New System Build - Assistance

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Traffic_Warden

Traffic_Warden

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Hi all,

Hope you've all had a merry Christmas, im looking for some assistance with my new build before i go ahead and place the order i thought you guys could have a look over my choices, i use it mainly for gaming on the likes of Fallout 4/Skyrim/Dirt Rally etc

Current spec -
ASUS P8P67LE Mobo
2400 CPU
HD6850 2GB
8GB Viper Extreme DDR3 Ram
550W Be quiet PSU

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b]My basket at [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk]Overclockers UK[/url]:[/b]
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[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-z170a-xpower-gaming-titanium-edition-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-310-ms.html]MSI Z170A XPower Gaming Titanium Edition Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard[/url]= [b]£224.99[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i7-6700k-4.0ghz-skylake-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-582-in.html]Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM[/url]= [b]£289.99[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-silver-5-thermal-compound-3.5g-ac-000-ac.html]Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)[/url]= [b]£8.99[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-power-zone-1000w-80-plus-bronze-fully-modular-power-supply-ca-070-bq.html]be quiet! Power Zone 1000W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply[/url]= [b]£136.99[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-dominator-platinum-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-24000c15-3000mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-cmd16gx4-my-446-cs.html]Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMD16GX4[/url]= [b]£129.95[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-titan-x-12288mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-with-free-fall-out-4-gx-085-zt.html]Zotac GeForce Titan X 12288MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Fall Out 4[/url]= [b]£779.99[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-sm951-128gb-m.2-pci-e-gen3-8gbps-x-4-ahci-solid-state-drive-mzhpv128hdgm-00000-hd-206-sa.html]Samsung SM951 128GB M.2 PCI-e Gen3 8Gbps x 4 AHCI Solid State Drive (MZHPV128HDGM-00000)[/url]= [b]£65.99[/b]
[*] 1 x  [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nzxt-h630-silent-ultra-enthusiast-tower-case-matte-black-ca-125-nx.html]NZXT H630 Silent Ultra Enthusiast Tower Case - Matte Black[/url]= [b]£95.99[/b]
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[b]Total: £1,748.78
[/b](includes shipping: £15.90)
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Thanks
Traffic:)
 
Any intention to go sli at some point? 1000w psu is overkill for one card. Also, what resolution monitor, titan x is a pretty expensive card and depending on the res a 980ti would cope grand. Do you also have a cpu cooler that you can transfer over.
 
Currently resolution is 2 x 1920x1080.

But I will be upgrading to 2 x 3840x2160's next month.

No plan to go SLI currently dependent on game experience i suppose.

Thats one thing i forgot to add the CPU Cooler, see this is why you ask the forum. Any suggestions?

My reasoning for the Titan X was, i don't upgrade every year rather every 3-4 years so something future proofed is ideal for me. But i can be persuaded.
 
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980TI has been shown to perform just as well as a titan X and notice you'll be using it for gaming, it's based on the same GM200 GPU as the titan but has a lower amount of vram. I can't see 12gb vram being utilised well enough as most things hit the 4-6gb..go with Lee's build and with the budget SLI two 980ti's, will destroy.

EDIT: example of 980ti performing better than titan x in gaming: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_980_Ti_G1_Gaming/30.html
 
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980TI has been shown to perofor,m just as well as a titanX and notice your using it for gaming, it's based on the same GM200 GPU and the titan, just has a lower amount of vram and i can't see 12gb vram being utilised well enough as most things hit the 4-6gb..go with Lee's build and with the budget SLI two 980ti's, will destroy.

EDIT: example of 980ti performing better than titan x in gaming: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_980_Ti_G1_Gaming/30.html
Click to expand...

That's comparing a factory OC'd 980ti with a stock Titan-X.
 
Are you really seeing CPU bottlenecks in your games? You may well be best off just buying a GPU and a SSD.

As you are going 4K, you are wise to not go for a 980 Ti, especially as you mention Skyrim, which I assume you will run heavily modded with high resolution textures. But even a Titan X is insufficient to run the latest games with max settings - two work just fine though. That said, a single Titan X will run all the previous generations of games at 4K. And high-dpi 4K monitors lessen the need for AA.

So buy your Titan X and SSD now but expect to buy a second Titan X next year, at which time you'll have to upgrade your motherboard as the ASUS P8P67LE does not support SLI.
 
Okay reverted back to the 980Ti , definitely the better choice the reviews are giving basically identical performance on many of the games i play so makes more sense and economically better sense to me.

Appreciate it guys.
 
Enjoy :), i ended up spending 1200 on lots of new bits + monitor yesterday...thanks overclocker sales :)..may i ask which 980ti you went with in the end?
 
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