£1400ish budget, need help picking parts for gaming/rendering rig

[r_Ware]

Hi, I'm looking to build a rendering/gaming machine on £1400ish but I'm not to good with computer components/names. I need 16gb ram at least and i want a motherboard that is sli compatible and decent at overclocking. Any improvements to what i'm currently thinking will be greatly appreciated.

Power supply tiers and ratings and picking the right sized case with the right amount of fans have always confused me so i would be grateful for any advice for these

CPU: i7 5820k hex core cpu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_6&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
Motherboard:MSI Intel Lga2011-3 X99S Sli Plus 8x DDR4 12x USB 3.0 Gbe Lan Atx Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N773GHC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
RAM: Hyper X fury 4 x gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TPQPOISpsc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_4&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
GPU r9 390 or 970
Storage:Western digital 2tb hdd(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008YAHW6I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
sandisk ssd 240gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S9Q9VS4psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)

Edit:my apologies i meant £1400

 

[raisonjohn]

Hi, I'm looking to build a rendering/gaming machine on £1400ish but I'm not to good with computer components/names. I need 16gb ram at least and i want a motherboard that is sli compatible and decent at overclocking. Any improvements to what i'm currently thinking will be greatly appreciated.

Power supply tiers and ratings and picking the right sized case with the right amount of fans have always confused me so i would be grateful for any advice for these

CPU: i7 5820k hex core cpu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_6&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
Motherboard:MSI Intel Lga2011-3 X99S Sli Plus 8x DDR4 12x USB 3.0 Gbe Lan Atx Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N773GHC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
RAM: Hyper X fury 4 x gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TPQPOISpsc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_4&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
GPU r9 390 or 970
Storage:Western digital 2tb hdd(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008YAHW6I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
sandisk ssd 240gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S9Q9VS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)

£1400ish (in your post) or £1000ish (in your title) budget?

 

[noobgamer40]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£305.90 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£189.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£150.27 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£71.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card (£338.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£138.98 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Amazon basic speakers
Total: £1361.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:12 BST+0100

Additions/Improvements:
-Better Motherboard
-Good CPU cooler
-32GB 4x8gb RAM!
-Better SSD
-R9 390x! (equal to gtx 980)
-Great case!
-Very High Quality PSU, enough for another r9 390x!
Honored mentions:
-Comes with Amazon basic speakers for free!?

Have a great day!

 

[raisonjohn]

Hi, I'm looking to build a rendering/gaming machine on £1400ish but I'm not to good with computer components/names. I need 16gb ram at least and i want a motherboard that is sli compatible and decent at overclocking. Any improvements to what i'm currently thinking will be greatly appreciated.

Power supply tiers and ratings and picking the right sized case with the right amount of fans have always confused me so i would be grateful for any advice for these

CPU: i7 5820k hex core cpu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_6&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
Motherboard:MSI Intel Lga2011-3 X99S Sli Plus 8x DDR4 12x USB 3.0 Gbe Lan Atx Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N773GHC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
RAM: Hyper X fury 4 x gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TPQPOISpsc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_4&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
GPU r9 390 or 970
Storage:Western digital 2tb hdd(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008YAHW6I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
sandisk ssd 240gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S9Q9VS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)

Anyway, here's my suggestion for a £1400-ish based on your post (not £1000-ish based on your title):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.92 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£87.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£71.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£98.85 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£259.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.45 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£70.22 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£73.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS239HV 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£112.20 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£25.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1375.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:18 BST+0100

Your initially-selected i7-5820k (3.3GHz, 6-core, 12-threads) is a good choice. However, the current price in your location is £309.06. A better alternative would be the i7-6700k (4GHz, 4-core, 8-threads), which is cheaper (at $299.99) than the i7-5820k. The i7-6700k is part of the recently-released Skylake family, allowing you to future-proof your rig compared to the Haswell-E released last year ago. Some argue that the Haswell-E might be a dead upgrade path than the Skylake. Price-wise and performance-wise, you get a better deal with the new i7-6700k versus the i7-5820k.

The PSU requirement for a GTX 970 is only at 500W. I selected a 750W Tier-2 PSU so that in case you will SLI in the near future, your PSU doesn't have to be replaced.

Note that the total cost of £1375.46 already includes Monitor, Keyboard/Mouse, OS, and ODD (just in case you haven't got these already for this new build). Just subtract whatever you already have to bring down the total cost.

 

[r_Ware]

Hi, I'm looking to build a rendering/gaming machine on £1400ish but I'm not to good with computer components/names. I need 16gb ram at least and i want a motherboard that is sli compatible and decent at overclocking. Any improvements to what i'm currently thinking will be greatly appreciated.

Power supply tiers and ratings and picking the right sized case with the right amount of fans have always confused me so i would be grateful for any advice for these

CPU: i7 5820k hex core cpu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_6&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
Motherboard:MSI Intel Lga2011-3 X99S Sli Plus 8x DDR4 12x USB 3.0 Gbe Lan Atx Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N773GHC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
RAM: Hyper X fury 4 x gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TPQPOISpsc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_4&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
GPU r9 390 or 970
Storage:Western digital 2tb hdd(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008YAHW6I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
sandisk ssd 240gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S9Q9VS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)

Anyway, here's my suggestion for a £1400-ish based on your post (not £1000-ish based on your title):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.92 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£87.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£71.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£98.85 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£259.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.45 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£70.22 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£73.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS239HV 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£112.20 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£25.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1375.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:18 BST+0100

Your initially-selected i7-5820k (3.3GHz, 6-core, 12-threads) is a good choice. However, the current price in your location is £309.06. A better alternative would be the i7-6700k (4GHz, 4-core, 8-threads), which is cheaper (at $299.99) than the i7-5820k. The i7-6700k is part of the recently-released Skylake family, allowing you to future-proof your rig compared to the Haswell-E released last year ago. Some argue that the Haswell-E might be a dead upgrade path than the Skylake. Price-wise and performance-wise, you get a better deal with the new i7-6700k versus the i7-5820k.

The PSU requirement for a GTX 970 is only at 500W. I selected a 750W Tier-2 PSU so that in case you will SLI in the near future, your PSU doesn't have to be replaced.

Note that the total cost of £1375.46 already includes Monitor, Keyboard/Mouse, OS, and ODD (just in case you haven't got these already for this new build). Just subtract whatever you already have to bring down the total cost.

Thank you for the suggestion and i apologize for not being clear in my title. Unfortunately i am slightly confused as to what you mean by the 6 core processor being a dead upgrade path. Do you mean that intel will release an upgrade to skylake using the same socket as the 6700k?

 

[raisonjohn]

Hi, I'm looking to build a rendering/gaming machine on £1400ish but I'm not to good with computer components/names. I need 16gb ram at least and i want a motherboard that is sli compatible and decent at overclocking. Any improvements to what i'm currently thinking will be greatly appreciated.

Power supply tiers and ratings and picking the right sized case with the right amount of fans have always confused me so i would be grateful for any advice for these

CPU: i7 5820k hex core cpu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_6&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
Motherboard:MSI Intel Lga2011-3 X99S Sli Plus 8x DDR4 12x USB 3.0 Gbe Lan Atx Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N773GHC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
RAM: Hyper X fury 4 x gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TPQPOISpsc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_4&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
GPU r9 390 or 970
Storage:Western digital 2tb hdd(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008YAHW6I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
sandisk ssd 240gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S9Q9VS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)

Anyway, here's my suggestion for a £1400-ish based on your post (not £1000-ish based on your title):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.92 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£87.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£71.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£98.85 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£259.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.45 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£70.22 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£73.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS239HV 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£112.20 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£25.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1375.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:18 BST+0100

Your initially-selected i7-5820k (3.3GHz, 6-core, 12-threads) is a good choice. However, the current price in your location is £309.06. A better alternative would be the i7-6700k (4GHz, 4-core, 8-threads), which is cheaper (at $299.99) than the i7-5820k. The i7-6700k is part of the recently-released Skylake family, allowing you to future-proof your rig compared to the Haswell-E released last year ago. Some argue that the Haswell-E might be a dead upgrade path than the Skylake. Price-wise and performance-wise, you get a better deal with the new i7-6700k versus the i7-5820k.

The PSU requirement for a GTX 970 is only at 500W. I selected a 750W Tier-2 PSU so that in case you will SLI in the near future, your PSU doesn't have to be replaced.

Note that the total cost of £1375.46 already includes Monitor, Keyboard/Mouse, OS, and ODD (just in case you haven't got these already for this new build). Just subtract whatever you already have to bring down the total cost.

Thank you for the suggestion and i apologize for not being clear in my title. Unfortunately i am slightly confused as to what you mean by the 6 core processor being a dead upgrade path. Do you mean that intel will release an upgrade to skylake using the same socket as the 6700k?

There's a high probability. Intel has already announced Skylake's successor - Kirby Lake - and pushed back the release of 10nm (Cannonlake) processors. Based on reports, Kirby Lake will have the same 1151 Sockets.

 

[sora]

Hi, I'm looking to build a rendering/gaming machine on £1400ish but I'm not to good with computer components/names. I need 16gb ram at least and i want a motherboard that is sli compatible and decent at overclocking. Any improvements to what i'm currently thinking will be greatly appreciated.

Power supply tiers and ratings and picking the right sized case with the right amount of fans have always confused me so i would be grateful for any advice for these

CPU: i7 5820k hex core cpu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_6&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
Motherboard:MSI Intel Lga2011-3 X99S Sli Plus 8x DDR4 12x USB 3.0 Gbe Lan Atx Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N773GHC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
RAM: Hyper X fury 4 x gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TPQPOISpsc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_4&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
GPU r9 390 or 970
Storage:Western digital 2tb hdd(http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008YAHW6I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)
sandisk ssd 240gb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S9Q9VS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE)

Anyway, here's my suggestion for a £1400-ish based on your post (not £1000-ish based on your title):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.92 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£87.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£71.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£98.85 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£259.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.45 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£70.22 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£73.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS239HV 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£112.20 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£25.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1375.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 15:18 BST+0100

Your initially-selected i7-5820k (3.3GHz, 6-core, 12-threads) is a good choice. However, the current price in your location is £309.06. A better alternative would be the i7-6700k (4GHz, 4-core, 8-threads), which is cheaper (at $299.99) than the i7-5820k. The i7-6700k is part of the recently-released Skylake family, allowing you to future-proof your rig compared to the Haswell-E released last year ago. Some argue that the Haswell-E might be a dead upgrade path than the Skylake. Price-wise and performance-wise, you get a better deal with the new i7-6700k versus the i7-5820k.

The PSU requirement for a GTX 970 is only at 500W. I selected a 750W Tier-2 PSU so that in case you will SLI in the near future, your PSU doesn't have to be replaced.

Note that the total cost of £1375.46 already includes Monitor, Keyboard/Mouse, OS, and ODD (just in case you haven't got these already for this new build). Just subtract whatever you already have to bring down the total cost.

Thank you for the suggestion and i apologize for not being clear in my title. Unfortunately i am slightly confused as to what you mean by the 6 core processor being a dead upgrade path. Do you mean that intel will release an upgrade to skylake using the same socket as the 6700k?

Eventually, yes.