First Build - Future Proofing

[Boeing100]

Hi all

This will be my first time building a custom PC and would like some opinions on the parts I have chosen. To respect the forum rules I have answered the standard formatted questions below, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!


Approximate Purchase Date:This month

Budget Range: £1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming + VR (Oculus Rift or HTC )

Are you buying a monitor: No, I already have a 4K monitor



Parts to Upgrade: processor, motherboard, PSU, CPU Cooler, RAM, Casing. I already own an Asus Strix GTX 980 for the GPU, and will use HDD (3Tb), Optical Drive, Wifi and sound cards from previous PC.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes - Windows 10 64gb Home edition


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon UK

Location: City, State/Region, Country - London, UK

Parts Preferences: Here is my shortlist
Intel i7 6700k Skylake @ 4Ghz
MSI Z170A M7 Motherboard
Corsair H100i All in one CPU watercooler
Corsair RM850 PSU
Corsair LPX 16GB 3000hz DDR4 Ram
NZTX Phantom 530 (White) case

Overclocking: Maybe - not comfortable yet in my own knowledge to safely overclock

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe - might SLI in the future

Your Monitor Resolution: 3840 x 2160 (4K)

Additional Comments: I want a PC that is future proof for gaming and VR. I also want to make sure I can modulate parts easily if I want to upgrade a specific component in the future. Finally, I would like the PC to be as silent as possible.


Thanks!

Boeing

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (e.g. I'm having trouble running game X or my PSU broke)

 

[raihan4]

For gaming? I'd get another 980 and drop down to an i5.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.51 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£40.96 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£407.93 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£110.14 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1026.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-02 12:00 GMT+0000

 

[raihan4]

Review of the 980 in SLI at various reolutions: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980_SLI

A single 980 won't be that good for 4K.

 

[Boeing100]

thanks for your reply raihan. I'm keeping my options open in terms of SLI, but indeed a second 980 is on the cards once my build is completed.

The CPU aspect is where I get a bit more confused. Why would an i5 be superior for gaming than an i7? Does it have to do with potentially having stronger individual cores ( I understand that games usually only use two) rather than more weaker cores?