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Hi, I have decided to join the Master race, because its so good, this is my first build so learning a lot of new things on the way but i would like to get some ideas if this pc build is sound?
I'll be using it for gaming and video editing.
Budget £1250
Hardware
Motherboard
ASUS Z170-A ATX DDR4
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
RAM
16GB Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, (2400), Non-ECC Unbuffered,
Graphics Card
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080
HardDrive
Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD
DVD Drive
Samsung 5.25" SATA 24x DVD/CD
Case
NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower
Power Supply
750W Corsair Builder Series CX, Non-Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze

Total cost £1250

Thank you
Sloth


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Here is the build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£319.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£209.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£53.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card (£500.00)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.65 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.32 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1336.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-13 11:13 BST+0100
 
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I appreciate the new build but thats not what i was asking for, and it comes to over £1400 unfortunately as some of the prices are wrong, i want to stay around £1250, wont my original build be ok for video editing, rendering and gaming?

Thanks Sloth
 
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The build is good except for PSU go with the one I listed.
It is good for gaming no doubt. But for rendering and video editing more cores really help. They perform lot better when have as many cores as possible to distribute the load. Not saying 4cores wont work but the time taken to do that stuff with 4cores compared to 6cores will be a lot slower and wastes a lot of time. That makes huge difference.
Leaving the video editing and rendering part the build is good.
 
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Ok this cleared things up thank you very much and i'll take it into consideration.
 
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Hi I have considered a secondary hard drive but i don't think i will need one, and i can upgrade when i fill up my ssd, I wont be able to afford the improved build unfortunately as my original budget was £1100 which increased, and i was wondering would there be any difference between the Intel Core i5-6600K and the I7 6700 for video editing?


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Sloth
 
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Hi I have decided to trade the 1080 for the 1070 so i can purchase your build instead, thank you for all the help it turned out very useful after all!

Thanks!

Sloth
 
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Don't wait to "fill up" your ssd and then buy a hdd..
Get a hdd at the start and only use your ssd for system files, games, programs etc.. keep all yours videos music and other random stuff which you may have on your PC on your harddrive, along with some games which you may not play often...

You'll be surprised how quick a 500gb ssd fills up, and it's not necessary to have a lot of things on your ssd
 
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slothcrab

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Yes thats solid advise, thank you very much everybody for the help, I downgraded to 250 ssd and gone for a 1tb hard drive with the ZALMAN Z11 Plus HF1 case, you've all been great and very help full!!

Iv just placed my order and now the battle of the build will commence!

Thanks again Sloth
 
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