[New Gaming and Development Build] £1500 Need tips and confirmation

[Franzenza]

Hi,

I am looking to build a machine that will last me a long time (upgrade possibilities) that will cater to both high end gaming as well as game development, mainly 3D sculpting but also some modeling, texturing and the odd engine work.

Here is the build I was currently thinking of but I am open to changes if they are justified, however I do not want an AMD card, I have had bad experiences with them before and I have an extra 2To HDD that I will be adding to the build.

I would be willing to pay £200-£300 extra if it is worth it but if possible I would like to stay as close to £1500 as possible (Not including the monitor).

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

On another forum a couple guys proposed I go for a dual CPU build but I think that may be a little overkill for me 😉

Thanks in advance for your help.

P.S. I am also on the market for a new headset, preferably with a mic but if not it isn't the end of the world, I am however very difficult for headsets because I hate it when they press on my ears so I would like a good circumaural one.

 

[ben001]

The build looks solid but a single 980 Ti only needs 650W and 900W for dual. If you not thinking paring another "Ti" then get a 750 G2 gold and save few pounds so that you can invest it on a good headset. I would recommend you a 7.1 surround : http://en-uk.sennheiser.com/pc-363d-surround-sound-gaming-headset( within £200) or http://www.razerzone.com/gb-en/store/razer-kraken-71-chroma ( under £100).

 

[Jesus_In_Adidas]

Hi,

Your build is quite ok, but the system is total overkill for 1080p gaming. meaning your monitor selection is totally wrong.
1440p g-sync monitors are very expensive. I would personally go with R9 390X and a Free sync monitor.

Modified build with a new skylake system, reasonable cooler, platinum PSU.

Nvidia graphics/monitor: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/v2LrFT
AMD graphics/monitor: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PwnTyc

P.S. Black Pearl has 2 case coolers included, added one for the front. beast of a machine.

 

[ben001]

Hi,

Your build is quite ok, but the system is total overkill for 1080p gaming. meaning your monitor selection is totally wrong.
1440p g-sync monitors are very expensive. I would personally go with R9 390X and a Free sync monitor.

Modified build with a new skylake system, reasonable cooler, platinum PSU.

Nvidia graphics/monitor: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/v2LrFT
AMD graphics/monitor: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PwnTyc

P.S. Black Pearl has 2 case coolers included, added one for the front. beast of a machine.

Actually, he is paying premium for performance and that what he exactly did. This system may overkill for now but after few years he will understand the benefit reason of this build. Frankly, a 1080p monitor with a single 980 Ti will provide him better performance in future. Still, a single 980 Ti is better than both (R9 390x & Fury x). One more thing, that Haswell-E is just what he need for his purpose over Skylake.
Power supply: The more efficient your psu, the less noise it will make, the less power it will draw, and the less it will cost when you open your energy bill, with Platinum being most efficient. There's not a huge difference, but if you’re pc is on a lot. You’re building multiple, powerful systems, you'll want to go with at least a Gold rating and that should be fine for now.

 

[Jesus_In_Adidas]

why the hell would you need haswell over skylake, with skylake being much more efficient/less power draw, less heat / same performance

Im just saying 980Ti is overkill for 1080p and it's a fact.
you're saying, he will have better performance after 2-3 years, as the game requirements (lets imagine) will grow a lot, so his 980TI will be "a regular" GPU for 1080p gaming? ARE YOU JOKING? WHY SPEND THE MONEY THEN? gtx 960 is more than enough for 1080p gaming and get that cheap 1080p monitor. Wait 3 years, and buy a new card and equivalent monitor.

his system is around 480W, NVidia recommends 600W for 980Ti users. +10% as also recommendedl. means 650W as a sweet-spot - however- 650W PSUs are useless, as they are not enough for SLI. So 750-850GOLD or 800W Plat for a same price? are you trying to save 10$? ))

 

[ben001]

Point 1: Do you even know what you're telling. That 6 independent cores with 12 threads will be needed for 3D sculpting ,texturing and the odd engine work rather than gaming. In that case, the 5820k would be benefited than 6700k. We don't know what the upcoming games gonna be but when it arrives the story is going to be different as per recent cpu hunger games like GTA V evenly used most of the core of a Quad-core i7 processor as per benchmark report. So, that 6 core 12 HT will be needed for both gaming ( not all actually, but it depends) and for heavy rendering, game development tasks etc...

Point 2: I never mentioned any particular year(2-3), it's you who is making such thing's pointless without understanding the fact. I repeat, that 1080p is overkill for now but after year goes, he will understand the benefit reason of this build. A 1440p monitor sounds perfect for now but you need a powerful card to play games at such resolution for a good fps, that means he have pay £££ every time on a new card to get good fps. . Even a gtx 970 struggles to maintain 60fps at max settings at 1080p resolution. Maybe, that's his choice to keep the performance better by getting a 1080p and one thing, the higher your resolution the more gpu & cpu usage. So, that's the fact.

Point 3: The power recommendation need by a single gpu, i already mentioned. So, before publishing your speech, read once. Recommending more than 650W is just a headroom.

 

[Franzenza]

Hi guy's, I did indeed forget to mention the fact that I got this motherboard and gpu is because they are both sli compatible (futureproofing), this is also why I went with such an "overkill" power supply. Secondly I already own a 1080 monitor and a cintiq that I will be connecting to this gpu as well so it will have to deal with 2 to 3 renders but I am not 100% sure about this monitor yet anyway, still considering some other options.

Thanks for the tips though 😉

 

[Jesus_In_Adidas]

Lol both cards are sli or cross fire compatible and the PSU is sufficient enough for that. You know better what to do in regards to your monitor selections.

Good luck with your system and please update on what you eventually built

 

[ben001]

Hi guy's, I did indeed forget to mention the fact that I got this motherboard and gpu is because they are both sli compatible (futureproofing), this is also why I went with such an "overkill" power supply. Secondly I already own a 1080 monitor and a cintiq that I will be connecting to this gpu as well so it will have to deal with 2 to 3 renders but I am not 100% sure about this monitor yet anyway, still considering some other options.

Thanks for the tips though 😉

As i said, we recommend a 650w for single & 900w for Scalable Link Interface (SLI). That 850 watt will be just neck to neck, if you're really thinking of pairing 980 Ti , you need more than 850W power supply unit.

 

[Jesus_In_Adidas]

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

scroll a little bit down and you will see PSU requirements for 980Ti sli.

It should work just fine with 800W as 850 is not a minimum value. The actual wattage with sli 980Ti of the system is around 700W + 10% headroom is under 800W.

 

[ben001]

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

scroll a little bit down and you will see PSU requirements for 980Ti sli.

It should work just fine with 800W as 850 is not a minimum value. The actual wattage with sli 980Ti of the system is around 700W + 10% headroom is under 800W.

Actually yes, you got the correct answer. These requirements are for OEM cards.
Keep those argue in your pocket and try to get better information.
: http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-review,8.html

 

[Jesus_In_Adidas]

Thanks Ben. i will do the reading. I don't know much small details on 980Tis as it's far away from what i'm able to buy

 

[ben001]

Cheers !