Critique my build !! New system chosen.

[duc999]

Well its now time for my old system to retire gracefully. I wanted to game and work on it (Office mainly) I would appreciate if you can critique this for me please.

Not bothered about RGB as it stands by my desk so you cant see inside, Plus I have always had a tower for expansion and upgrades with little worry.

I tried to pick quality parts with a decent shelf life. I intend to ask OcUK to build this for me as time is tight at the moment.

I already picked up an Alienware 3418DW, keyboard and mouse which are still in the boxes !

1 BU-0CU-TL 8Pack Limited Edition - Overclocked i7 8086K @ 5GHz Intel Upgrade Bundle £884.99

1 GX-410-AS Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99 (£70 cheaper elsewhere OcUK will pricematch )

1 HD-234-SA Samsung 1TB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E1T0B/EU) £199.99

1 HD-23R-SA Samsung 970 PRO Polaris 512GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive £188.99 £188.99

1 CA-019-PT Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower - Black/Red £219.95 £219.95

1 CA-029-SF Super Flower Leadex Titanium 1600W Fully Modular "80 Plus Titanium" Power Supply - Black £359.99

Total £2753.90

 

[NovaKill4]

Do you need the speed of the 970 SSD? I am assuming you are going to use it as a boot drive with core apps? i dont think you would see much of a performance gain over the 860 for general use.
You may be better off getting 2 1TB 860's!

Also why have you picked a 1600w power supply? you could probably power 3 of those computers with that!
650w-750w will be ample for that build!

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £89.99

Total: £100.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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Good quality solid unit with 10 year warranty.

 

[lee32uk]

Are you planning on doing custom loop water cooling ? As a full tower like the Primo will look empty with just a standard air or aio cooler.

Which bundle is that ? as I can't seem to find it on the store page.

As mentioned above that psu is way more than you need.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic Midi-Tower - Black Window= £114.95
• 1 x Lian-Li O11D-1 PCI-Express Riser Cable - Black= £54.95
• 2 x Three Fan Bundle - be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM Fan **3 fans for the price of 2**= £39.95
• 1 x be quiet! Straight Power 11 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £165.95

Total: £428.35 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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Power, silent, high quality, very high airflow and static air pressure, visually impressive

 

[duc999]

Think I just about got it sorted ? Maybe some wriggle room on the case and graphics card , hopefully

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Super Flower Leadex Platinum 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black= £144.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £159.95
• 3 x Phanteks Halos 120mm RGB LED Fan Frame - Black= £9.95
• 2 x Phanteks Halos 140mm RGB LED Fan Frame - Black= £8.99
• 1 x 8Pack Limited Edition - Overclocked i7 8086K @ 5GHz Intel Upgrade Bundle= £884.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £899.99
• 2 x Samsung 1TB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E1T0B/EU)= £199.99

Total: £2,552.99 (includes shipping: £15.30)
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[orbitalwalsh]

If your spending a larger amount on the system, don't cheap out for Non Digital Halo

Spoiler: Top and bottom standard, side digital

 

[duc999]

Thats a lovely build , I just cant get on with the case as its says only 2 3.5" hard drives , is that right ?

I'm also changing out the AIO for the 360 version as well

Plus I have no idea what digital halo is

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Thats a lovely build , I just cant get on with the case as its says only 2 3.5" hard drives , is that right ?

I'm also changing out the AIO for the 360 version as well

Plus I have no idea what digital halo is

Indeed. Sorry , was focusing on the halo covers. Digital ones have addressable led , the standard doesn't

 

[duc999]

Just changed them to digital. Asus aura can run them

Any reason you picked the be quiet AIO ? OcUK 360 one is on offer in the red friday sale , all perform pretty much the same ?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Not asstek unit. Made from alphacool. Copper rad , no aluminium parts. Pump is stronger and quieter so can run at 100% , 100% silent

 

[lee32uk]

Seems crazy to spend £900 on a 1080 ti.

 

[duc999]

Seems crazy to spend £900 on a 1080 ti.

I'm not, I found it a lot cheaper, Ocuk said they would price match

 

[orbitalwalsh]

I'm not, I found it a lot cheaper, Ocuk said they would price match

Quick ! Guessing it's due to Red hot Friday (up till Monday )

Really urge using Focus Prime Units - gold or Platinum for 10yr warranty !

 

[duc999]

Okay, ready to hit the button on my first build in 10 years

Replacing the cooler in the bundle with the Alphacool one, hoping to get a discount on the case and pricematch on the Ti.

OcUK will be building this , anything I have missed ??

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Alphacool Eisbaer LT360 CPU AIO Water Cooling Unit - 240mm (11446)= £99.95
• 1 x Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 850W 80 Plus Titanium Modular Power Supply= £224.99
• 4 x Phanteks Halos Lux 140mm Digital RGB LED Fan Frame - Aluminium Black= £21.95
• 3 x Phanteks Halos Lux 120mm Digital RGB LED Fan Frame - Aluminium Black= £18.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £159.95
• 1 x 8Pack Limited Edition - Overclocked i7 8086K @ 5GHz Intel Upgrade Bundle= £884.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £899.99
• 1 x Samsung 1TB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E1T0B/EU)= £199.99

Total: £2,637.01 (includes shipping: £22.50)
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[orbitalwalsh]

Looks solid!

dark 900 is currently on sale as another thought on cases, has 3x 140mm slient wing 3 fans pre-installed

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black= £174.95

Total: £187.55 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

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[lee32uk]

That power supply You could easily chop the price in half by going with a good quality 650W Gold rated unit. A Titanium rated unit isn't going to save you much on the old power bill unless you are using the pc 24/7 365 days a year