ASAP Spec Check Required Please

I've decided to put together a new setup to replace my ageing Sandy Bridge build. I am going to be gaming at 1440p, hoping to max out at 60fps with AA on current titles, also looking for the quietest setup possible. I also want to be ready to SLI if required later.

No Windows as I have access to a code already and no media drive required.

Are there any issues with the following before I click the button?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £569.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £289.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £172.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060027-WW)= £109.99
• 1 x Samsung SM951 128GB M.2 PCI-e Gen3 8Gbps x 4 AHCI Solid State Drive (MZHPV128HDGM-00000)= £65.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4B3000C1= £99.95
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £146.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black= £119.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £129.95

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£40 Saving**= £422.99

Save £40 there.

850W would be fine but sure, 1000W won't hurt.

And Skylake is dual channel memory, so unless you want four sticks for some reason, you could pick a set of two.

Actually, if you are going with that PCIE SSD, may want to check PCIE bandwidth on that motherboard for when/if you add a second 980Ti. If in doubt, would be best to go X99.

Danny75 said:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£40 Saving**= £422.99

Total: £433.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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Save £40 there.

850W would be fine but sure, 1000W won't hurt.

And Skylake is dual channel memory, so unless you want four sticks for some reason, you could pick a set of two.

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Thanks mate. I've adjusted the data drive and added the bundle. Do I get any real advantage going to 32gb dual channel or save £90 and stick with 16gb do you think?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £569.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060027-WW)= £109.99
• 1 x Samsung SM951 128GB M.2 PCI-e Gen3 8Gbps x 4 AHCI Solid State Drive (MZHPV128HDGM-00000)= £65.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £146.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black= £119.99
• 2 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red (CMK16GX4M2B3000= £89.99
• 1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU)= £249.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£40 Saving**= £422.99

Is 850w definitely enough for 2x overclocked 980ti's and the other stuff in the spec?

From what I read on other forums, there should be enough PCIE lanes for x8/x8 on the graphics and x4 on the M.2.

I think 32GB vs 16GB - at the moment, unless you want to do something with ramdisks for some reason or have "serious" work you do on the machine, there's next to nothing will be able to max out 16GB. I'm only just moving up from 8 as a couple of games like fallout 4 can make some use of extra ram.