016

UK pounds, around £1.5k the GPU's are a later purchase which I know will be a primary need for the VR etc

srimasis · Apr 4, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£260.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£104.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£57.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.90 @ More Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.90 @ More Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.72 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.74 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full (32/64-bit) (£85.88 @ More Computers)
Total: £1505.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 12:16 BST+0100

Dragonuck · Apr 5, 2016

Questions about z170 vs x99...
for 4k video, gaming, vr and video and music editing, which would be best....again cheers for the above recommendations...
but I have read about PCI lanes, etc... advise please

010TheMaster010 · Apr 5, 2016

Dragonuck :

z170 = more(but not much) per core perf from skylake, but less cores
x99 = more cores, possibility of more PCI-E
for the editing and such I'd go for a 5930K(x99) if you can afford

srimasis · Apr 6, 2016

x99 offers more cores (6 or 8 vs 4), more ram slots (8 vs 4), more pcie slots, better upgrade path than z170. On the downside, it consumes more power than z170 based build. Here is a x99 based 4k build in your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£329.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool Maelstrom 120K 61.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£174.29 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£58.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£307.32 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£307.32 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full (32/64-bit) (£85.88 @ More Computers)
Total: £1535.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-06 06:31 BST+0100

Dragonuck · Apr 6, 2016

Cheers again srimasis

010TheMaster010 · Apr 7, 2016

http://ark.intel.com/products/82932/Intel-Core-i7-5820K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz -5820K has 28 PCI-E lanes
http://ark.intel.com/products/82931/Intel-Core-i7-5930K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz -5930K I recommended has 40
I would change build to incorporate 5930K if possible in your budget.

010TheMaster010 · Apr 7, 2016

And to be clear, do you want GPUs included in the 1500? or do you want a build without gpus for 1500? with GPUs to be purchased later?

Dragonuck · Apr 7, 2016

That's right the gpu is a purchase later to better fit my 4k n vr wants. For now its to have the build in place for most things and its 'future proof' if you like. So as long as my motherboard cpu ram are a build that will support my 4k gaming video n editing along with vr plus tv card and future connection to my surround sound (dolby atmos etc) this system will eventually stream.off a home nas box of all our video music tv show library plus games local as well as live tv and kodi.

010TheMaster010 · Apr 7, 2016

Dragonuck :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/trcVt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/trcVt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£467.99 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 OC Formula EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£269.15 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£112.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£56.39 @ Novatech)
Storage: Sandisk X400 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£102.95 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£161.96 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: FSP Group Hydro G 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1498.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-08 02:45 BST+0100
in that case go with this/something like this. The second SSD can be taken away if it's too much money. And it'll look funky
if you want, now that I think of it, you probably want something a little smaller, since you want it to be an HTPC. I was thinking more Workstation because of the video/music editing, my bad. I'll draw something up a little smaller.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZpmRf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZpmRf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£467.99 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9DXi4 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.49 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 OC Formula EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£269.15 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£112.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£56.39 @ Novatech)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£220.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£161.96 @ Novatech)
Case: Silverstone GD08B (Black) HTPC Case
Power Supply: FSP Group Hydro G 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1452.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-08 03:06 BST+0100
Smaller, probably prettier. You should also be able to keep the CPU at at least 4.0Ghz constant, possibly even more. Can also add more fans, optical drive, wifi card

Dragonuck · Apr 8, 2016

Hi. 010themaster010

Thank you too for the advise. So a quick question on the 2 builds. Will these provide me the future proof (as you can) and meet my needs for the 4k, gaming movie vr as well as video n music editing

Again cheers to all advise

010TheMaster010 · Apr 8, 2016

Dragonuck :

They will both be "future proof" to an extent but neither of them have GPUs so those will have to be purchased separately. If space is not an issue I would recommend the first build as it will be much easier to build and upgrade. The second is smaller and will be harder to upgrade GPUs in the future because of how it is built. The first one also has a larger cooler offering more overclocking performance to boost the lifespan of the PC. I have noticed one mistake in the second build and that is the case price. I did not notice that the price was not included so you would have to take away the SSD in the second one for a smaller one and the Case will be £140. If you have enough space I recommend the first one. If you have less space and are comfortable building in that case I recommend the second one. At this price they will meet your needs for HTPC use and editing, but for gaming you will need GPU(s). GPUs are also able to help with some editing software to speed things up.

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