Final Check for 980ti Build

[RubixPenguin518]

I have posted a few threads asking various things for this build, but this is the final idea:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£46.33 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£549.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £1082.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 18:26 BST+0100

I already have an HDD (2TB) and an NZXT case, this case has no USB 3.0 headers but I plan to get a front-mounted card reader with a USB 3.0 header on to fill this role.

I won't overclock.
I plan to game in 4k (any monitor suggestions would be appreciated, also, do I need a G-sync compatible monitor?)
I video edit a bit (hence the hyperthreading)
I have all other peripherals and windows 7 which I will transfer over from my old system and will probably upgrade to 10 after I'm sure it's stable and bug-free
My budget is around £1100 + monitor
I may add an additional 8GB RAM to the system later

Any thoughts?

 

[bsod1]

I'd get a EVGA 750G2. That's about it. Seems good to me. Also, I'd probably get the Xeon 1231 to save some money since you won't be overclocking, won't use the integrated graphics but need the hyperthreading.

 

[RubixPenguin518]

I'd get a EVGA 750G2. That's about it. Seems good to me. Also, I'd probably get the Xeon 1231 to save some money since you won't be overclocking, won't use the integrated graphics but need the hyperthreading.

Are you sure the xeon won't bottleneck the 980ti?
Also, won't the 750W PSU be a little excessive for the total of about 400W for this system?

 

[George Mulligan]

All looks good except the PSU. It is relatively lower quality compared to the rest of your build. I would go with their HX or AX series. I'd also recommend a good UPS to protect your nice system.

 

[bsod1]

I like to be safe and leave some headroom and that is why I suggested 750W (especially in the case of overclocking) but 650W will work just fine. Don't get a Corsair PSU. Get one from EVGA/SeaSonic/Antec.

I also suggest going for 1440p gaming instead of 4k gaming. I believe current gen graphic cards are still not read for 60fps 4k gaming.

 

[sizzling]

If you go for a good 850w psu you leave the option of sli open for the future which given you are aiming for 4k gaming could be likely.

 

[bsod1]

and no the Xeon will not bottleneck the 980 Ti.

 

[RubixPenguin518]

I like to be safe and leave some headroom and that is why I suggested 750W (especially in the case of overclocking) but 650W will work just fine. Don't get a Corsair PSU. Get one from EVGA/SeaSonic/Antec.

I also suggest going for 1440p gaming instead of 4k gaming. I believe current gen graphic cards are still not read for 60fps 4k gaming.

I'm happy with 40 fps, and I think I'll get that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GGvvjmb5L4

 

[RubixPenguin518]

If you go for a good 850w psu you leave the option of sli open for the future which given you are aiming for 4k gaming could be likely.

I wouldn't have thought that my CPU could handle 2 980ti's

 

[RubixPenguin518]

I like to be safe and leave some headroom and that is why I suggested 750W (especially in the case of overclocking) but 650W will work just fine. Don't get a Corsair PSU. Get one from EVGA/SeaSonic/Antec.

I also suggest going for 1440p gaming instead of 4k gaming. I believe current gen graphic cards are still not read for 60fps 4k gaming.

Would an EVGA Supernova be good enough quality?
( http://www.ebuyer.com/660094-evga-supernova-650w-fully-modular-80-gold-power-supply-120-g1-0650-xr?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&mkwid=slyKuL21u_dc&pcrid=51482424299&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CISHo8XllMYCFeoBwwod4xcA8Q )

 

[sizzling]

If you go for a good 850w psu you leave the option of sli open for the future which given you are aiming for 4k gaming could be likely.

I wouldn't have thought that my CPU could handle 2 980ti's

Your CPU could handle sli with ease even without an OC.

 

[bsod1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£197.17 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.55 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£44.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£549.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.28 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1011.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 19:21 BST+0100

I built you a PC

Check the PSU tier list here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[RubixPenguin518]

If you go for a good 850w psu you leave the option of sli open for the future which given you are aiming for 4k gaming could be likely.

I wouldn't have thought that my CPU could handle 2 980ti's

Your CPU could handle sli with ease even without an OC.

Most people online overclock the 4790k when with the 980ti, besides, the description in this video said that they started hitting CPU bottlenecks ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GGvvjmb5L4 )

 

[RubixPenguin518]

Any opinions on this for an 850W PSU that I could use to open up an SLI option in the future?

( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-M12-II-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B00HG2R0BW )

 

[bsod1]

the EVGA 850W G2

 

[bsod1]

but that one is okay as well