Evening deadmen, I've been putting of this build for too long and now Skylake has been released (almost) I'm putting this forward for some feedback.
Main reason I'm buying it because I bought GTA5 at the LAN and can't play it on my Q6600/6800HD, it plays minecraft ok though....
Some things I've considered
- i5 6600k - main reason for i7 is due to my work as this will double as a Ubuntu Dev machine which will also be running 3 vms (2 linux and 1 windows)
- MB - It's top-end/looks pretty but the Gigabyte equivalent also appealed.
- I can loose the Kraken, it's a bit pricey but it's so goood.
- Memory - no idea, cas(14) guess I could go lower, colours should go well with the MB. 2x8 to leave a bit of room if I need more (hungry VMs)
- GFX Card - I've considered the Fury x but any card that needs water cooling from stock is just too mental for me. (Sorry Galatoni :P )
- Case - I'll probably go for one with a Window.
- Windows 10 - why the hell not I'm currently on Vista, what could possibly go wrong?
PCPartPicker part list (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xsqYZL) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xsqYZL/by_merchant/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) (£289.99 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx4101) (£79.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm7) (£179.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk216) (£93.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn98tg1gaming6gd) (£569.99 @ Novatech)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-case-bg001) (£84.79 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr) (£64.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140)
Total: £1362.34
So spending around £1400 so I can play a £40 game, seems fair to me. (Edit: what do you mean no ones playing GTA5 anymore.... just like minecraft all over again)
Posted on pcpartpicker forum as well - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/99901-another-skylake-i7-gamingwork-build-box-only
* (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/be+quiet%21+Silent+Base+800+Silver+Windowed+Case+?productId=64133)
Watching with interest as I have a similar budget.
Replaced the Corsair CX for a EVGA 750w as per advice on pcpartpicker - see https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/99901-another-skylake-i7-gamingwork-build-box-only
I may consider the Corsair HXi 750w but it's about £120.
Quote from: Blunt;402121Watching with interest as I have a similar budget.
Note that I already have the 840 EVO SSD (It's 0.00 priced in that list) and will be salvaging other drives from my current rig. :)
I have 2 x 128 and a 500GB ssd waiting for a new home ;)
maybe look at adding a samsung M.2 ssd for your o/s
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzhpv256hdgl00000
still a lot faster then the SATA based SSD's even if they are not the NVMe based M.2 drives yet.
I'd also seriously consider the LGA2011v3 socket chips at this price point and since you are wanting an i7.. get yourself a nice 6 core that clocks well.
PCPartPicker part list (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xx2QQ7) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xx2QQ7/by_merchant/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) (£298.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx4101) (£79.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gax99ud4) (£169.97 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx426c15fbk416) (£101.93 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung SM951 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzhpv256hdgl00000) (£119.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44995kr) (£559.15 @ Aria PC)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-case-bg002) (£83.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr) (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140)
Total: £1486.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 13:32 BST+0100
Cheers Gunda, you're not the first to recommend an X99 build (Uni also recommended the same processor). Really tempting for my work :)
Thanks for putting that build up. :)
i picked the liquid cooler you had selected but for that money if it was my system i'd much rather have a good air cooler, less to go wrong, i hate those integrated pumps.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15
Ok, so I've reconsidered and decided that I'll be getting more use out of the extra cores, x99 seems to be the best fit.
Gunda Gigabyte board seems to be discontinued so I've gone for an MSI that's also got usb 3.1. Also took out the M.2 as I've already got all the hdd I want at the minute. Considering the money, I decided to get a HX750i
I may also opt for a cheaper GFX Card and upgrade next year when nvidia release Pascal.
PCPartPicker part list (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LdtnvK) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LdtnvK/by_merchant/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) (£293.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx4101) (£79.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-x99agaming7) (£208.79 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx426c15fbk416) (£102.47 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44995kr) (£559.15 @ Aria PC)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-case-bg002) (£83.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020072) (£121.48 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140)
Total: £1448.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 07:04 BST+0100
Finally picked up the CPU and GPU that got sent to work while I was on Holiday, so figured I'd update this thread as I've got everything for the x99 build.
PCPartPicker part list (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hjKdVn) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hjKdVn/by_merchant/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) (£229.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rln24m24pkr1) (£76.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-x99agaming7) (£207.30 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk216) (£96.29 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd) (£256.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-case-bg002) (£83.92 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) (£86.49 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140)
Total: £1037.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 22:28 BST+0100
I ended up settling for a 970, I'm going to look at what Nvidia's Pascal stuff can do next year when we've a better idea of what Star Citizen will want.
They only thing I might change is the RAM. Either I get another 2 sticks or send the stuff I have back and get some 4x4GB 2666 stuff instead.
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Really nice rig. Good luck with the build :thumb:
I would definitely get the 4x4Gb 2666 stuff. you want to be running quad channel for sure.
Yea, that was my thought as well. Return stuff sorted, ordered some HyperX XMP Predator Series 16GB (4x 4GB) 2666MHz as replacement :)
So good news is that I'm finally done, bar 3 hdds I still need to pull across (and some Minecraft worlds for my kids).
Final Build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Jamoe79/saved/CybzK8
Dual Boots - Windows 10 and Ubuntu 14.04
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SSD's are hidden away in the cable management section.
Rad and Fans are hidden away at the top of the case.
:thumbsup:
Very neat and tidy there. I like the feet on the case, should help reduce particulate garbage in the filters by quite a lot I'm guessing!
Quote from: TeaLeaf;404216:thumbsup:
Very neat and tidy there. I like the feet on the case, should help reduce particulate garbage in the filters by quite a lot I'm guessing!
All intakes also have easy to remove dust filters as well :D
very nice :)