£2000 for Photoshop/3D work.

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Hey everyone!

Want to build a beast! (my first build) and I have around £2000, probably more. I'll be using it for gaming as well as 2D/3D art production. I know a little about hardware but no doubt you guys can school me ha.

Here is my list of components so far, any advice would be much appreciated!


Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design" 4096MB GDDR5

1X Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-22300C16 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX4M4A2666C16)

Intel 5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75930K)

Asus Rampage V Extreme Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR EATX Motherboard

In-Win D-Frame Limited Edition Open Frame Chassis - Red

Corsair HX750i Full Modular Digital Power Supply (CP-9020072-UK)

2X Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM


I don't currently have a water cooling system in the list, i was thinking of a Corsair though as well some fans to go in the case. I really do love that case, but I might have to rethink as i'm going on holiday so could do with the extra cash haha. Eventually I will also get 2 4tb hard drives in raid for storage and i'll most likely upgrade to 64gb RAM also when I have some spare cash. But am i missing anything or anything on the list I shouldn't get?

Cheers everyone! :) x
 
Yes stulid, sorry I should have mentioned! Yeah I am just after the tower unit for the time being, i'll update everything else at a later date. One area I was looking at was buying a quadro card for the 10bit graphics etc but as I will be gaming as well I thought i'd stick to this.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5930K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £675.98
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90204-10P) £439.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD432GM2400HC16QC01) £359.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - White £129.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99 (£209.98)
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208GB/TSWS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - White £21.98
Total : £2,044.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).



This Zotac card has a 5 year warranty.

The PSU is made by Superflower and has a 10 year warranty.

Not sure I would use a open frame case as dust build up will be nightmare.

Are the two SSDs for RAID?
 
Are the hardware on your list superior to mine or are they just a good alternative? I relise that response might be quite long, sorry haha.

the SSD's will not be in raid no, one will be for the OS and programs, the other will be used as a scratch disk for photoshop etc, and when I get the 2 4tb hardrives i'll have them in raid.
 
A good alternative and better I feel in certain ways, such as the case that can take lots of water cooling and is well made.

The GFX card with its long warranty and ditto the PSU.


For GTX980 in SLI, then a 850W PSU is what I would suggest.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 980 "Hall of Fame Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £529.99
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £517.98
1 x Panram Ninja-V 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (PUD42400C158G4NJW) £419.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
2 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98 (£169.96)
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - White £69.95
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - White Window £54.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Black £44.98
1 x Samsung SE-S208GB/TSWS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - White £21.98
Total : £1,956.28 (includes shipping : £13.75).








Or go GTX970 SLI (or one now and another later),

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £517.98
1 x Panram Ninja-V 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (PUD42400C158G4NJW) £419.99
2 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 "Hall of Fame Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £335.99 (£671.98)
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
2 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98 (£169.96)
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - White Window £54.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Black £44.98
1 x Samsung SE-S208GB/TSWS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - White £21.98
Total : £2,008.31 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
ohh okay, thank you Stulid!

Yeah the INWIN case I dont know if will get to be honest, it's a hefty amount of money. I may purchase it at a later date.

I'm not sure that I will get two graphics cards in SLI as im told that it can have negative effects with Adobe products. But yeah I would rather a have a more powerfull power supply just in case I do go down that road.
 
Sorry Stulid for some reason them builds didn't show last night.

Not sure i'm sold on the white build theme mind ;) I do love white aesthetics but with everything else I own black it might look out of place haha.

I think getting a 850 power supply is a good idea for sure! I'll have to have another look tonight and see if i can put together another system...
 
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