First build, suggestions?

[joswhi793]

Looking to build a high-performance gaming PC with flexibility in what it can run, i.e. I won't be running Battlefield 4 on max settings, but I don't want to struggle with any high rendering games. No particular budget, I'm willing to spend whatever to get what will make this. Any feedback is appreciated, particularly anything I may have misunderstood, anything you wouldn't/would recommend, potential drawbacks and anything I may have missed. Thanks in advance!

TL;DR - Gaming PC, flexible budget, whatever feedback you can think of.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-S: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X PREDATOR QUAD-DDR4 3000MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 750 Ti - DVI, mHDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD

Price was £1,499, bearing in mind I intend to purchase a Roccat Isku keyboard and 23.6" monitor with this which affects the price.

 

[SpyderTracks]

You've got an X99 chipset build with an entry level graphics card, so you'd have boat loads of processing power, 50% of which would never be used, and then poor graphics computing so you'd have to turn down the graphics on most games.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,418.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[joswhi793]

Alright, thanks man, do you think there's anything else? Also why did you add in that second small hard drive?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Alright, thanks man, do you think there's anything else? Also why did you add in that second small hard drive?

The small one is an SSD (solid state drive) which are around 5 times faster than HDD's (older normal mechanical hard drives). The idea is you put your OS (windows) and games on the SSD, then they open damn fast and speed everything up, then you keep all your data on the normal HDD. That way you have optimum performance for programs and loading times, yet still space for all your data.

The only other thing you may want is more storage, if so, I'd recommend more WD Caviar Blacks as they're the fastest and most reliable there are.

 

[joswhi793]

Good thinking. I think the 2TB HDD on there will take me a while to fill up, most of my files are on my external 2TB anyway and backed up on another device so I should be fine there. If you think all the cooling, power, etc will be fine then I'll save that and thank you for your help.