What do you think of my build

[Michaelgd]

Hi Everyone,

I am building my first PC soon and was looking for advice/tips and just to check that the following parts are all compatible. It's not a gaming PC but more of a scientific computation/photo processing PC hence the CUDA GPU. The larger case is to accommodate as many Hard drives as possible. The thing I am most uncertain of is cooling. Also what leads, screws, etc will I need to buy or what will come with these parts? Thanks in advance and any help appreciated!


CPU: Intel i7-5820K
Motherboard: Asus X99-S ATX Motherboard (5x PCI Express 3.0, DDR4 Quad Channel, Socket 2011)
RAM:G Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-2666C15Q-16?GRR 16GB Memory Module Kit with Heatspreader - Red
Power Supply:Corsair Builder Series CXM 750W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr HDMI DVI-I DP Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, DDR5, 256 Bit)
HD: Samsung 2.5-Inch 500 GB 850 EVO Solid State Drive
Cooling: Corsair CW-9060016-WW Hydro Series H105 240mm
Case: Cooler Master HAF X USB 3.0 XL ATX Computer Case
Media: CSL 3.5" all-in-one USB 3.0 (Super Speed) card reader | 2 x USB 3.0
CD/DVD/BR: Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Combo Bulk Internal Drive


Links:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MMLXIKY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N1XQ4F8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N1OYJA4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ALK3QRS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HKEI3EY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P73B1E4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003OESTP2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P73B1E4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0083R9QFC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MO864W4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8

 

[targetdan]

I use pcpartpicker to put builds together as it tells you which parts are compatible

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£307.49)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£74.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus X99-S ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£224.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£164.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£149.63 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case (£125.00)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£96.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: card reader (£15.00)
Total: £1464.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 00:37 BST+0100

I changed your power supply since the corsair cx range are bad 😛 XFX are renowned and you should be able to add plenty of hard drives with 750W.

Got you one of the best coolers Amazon had to offer-the case has nice airflow and with that and the water cooler your processor should stay nice and cool even under high load. (assumed scientific calculations meant high load for long periods)

Everything there is the retail version I believe, so should come with all the necessary screws/leads to be able to put the rig together

In case of emergency, maplin usually have plenty in stock!

HTH