need opinions on my build

[derick90]

Building my 2nd pc ever, last pc I built was at the dawn of DDR2 so yeah, its been a while, any hooters this will be for 1080p video editing, gaming, CoD, WoW, Counterstrike... you get the picture. I already have a Deathstalker Ultimate, 2013 Naga, and Logitech G430 so I'm good on peripherals. Any constructive advice is welcome, Thanks.

 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.30 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE(NFC&WLC) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($271.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($77.72 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.39 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.80 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($132.98 @ Best Buy)

Total: $2056.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 23:18 EDT-0400

[vK 3 1 RON]

To be honest, I have a similar build that I'll be putting together as my first, and this should be able to do those things you mentioned - overkill-y

[vK 3 1 RON]

To be honest, I have a similar build that I'll be putting together as my first, and this should be able to do those things you mentioned - overkill-y

 

Some better RAM would be nince, but that's fine

[comicsansms]

I would get a higher capacity PSU.

All looks good, that will run like a boss.

 

 

Actually don't get a green HDD, they are slower than blues or blacks.

[BigDay]

1. get the h100i gtx instead

don't bother with extra thermal pastemotherboard is too expensive. get the asus z97-e or aget a better monitor for gaming @ 1ms and 144 hertz

[Will_Man_Dude]

Some better RAM would be nince, but that's fine

What is wrong with hyperx fury ram

[derick90]

Changed it yet again...... lol for the 5th time this week.... scratch that first part list.... I hate being so indecisive.

 

What do y'all think?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($98.43 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.46 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2254.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 01:04 EDT-0400

[vK 3 1 RON]

What is wrong with hyperx fury ram

 

I wasn't on about the actual make of the RAM - HyperX RAM is fine, I was talking about the speed of the RAM, even though some people can argue that it doesn't make much of a difference, I like it to be 2000+ in a build, unless you're trying to go for a budget build.

[Guest]

Changed it yet again...... lol for the 5th time this week.... scratch that first part list.... I hate being so indecisive.

 

What do y'all think?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($98.43 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.39 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.46 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.70 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2254.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 01:04 EDT-0400

 

Go with 4 x 4GB Ram as you can make use of Quad channel on X99.

 

I would go with a WD Blue over the WD Black. The Black drives can be noisy.

 

You also want a better psu. The EVGA NEX isn't that good. I would suggest the EVGA G2/GS, Antec Edge, XFX XTR or anything from Seasonic.

[Electro_XD]

Check this out: 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bLc73C

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.90 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.39 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($671.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($80.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: AOC q2963Pm 60Hz 29.0" Monitor  ($349.99 @ B&H) 

 

Total: $2182.57

 

Note: I've assumed that you've went for the white/black theme based on your latest build. 

 

CPU: Skylake, newer, simmilar/a little better (sometimes) performance.

GPU: Went for a Zotac AMP! Edition instead because it has a higher clock speed.

Storage: Changed to a WD Caviar Blue 1TB hard drive, great reviews, just a few dollars more.

PSU: 850w 80+ Gold Fully Modular EVGA G2 PSU, this is pretty good and because it's a fully modular PSU, you can get some custom white cables to make the build sexier.

Case: Define S, Sexy case, lots of space and cheaper.

Monitor: Changed back to 60 HZ. However, this 29 inch monitor would look a lot better and it's 21:9 which will give you a wider viewing angle.

 

If you want to go even further, you might want to have these cables to make your build look even better: Click Here! It's compatible with the PSU I've chosen for this build and It'll make it looks sexy af.

[BigDay]

Changed it yet again...... lol for the 5th time this week.... scratch that first part list.... I hate being so indecisive.

 

What do y'all think?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($98.43 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.39 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.46 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.70 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2254.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 01:04 EDT-0400

 

everything looks good except for the psu. get the evga g2 or gs series instead. the nex isn't that good

 

with a 980 ti, you can play 1440p

 

if you want to have a better 1440p experience, go with x2 980 in sli with a 1440p monitor

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.95 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.48 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.20 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($509.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($509.99 @ B&H)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ B&H)

Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.77 @ Newegg)

Total: $2372.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 11:28 EDT-0400

[derick90]

Wow I'm digging all the helpful feedback, all of those suggestions look great, but I've definitely got my heart set on the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv, planning to go as stealth as I can with minor accents and muted white leds

[derick90]

Plus I'm a klutz and the thick aluminum chassis is a must lol

[BigDay]

consider this: changed the mobo and the psu

 

edit:

 

with your budget, you could play at 1440p if you like. 1440p is much better than 1080p, but it's up to you

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($180.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($98.43 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.46 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($244.40 @ Amazon)
Total: $2226.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 13:40 EDT-0400

[BigDay]

what's your budget for everything anyways?

[derick90]

what's your budget for everything anyways?

 

Trying to stay around $2500 USD

[BigDay]

this would be a good 1440p build for gaming. the i7 would be good for workstation use as well. x2 980's in sli will play 1440p games very well with high frame rates. x2 980's in sli will perform better than a single 980 ti

 

edit:

 

make sure you overclock everything. i have guides on how to do this for the cpu and gpu; links are in my forum signature

 

edit:

 

if you're using it as a workstation as well, i'd recommend you get more storage if you can afford it. 1tb fills up quick

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ B&H)
Total: $2536.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 13:58 EDT-0400

[derick90]

this would be a good 1440p build for gaming. the i7 would be good for workstation use as well. x2 980's in sli will play 1440p games very well with high frame rates. x2 980's in sli will perform better than a single 980 ti

 

edit:

 

make sure you overclock everything. i have guides on how to do this for the cpu and gpu; links are in my forum signature

 

edit:

 

if you're using it as a workstation as well, i'd recommend you get more storage if you can afford it. 1tb fills up quick

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($86.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.48 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.20 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($509.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($509.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ B&H)

Total: $2536.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 13:58 EDT-0400

 

I'm confused about one thing, would I be better off (more futureproof) if I went for a 6600K and Z170 mobo?

 

Edit* I meant the 6700K

[BigDay]

I'm confused about one thing, would I be better off (more futureproof) if I went for a 6600K and Z170 mobo?

 

Edit* I meant the 6700K

 

there is a slight performance increase. up to you really... it's just more money

[Serpius]

Building my 2nd pc ever, last pc I built was at the dawn of DDR2 so yeah, its been a while, any hooters this will be for 1080p video editing, gaming, CoD, WoW, Counterstrike... you get the picture. I already have a Deathstalker Ultimate, 2013 Naga, and Logitech G430 so I'm good on peripherals. Any constructive advice is welcome, Thanks.

 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.30 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE(NFC&WLC) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($271.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($77.72 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.39 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.80 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($132.98 @ Best Buy)

Total: $2056.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 23:18 EDT-0400

 

Derick,

 

A $300 motherboard? Nah, you don't need that expensive and overkill motherboard.

 

Here's my recommended computer build and it's about $57 less.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.30 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.46 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.46 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($132.98 @ Best Buy) 

Total: $1996.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 20:22 EDT-0400