£1000 New Build Opinion.

[Sythius]

Hi All,

I am building a gaming PC and have done some research, I came up with a build that is exactly the price I wanted. I use my PC for many things including 3D games developing but I want my PC to focus mainly on playing games. Does the build below seem like it will run well together with the parts I have chosen? I do not plan to overclock unless needed too. Will the parts be fine in the PC case I chosen, it has 5 fans but it is a mid tower. I have used a template from another post. Thanks for your time.

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g: 1 Week (15/08/2014).

Budget Range: £1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: None

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any

Location: City, State/Region, Country - England

Parts Preferences: Asus

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments:

Motherboard: Maximus VI Hero.
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K.
RAM: 16GB AData XPG V2 DDR3 PC3-19200 2400MHz (2x 8GB). (Recommended from the QVL)
Graphics: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI DirectCU II.
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 1 TB Internal hard drive Serial ATA-600 3.5" 7200 rpm.
Power: Corsair CX750 Power supply 750 Watt.
Case: X-Case SII Gaming Case - Hd Dock + USB 3 + 5 Fans. (Link to Tower Case).

 

[gamer1357]

Dont get the corsair cx power supplies. Try these

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750xxxb9

 

[Sythius]

Dont get the corsair cx power supplies. Try these

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750xxxb9

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr <- A full Modular, Gold Certificate. Same price as the Corsair, thank you for the info.

 

[Rammy]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr <- A full Modular, Gold Certificate. Same price as the Corsair, thank you for the info.

Skip the "G1" version and go for the "G2", it's significantly better without being much more expensive.

As exclusively a gaming prospect, your machine is a bit of an odd mix of parts. The motherboard is very expensive, the case is very cheap, 16Gb of ram is perhaps excessive and a 750W PSU is pointless unless you plan to SLI. Also, most ~£1000 PCs are likely to attempt to incorporate an SSD. Finally, buying an overclockable processor+motherboard (but no cooler) without intending to overclock is probably a poor use of funds.
Now, some of these points can be offset by the demands of your games development. I'd imagine an i7+16Gb of memory has some advantage here, though it's going to be very software dependant.

 

[Sythius]

Skip the "G1" version and go for the "G2", it's significantly better without being much more expensive.

As exclusively a gaming prospect, your machine is a bit of an odd mix of parts. The motherboard is very expensive, the case is very cheap, 16Gb of ram is perhaps excessive and a 750W PSU is pointless unless you plan to SLI. Also, most ~£1000 PCs are likely to attempt to incorporate an SSD. Finally, buying an overclockable processor+motherboard (but no cooler) without intending to overclock is probably a poor use of funds.
Now, some of these points can be offset by the demands of your games development. I'd imagine an i7+16Gb of memory has some advantage here, though it's going to be very software dependant.

Trying to get a build for future games too, should i buy a different motherboard or would the motherboard be good for future upgrades. I will probably want to use SLI in the future but i will buy another supply pack then, I want to get a build that is very good now but also upgradable. I don't care how the PC case will look just one that has good ventilation. If i don't need i will use 8GB but if i can fit it in my budget to have 16GB will help with other tasks. I probably won't overclock until i need to for future games and will probably buy more ventilation then. I will definitely get a SSD instead. Thanks for info.

 

[Sythius]

Sorry to be a pain but i have decided to buy a build and add to it a few months after. I will be overclocking it too.

Initial Build No Overclock:

Motherboard: Maximus VI Hero
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series - DIMM 240-pin 16gb 2400
Graphics: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI DirectCU II
HDD: Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB Internal SSD Serial ATA-600 2.5"
Power: eVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 Power supply
Case: Aerocool Sixth Element Full Tower case

Finished Build With Overclock:

RAM: 32GB - G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series
Graphics: 2x - Asus GeForce GTX 780
HDD: 4x - Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB
Power: eVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 Power supply - 1200 Watt
Cooling: Full Liquid Cooling System

EDIT:
I think am understanding overclocking a bit more. The motherboard only supports 1600Mhz RAM not overclocked, so if i buy a 1600MHz i can overclock it to 2400MHz. So for RAM i should get something like a G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 2X8GB DDR3 1600MHz.