Spec Check, and recommend a CPU cooler

[rj49]

Hi all,

I'm replacing my old Lynfield rig, how's this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - OEM (CM8064801548338) £449.99
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 32GB (8x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Red (GPR432GB3000C16DQC) £379.99
1 x Asus X99-Deluxe Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £299.99
1 x Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive (SSDSC2BP480G4R5) £269.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 780T Full Tower Case - White (CC-9011059-WW) £144.95
1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro '80+ Gold' Certified Modular Power Supply - 5 Year Warranty £134.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £116.99
Total : £1,813.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).




5930 seems like a better bet than the 5920 with the extra PCIE lanes.
Purpose is Gaming, Software Development and Music (will most likely be adding an external DAC).

Graphics will most likely be a pair of whatever nvidia release this year, with a 680 until then (900 series seems like a somewhat flawed platform). Also taking HDDs from the previous build.

The GeIL memory seems insanely cheap (even when it's not on offer), is there a reason for that?

And finally, spec me a CPU cooler? (Air or closed loop are both fine).

 

[rj49]

Thanks very much, went for stulid's first selection, but with the Panram sticks, and ordered a H110 elsewhere (sorry!). I was under the impression GeIL were a well-respected manufacturer just like GSkill, guess I misremembered.

If you only plan on running 2 graphics cards then the 5820K is better value.

That might be my current plan, but if it still takes 3 cards to run 4k at 120Hz+ when those panels come out in 2018, I'd rather not have to replace the CPU as well.