Build for Unreal Engine (and associates rendering programs) and some gaming at 4K60

[Lockstar]

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready

Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!

1st Hard Disk
5TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 128MB CACHE

M.2 SSD Drive
500GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND M.2 SSD (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED

Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND

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

Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence

Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language

DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Browser
Firefox™

Monitor
AOC G2778VQ 27" LED Gaming Monitor

Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS Cerberus Keyboard & Mouse Bundle

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days

Price £2,679.00 including VAT and delivery

This build is for mostly Unreal Engine and other programs, so that’s a lot of rendering. I also want to game at 4K60 if possible, will this work out good. I’m also getting a really good G-Sync 4K monitor with 1ms response, 60hz refresh rate, etc. That makes my price just over £3000, I may be willing to go to about £3500 maybe? Thanks for helping!

 

[Oussebon]

The core spec looks fine to me.

I'd drop the WD Blue SSD, and go for the 960 Evo as it's a lot faster - or if it seems to expensive, go for an 850 Evo from the Hard Drive section as it will be a little faster and doesn't waste an M.2 slot. Plus it bundles a free game.

If your rendering programs benefit from more CPU cores, you could consider a build with an i9 7900x, which seems to make things ~£550 more expensive.

e.g.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i9-7900X Ten Core (3.30GHz @ up to 4.6GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME X299-A: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
--Get Destiny 2 with select GTX 10 Series GPUs! ** Limited Codes Available **
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
--FREE Assassin's Creed: Origins with select SAMSUNG SSDs!
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Hard Disk
5TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 128MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) 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 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
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
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
AOC G2778VQ 27" LED Gaming Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS Cerberus Keyboard & Mouse Bundle
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1

Price £3,231.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-x299-overclocked/Z0erW7Y8mr/

But that would only be worth considering if you're sure the extra cores would be a real asset for your Unreal/rendering work. The 8700k would be a little better for gaming, and obviously a lot cheaper.

 

[Lockstar]

I don’t see the point of going from six to ten cores, especially since PCS Tech Support said that UE4 only requires 4 cores, they said the 8700k would be suitable. Also, unless the programs are going to make significant use of the extra cores, then I’d rather have the i7 8700k because it will have better single, dual and quad core performance than that of the 7900X, but if you have a reason, I’m more than happy to choose it if:
1. Rendering is much more efficient
2. Gaming performance isn’t hindered a lot (in 4K)

 

[Oussebon]

I don't have a reason, I'm not familiar with unreal engine or the rendering software you use (blender would make huge use of the etxra cores, but that's about as far as my knowledge goes). As I say, I just presented it as an option in case you knew that your software would want more cores

 

[Lockstar]

Yeah, you’re right about the cores I might stick with the 8700k. However, if I ever feel I’m lacking, can I send it back for a processor exchange, or can I just sell it and buy a new one?

Another question in general about the forums, how do I get reputation?

 

[Oussebon]

However, if I ever feel I’m lacking, can I send it back for a processor exchange,

No. A new CPU would require a new mobo, and that's not a service PCS offer.

or can I just sell it and buy a new one?

Yes, you can dismantle the PC, swap components etc as you like. Note that changing the motherboard would invalidate the warranty with PCS (unsurprisingly).

Another question in general about the forums, how do I get reputation?

People get rep when others give it to them for posts they find helpful. Rep is given by pressing the 6-pointed star under a post and adding rep.

 

[Lockstar]

Thanks a lot, I don’t plan on changing the motherboard, thank the lord, but I probably would sell the 8700k on and buy a high-core i9.

 

[Oussebon]

You would need to change the motherboard to fit an i9 7900x - it's a different socket to the 8700k.

 

[Lockstar]

Rip. I guess I’ll just keep it then. Though it may not be exceptionally fast, it won’t underperform, right?

 

[Oussebon]

The 8700k is still a very powerful CPU, yes. I doubt you'd regret buying it.

 

[Lockstar]

Yep. Thanks for all your help!