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Hi All, any feedback welcome or alternative suggestions, its been 10+ years since i've bought new PC hardware, pretty much all of my stuff has been for these forums

I am unsure regarding the on-board audio as I would imagine they have improved a lot these days

The monitor is a future purchase, currently using my Dell U2713HM for everyday gaming etc..

I am looking for a gaming system that will just work with Windows 10 out of the box, i still have my PCI-E X-FI card which does work with the PAX drivers, and i may continue to use it

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail - £329.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i - Already purchased
Motherboard 1: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard - £137.99
Motherboard 2: Asus Maximus VIII Hero Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard - £187.99
Memory: Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G30 - £79.99
Storage 1: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive - £275.99
Storage 2: Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU) - £289.99
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £429.95
PSU: Corsair HX750i 750W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020072-UK) - £134.99
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (CC-9011081-WW) - £91.99

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (FQC-08789) - £164.99

£1935.87 with the Asus Z170 Pro or £1985.87 with the Asus hero VIII

Later date

Monitor: DELL S2716DG 27" 2560x1440 TN G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey - £499.99

GPU could end up a 980TI if i happen to find a good priced used one.
 
 
madman045 said:
Hi All, any feedback welcome or alternative suggestions, its been 10+ years since i've bought new PC hardware, pretty much all of my stuff has been for these forums

I am unsure regarding the on-board audio as I would imagine they have improved a lot these days

The monitor is a future purchase, currently using my Dell U2713HM for everyday gaming etc..

I am looking for a gaming system that will just work with Windows 10 out of the box, i still have my PCI-E X-FI card which does work with the PAX drivers, and i may continue to use it

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail - £329.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i - Already purchased
Motherboard 1: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard - £137.99
Motherboard 2: Asus Maximus VIII Hero Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard - £187.99
Memory: Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G30 - £79.99
Storage 1: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive - £275.99
Storage 2: Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU) - £289.99
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £429.95
PSU: Corsair HX750i 750W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020072-UK) - £134.99
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (CC-9011081-WW) - £91.99

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (FQC-08789) - £164.99

£1935.87 with the Asus Z170 Pro or £1985.87 with the Asus hero VIII

Later date

Monitor: DELL S2716DG 27" 2560x1440 TN G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey - £499.99

GPU could end up a 980TI if i happen to find a good priced used one.
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wouldn't bother with the 980 TI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzoNeRiY5I0
 
Is this just a gaming pc ?

Why the Pro version of Windows ?


You can get a great psu for less money as well. The EVGA G2 would be my choice, but it is currently out of stock.

The SuperFlower Leadex is the same internally as the G2 (More or less) but it has LED connectors which some people don't like, and you can't disable them. You can see it in one of the pics on the product listing.

The Corsair RMx is also a very solid psu. Both the RMx and G2 have a 10 year warranty same as the HXi.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £345.67
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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I've got and using a SB xfi titanium HD and it's still a complete bitch. if I get any bsod it's nearly always this things fault.

I love the sound it makes but hate it when it freaks out
 
Hi all

Well there isn't much in it really between the 980TI and the 1070 at 1440P and now the 980's have come down in price too

Pro version as sometimes i need to be able to remote into work systems etc..

I do have a 1000w Super Flower Platinum that i forgot i had, so perhaps i will use that.

The sound card has been ok so far, but will have to see
 
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