Need help with new build - (been a while)

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 15:09

Hi,

Been a long time since I have owned a PC but the days of my Imac are growing short and fed up with gaming on PS4/XBOX one.

I already have a 1080 at home and have ordered a Predator X34A 34". I also have a keyboard and mouse.

Main use is for gaming and photo editing (a lot of editing with Photoshop/Lightroom).

Looking to spend about £1k on rest of build. looking for a plain case, quiet and hopefully white, not really interested in window.

Drives I'm only looking for SSD/M.2 (not sure the difference) but currently only use 50gb for my photos and probably 200gb for games, but I can expand as I need, so 500gb or 1tb of drives will be enough for now with room to expand.

I imagine this pc will last me for 3-4 years with the possibility of getting another 1080 down the line.

Any help would be great! I have no idea on Mobo etc as I can see price difference of £00's but I am unsure as to what the extra buck with buy me. Also with M.2. and ssd I have no idea which work with what?

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 16:02

Thanks for the quick reply. This maybe a stupid question as its been a while...
Do I need more than 16gb ram?
Should I get quad channel or dual channel?
Is 650w enough for me to upgrade to a sli 1080 in the future.
Looking at all the m.2 I can see some that say pcie x4, which seem to be faster (saw a Samsung for 500gb and £200) would these work with this config?
Sorry for all the questions

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 16:55

Great thanks. 1 more thing... Do I need to buy fans, paste and cables or do they all come in the box? Last PC I built I had to buy Hargrove trays (been a while). Do I need them?

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 17:09

Ah ok, sorry to be a huge pain, but what extra fans should I get? Any 120mm?

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 18:28

Thank you so much for your help!

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 19:12

1 more thing... would the case setup fit a https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noct...pu-cooler-with-two-nh-a15-fans-hs-026-nc.html

I remember having a similar fan years ago. Is it worth it for this rig or just over kill and the fan you stated would be good enough?

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 19:40

Thanks
This is what I have gone with..

Any issue or anything else I might need? Do i need tools etc?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus Z170 Maximus VIII Hero - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £478.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £89.99
1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened White= £67.99
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £89.99
1 x Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive (MZVPV512HDGL-00000)= £197.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler= £33.95
1 x Arctic MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g)= £4.99

Total: £976.48
(includes shipping: £12.60)

markiejt · 19 Sep 2016 at 19:51

Also anything anyone would change?

markiejt · 20 Sep 2016 at 09:51

ah thanks for the advice..
finally when looking at case fans / cpu cooler I cam across these kind of coolers. Do they do the same job as a cooler on the cpu and fans for the case?

Are they worth the extra net cost?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060027-WW)= £124.99

Total: £134.89
(includes shipping: £9.90)

markiejt · 20 Sep 2016 at 10:09

Ah ok, more thinking from a sound level. If I remember correctly in my last computer the CPU fan was the loudest thing in it. As this computer is going to be used in the bedroom as a Netflix/movie watching machine, I'm trying to ensure it is silent.

markiejt · 20 Sep 2016 at 10:21

is 1500 loud? searched but unable to find a review (in english) for this cooler

markiejt · 20 Sep 2016 at 16:50

So, made a few changes main due to really liking the Fractal case. Before I pull the trigger can someone please confirm this will all work with a 1080 (future in SLI) and allow me to add more SSD in the future.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus Z170 Maximus VIII Hero - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £478.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £89.99
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £89.99
1 x Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive (MZVPV512HDGL-00000)= £197.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R5 Midi Tower Case - White= £99.95
1 x Noctua NH-D15 Dual Radiator Quiet CPU Cooler with two NH-A15 Fans= £69.95

Total: £1,040.95
(includes shipping: £14.10)

markiejt · 20 Sep 2016 at 17:11

Thanks for all your help and tips!

I download the firmware (and windows 10) onto a USB. Just checking, I got the latest full release of firmware (2nd Sept)and not the beta. Guess this is ok?