Been thinking of getting back into PC gaming for some time and have specced the following: (will be used for gaming / non intensive office work - some photoshop and VR) on a Samsung 28" 4k screen (and 100" Benq cinema room set up).
Processor Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock TF CPU Cooler - 135/135mm
Motherboard Asus Z170M-Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard
Case Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 Micro-ATX Case - Black Window
Solid State Drive Samsung 120GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E120B/EU
Mechanical Hard Drive Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power 10 700W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
Memory Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/16
Optical Drive **Please Check Chassis Support** OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£1,366.73
Now I'd like a DVD drive which limits my chassis choice. I've gone with the Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 but do prefer the look of many of the others. Am I best to forgot the DVD drive and buy an external USB one? If so what's regarded the best, quiet, cool micro ATX case?
Second I've gone with Skylane over X99, and the i5 processor as I don't think the i7 6700 is worth the extra £100. Thoughts?
Finally I've seen built to spec orders placed before Wednesday have the build fee waived. Is this incl. tomorrow or do I need to get my skates on?
Processor Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock TF CPU Cooler - 135/135mm
Motherboard Asus Z170M-Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard
Case Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 Micro-ATX Case - Black Window
Solid State Drive Samsung 120GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E120B/EU
Mechanical Hard Drive Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power 10 700W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
Memory Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/16
Optical Drive **Please Check Chassis Support** OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£1,366.73
Now I'd like a DVD drive which limits my chassis choice. I've gone with the Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 but do prefer the look of many of the others. Am I best to forgot the DVD drive and buy an external USB one? If so what's regarded the best, quiet, cool micro ATX case?
Second I've gone with Skylane over X99, and the i5 processor as I don't think the i7 6700 is worth the extra £100. Thoughts?
Finally I've seen built to spec orders placed before Wednesday have the build fee waived. Is this incl. tomorrow or do I need to get my skates on?
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