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What are your views on this build? I already have a Corsair AX1200i PSU. I was hoping to get the total more around the £1600 mark but I am willing to wait longer.

Also would this build be good enough to run a 4k monitor or do I need an extra graphics card?

This will be my first build, I am feeling confident putting it all together it is just the Bios part that I am not to knowledgeable about!

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
 
Is this a gaming pc? It will not be able to run 4k at good FPS. If you are wanting to get the price down to £1600 i would not recommend going X99 due to the price, I would get a 4790k and OC it to save some money.
 
Something along these lines for 4K gaming :)

Z97/SLI 970's
Carbide 540 case with 3 AF120's in the front
280mm rad up top
Under £1600

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £347.99
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-1972-KR) £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £179.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD40EZRX) HDD £119.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £79.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £22.00
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £11.99
Total : £1,597.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
 
Are we talking about the looks of the case?!

I will be using it for Adobe Premiere Pro & Adobe After Effects. Maybe gaming in the future. I mainly wanted a future proof build that would not need an upgrade for a long time. But I am very keen for it to run a 4k monitor.
 
Here's an X99/SLI 970's 4K munching monster :D

£300 more though...

YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-1972-KR) £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x "Steamroller Asus X99" - Intel Core i7 Haswell-E DDR4 Configurable Bundle £230.04
- 1 x No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems) £0.00
- 1 x Avexir Platinum 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD4U24001604G-4M) £199.99
- 1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £289.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £179.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD40EZRX) HDD £119.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £22.00
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £11.99
Total : £1,889.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
NoNameNoNumber said:
Something along these lines for 4K gaming :)

Z97/SLI 970's
Carbide 540 case with 3 AF120's in the front
280mm rad up top
Under £1600

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £347.99
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-1972-KR) £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £179.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD40EZRX) HDD £119.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £79.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £22.00
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £11.99
Total : £1,597.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Some great ideas thank you all. I do like the look of this one. But would this be good enough for video editing and animation as my first intentions are not using it for gaming.

I really wanted a future proof build which was why I was heading towards DDR4 but the price right now does seem silly.
 
I can't tell you whether Z97 is enough or if you need to plump up the extra £300 for X99.

You could always drop a 970 for now and have the X99 rig... Then in time as you want to game at 4K stick another 970 in.
 
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