Help with new system spec

So after 8 years, my first gaming PC has popped its clogs.

So, since I'm got a proper income this time round I thought I'd splash out a bit and aim for a system that is quiet (the last one sounded like a small aircraft!) and powerful, with the option to expand later if needs be e.g.

• the new Intel 450 2.5" SSD's when they start shipping
• upgrading to SLI later down the line
• video capture

Usage wise I tend towards grand-strategy (thing Sup Com and planetary annihilation et al.), binges of modded minecraft, and acting as host for LAN games will be a staple, and I'm also considering doing more streaming/video stuff. Outside of gaming I used to do some heavy data-driven work, but my current role doesn't involve this. However, I'd like the possibility of expanding the system to cope with this in the future.

So for a princely £1,800.78 what's peoples opinions of this build for meeting those requirements?

OcUK Tech Labs Skylake Z170 Pro Gaming PC Configurator

Case Cooler Master Cosmos SE Mid Tower Case

Processor Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM

CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060021-WW)

Motherboard Asus Z170-Deluxe Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard

Solid State Drive 1 Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)

Mechanical Hard Drive 1 Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)

Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Classified ACX 2.0+ 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-0998-BR)

Power Supply EVGA SuperNova P2 850W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)

Memory Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FB2K2/1

Whatever you go for, I would buy all the parts except for the GPU. Test your old GPU in the new system to see if it still works. New cards in June/prices on 980Ti will drop. So either way (better performance/massive savings) it will be worth waiting.

Danny75 said:

Whatever you go for, I would buy all the parts except for the GPU. Test your old GPU in the new system to see if it still works. New cards in June/prices on 980Ti will drop. So either way (better performance/massive savings) it will be worth waiting.

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Unfortunately its the death of a GPU that is triggering this. Thanks for the advice on waiting till June, I knew new cards where due just hadn't realised they where that close.