1. Budget: ~$2000 (for desktop)
2. Aim: 1440p 144Hz gaming. Also VR (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive)
3. Monitors: Asus ROG Swift http://is.gd/kkr2NY Open to other suggestions.
4. Peripherals: Windows 10. Already have keyboard/mouse that I like.
5. Why are you upgrading? This is my first desktop. I've only owned laptops before. I'm upgrading from my 4 year old Asus G73SW gaming laptop. I'm excited for VR, and it's also been a dream of mine to build my own "battlestation" so here I am.
I've posted before, but I've done some more research since then.
I've been researching and looking around for about a month now.
This is what I've come up with and like. I'm about to order it, but I figured I'd put it here and see if anyone has any last minute suggestions or critiques.
Side note: any thermal paste recommendations?
Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($373.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($191.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($343.26 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($669.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.78 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $2005.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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