New build final parts list comments please

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 12:38

Ok, so I've been back and forth with a parts list ready to order this week. Can everybody please go through them and see what exactly is missing/wrong/right and give feedback and comments please ..

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower - Black/White

Mobo:Asus Maximus VIII Extreme Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 EATX

RAM: GeIL Super Luce 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-27200C16 3400MHz Quad Channel

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail

GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 980Ti DC3 OC Strix 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GTX980TI-6GD5)

Cooling:OcUK Tech Labs - W16 Watercooling Kit 480
CPU Block EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Full Nickel
Pump & Reservoir Option XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir/Pump Combo
Radiator EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (480)
Coolant Choice Mayhems Pastel - Red Coolant 1L
Tubing Colour Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Red

PSU: Corsair AX1500i Digital ATX 80 Plus Titanium Modular Power Supply (CP-9020057-UK)

SSD: 2 X Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)

Will be running Win 10 x64
Asus Xonar Essence STX2 soundcard

Your thoughts please

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 12:58

ok so how about:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 15:23

hi again and thanks for the comments they are all helpful :-)

I've got the new Asus PG279Q ROG swift 2560x1440 165Hz

The sound card I already have so don't need to get another.

I went for the corsair PSU in case I went sli down the road. If 1000w is all I need I have a spare Corsair HX1000w PSU I have floating around. It's about 2 years old now but should be ok then.

MSI 980ti over Asus ... any reason why it's better?

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 16:23

wow thanks for that ..

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 16:40

with the ram ... If I got two 4gb (dual channel) for 8gb total .. can I add the exact same in the other two slots for 16gb total?

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 17:44

so quad is fine for the mobo??? :confused:

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 17:46

so any quad ram is fine ??

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 17:52

so 100% final and sure on this ... if I order quad channel ram then I'm going to see a performance benefit or at the least get the benefit of using quad channel ram instead of dual channel??

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 17:54

and it's the Z170 mobo !!!

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 18:07

I've looked on OCUK for their builds and they are all dual channel?

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 19:54

so saying that I can choose from any speed of ram available whether it's dual or quad channel ... what if I went crazy with:
Avexir
Blitz Original Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit - Red Light
Never heard of the brand though ... suggestions?

timbo2410 · 22 Nov 2015 at 20:19

thank you so much for the help ... im really looking forward to the build ... if any more advice on the parts or the build itself then please feel free to comment