New System Configuration

[Danger Phoenix]

It has been a while since I upgraded and rather than swapping out individual components, I am thinking:



https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk.../z7qHI/z8qHJ/z9qHL/z;qHM/z,qHN/z+qIA/z*rjc/zw

Thoughts?

 

[Danger Phoenix]

If you cannot build a PC yourself, then that looks like a beast of a PC.

What are you going to use the PC for as maybe 32GB is not needed and 16GB would be fine.

I can build them and have been doing so for the last 15 years, but am just feeling lazy now

I'll use the PC for a few games (nothing major), video encoding and running VMs (that's why I've gone for so much RAM).

 

[Danger Phoenix]

Fine that explains that then.

So now I've explained that, which I should have done to start with so sorry about that, anything glaringly stupid with the configuration or anything you would recommend changing?

 

[Danger Phoenix]

It all works and fits which is good.

It better work for that price lol

 

[Danger Phoenix]

It fits to, that is important.

But I have just noticed, WD Black 3TB, no real need, save a few ££ with a Red or Barracuda.

I prefer WD but the Reds are not available on the OcUK Configurator.

If you want to make it cheaper:

i7 5820K instead of i7 5930K

Enthoo Luxe instead of the Primo. Seems a bit of a waste to use the Primo with an AIO.

Drop the sound card and use onboard which is good enough.

H110i GT > H100i GTX. The bigger radiator/fans on the H110i GT should give you better performance than the H100i GTX.

I'm not too bothered about saving money and want to future proof it a little hence the higher CPU.

I've never liked onboard sound and the cost of the sound card isn't that much so thought it would be worth it.

The cooler you mentioned is not available in the OcUK Configurator.

 

[Danger Phoenix]

About to order and the M.2 and Corsair Hydro are not in stock

 

[Danger Phoenix]

The Corsair H110i GT is in stock, as is the NVMe version of the SM951. If they don't appear in the configurator then you will need to ask customer services.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive (MZVPV512HDGL-00000)= £221.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060019-WW)= £89.99

Total: £321.88
(includes shipping: £9.90)
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That is pretty funny actually... I had posted in the Customer Service forum about 10 minutes before your post, and asked if the parts could be swapped with the ones you mentioned

 

[Danger Phoenix]

Their reply:

The alternatives you've provided are better than the out of stock alternatives costs £1 cheaper.

There is also the PSU and RAM in the build that appear to be out of stock, the 1000W is way overkill for this machine unless you plan to SLI/ Tri-SLI.

Can you pick alternatives for the RAM/PSU or shall I recommend alternatives?

 

[Danger Phoenix]

Gone for the SSD and Cooler you mentioned and for the RAM and PSU:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...el-kit-black-cmk32gx4m4a2666c1-my-418-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...s-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-039-sf.htmll

Comes to roughly £5 more and everything should arrives next week.

 

[Danger Phoenix]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...el-kit-black-cmk32gx4m4a2666c1-my-418-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...us-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-039-sf.html

Try these

 

[Danger Phoenix]

I actually changed the case to the one you suggested.

 

[Danger Phoenix]

I've also got the whole thing in a custom built desk layout so the PC is in an area where only the front can be seen. The back has an extractor to take away heat etc.