Hi All,
My 5.5 year old PCS PC is getting a bit dated so I want to get a brand new machine to do me for the next 5.5 years (pref under/around £2K mark). I'm looking at the spec below and would like some suggestions/tips on it, specifically the following.
1) Mobo - I have no idea about these damn things, is the one I've chosen decent, is it over the top for the rest of the build etc?
2) CPU Cooler - I've currently got the H80i selected but the last sealed cooler I got from PCS leaked and killed the graphics card (cooler manufacturer replaced cooler, card still in warranty so replaced - PCS repaired, all in all just £40 return and a lot of inconvinience). Replacement has been fine for 3 years but I'm still wary about them. So main question, are these reliable? Is it worth it or is the Noctua NH D15-S a "safer" option? I won't be OC'ing or anything.
3) RAM - Given where consoles are at the moment, I'm assuming 16GB of RAM will suffice for a while, I think games are currently pushing 8GB on the recommended side (I have 6, boo!), what do you guys reckon, safe with 16?
4) Graphics - I'm currently on an ATI 5870 - solid card but getting old. I'd like to switch to nVidia though but I'm so behind on understanding where cards are at the moment but I think the 980 Ti is meant to be pretty solid - any alternative recommendations?
Any other observations or recommendations?
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X99: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
480GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i GT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Promotional Item
FREE RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1
My 5.5 year old PCS PC is getting a bit dated so I want to get a brand new machine to do me for the next 5.5 years (pref under/around £2K mark). I'm looking at the spec below and would like some suggestions/tips on it, specifically the following.
1) Mobo - I have no idea about these damn things, is the one I've chosen decent, is it over the top for the rest of the build etc?
2) CPU Cooler - I've currently got the H80i selected but the last sealed cooler I got from PCS leaked and killed the graphics card (cooler manufacturer replaced cooler, card still in warranty so replaced - PCS repaired, all in all just £40 return and a lot of inconvinience). Replacement has been fine for 3 years but I'm still wary about them. So main question, are these reliable? Is it worth it or is the Noctua NH D15-S a "safer" option? I won't be OC'ing or anything.
3) RAM - Given where consoles are at the moment, I'm assuming 16GB of RAM will suffice for a while, I think games are currently pushing 8GB on the recommended side (I have 6, boo!), what do you guys reckon, safe with 16?
4) Graphics - I'm currently on an ATI 5870 - solid card but getting old. I'd like to switch to nVidia though but I'm so behind on understanding where cards are at the moment but I think the 980 Ti is meant to be pretty solid - any alternative recommendations?
Any other observations or recommendations?
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X99: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
480GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i GT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Promotional Item
FREE RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1