Rate my new gaming rig also suggest a fast high capacity HDD

TheAspiringNerd

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So I'm looking for a fast high capacity HDD so far the best deal I've found is the Toshiba 7200 RPM 5TB


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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£104.01 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£74.52 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Toshiba X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£647.08 @ BT Shop)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.99 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£8.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Monitor: LG 29UM68 29.0" 75Hz Monitor (£236.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1712.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-05 17:30 BST+0100
 
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good build. sexy monitor. 9/10 :)

point deductions:
1/2) personally i would have dropped those fans and went with a little bit better mobo.
2/2) the 212 evo is not a good cooler for the i7 if you are planning to overclock at all, but that's an easy swap.

WD Black is the drive to get for reliability/speed.

good build. sexy monitor. 9/10 :)

point deductions:
1/2) personally i would have dropped those fans and went with a little bit better mobo.
2/2) the 212 evo is not a good cooler for the i7 if you are planning to overclock at all, but that's an easy swap.

WD Black is the drive to get for reliability/speed.

 
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TheAspiringNerd

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With the mobo I bought it back when I was originally doing an SLI build. The case fans were something that was just added.

In terms of Overclocking this is my first build so I don't think I will OC.
So you would recommend a 2TB WD Black instead of a 5TB Toshiba? (2TB is the same price as a 5TB Toshiba)