SLI 1080 Build.

[Projeqts]

Hi guys. I've been playing with a few builds recently found have settled with this SLI 1080 build. Do you have any recommendations on what can be improved/taken away?

thanks.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 DT FTW ACX 3.0 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (08G-P4-6284-KR)= £659.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Black= £167.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £329.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060025-WW)= £109.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £129.95
• 1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK)= £87.95
• 1 x Asus Z170-A Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £127.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3333MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX433C16PB= £129.95

Total: £2,403.79
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[BriT]

Looks good. But i'd get a better PSU and 850w just for head room. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-019-sf.html

 

[mkelbie]

I have just been reading about 1080 SLI, had an AX760 in my basket but seems 850W is the safer option

 

[Artery]

Is the ssd just a boot drive or do you need the 500gb?

 

[Projeqts]

Is the ssd just a boot drive or do you need the 500gb?

I have a 1TB Hard-drive in the current setup, but it would definitely be for the boot drive. I think 500gb is just me being greedy!

 

[Artery]

Also any plans to put the system under water at a later date? Not too sure what blocks are compatible with EVGA cards. I'm not overly a fan of the Corsair AIO units, not through bad experience or anything but just think they look ugly. Anyway these are the changes I'd personally make;

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI Z170A-SLI Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX430C15PB= £94.99
• 1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £134.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £86.99

Total: £436.96
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[Projeqts]

Also any plans to put the system under water at a later date? Not too sure what blocks are compatible with EVGA cards. I'm not overly a fan of the Corsair AIO units, not through bad experience or anything but just think they look ugly. Anyway these are the changes I'd personally make;

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI Z170A-SLI Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX430C15PB= £94.99
• 1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £134.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £86.99

Total: £436.96
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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That may be something I look to do in a year or two, once I hit the "I need something new" stage of the build, but for now I have no plan too.

 

[Artery]

They may have water blocks that are compatible elsewhere, maybe Aquacomputer. I think EKWB only offer a block for the reference card but I could be wrong.

 

[lee32uk]

A 750W is enough for SLI 1080's. Just make sure you get a good unit such as an EVGA G2/SuperFlower Leadex or Corsair RMx. The XFX XTR is also fine for a good price atm. Also I would swap the H100i to a H110i for the bigger rad.

 

[shahpor]

Excuse me if I am missing something, but a £2400 build and no M.2 boot drive?

Wouldn't something like this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...3.0-x-4-nvme-solid-state-drive-hd-227-sa.html fit the build well?