Please Review and Answer Newbie's First-Time Build and Questions

[Paranerd]

Firstly, thanks Tomshardware and its forum, for its patience and help. Because of you all, I can build my PC without worries and full productivity and enjoyment.

I work full-time from my home office, so I'll be using it for everything: from word processing, graphic designing, video editing, to current-generation gaming (but no plans yet for overclocking)

My pc will be on 16 hours every day, switching it off every night.

My budget is not higher than $3,000, excepting if absolutely necessary for PC's life (I prefer longer life, instead of buying upgrades in the future).

Please review and critique it. All suggestions are highly valued, since I made big mistakes with my previous build plan. Here are my specs:

BASE_PRICE:[+2275]

BLUETOOTH:None

CABLE:None

CARE1:Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution - Protect Your Dream System During Transit [+19]

CARE2:Cooler Master Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+10]

CARE3: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]

CAS:Corsair Carbide AIR 540 w/ USB 3.0, Dual Chamber Direct Airflow, Full Side Panel Window [+10] (Black Color)

CASUPGRADE:None

CC:None

CD:LG 14X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, 3D Playback DVD+RW Combo Drive [+17] (Black Color)

CD2:None

COOLANT:Standard Coolant

CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-5820K Six-Core 3.30GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3

CS_FAN:Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]

DOCKINGSTATION:None

ENGRAVING:None

ENGRAVING_MSG:

FA_HDD:Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (3 x Systems [+42])

FAN:Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler - Extreme Cooling Performance (Dual Standard 120MM Fans (Push-Pull) [+8])

FLASHMEDIA:None

FREEBIE_CU:FREE $50 VISA Gift Card with All Intel Core I7 and Intel Core I5 Desktops and Laptops

FREEBIE_VC1:FREE! Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Game Coupon [+0]

HD_M2PCIE:None

HDD:512GB ADATA SP900 SSD + 4TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo [+186] (Combo Drive)

HDD2:None

HEADSET:ZALMAN ZM-HPS200 Gaming Headset

HS_HANGER:None

IUSB:Internal USB 3.0 4-Port Hub [+25]

KEYBOARD:AZZA Delta Gaming Keyboard w/ Anti-Ghosting & red backlight [+9]

MEMORY:32GB (4GBx8) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (ADATA XPG Z1)

MONITOR:None

MOPAD:None

MOTHERBOARD:MSI X99S SLI Krait Edition ATX w/ Intel GbE LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s

MOUSE:AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

NOISEREDUCE1:Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]

OS:Windows 10 Pro (64-bit Edition) [+31]

OVERCLOCK:No Overclocking

POWERSUPPLY:850 Watts - EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GS 80 Plus Gold Power Supply [+34]

RUSH:Standard Process Time: Ship within 10 Business Day

SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR [3 Year Labor, 1 Year Parts] LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SLI_BRIDGE:Standard SLI/Crossfire Bridge

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

SPEAKERS:None

TEMP:Aerocool Touch 2000 Dual Bay Touch Screen Fan Control [+39]

TUNING:None

TVRC:None

USBFLASH:None

USBHD:None

USBX:Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules [+39]

VIDEO:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card)

WNC:TP-LINK Archer T8E AC1750 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Card [+69]

WTV:None

_PRICE: (+2871)

Main questions I couldn't find answers for:

1: For my HDD, should I get 256gb Sandisk + 4tb Sata III Hard Drive Combo (Combo Drive), or the 512GB ADATA SP900 SSD + 4TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo [+186] (Combo Drive)? I need to know their comparison of quality, not just the amount of gigabytes.

2: Is it too much energy, heat, space to have Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (3 x Systems [+42])? If yes, would it damage my computer?

3: Are these fans good quality: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler - Extreme Cooling Performance (Dual Standard 120MM Fans (Push-Pull) [+8])? I read to be cautious when building anything with the word "standard".

4: Can I use 32GB (4GBx8) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (ADATA XPG Z1)?

5: 4gbx8 or 8gbx4, for longer life?

 

[MasterDell]

Okay so I would definitely be looking at actually building your own. It's really easy, gives you the actual full warranty, saves you money, and gives you higher quality parts and more options.

Like reading through this list, a lot of this stuff is just crap no one will need or every use. And especially benefit from.

Like the useless water cooler, "Cooler Master Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU" as if they made a ground breaking discovery in the realm of thermal compound. :lol: Thermal compound is thermal compound and it likely always will be the same crap. I just think they're really trying to upsell you on stuff you don't need like the fan controller. The fan controller just becomes a pain in the ass for you. Let your motherboard do the controlling with properly placed and monitored temperature sensors which are already built into almost every component. Another thing that bothers me is the fact that the 980 Ti that they are going to put in the build is a reference card. Meaning it's completely stock. Meaning x2 that it won't likely OC high, might get a bit noisy, and it's basically like buying a base model of a card. It's just meh..

Here is a build close to that: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GDzqzy

The build I just linked has a better processor, motherboard, storage setup, CPU cooler (a lot better), faster memory, "non-base model" GPU cooler, much much longer warranties, and a few more things but if you don't get the idea yet then I don't think you will be any time soon 😛

If you don't feel comfortable building it yourself.. That's fine. Just go to a trusted computer store, and then get them to build it. They won't charge you much. I think NCIX does it for like $50.

Hope that helped