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Spec check request - £1500 workstation

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Thank you for all your feedback

I should have mentioned I have an external server so I've no need for RAID / mega storage etc, the 4TB drive is just for general use and another backup location.

Updated basket as below that took on board the comments as follows

1) Epic bundle specified
2) SSDs changed
3) 4TB drive swapped from a black to a red
4) GFX card swapped to a GTX760

So will the cooler fit the case and would there be any issues with the RAM clearance?

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £555.96
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Red 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD40EFRX - OEM HDD £131.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
2 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black £69.98
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
Total : £1,355.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Thank you
 
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Didn't miss it, I'm just pretty much set on the new 4790k after reading around. I'm probably blinkered.... What would be the benefit of the 4930 vs 4790? I'm not sure I'd see the benefit of 6 cores, plus would it clock as high as the 4790 with mild / novice level overclocking?

Thank you
 
The 4930K overclocks well, 4.4 is the norm on these chips. The benefit is with applications that can use hyper treading the 4930 has 12 of them compared to the 8 on the 4970 so in maths terms things like video encoding can be done up to 4 times faster! It also has an upgrade path to a massive 64Gb of ram in the future if need be.
 
This thing is going to be a monster when it comes together. I love threads like this where a group of people come together and refine the parts to give the OP/client exactly what they want. I've been no help what-so-ever. But I do enjoy reading the evolution of the build :) Cracking job all
 
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