£1300 build review before purchase please

[phbc]

Hi, looking for input on the below build please, budget is £1300 excluding delivery. Already own keyboard/mouse/monitor, and will be using the machine for gaming and small amounts of video editing.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £92.24
• 1 x WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD10EZEX)= £40.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £67.64
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £211.14
• 1 x Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £129.14
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £90.15
• 1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £51.24
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler= £30.74
• 2 x BitFenix Spectre PWM 120mm Fan Red LED - Black= £7.12
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Mid Tower Case - Black= £143.49
• 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £430.49

Total: £1,301.46

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I'm torn between the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv, and the Eclipse P400. There's a good bit of difference in the price, if I go the P400 I can upgrade the motherboard and SSD, not sure if it is worth it? Evolv is very nice looking.

Am not too fussed about which variant of 1070 - aiming to order in the next 2 days so whichever is in stock will do.

I'm stumped on the CPU cooler and just going by other people's recommendations - will the Matterhorn cooler be sufficient for some overclocking?

Any opinions or alternate recommendations are more than welcome. Thank you in advance!

 

[stulid]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Mid Tower Case - Black= £139.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £456.97
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £49.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £65.99

Total: £1,365.85
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £456.97
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £49.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £65.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - White= £129.95

Total: £1,355.81
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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6700K+Gaming7 gives £55 cashback - https://toptechcashback.com/gb/en/pages/cpumb/qualifying




My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £456.97
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (CMK16GX4M2B30= £65.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Midi Tower Case - White Window= £55.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £74.99

Total: £1,306.85
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[phbc]

Thanks Stulid, didn't know about the cashback thing! I'll only be doing a small amount of video editing per month, machine's main focus is on gaming but I presume there won't be much noticeable difference for 1080p gaming?

 

[stulid]

Well the 6700K wont be slower than the i5 thats for sure as it also has a high stock clock speed.

Ive also done X99 for you,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn White CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400 Midi Tower Case - White Window= £55.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K)= £335.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £259.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (CMK16GX4M4A2666C16R= £68.99
• 1 x Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GBLEB)= £49.99

Total: £1,423.86
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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£70 cashback.

If you made it less blingy (less colour matching parts) the overall cost will be lower


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £64.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
• 1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving***= £495.97
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK4/16= £59.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £77.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £74.99

Total: £1,361.85
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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edit...£55 back.

 

[phbc]

Thank you Stulid! My x99 builds kept coming in way over budget somehow. Would you say the PSU allows enough spare to consider a second 1070 or ~1080ti in a year or two?

 

[stulid]

No, 750W+ for that.

 

[phbc]

Okay. Thanks!