Build for a friend with 3k budget

gerico · 1 May 2015 at 13:58

Hey Guys,

I've been trying to work on a 3k build for a mate. He might watercool but would rather start off on air so my suggested build is below.

I thought I'd get some input here as you guys might have some interesting ideas, and I know Stu is king of the build. He's an nVidia boy so naturally I thought I'd give him the Titan X and enough solid state action to keep him going. The only thing I'm not 100% sure on is the CPU cooler... I really like the look of the cooler personally, but performance against that of an AIO - I'm not sure on.

Went with this case as I'm also doing a build for myself in it and I wanted a chance to build in it before I do my own

*note: Yes thats a lot of money on fans but I like matching fans and I don't want the standard that come in the case.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce Titan X 12288MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GTXTITANX-12GD5) £899.99
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5930K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £694.98
1 x Intel 750 Series 400GB PCIe 3.0 X4 HHHL Adaptor NVMe Solid State Drive (SSDPEDMW400G4ES) £379.99
1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU) £319.99
1 x GeIL Super Luce 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-27200C16 3400MHz Quad Channel Kit - White (GLW416GB3400C16AQC) £259.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £134.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro-ATX Case - Gun Metal £99.95
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / White £69.95
1 x Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan PWM - 140mm £15.98
4 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan PWM - 120mm £14.99 (£59.96)
Total : £3,018.25 (includes shipping : £13.75 Ex.VAT).

stulid · 1 May 2015 at 14:00

ATX sized board and mATX case wont fit.

And that large cooler with those tall RAM modules is also a no go.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce Titan X 12288MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GTXTITANX-12GD5) £899.99
1 x Gigabyte X99M Gaming 5 - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving*** £479.98
1 x Intel 750 Series 400GB PCIe 3.0 X4 HHHL Adaptor NVMe Solid State Drive (SSDPEDMW400G4ES) £379.99
1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU) £319.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD4U26661504G-4CIR) - Red Light £199.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060021-WW) £101.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro-ATX Case - Gun Metal £99.95
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / Red £69.95
Total : £2,703.31 (includes shipping : £13.75 Ex.VAT).

gerico · 1 May 2015 at 14:18

stulid said:
ATX sized board and mATX case wont fit.

And that large cooler with those tall RAM modules is also a no go.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce Titan X 12288MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GTXTITANX-12GD5) £899.99
1 x Gigabyte X99M Gaming 5 - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving*** £479.98
1 x Intel 750 Series 400GB PCIe 3.0 X4 HHHL Adaptor NVMe Solid State Drive (SSDPEDMW400G4ES) £379.99
1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU) £319.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD4U26661504G-4CIR) - Red Light £199.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060021-WW) £101.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro-ATX Case - Gun Metal £99.95
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / Red £69.95
Total : £2,703.31 (includes shipping : £13.75 Ex.VAT).

Love you Stu - still some monies spare. Wey hey!

dacads · 1 May 2015 at 14:23

Regarding coolers, temperature wise the h100i will be better but definitely louder.

gerico said:
Love you Stu - still some monies spare. Wey hey!

Don't forget to add the fans

But should still be £200 spare

gerico · 1 May 2015 at 14:24

With lower profile RAM would that air cooler work? I think the quieter the better. Although I've never thought AIO coolers to be loud unless you have the fan going full whack?

dacads · 1 May 2015 at 14:26

Yeah it would, it won't be that loud in the quieter modes but the air cooler will still be quieter

Also you could go with the following RAM. Depends if you prefer it or the Avexir with red lights

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15R) £199.99
Total : £203.90 (includes shipping : £3.26 Ex.VAT).

gerico · 1 May 2015 at 14:31

Yeh bet he won't notice it most the time. Might try persuade some water cooling though, I'd love to practise a full loop to be honest. Though it's not my money so

dacads · 1 May 2015 at 14:43

gerico said:
Yeh bet he won't notice it most the time. Might try persuade some water cooling though, I'd love to practise a full loop to be honest. Though it's not my money so

Which is imo another reason to go for air, as it is a saving (£35) which you will notice

stulid · 1 May 2015 at 14:50

Perhaps he would like the black case to match black cooler, fans and red+black bits.

gerico · 1 May 2015 at 14:51

Yeh good point Stu. Grey was not right for this choice - I'll amend the basket.