Do you think this is good? £1100 gaming monster!

[guswolverine]

I have been doing some research and i want a GTX 980. However i do not know which bracnd to go for as everybrand seems good. My overall view was that GIGABYTE and MSI were the best. Also please look at the build and see wether or not it is good.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qTxqQ7

 

[Tomahawn]

Absolutely great video card (Basically does all of the manly, graphics work) and a really solid CPU, should be able to run pretty well any game on high-ultra fluidly.
I'm not really great at identifying how good a PSU or MOBO are for the money/overall, so definitely get someone to check that out.
A GTX 980 might be overkill, but if you got the spare cash and you really want that little bit extra from your gaming- why not?

 

[Bossyfins]

- Drop the 980, and go for a 970. The 980 only offers about 10-15% more performance than the 970, while costing upwards of 280$+.
- The PSU is complete crap. IF you want to have problems down the road, go with it. If you don't go with something like this:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx


Mobo: Ehh, its decent, I usually go with Asus or Gigabyte, but you should be fine.


Other than that, you should be set.

 

[iLiftFood]

^^ WHS, CX PSUs are a no-go. I think keeping the 980 is beneficial, for when it's SLI'd later down the road. The 970 is better performance : price ratio though. For the motherboard, you could take a look into the MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition board for the same price.

 

[guswolverine]

You definitely think that the 980 only provides 10-15% extra performance

 

[guswolverine]

Do you think this is a better build?


http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XJYGNG

btw pls keep commenting i really need the help. This is my first build