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Hello, my friend is a popular youtuber and he needs not only a build capable of gaming @ 1080p, but also a better rig than his current laptop for video editing and rendering.  I have quickly thrown together this list of parts for him since he isn't all that tech-savvy, but I am open to criticism and/or possible improvements.  His budget is $2k, but would rather not spend that entire amount.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($161.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($202.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($348.94 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.06 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1718.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 18:58 EDT-0400

OS:Windows 10 Pro |  CPU:Intel Core i7 4790k | GPU:ASUS STRIX GTX 970 | RAM:Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) | MoBo:ASUS Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Storage: 500GB Crucial MX200 SSD, 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (x2) | Monitors:Acer XB270HU/ASUS VH238H | Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Chroma w/ Razer Greens | Mouse:Razer Deathadder Chroma | Headset:BeyerDynamic DT990Pro w/ Antlion Modmic

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($154.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Adorama) 



Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($648.95 @ B&H) 



Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1852.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:03 EDT-0400

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before i make any recommendations, i need the following info:

  • which country does he live in?
  • does he need an os, keyboard, mouse, and monitor included in the budget?
  • does he need wifi?
  • does he want to game at 1080p only or 1440p?

 

thanks

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who is he :D

buy a gtx 980 ti for the long run and it fits for $2k

I was debating the 980ti as well, may as well at that budget.

 

before i make any recommendations, i need the following info:

  • which country does he live in?
  • does he need an os, keyboard, mouse, and monitor included in the budget?
  • does he need wifi?
  • does he want to game at 1080p only or 1440p?

 

thanks

 

United States

No

No

1080p only.

OS:Windows 10 Pro |  CPU:Intel Core i7 4790k | GPU:ASUS STRIX GTX 970 | RAM:Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) | MoBo:ASUS Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Storage: 500GB Crucial MX200 SSD, 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (x2) | Monitors:Acer XB270HU/ASUS VH238H | Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Chroma w/ Razer Greens | Mouse:Razer Deathadder Chroma | Headset:BeyerDynamic DT990Pro w/ Antlion Modmic

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($154.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($648.95 @ B&H) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1852.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:03 EDT-0400

 

 

He will need more than 650w for that setup, especially if he's going to be overclocking his cpu and gpu. i would go with 850w and something rated highly by jonny guru

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($243.98 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1832.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:16 EDT-0400

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u never awnsered my question

 

who is he??

Probably someone with 1k subs and calls himself "famous". A "famous" youtuber would probably make a build himself or find professional people to help...

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how much storage space does he need outside of an ssd for his os?

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Probably someone with 1k subs and calls himself "famous". A "famous" youtuber would probably make a build himself or find professional people to help...

 

 

u never awnsered my question

 

who is he??

I didn't want to say because it could be taken as promotion, but GTAMissions.

OS:Windows 10 Pro |  CPU:Intel Core i7 4790k | GPU:ASUS STRIX GTX 970 | RAM:Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) | MoBo:ASUS Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Storage: 500GB Crucial MX200 SSD, 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (x2) | Monitors:Acer XB270HU/ASUS VH238H | Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Chroma w/ Razer Greens | Mouse:Razer Deathadder Chroma | Headset:BeyerDynamic DT990Pro w/ Antlion Modmic

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how much storage space does he need outside of an ssd for his os?

Enough for his games that he records, so GTA V, GTA IV, Wreckfest and a few others.

OS:Windows 10 Pro |  CPU:Intel Core i7 4790k | GPU:ASUS STRIX GTX 970 | RAM:Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) | MoBo:ASUS Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Storage: 500GB Crucial MX200 SSD, 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (x2) | Monitors:Acer XB270HU/ASUS VH238H | Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Chroma w/ Razer Greens | Mouse:Razer Deathadder Chroma | Headset:BeyerDynamic DT990Pro w/ Antlion Modmic

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i've seen one of his vids before

Tell him I said hi. 

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He will need more than 650w for that setup, especially if he's going to be overclocking his cpu and gpu. i would go with 850w and something rated highly by jonny guru

it's a 250watt card. with like a 120-130watt CPU... and when you need reliablity you're probably not going to be pushing CPU's and GPU's to the limit. it's enough.

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he should be able to game at 1440p with this setup below. 1080p gaming is a waste to build for, especially with a 2k budget. no point. might as well play 1440p.

 

i'm assuming he will want to overclock his cpu and gpu so i've added a larger power supply at 850 watts. the psu is something that shouldn't be skimped on. i used the following website to determine power draw:

 

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

 

The 5820K should be just fine for gaming and workstation use (rendering, etc.). I've added a 5TB HDD for storage as he will have lots of games and video files.

 

MSI MOBO's do a great job in terms of overclocking.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($178.19 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($699.95 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.29 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2028.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:41 EDT-0400

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($243.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1832.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:16 EDT-0400

 

 

the 5820k will be a much better cpu for what he is using the pc for. 980 is not enough. a 980 ti is better. he doesn't need a 500gb ssd. mobo is too expensive for he needs it for. better deals with msi for x99.

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here is a build with the titan x instead:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($110.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($178.19 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB HYBRID Video Card  ($1067.16 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.29 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2220.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 21:04 EDT-0400

 

maybe gpu rendering is faster than cpu rendering for videos. i'm not sure. either way, that is another option for him to explore. i removed the x99 platform and replaced it with 1150. titan x has more video memory.

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Thank you for everyone's contributions, I have edited the build to better reflect some of your guys suggestions and I decided to push the budget.  I replaced the 970 with a 980ti, reduced ssd capacity and lowered the wattage of the psu because I sincerely doubt he's going to overclock.  Like I stated earlier, he isn't tech-savvy.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($202.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($689.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.96 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1970.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 21:23 EDT-0400

OS:Windows 10 Pro |  CPU:Intel Core i7 4790k | GPU:ASUS STRIX GTX 970 | RAM:Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) | MoBo:ASUS Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Storage: 500GB Crucial MX200 SSD, 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (x2) | Monitors:Acer XB270HU/ASUS VH238H | Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Chroma w/ Razer Greens | Mouse:Razer Deathadder Chroma | Headset:BeyerDynamic DT990Pro w/ Antlion Modmic

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