help with gaming setup

[mike123shanx]

Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor

Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 10g Thermal Paste

Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard

Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card

Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power

Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

what you guys think to this for a gaming setup? i also need help with water cooling like how many pumps ress rads i will need

 

[stulid]

Hi

What is the total budget?

Is this a new spec you are looking to buy?

X79 is still powerful, but X99 is newer and for gaming you will probably find a Z97 setup cheaper and just as capable.

You are also missing a case.

 

[mike123shanx]

Hi

What is the total budget?

Is this a new spec you are looking to buy?

X79 is still powerful, but X99 is newer and for gaming you will probably find a Z97 setup cheaper and just as capable.

You are also missing a case.

i want to spend around 2.5-2.6 on components if i can ye this is new spec im going to have this pc for a while why i thought something like this i don't need a case im having it built in a desk

 

[stulid]

i want to spend around 2.5-2.6 on components if i can ye this is new spec im going to have this pc for a while why i thought something like this i don't need a case im having it built in a desk

You dont need to spend £2K+ on a gaming system.

This will be just as capable,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £399.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £109.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £1,215.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).


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But just to show you what 2.5K can buy,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5960X Extreme 3.00GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75960X) £769.99
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Asus Rampage V Extreme Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR EATX Motherboard £329.99
1 x G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (F4-2666C15Q-16GRR) £259.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £154.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £2,572.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[mike123shanx]

You dont need to spend £2K+ on a gaming system.

This will be just as capable,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £399.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £109.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £1,215.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).


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But just to show you what 2.5K can buy,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5960X Extreme 3.00GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75960X) £769.99
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Asus Rampage V Extreme Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR EATX Motherboard £329.99
1 x G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (F4-2666C15Q-16GRR) £259.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £154.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £2,572.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).

whats difference between the iv extreme and v

 

[stulid]

X99 is a new chipset, it uses DDR4.

Only the 5820/5930 and 5960 fit it.

Despite saying socket 2011, it is actually socket2011-3 so the older socket 2011 CPU's do not fit it.

The 5820/5930K are 6 core with Hyperthreading = 12 threads/cores

The big boy 5960X is 8 core with Hyperthreading = 16 threads.

 

[mike123shanx]

X99 is a new chipset, it uses DDR4.

Only the 5820/5930 and 5960 fit it.

Despite saying socket 2011, it is actually socket2011-3 so the older socket 2011 CPU's do not fit it.

The 5820/5930K are 6 core with Hyperthreading = 12 threads/cores

The big boy 5960X is 8 core with Hyperthreading = 16 threads.

so the 2.5k setup you posted i could also use that for some video edition if i start doing that which im looking into and streaming? also could u help me with a custom water setup i want to use for tubing i want to use acrylic

 

[stulid]

Water cooling im no good with.

But that last spec is as good as you can get on a desktop unless you go for XEONS and/or dual CPU motherboards.

Did you notice the twin GFX cards too?

 

[Fallen god]

What monitors do you have?

Stulids first build + a really nice 1440p 144ghz gsync monitor like so would be sweet.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
Total : £629.99 (includes shipping : ).

 

[mike123shanx]

What monitors do you have?

Stulids first build + a really nice 1440p 144ghz gsync monitor like so would be sweet.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
Total : £629.99 (includes shipping : ).

not bought monitors yet i will leave them to very last i want 3 that looks like a sweet one i was looking at the benq 3d one

 

[stulid]

That is 3x those ROG monitors.

You will need 2+ x GTX980 for that.

 

[mike123shanx]

That is 3x those ROG monitors.

You will need 2+ x GTX980 for that.

thats so sweet man

 

[mike123shanx]

also another question i am a noob haha the desk will be similar to competitors swordfish not the same but similar how do i get the cables to power the mb water cooling components etc from so far away?

 

[Fallen god]

not bought monitors yet i will leave them to very last i want 3 that looks like a sweet one i was looking at the benq 3d one

Ahh nice either way if its just gaming is there really much to. gain going 6core? and I7 4790k should be more then enough.

Not to great with WC so i'll leave that to someone else but I would start off with something like this, i7, solid case, 2 SSD for games/apps, 2x 980GTX. Enough budget for a really nice custom loop.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £109.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black £10.80
- 1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
- 1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
- 1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0.00
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
Total : £1,871.95 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 

[stulid]

also another question i am a noob haha the desk will be similar to competitors swordfish not the same but similar how do i get the cables to power the mb water cooling components etc from so far away?

No idea.

Maybe braided cable extensions - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=1929&catid=2221

 

[mike123shanx]

Ahh nice either way if its just gaming is there really much to. gain going 6core? and I7 4790k should be more then enough.

Not to great with WC so i'll leave that to someone else but I would start off with something like this, i7, solid case, 2 SSD for games/apps, 2x 980GTX. Enough budget for a really nice custom loop.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £109.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black £10.80
- 1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
- 1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
- 1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0.00
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Black £3.29
Total : £1,871.95 (includes shipping : £16.85).

well the pc i have now i have had for 6-8 years so im due for a upgrade haha so i thought i might as well spend what i can as i wont be doing it again for few years

 

[stulid]

Theres a great offer if you buy a Gigabyte black edition board - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

Other tips,

If you are going to water cool the cards then a reference design (like this) GTX980 maybe easier to source a water block for.

10g of paste is too much, a small tube will do many applications.

 

[ShivP]

I *think* the one used by fallen god uses a reference board - do not link to competitors.

That's a list of the water blocks that can be used with it, and it looks like they are the reference EKWB etc one's, so looks like it is reference indeed
Don't quote me on it though!

 

[mike123shanx]

i really want it in a desk it is not a problem getting it made but i don't know if its going to be a pain in the ass with wc etc with the far runs

 

[stulid]

i really want it in a desk it is not a problem getting it made but i don't know if its going to be a pain in the ass with wc etc with the far runs

The 5960X and the 5820/5930K don't come with any cooling (whether oem or retail boxed), not even an intel heatsink, so you will need something for that.

The Z97+i7 as it's a retail CPU socket 1150 CPU will come with a cheap stock intel heatsink.

You can have a aftermarket large heatsink (that may mean you desk has to be thick/tall to accommodate a tall 160mm+ cooler).

Or an all-in-one water cooling unit such as a H105/H110.