Initial Spec for SNS Workstation

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor	£233.94 @ Scan.co.uk
CPU Cooler	Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 66.3 CFM CPU Cooler	£29.69 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	£65.40 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	£65.40 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	£65.40 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	£65.40 @ Amazon UK
Storage	OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£51.54 @ Aria PC
Storage	Western Digital Red Pro 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£132.32 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Western Digital Red Pro 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£132.32 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card	£255.59 @ Aria PC
Case	Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case	£78.73 @ Scan.co.uk
Power Supply	Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£51.24 @ Scan.co.uk
Optical Drive	Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer	£10.46 @ Aria PC
	Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available	£1306.99
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 10:04 GMT+0000

Looks pretty good mate. I have a few changes for you to look at? For cooler, I'd recommend a closed loop water system, or a Noctua air cooler. You'll be able to push this CPU to 5.0~:

• Corsair H100(i)
• http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608041&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10440897&PID=5961731&SID=0

For ram, instead of individual DIMMs, you want to get a matched set. They'll have the best performance under load when OC'd, given an X.M.P profile in the BIOS.:

• 32GiB @ http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC4-19200-Unbuffered-BLS4K8G4D240FSA/dp/B00MTSWMV6/?tag=logicaincrem-20

SSD personal preference -- SanDisk, Samsung, Corsair. Intel's earlier stuff was nicer, but the new samsung/corsair units are really good:

• http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-2-5-Inch-Warranty--SDSSDXPS-480G-G25/dp/B00KHRYRLY/?tag=logicaincrem-20
• http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-512GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7KE512BW/dp/B00LF10KTO/?tag=logicaincrem-20

Everything else looks great! I haven't heard of that monitor. I would stick with any of the ones available here - http://www.blurbusters.com/faq/120hz-monitors/. You want something over 120hz, ideally with G-SYNC technology.

Monitor picks

• http://shop.benq.us/monitors/gaming/xl2720z-newest-27-gaming-monitor.html?PID=7073658&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=CPA&utm_campaign=cj
• http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-Performance-XL2720T-27-Inch-LED-Lit/dp/B00BV9AOL4/ref=sr_1_2?tag=blurbust-20
• http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00906HM6K/?tag=blurbust-20
• http://www.amazon.com/PG278Q-27-Inch-Screen-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00MSOND8C/ref=sr_1_1?tag=blurbust-20

http://www.blurbusters.com/faq/120hz-monitors/ :)