£2K budget, new gaming PC. Help me spec before 4pm cutoff?

Legend · 27 Jan 2017 at 12:55

Chazaxl said:
Thanks all. It doesnt need to be watercooled. I had assumed initially that it would be quieter but since it is not and the air units are also well considered, happy with either and not fussy on make as such.

The Phanteks Evolv ATX TG would be another case to consider, and it would certainly fit the Cryorig R1 cooler no problem.

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:12

Legend said:
The Phanteks Evolv ATX TG would be another case to consider, and it would certainly fit the Cryorig R1 cooler no problem.

I dont mind that case but would prefer something just flat and square in front.

What I am looking for, height for the cooler mainly?

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:22

Legend said:
The Phanteks Evolv ATX TG would be another case to consider, and it would certainly fit the Cryorig R1 cooler no problem.

Either something like this:-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...glass-case-black-cc-9011099-ww-ca-227-cs.html

or

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...ase-black-window-cc-9011081-ww-ca-216-cs.html

Thanks

Legend · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:27

Chazaxl said:
Either something like this:-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...glass-case-black-cc-9011099-ww-ca-227-cs.html

That's fine, I'd go with the Crystal 460X just because it looks much nicer IMO. Either case will take the R1.

The R1 is 168mm, so that's the CPU cooler height clearance you need. Both the Corsairs you selected have 170mm, which is fine. Close, but no issue.

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:29

Ok, so this should be it. Apart from adding a Win 10 license, looks complete.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair Crystal 460X Midi Tower Tempered Glass Case - Black (CC-9011099-WW)= £122.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001616G-= £149.99
1 x EVGA Supernova G2 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £95.99
1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)= £5.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £149.99
1 x Intel i7-6800K 3.40GHz (Broadwell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail= £409.99
1 x Asus X99-A II Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £269.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming RGB 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1080G1 GAMING-8= £599.99
1 x Cryorig R1 Ultimate Dual Tower CPU Heatsink with 2x 140mm Fan - Black= £76.99

Total: £2,126.00
(includes shipping: £14.10)

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:30

There is one major issue, I still use a PS2 keyboard that I wont part with. (Dell clicky thing I love). Will need to get an adaptor.

lee32uk · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:42

Chazaxl said:
There is one major issue, I still use a PS2 keyboard that I wont part with. (Dell clicky thing I love). Will need to get an adaptor.

That Asus board has a PS2 port at the rear (Top left).

One other thing that might be an issue though is the cooler. The R1 Ultimate is a big beast so it might block off the top pcie slot. I would ask the question first before ordering it.

A good alternative would be the Noctua D15S if you don't mind the Brown/Beige fan.

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:46

And ordered, thanks for all the input.

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:47

lee32uk said:
That Asus board has a PS2 port at the rear (Top left).

One other thing that might be an issue though is the cooler. The R1 Ultimate is a big beast so it might block off the top pcie slot. I would ask the question first before ordering it.

A good alternative would be the Noctua D15S if you don't mind the Brown/Beige fan.

Oops, didnt see this.

Does the CPU come with a stock fan at least which I can then use if the R1 blocks the slot?

I did not expect the board to support PS2, awesome, thanks.

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 13:51

Mmmm, does the Win 10 media come on a DVD? Not bought a DVD drive although I should have spare and could probably just do a USB boot option, just need the product key afterall.

lee32uk · 27 Jan 2017 at 14:31

Chazaxl said:
Oops, didnt see this.

Does the CPU come with a stock fan at least which I can then use if the R1 blocks the slot?

I did not expect the board to support PS2, awesome, thanks.

Chazaxl said:
Mmmm, does the Win 10 media come on a DVD? Not bought a DVD drive although I should have spare and could probably just do a USB boot option, just need the product key afterall.

No you don't get a stock fan on X99 platform. If it does block off the top slot then you can always put the gpu in a lower slot. I am not 100% sure if it would run at full speed (x16) or at x8 but it shouldn't make any noticeable difference.

This link might help regarding W10.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sof...402X558040Xa73e061213db2f861a53832822ffe012)()

Chazaxl · 27 Jan 2017 at 14:40

lee32uk said:
No you don't get a stock fan on X99 platform. If it does block off the top slot then you can always put the gpu in a lower slot. I am not 100% sure if it would run at full speed (x16) or at x8 but it shouldn't make any noticeable difference.

This link might help regarding W10.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sof...402X558040Xa73e061213db2f861a53832822ffe012)()

Thanks, will manage then. If the cooler gets in the way Ill make a plan later if needed.

Thanks once again for everyone's help.

Legend · 27 Jan 2017 at 15:02

For Win 10, I just have it on a USB having downloaded ISO from MS site. There is a good free programme called Rufus which you can use to create a UEFI bootable USB drive. You only need a 4GB USB stick. You can then simply get a Win 10 key from any number of places, even see them on the MM forum here sometimes.

Chazaxl · 28 Jan 2017 at 12:03

Thanks - about to try Rufus as Im loading Win 10 on an older laptop (need a serial port for some other stuff I do) and its struggling so Rufus was advised.

Key wise, trying to go legit where possible.

Chazaxl · 29 Jan 2017 at 11:42

All up and running with the new machine. No real issues with the installation. I have a lot of 'unknown' items in the device manager, will apply the mobo drivers now and see how many it clears.

Legend · 29 Jan 2017 at 11:55

Chazaxl said:
All up and running with the new machine. No real issues with the installation. I have a lot of 'unknown' items in the device manager, will apply the mobo drivers now and see how many it clears.

That should clear most if not all of them.

Chazaxl · 30 Jan 2017 at 09:56

Legend said:
That should clear most if not all of them.

Yep. A single one left. Will just ignore for now, not easy clue (that I could see) as to what it should be.