Build me a rig!

[SirRodericSpode]

Afternoon all,

I am looking to use PC Specialist to build me my new Star Citizen rig, I have the following criteria...

Black case with blue LEDs with ideally some sort of side viewing panel (As spaceshippy looking as possible!)

Build the rig around the new Nvidia GTX1080 card

I have £1500 - 2k and want the most future proof rig I can get, without throwing money away at minimal / unnoticeable performance increases and fancy named components.

It will be solely used for gaming.

One additional solid state hard drive, ideally Samgsung 850 EVO for the operating system and Star Citizen.

I am not planning on doing any over clocking, however if the rig had that potential for the future it would be nice. I would only want to go for the maintenance free liquid cooling, if that is an option, if air isn't enough.

Many thanks for your time

SirRodericSpode

 

[keynes]

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Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Free Item
FREE Magix Media Bundle with select Desktop INTEL® CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® Z170-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
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 & 2 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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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 3 to 5 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,585.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[SirRodericSpode]

Thanks Keynes, i've changed the case to "PCS ALPHA TRION 7622B BLACK CASE" as I like the look with the side viewing panel. Other than that, it's all looking good

 

[keynes]

Thanks Keynes, i've changed the case to "PCS ALPHA TRION 7622B BLACK CASE" as I like the look with the side viewing panel. Other than that, it's all looking good

For your spec I would use any +£40 case. A cheap case is not as good with cooling/cable management as a more expensive one

 

[Oussebon]

Agreed about the case. If you want spaceship, try the Corsair Carbide 540. It's an excellent case, and looks like a borg cube. Add LED lighting to taste.

I'd make an argument for the for the 2666MHz RAM at +£8
http://www.hardwareunboxed.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1570
http://www.techspot.com/news/62780-ddr4-better-performance-value-skylake-put-test.html

It's not much more expensive but nets a few more FPS here and there on most games, and with some has a more pronounced effect:

however if the rig had that <overclocking> potential for the future it would be nice

I'd suggest the Noctua air cooler, which is excellent and should enable a decent overclock. Though it is more expensive. Otherwise, the CM212 evo is an option.