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CaseyChaos

CaseyChaos

CaseyChaos

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I currently have a shuttle so will be need a case and some power to go with this. I have storage space but looking to get a new 1TB drive for the operating system, I wondered about SSD but my PC is on 24/7 and not sure how that affects life span etc (need about 4-500GB if anyone suggests one). PC not really used for games and I have a graphics card I can still use. I do a fair amount of encoding etc so need the CPU power.

So far I have come up with:

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit

Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply

WD Black 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB

Lian-Li PC-9FB Aluminium Midi Tower Case - Black

Sapphire Vapour-X w/ Dual Fan 120mm CPU Cooler

Case isn't really a must, just something I have in the basket at the moment. There's so many choices and if someone can suggest a cheaper MIDI tower then I will consider it.

Haven't added a motherboard as I'm a bit out of touch at the moment. What's the difference between the 3 1151 chipsets on the boards? I'm not going to be overclocking to the limits, might have a small5-10% tweak but any old board can usual handle that.

Budget is about £800, would like to keep below that but if there is massive gains to be made by going a smidge over then I will consider that too.
All help is appreciated.
 
I've stuck a Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 board in my basket as from what I can tell it suits my needs and fits my parts/case.

Can someone take a look over all these and make sure I haven't made any errors (such as not enough power, cpu, mem and board all work together etc)? Is there any swaps I should be making such as spending less here to make more available there?

Total comes in at £798.89

Thanks.
 
Shuttle was due to space problems. It's no longer an issue and want a normal case & power supply.

What's the advantages of an X99 for encoding? Haven't build a machine for years so I'm very out of the loop.

*Edit, having looked at the price, X99 seems out of budget really
 
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My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £805.04
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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Doesnt even mater what gfx card you have, this case+PSU should be more than enough.
 
Thanks for that.
If it's on 24/7 and I use a normal drive for my downloads/encoding will an SSD be ok? I don't need the storage space so can do away with the Toshiba.
 
SSD will be fine, they have massive MTBF (mean time before failure) like years and years and years.

Warranty is 3yrs on that Samsung.
 
Get a SSD, you'll really regret it if you don't. They make a huge difference to any system and if you're getting a 6700k it's silly to hamstring the system with a HDD for the OS.

SSD durability is very good these days, plus they draw lower power than a HDD, generate no heat and make no noise. If you're really worried about lifespan of your SSD then get one with a longer MTBF such as the Samsung EVO 850 range. But durability shouldn't be an issue with any decent quality SSD.
 
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