First time buying a custom PC. Would love a second opinion on this configuration.

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J4M35

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Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VIII HERO: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, LG1151

Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP

1st Hard Disk
2TB WD BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i GTX Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£89)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof) (£25)

LED Lighting
60cm White LED Strip (£10) - To Compliment The Colours of Your Case

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1900 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD (£49)

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 (£79)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Cable Tidy
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management (£5)

Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)

Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days

Quantity
1

Price: £1,958.00 including VAT and delivery.

Think I have it figured out but i'm not an expert sooooooo.... yeah. Advice? :) Thanks x
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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What's it for? If for gaming, most of it can be reduced without affecting performance, no need to max out components as it won't make any benefits for gaming.
 
J

J4M35

Member
It is for gaming. Not like super hardcore gaming but yeah it needs to be powerful and future proof. I did suspect some of the components were OTT which is why I started this thread. Which parts of the configuration should I change?
 
SpyderTracks

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This is allowing for adding a second 980ti in the future should you wish to, so has an expensive SLI mobo and gigantic PSU, you can lower both of those if you don't need SLI:

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-6600 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP
Free Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD READER (READS MS, CF, SD, etc) (£9)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ PLATINUM AX1200i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU (£239)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
60cm White LED Strip (£10) - To Compliment The Colours of Your Case
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1900 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD (£49)
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 (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Cable Tidy
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,721.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-skylake-pc/QQJjGtVsN0/
 
J

J4M35

Member
Cool. I wasn't sure where I could save money in configuring my PC without negatively affecting performance or reliability, I understand my configuration options a little better now so thanks! Still not entirely sure about cooling though lol
 
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J

J4M35

Member
First time gaming PC help!

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VIII HERO: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, LG1151
Free Item
ASUS ROG Gladius Gaming Mouse Promo (£32)

Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP
Free Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!

2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i GT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 3 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof) (£25)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

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 (£79)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Cable Tidy
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management (£5)

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

Quantity
1

Price: £1,765.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-skylake-pc/WqGO37hL85/

Need help with the cooling side of things. The OS will be on the SSD and the HDD is for storage btw. Thanks :) x
 
J

J4M35

Member
sub–£2000 gaming/media/creative/general PC. Advice/help?

Not sure about the SSD/HDD or the cooling (liquid cooling, fans, etc) or the case, for that matter. Advice? I want this PC to be fast/powerful, reliable and future proof, but i'm not super experienced with the whole customPC thing.



Case
NZXT NOCTIS 450 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VIII HERO: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0 - **FREE GLADIUS MOUSE**
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
3TB WD BLACK WD3003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i GTX Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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
Cable Tidy
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Promotional Item
ASUS ROG Gladius Gaming Mouse Promo (£32)
 
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ethfer

Active member
Same happened with me James, I had a pretty similar build to yours except I had a 500GB SSD for all programs and OS and a 2TB HDD for storage and an i7 same processor as yours and a 32GB hyperX ram with the 970 graphics card, now I didn't know what is the best gpu (graphics card) but I think 970 is alright as it fits a budget, came to about £1470
 
GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

Prolific Poster
Well as stated most components can be lowered and not change performance.

You could get an i5 instead, a cheaper motherboard, a air cooler and a 250GB SSD instead. This would still run all games at max settings (I have a similar build but with a last gen i5 and a 780 instead and runs everything at 60fps maxed out)
 
GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

Prolific Poster
ethfer said:
Same happened with me James, I had a pretty similar build to yours except I had a 500GB SSD for all programs and OS and a 2TB HDD for storage and an i7 same processor as yours and a 32GB hyperX ram with the 970 graphics card, now I didn't know what is the best gpu (graphics card) but I think 970 is alright as it fits a budget, came to about £1470
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An i5 with a better gpu such as the 980 or 980ti is a much better combination. For £1470 you should easily be able to get a 980 in the build
 
J

J4M35

Member
Are you sure? Because the i5 has less cache and doesn't have hyperthreading. And would air cooling work for a K CPU?
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

Author Level
Games are GPU intensive, that is where you need the best parts, an i5 is fine for gaming. Are you going to over clock, if not a standard CPU will be fine.
 
J

J4M35

Member
I'm not going to overclock, so I guess i'll get the non–K CPU. Will I be able to use a less expensive/big cooler with the non–K CPU, as in, will it run cooler?
 
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