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YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £488.98
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P) £239.99
1 x Samsung 512GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE512BW) £209.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black £59.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
Total : £1,317.89 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

 
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Here's what I've planned so far:
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS
CPU: Intel Core i7 5820K
CPU Cooler: Hyper212 EVO
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 2666MHz 16GB (2x 8GB) x2 (32GB)
GPU: Asus GeForce Strix GTX 970 - 4GB
PSU: Super Flower Leadex Gold 850W
Case: Fractal R5
Optical Drive: ?
OS: Windows 10
HDD1 (OS & Apps): Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
HDD2 (Working Drive): Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

A few questions:

1 - Do I need an optical drive to install windows? I have a USB drive for a laptop I could use if needed, or can I install via USB?

2 - Any issues with component compatibility?

Cheers.
 
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1 - No optical drive needed, just install via USB.

2a - Use a quad channel memory kit rather than two dual channel kits.

2b - The Hyper 212 EVO isn't listed as 2011(-3) compatible, but people have reported that it does come with the brackets needed, so just be aware of this.
 
The EVGA G2 has a much longer warranty (10 years). If that doesn't interest you then the SuperFlower Leadex Plat 850W is on offer this week for £2 less than the Gold version.


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £112.99
Total : £227.94 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).




I would go with the MSI Gaming or Gigabyte G1 over the Asus Strix.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
Total : £589.98 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
Changes made:
- Swapped PSU
- Quad kit RAM
- Swapped GPU to R9 390 as it will work much better with Sony Vegas
- Swapped CPU cooler for one with better compatibility and cooling so I can overclock

Updated spec:
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS
CPU: Intel Core i7 5820K
CPU Cooler: Noctura DH-D15
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4 32GB 4-Kit 2666MHz, Black 4x 8GB
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8G
PSU: EVGA EVGA SUPERNOVA 850 G2 80 PLUS
Case: Fractal R5
OS: Windows 10
HDD1 (OS & Apps): Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
HDD2 (Working Drive): Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

Any final thoughts? I might go for a cheaper SSD as it's only a temporary working drive for my video editing.

What's king of the thermal pastes these days? It was MX5 when I built my last machine!
 
Kreeeee said:
Changes made:
- Swapped PSU
- Quad kit RAM
- Swapped GPU to R9 390 as it will work much better with Sony Vegas
- Swapped CPU cooler for one with better compatibility and cooling so I can overclock

Updated spec:
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS
CPU: Intel Core i7 5820K
CPU Cooler: Noctura DH-D15
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4 32GB 4-Kit 2666MHz, Black 4x 8GB
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8G
PSU: EVGA EVGA SUPERNOVA 850 G2 80 PLUS
Case: Fractal R5
OS: Windows 10
HDD1 (OS & Apps): Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
HDD2 (Working Drive): Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

Any final thoughts? I might go for a cheaper SSD as it's only a temporary working drive for my video editing.

What's king of the thermal pastes these days? It was MX5 when I built my last machine!
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The Crucial BX100 are good value SSD's and they are currently cheaper than the 850 EVO for the 250GB and 500GB versions.

The paste that comes with the Noctua cooler will be good enough so you don't really need to buy extra.
 
Much appreciated.

The Samsung Evo's are pretty cheap in my country, about 15% less than in the UK and less than the BX100's.
 
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