£3.7k VR/Gaming build

d0z3y · 13 Feb 2016 at 12:06

Hi,
I have a rift pre-ordered and so it is upgrade time again. Been out of the scene for a while so would appreciate comments on the below build. I will be overclocking and will be using it for all sorts of games, e.g. Witcher 3, Elite dangerous etc. I already have a keyboard and mouse etc.

Quantity Stock ID Description Price Total
1 MB-632-AS Asus X99-Pro Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £264.98 £264.98
1 CP-548-IN Intel i7-5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75930K) £469.99 £469.99
1 HS-035-CS Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060027-WW) £109.99 £109.99
1 MY-456-CS Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32 £99.95 £99.95
2 GX-282-EA EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-4995-KR £569.99 £1139.98
1 CA-203-CS Corsair RM Series RMi 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020083-UK) £129.95 £129.95
1 HD-214-SA Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive (MZVPV512HDGL-00000) £233.99 £233.99
1 HD-293-SE Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £75.95 £75.95
1 CD-120-LG LG UH12NS30 12x Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA (OEM) £37.99 £37.99
1 MO-089-AS Asus PG348Q ROG Swift 34" 3440x1440 IPS G-Sync 100Hz Gaming Widescreen Curved LED Monitor - Black/Re £999.95 £999.95
1 CA-055-FD Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Midi Tower Case - Black Window £72.95 £72.95
1 SW-172-MS Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139) £79.99 £79.99
£3715.66

Have I missed anything or is there anything under / over specced compared to the rest?

Thanks in advance.

McGraw · 13 Feb 2016 at 12:25

Bigger mech instead of SSHD?

I'm assuming the SSHD is purely for storage?

Flubble · 13 Feb 2016 at 12:54

is an 850W psu enough for all that?

Padraig · 13 Feb 2016 at 12:59

Padraig · 13 Feb 2016 at 13:00

And a sshd unless its the only drive in the system is a bad option imo i would go with a wd black if you after safe storage.

Howling · 13 Feb 2016 at 13:07

For god's sake please just wait. 14/16nm cards probably 6 months away, undoubtedly going to have a significant performance jump - but also more information on VR performance will be available to make an informed decision on which cards will meet your requirements. I'd hate to see you spend over £1.1k on GPUs to find it doesn't perform how you want D:

When's your Rift supposed to arrive? Would it hurt to wait?

izzop · 13 Feb 2016 at 13:11

Flubble said:
is an 850W psu enough for all that?

Exactly what I thought looking at the list.

Padraig said:
Yep

Personally, if you're spending that sort of money on a PC I'd guarantee the power available, especially when it would only cost you an additional £25.04 for the 1000W Version

d0z3y · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:16

I should be in the first batch of Rifts so possibly beginning of April.
If there was a release date for the new cards I would wait however without firm dates or even prices I figured I would go ahead now and then if affordable, better cards are released later in the year, I can see these on.

Updated shopping cart:
Quantity Stock ID Description Price Total
1 MB-632-AS Asus X99-Pro Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £264.98 £264.98
1 CP-548-IN Intel i7-5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75930K) £469.99 £469.99
1 MY-456-CS Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32 £99.95 £99.95
1 HD-214-SA Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive (MZVPV512HDGL-00000) £233.99 £233.99
1 MO-089-AS Asus PG348Q ROG Swift 34" 3440x1440 IPS G-Sync 100Hz Gaming Widescreen Curved LED Monitor - Black/Re £999.95 £999.95
1 CA-055-FD Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Midi Tower Case - Black Window £72.95 £72.95
1 CA-156-CS Corsair RM Series RM 1000 '80+ Gold' 1000W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020062-UK) £139.99 £139.99
2 GX-282-EA EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-4995-KR £569.99 £1139.98
1 HD-410-WD WD Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD2003FZEX) £105.95 £105.95
1 HS-035-CS Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060027-WW) £109.99 £109.99
1 CD-120-LG LG UH12NS30 12x Blu-Ray Combo Drive SATA (OEM) £37.99 £37.99
1 SW-172-MS Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139) £79.99 £79.99
£3755.70

Howling · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:29

Fair enough, if you can't wait

I sold one of my Furys in prep for new cards this year. A single card is more than enough for my 1440 Ultrawide and should be at least adequate for VR - but I'm almost definitely upgrading when the new cards come.

I'd recommend dropping the SLi at least. a) I don't think SLi works for VR yet (though I can't confirm where I read that). b) multi-card is a hassle anyway. c) A single Ti is enough to push at LEAST 70fps on your 1440UW and should be at least enough to tide you over on VR until summer

That's just my opinion though ;p
Also, you may want to consider getting some quad channel ram - it supports it, seems a waste not to utilise it, especially with how much you're already paying. It makes very little difference though, but more speed is more speed

d0z3y · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:37

Good points. I must admit I am in two minds about SLI. I have always avoided it in the past due to the cost vs lack of support in games / driver issues. On the other hand, my company will be paying for the build hence I am going all out.

I will check the ram....

Howling · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:52

Oh, if it's not your money go all out.

4 way TitanX, 5860X, 64GB ram, Cosmos II case, 1300w superflower leadex etc

a66as · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:56

Get the evga hybrid 980ti's to keep temps down I would say

Padraig · 13 Feb 2016 at 21:56

Looks good but btw the 3200mhz ram will make no difference compared slower mhz ram all the ddr4 is more than fast enough if you can get 32 gb slower ram for near the same price it would be a better investment.