New High End Build, is this ok?

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Hey guys, just looking to see if all the parts in the high end build I'm working on are gonna give me a good end result in terms of being able to play almost all games at ultra high settings like the WIitcher 3 and GTA V and for other tasks such as video editing and extensive use with animation software.

CPU - i7 5930k
GPU - Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X
Motherboard - Asus Rampage V Extreme
PSU- Corsair RM1000w
HDD - Western Digital 2TB Black x2
SSD - Samsung 512 GB
RAM - Corsair 3000 Dominator Platinum DDR4 4x4GB

I will most likely be gaming on a monitor like the ROG Swift or even a 4k monitor, as my recent promotion means I can give me PC a huge upgrade
 
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Everything but the PSU looks good. I wouldn't use a Corsair CX, CS, VS or RM unit with a high end build like that. It's a tier 3 unit and you really want a Tier 1 or 2 unit for any system with a high end gaming card or overclocking. Certainly with both. This would be a much better PSU selection which is more than enough for that GPU and some overclocking:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $104.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 03:19 EDT-0400



If you have plans to add a second Titan later, then you...
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Everything but the PSU looks good. I wouldn't use a Corsair CX, CS, VS or RM unit with a high end build like that. It's a tier 3 unit and you really want a Tier 1 or 2 unit for any system with a high end gaming card or overclocking. Certainly with both. This would be a much better PSU selection which is more than enough for that GPU and some overclocking:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $104.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 03:19 EDT-0400



If you have plans to add a second Titan later, then you might want to do this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($127.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $127.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 03:20 EDT-0400



And if you'll also be overclocking the CPU in addition to SLI and overclocking of the GPUs, this would be fine:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $154.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 03:22 EDT-0400



All those units are made by either Super Flower or Seasonic, for EVGA, and are much better than any Corsair RM unit.


If you have other questions about case selection or cooling, feel free to ask.




 
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Living in the UK, my budget is around £2,000

CPU FAN - noctua nh-d15

The 840 series SSD

In terms of the type of TITAN I was either gonna go with Asus or MSI.

In terms of RAM I'm really wanting to get sort of the "best" components. Money isn't really an issue and I'm wanting to future proof this build for at very least 5 years.
 
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In terms of the type of TITAN I was either gonna go with Asus or MSI. - Titan X, Z Black, the old original Titan or what? For gaming you'd be better off with a gtx980 (for 1440p) or 970 (for 1080p).

But for gaming, the i7 5930k isn't warranted. An i7 4790k would be better suited. And cheaper.
 
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Unless you're planning to game with dual cards at some point and want to be able to run both at x16 speeds. I personally DON'T think you'd be better off with a GTX 980 than a Titan X or 980 TI, but if you do plan to double up later, then two regular 980's is pretty formidable. Otherwise, I'd consider the 980 TI which is hundreds of dollars less than the Titan X, but only lacks about five percent of the performance.


Buying expensive RAM doesn't "future proof" the build any more than a more mainstream module, and since overclocking of RAM, and indeed, high speed RAM at all, doesn't show much improvement on gaming scores in most cases, it seems a waste to spend more in this area than is necessary. Get the fastest RAM with the lowest latency you can get for a decent price, and put the rest of the money elsewhere in the build. You certainly don't want to run any more modules than is necessary, but with a minimum of two, for the purpose of dual channel operation.

These would work fine:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $164.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 03:47 EDT-0400

 
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Thank you for all your responses, I don't profess to know that much about systems and that I just really know the basics so all your help is very appreciated.

Just to clarify I am leaning toward more the GTX Titan X. I think it is most certainly overkill but I just can't help myself, it's sort of a gift to myself.

In regards of the CPU I'm gonna need to get one of either i7-4930, 5930 5960 to be compatible with the x99 motherboard and DDR4 RAM
 
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I would not spend an extra 350.00 to gain 5% more performance. It makes no sense and is a source of much discussion on the tech forums. The only benefit of the Titan X over the 980 TI, really, is the additional 6GB of VRAM over the 980 TI which probably won't offer much if any benefit to users unless they're gaming on multiple 4k or 1440p monitors in NVidia surround 3 monitor configurations. Possibly at 4k or higher on a single monitor, but honestly the 980 TI seems to do ok there with it's 6GB, insomuch as either single card does.

If you're not planning to run dual cards and want them to be able to run at dual x16 speeds, there is really no benefit to the X99 platform and DDR4 memory over the current LGA 1150 with DDR3 for gaming purposes. Actually, in your case, it might be a really good idea to wait until August when the Skylake processors are released.
 
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I already own the MSI GTX 980 4GB card and I suppose that if I were to get another and SLI them then that would be feasible and a lot cheaper, however I haven't really heard the best things about SLI. If any one could convince me...
 
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Ok so taking all this into account will be;

CPU - i7 - 5930k
CPU FAN - Noctua NH-D15
GPU - Nvidia Geforce 980ti x2 SLI
RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 16GB (It's cheap at my local computer shop)
PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W 80 Plus Modular Gold Power Supply (Please let me know if this is enough)
STORAGE - Western Digital 1TB Black (I already have 2TB)
SSD (Already have a 250GB Samsung so not a priority?)
Motherboard - Asus Rampage V Extreme
Case - HAF X
Extra case fans - 3 x CM Megaflow 200
1 x Corsair SP140 Rear Fan
 
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Not to bleed a thread but could i use my hyper 212 evo for the cpu cooler, considering i will be installing after market fans in all fan slots that have brilliant reviews would this be a viable option?
 
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If you plan to use it at stock settings, it should be ok if you have the correct mounting hardware for your socket type. If you plan to overclock, I'd get something a little higher end. That's a 140w chip and the EVO is only rated for up to 175w which could easily be exceeded with a high enough overclock.

Even if it didn't exceed the "spec", it would likely still struggle and have a need to run at a much higher RPM consistently which means a louder baseline at medium to high loads situations. Personally, I'd recommend going with a high end cooler, period, for that chip, if you plan to overclock. 240mm liquid cooler, like the Cooler Master Nepton 240 or one of the Swiftech 140mm coolers, minimum, or one of the big air coolers like the Noctua NH-14 or D15, Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E extreme, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Phanteks PH-TC14PE, BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 or Silverstone HE01.


If you don't plan to make any overclocking adjustments manually, relying on the stock configuration, which is fine, then the EVO is probably a passable choice.
 
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