About to order, anything I'm missing?

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mamoru

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Case
InWIN 503 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) (Pre-Order Only)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy Rx
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
AOC I2769VM 27" IPS Monitor - 5ms, 1920x1080, D-Sub, HDMI, DP
2nd Monitor
AOC I2769VM 27" IPS Monitor - 5ms, 1920x1080, D-Sub, HDMI, DP
Speakers
Microlab FC360 High fidelity 2.1 Speaker System
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Promotional Item
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Quantity
1
 
Rakk

Rakk

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If you could let us know what you'll be using the PC for it would help us give useful advice/comments :)
Also if you could include your budget in case people want to suggest some changes.
 
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mamoru

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Apologies, just wanted to get confirmation there was no obvious mistakes with the setup but you're right, more info would be helpful!

I use it for both work and gaming. For work I'm running multiple virtual machines (should be no more than 3) which is why I went for 32gb of RAM as I was told that was pretty important. Gaming wise this should be more than enough, I only do gaming as a casual hobby so 980gtx should be more than enough.

No budget really within reason, but also no point in getting way more than I need just for the sake of it.

I would just like to know that the cooling and PSU are fine for this setup as well.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
mamoru said:
Apologies, just wanted to get confirmation there was no obvious mistakes with the setup but you're right, more info would be helpful!

I use it for both work and gaming. For work I'm running multiple virtual machines (should be no more than 3) which is why I went for 32gb of RAM as I was told that was pretty important. Gaming wise this should be more than enough, I only do gaming as a casual hobby so 980gtx should be more than enough.

No budget really within reason, but also no point in getting way more than I need just for the sake of it.

I would just like to know that the cooling and PSU are fine for this setup as well.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
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I would drop to the non-k variety of cpu as you won't be overclocking. If you are overclocking, then you'll need to get a watercooler.

I'd also personally drop to a 250gb SSD and add a second HDD of 1tb or something to reduce cost.

You could drop the motherboard to the basic one which won't affect performance at all.

I'd up the PSU to the 650W CS series as it's a better model and modular which improves airflow.

Do you need the external soundcard? On board sound is very good these days, there are only a few applications that require an external.

Otherwise, looks ok.
 
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mamoru

Member
Thanks for your feedback,

I wasn't aware that onboard sound was OK, in that case I agree I don't need the soundcard.

I definitely want to stick with the larger SSD, having used an SSD for the first time recently I would never consider a standard one again, even for backup storage.

As for the processor, is there not much difference in non-overclocked performance between the two models then?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
I wasn't aware that onboard sound was OK, in that case I agree I don't need the soundcard.

They have come on a long way in the last 5 years, especially on the Asus boards they're excellent these days.

I definitely want to stick with the larger SSD, having used an SSD for the first time recently I would never consider a standard one again, even for backup storage.

Fair enough, if I could afford it, I'd do the same :)

As for the processor, is there not much difference in non-overclocked performance between the two models then?

Actually for your usage, you would benefit from the increase in clock speed, stick with the K version.
 
Frank100

Frank100

Rising Star
Hi,

As Spyder suggests I would go for a higher output PSU.

As for sound I am in the external DAC camp (rather than a higher end soundcard). I have a pair of professional monitor speakers that are attached to a mid range USB external DAC and I get Hi-Fi quality sound but then I'm not really a gamer. Maybe stick with on-board for now as you can always add a card or external DAC later on.

Frank100
 
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