Posted: 8/1/2016 9:06:01 PM EDT
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My current rig can't handle the latest games, so I plan to build a new computer. My budget is under $2000. My last build was over 4 years ago, and I haven't kept up with technology, so please let me know what you think and what I can improve on.
Video Card: GTX 1080 Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical HDD: WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO *OS: Windows 10 Power Supply: CORSAIR RMx RM750X 750W Case: full tower, any good brands? *Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Keyboard: something mechanical *Mouse: Logitech G502 *indicates already owned |
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Are you dead set on WD Red? The red is more like a RAID type storage drive, not that there's anything wrong with that. The black will probably access a little quicker, and it has a better warranty than the reds do. Looks like a nice system otherwise. I use a WD Black and a Seasonic PSU in mine, I'm very happy with both. And the Samsung EVO SSD is great as well. |
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My current rig can't handle the latest games, so I plan to build a new computer. My budget is under $2000. My last build was over 4 years ago, and I haven't kept up with technology, so please let me know what you think and what I can improve on. Video Card: GTX 1080 Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical HDD: WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO *OS: Windows 10 Power Supply: CORSAIR RMx RM750X 750W Case: full tower, any good brands? *Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Keyboard: something mechanical *Mouse: Logitech G502 *indicates already owned Already have the monitor too? CPU looks solid, although if you have the cash I'd splurge on a Corsair AIO water cooler or a better air cooler (cryorig, noctua). I had the 212 evo and it was a decent cooler, there is nothing else at that price point that can touch it. That said, I don't get the rabid love for it, I saw a 15C temp drop after switching to water after everybody on team 212 evo was frothing at the mouth saying it keeps up with all the big boys and there isn't a big difference. Just my two cents. I haven't had any problems with my Corsair RAM, so nothing much to say there. Motherboard is top quality, as is the PSU you chose. I have a corsair mechanical keyboard that I'm pretty happy with, but only have experience with some cheaper brands so I can't say it's much better/worse than others. As far as cases, the only I have experience with are corsair and NZXT, I think they're the best quality for the money personally, but obviously there are lots of good ones depending on your budget. The short list if I were in your shoes and looking for a full tower would be: Corsair 750d Phanteks Enthoo Pro NZXT H440 (if you go water, otherwise the airflow is pretty mehhhh) Fractal Define XL |
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My current rig can't handle the latest games, so I plan to build a new computer. My budget is under $2000. My last build was over 4 years ago, and I haven't kept up with technology, so please let me know what you think and what I can improve on. Video Card: GTX 1080 Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical HDD: WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO *OS: Windows 10 Power Supply: CORSAIR RMx RM750X 750W Case: full tower, any good brands? *Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Keyboard: something mechanical *Mouse: Logitech G502 *indicates already owned Looks like a solid set up. As for full cases, I'm very happy with my HAF 932. Tons of space and allows access to the rear of the MOBO ( under cpu ) without taking it out. |
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Quoted: Case: full tower, any good brands? I run a Cooler Master HAF 932 and HAF XM. The only complaints I have is the cutout for the CPU cooler back plate on the 932 didn't line up correctly with the CPU slot so it's only possible to install/remove the back plate with the mobo out of the case. Not really an issue during an initial build and how often are you really going to switch cooler anyways? The Hyper 212 EVO is a solid cooler and should the fan die just replace the fan or buy another EVO. Plus that issue could be the fault of the motherboard design. Another issue I had is the lack of filters from Cooler master but there is a company in South Africa of all places that sells aftermarket filters for theses cases. You'll want filters if your place is dusty and you install a lot of intake fans. Other than that I find these to be solid cases and would probably buy more for future builds. Edit: Damn the price on the haf 932 jumped $20 since I posted. |
I finished mine last month, ditched the 980ti's and went with 2 MSI GTX1080's
Depending on the game a 5400 rpm HDD will make it load slow and you'll get lag spikes. I did with ALL the Borderlands games in my old pc. Thought I'd save a few bucks on a slower drive and now it's a backup drive in this PC and I keep all of my pictures and music on it. I have a Samgung 850 evo SSD for my OS, drivers, running programs (steam-except for my games library) all my MSI stuff, antivirus and things like that. All of my game files are on a 2TB WD Black. 16G is plenty of ram. I went with a Corsair H110iGT cpu cooler (same cpu) instead of the air cooler. Water cooling is more expensive, but a LOT quieter. I noticed a big difference in the new DOOM with the 1080's. BIG drop in temps too.. The 980ti's would temp throttle if I ran much of an OC on them. I went with a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX case (no optical drive, I've got a usb dvd burner). CoolerMaster and Corsair make reasonably priced cases tho. You might even check out NZXT. |
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I finished mine last month, ditched the 980ti's and went with 2 MSI GTX1080's http://i.imgur.com/zrO7869.jpg Depending on the game a 5400 rpm HDD will make it load slow and you'll get lag spikes. I did with ALL the Borderlands games in my old pc. Thought I'd save a few bucks on a slower drive and now it's a backup drive in this PC and I keep all of my pictures and music on it. I have a Samgung 850 evo SSD for my OS, drivers, running programs (steam-except for my games library) all my MSI stuff, antivirus and things like that. All of my game files are on a 2TB WD Black. 16G is plenty of ram. I went with a Corsair H110iGT cpu cooler (same cpu) instead of the air cooler. Water cooling is more expensive, but a LOT quieter. I noticed a big difference in the new DOOM with the 1080's. BIG drop in temps too.. The 980ti's would temp throttle if I ran much of an OC on them. I went with a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX case (no optical drive, I've got a usb dvd burner). CoolerMaster and Corsair make reasonably priced cases tho. You might even check out NZXT. Big brother? 
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I finished mine last month, ditched the 980ti's and went with 2 MSI GTX1080's http://i.imgur.com/zrO7869.jpg Depending on the game a 5400 rpm HDD will make it load slow and you'll get lag spikes. I did with ALL the Borderlands games in my old pc. Thought I'd save a few bucks on a slower drive and now it's a backup drive in this PC and I keep all of my pictures and music on it. I have a Samgung 850 evo SSD for my OS, drivers, running programs (steam-except for my games library) all my MSI stuff, antivirus and things like that. All of my game files are on a 2TB WD Black. 16G is plenty of ram. I went with a Corsair H110iGT cpu cooler (same cpu) instead of the air cooler. Water cooling is more expensive, but a LOT quieter. I noticed a big difference in the new DOOM with the 1080's. BIG drop in temps too.. The 980ti's would temp throttle if I ran much of an OC on them. I went with a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX case (no optical drive, I've got a usb dvd burner). CoolerMaster and Corsair make reasonably priced cases tho. You might even check out NZXT. Big brother? http://i.imgur.com/YxUnD3f.jpg NICE!! 
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My current rig can't handle the latest games, so I plan to build a new computer. My budget is under $2000. My last build was over 4 years ago, and I haven't kept up with technology, so please let me know what you think and what I can improve on. Video Card: GTX 1080 Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical HDD: WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO *OS: Windows 10 Power Supply: CORSAIR RMx RM750X 750W Case: full tower, any good brands? *Optical Drive: LG Blu Ray Keyboard: something mechanical *Mouse: Logitech G502 *indicates already owned I am going a very different direction since I saw the lovely $2000 budget. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($419.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($234.88 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial MX200 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ Adorama) Storage: Crucial MX200 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ Adorama) Storage: Hitachi 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.35 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Silverstone RV05B-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($112.99 @ Directron) Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($121.89 @ OutletPC) Total: $2000.93 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-02 19:24 EDT-0400 RAID0 the 2 SSDs together, and buy Macrium Reflect to do incremental backups to the 3TB drive. Your current optical drive won't fit in the Raven case since it only has a slim bay, so if you are married to the optical drive you'll need either an external enclosure for your current drive, or get a slim optical drive that fits in the case. https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-UJ260-UJ-260-Blu-ray-Burner/dp/B00BRF4O7M Quoted:
How much money would one have to spend these days to build a screamer of a PC? With SLI being restricted to only 2 cards now, it would start in the $4k neighborhood. 1 of the new 10core I7s, and 2 of the Pascal GTX Titan Blacks would get into that ballpark quick. |
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How much money would one have to spend these days to build a screamer of a PC? This is the dumbest thing I could come up with on pcpartpicker without purposely trying to push into to like 20k PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC) Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 10g Thermal Paste ($27.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($589.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($349.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($312.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.44 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($157.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($399.05 @ B&H) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.89 @ OutletPC) Sound Card: Asus Essence STX II 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Fan Controller: BitFenix Recon (Black) Fan Controller ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer Predator X34 34.0" 100Hz Monitor ($1202.98 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($180.55 @ Amazon) Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($112.94 @ Amazon) Headphones: Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones ($409.99 @ Amazon) Total: $7762.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-02 19:28 EDT-0400 |
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This is the dumbest thing I could come up with on pcpartpicker without purposely trying to push into to like 20k PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC) Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 10g Thermal Paste ($27.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($589.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($349.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($312.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.44 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($157.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($399.05 @ B&H) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.89 @ OutletPC) Sound Card: Asus Essence STX II 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Fan Controller: BitFenix Recon (Black) Fan Controller ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer Predator X34 34.0" 100Hz Monitor ($1202.98 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($180.55 @ Amazon) Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($112.94 @ Amazon) Headphones: Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones ($409.99 @ Amazon) Total: $7762.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-02 19:28 EDT-0400 Quoted:
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How much money would one have to spend these days to build a screamer of a PC? This is the dumbest thing I could come up with on pcpartpicker without purposely trying to push into to like 20k PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC) Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 10g Thermal Paste ($27.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($589.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($349.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($312.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.44 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($157.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($399.05 @ B&H) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.89 @ OutletPC) Sound Card: Asus Essence STX II 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Fan Controller: BitFenix Recon (Black) Fan Controller ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer Predator X34 34.0" 100Hz Monitor ($1202.98 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($180.55 @ Amazon) Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($112.94 @ Amazon) Headphones: Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones ($409.99 @ Amazon) Total: $7762.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-02 19:28 EDT-0400 I should have worded that better. 
I don't mean to ask how retarded fast its possible to go these days, I mean how much money do you realistically have to spend to get a serious gaming machine that can run games like Star Citizen on high settings. |
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How much money would one have to spend these days to build a screamer of a PC? This is the dumbest thing I could come up with on pcpartpicker without purposely trying to push into to like 20k PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC) Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 10g Thermal Paste ($27.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($589.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($349.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($312.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.44 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($157.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($399.05 @ B&H) Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.89 @ OutletPC) Sound Card: Asus Essence STX II 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair ML140 97.0 CFM 140mm Fans ($39.99 @ Newegg) Fan Controller: BitFenix Recon (Black) Fan Controller ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer Predator X34 34.0" 100Hz Monitor ($1202.98 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($180.55 @ Amazon) Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($112.94 @ Amazon) Headphones: Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones ($409.99 @ Amazon) Total: $7762.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-02 19:28 EDT-0400 I should have worded that better.
I don't mean to ask how retarded fast its possible to go these days, I mean how much money do you realistically have to spend to get a serious gaming machine that can run games like Star Citizen on high settings. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.49 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.39 @ B&H) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1635.71 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-02 23:48 EDT-0400 This is probably still overkill. i5 is all you need for most games, some games MAY benefit from an i7 but not so much right now, especially with dx12/vulkan. CPU is unlocked and will be good for years to come especially overclocked. GTX 1080 is plenty for high frames and high settings on everything, complete overkill for 1080p, great for 1080p, 4k is a struggle but still 30-45fps in mostly everything on high. 16gb ddr4 3000 may be overkill as well, but it's pretty future proof. 2tb WD Black series is more than most will ever need, 250gb SSD is plenty for OS booting and a couple more HDD intensive games. Mobo is great for the money. PSU is what I have, very efficient and plenty for overclocking the CPU and GPU. GPU is as quiet and cool as it gets for 1080 without going water. MSI also doesn't have the same reports of coil whine as the cheaper gigabyte, but EVGA is probably the way to for customer service (MSI isn't bad, just not as good as EVGA). The case is cheap but is quiet and easy to work with. I left out the keyboard, mouse, and OS as these are all very much up to personal opinion. No soundcard since the mobo will drive pretty much any decent pair of headphones, if more juice is needed an external amp/dac isn't a bad idea. Realistically this is all you need. Money could be saved with cheaper RAM (about $50), same for a smaller HDD. The only place one may want to spend more money is watercooling for higher overclocks, but the cryorig h7 is going to be enough for most. A slightly bigger case wouldn't be a bad idea for those that want a monster sized noctua or cryorig air cooler. A PSU with more wiggle room might be a good idea for SLI down the road, but if sticking to a single card 650w is plenty, especially since cards seem to be getting more and more power efficient. If gaming at 1080p and want to save some money the 1080 could be subbed out for a 1070 and would knock about 300 off the total. So for a 1080p build, with less/cheaper ram, and a smaller HDD the adjusted total would probably be about 1200, so with monitor, kb, mouse, etc in that case it'd probably come out 1500-1600. |
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Can't really shoot any holes in your build. Like someone else said, you might want to look at an M.2 HD.
I am not a big fan of DVD drives. I would recommend this case: Phantecs And one of these: isostick Place the windows 10.iso on the stick, boot from the stick, and the PC thinks it is a DVD drive. How often do you use a DVD drive anyways? |
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Can't really shoot any holes in your build. Like someone else said, you might want to look at an M.2 HD. I am not a big fan of DVD drives. I would recommend this case: Phantecs And one of these: isostick Place the windows 10.iso on the stick, boot from the stick, and the PC thinks it is a DVD drive. How often do you use a DVD drive anyways? This is what I did. Haven't missed the dvd drive yet and it's been about 8 months. Granted, it's not like it hurts to have one and they're pretty cheap, but the cases with no optical drive bays looks a lil nicer IMHO |
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Thanks for the advice.
I bought the i7-6700K since it was on sale for $300 today. I have 2 asus 23" 1080p monitors currently, and plan to use it for the time being to recover funds. Will probably go 1440p sometime later. How I have it setup now is all my games including steam folder go on HDD while the OS and some frequently used programs go on the SSD. The DVD drive, I plan to take it from my old computer, but now that you mentioned it, I've only used it 3 times in the last 4 years, 1 being the OS. I'll probably not add one. More freedom to choose from cases too. |
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Thanks for the advice. I bought the i7-6700K since it was on sale for $300 today. I have 2 asus 23" 1080p monitors currently, and plan to use it for the time being to recover funds. Will probably go 1440p sometime later. How I have it setup now is all my games including steam folder go on HDD while the OS and some frequently used programs go on the SSD. The DVD drive, I plan to take it from my old computer, but now that you mentioned it, I've only used it 3 times in the last 4 years, 1 being the OS. I'll probably not add one. More freedom to choose from cases too. Just a quick note on the steam library. You can set up two different directories so that if there is a game that you want on the SSD you can install it there without moving stuff back and forth. When you set the second steam directory you can choose which one new games go in too each time you download them. It's easier to set it up first than to do it later and have to move stuff |
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Quoted: I run a Cooler Master HAF 932 and HAF XM. The only complaints I have is the cutout for the CPU cooler back plate on the 932 didn't line up correctly with the CPU slot so it's only possible to install/remove the back plate with the mobo out of the case. Not really an issue during an initial build and how often are you really going to switch cooler anyways? The Hyper 212 EVO is a solid cooler and should the fan die just replace the fan or buy another EVO. Plus that issue could be the fault of the motherboard design. Another issue I had is the lack of filters from Cooler master but there is a company in South Africa of all places that sells aftermarket filters for theses cases. You'll want filters if your place is dusty and you install a lot of intake fans. Other than that I find these to be solid cases and would probably buy more for future builds. Edit: Damn the price on the haf 932 jumped $20 since I posted. Quoted: Quoted: Case: full tower, any good brands? I run a Cooler Master HAF 932 and HAF XM. The only complaints I have is the cutout for the CPU cooler back plate on the 932 didn't line up correctly with the CPU slot so it's only possible to install/remove the back plate with the mobo out of the case. Not really an issue during an initial build and how often are you really going to switch cooler anyways? The Hyper 212 EVO is a solid cooler and should the fan die just replace the fan or buy another EVO. Plus that issue could be the fault of the motherboard design. Another issue I had is the lack of filters from Cooler master but there is a company in South Africa of all places that sells aftermarket filters for theses cases. You'll want filters if your place is dusty and you install a lot of intake fans. Other than that I find these to be solid cases and would probably buy more for future builds. Edit: Damn the price on the haf 932 jumped $20 since I posted. Not that it matters. |
