Build Plan Thread Recommendations (Please read before posting)

[tamib0y]

1. Budget and Location: a bit under 1000€ , Austria

2. Aim: Working and Gaming (Battlefield, Watchdogs,...)

3. Monitors: probably 2 1080p monitors

4. No peripherals, no Windows

5. I don´t have a proper PC yet.

 

My idea was something like:

 

CPU: i5 6600K

GPU: Asus Dual 1060 6GB
MoBo: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming

Ram: 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4

Storage: 480 GB SSD

PSU: bequiet! 500W    (I have no idea if this is too much or to less W)

Fan: 2x Corsair 140mm Fan

 

One more question: do I need another CPU Fan if I use the Intel CPU fan and those 2 Corsair Fan? I should probably buy another CPU fan instead of the Intel one, right?

[Marekdg]

My first personal build!

1.  2000€ max., Germany

2. Gaming(Everything), Coding, "futureproofing", quiet (Black/Red theme)

3. 1x 1080p at the moment; planning 1x 1440p ultrawide

4. Mouse + Headseat (but already chose those), wanting to migrate my windows (if that's possible)

5. Moving from amd a10 7850k.

 

Already planned a little:

CPU: i5 6600k

Cooler: Corsair H105

GPU: Gigabyte gtx 1070 G1
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170MX Gaming 5

Ram: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4-3000

Storage: 

• 2x Sandisk x110 256GB 2.5" SSD
• 2x WD Black 1TB 3.5" HDD

PSU: Corsair RM750i

Fan: 2x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition

Case: Corsair Air 240

Partpicker: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/4Zq8jc

 

As I intend to buy the PC not before May next year I hope the price goes a bit down, also waiting what Zen will bring.

So:

• Is there a better/ cheaper Option as PSU for quet operation?
• What do you think of my build?

Many thanks for your time in advance! Hope to hear from you soon

[Wiklund]

Hey! Buying this tonight (sweden) http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BB6Wf8 All good or something i should be aware of? I can add another 200$ if its good value!

Play random games new and old, edit gopro 4k footage, have a 4k tv and a 1080p monitor that i swap between! 

[lucas de boeck]

1. Budget & Location
Belgium , around 950-1050 euros
2. Aim

Gaming at 60 fps on 1080p on high settings

 

i made a list of parts i would like to use https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dzt8bj

but i  don't know if this setup would work.If you have any improvements please tell me.

thanks,

 

[AndreLebrao]

On 12/08/2013 at 7:05 PM, Dennisnguyen1995 said:

1. Budget & Location
Canada, budget is about $500 - $600, I will be purchasing my parts from ncix.com

2. Aim

Gaming, league of legends, payday 2, many new games to come

3. Monitors
don't need monitor already have one.

4. Peripherals
Already have windows 7

5. Why are you upgrading?
My computer's getting old

 

I recommend this build: 

 

I am also building a pc on this budget and this build fit me very well. You can customize it to taste, i changed the CPU to FX8350 black edition with wraith cooling( he suggests thid one on the benchmark). He has also done the benchmarking on this pc vs a high-end build if you want to check it out:

 

[Nikz Jon]

Please help me with this new build. I'm getting 106 deg C temperature on motherboard. But system working fine. URGENT HELP NEEDED

[Bayley36]

Budget of $1280 AUD, living in Australia; looking to build a PC with maximum CPU performance for audio production. I'll be running a MX master mouse along with a logitech wireless keyboard (uses USB dongle) and 2 monitors (1920x1080 and 1600x900, planning to moving to 2 4k monitors). Also a usb audio interface will be used along with a MIDI keyboard. 

 

I'm upgrading from a laptop because it's just not very fast at all.

 

I have to possible builds in mind one using an older platform and one on current generation hardware,

 

i7 6700k

WD Blue 1TB

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2400MHz

Cooler Master Hyper 212X

550W Thermaltake Toughpower

Corsair Carbide Series 400Q

MSI Z170A SLI Plus DDR4 LGA1151 ATX

Asus Dual-Band Wifi-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIE Adapter

 

i7 3930k

WD Blue 1TB

GA-X79-UD5 

Cosair Value 1333MHz 16GB

Cooler Master Hyper 212X

550W Thermaltake Toughpower

Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming

Fractal Design Define XLR2

Asus Dual-Band Wifi-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIE Adapt

 

Please make any recommendation to which build and possible changes keeping mind these both hit the maximum budget (3930k is second hand along with its mobo and ram).

[AndreLebrao]

44 minutes ago, Bayley36 said:

Budget of $1280 AUD, living in Australia; looking to build a PC with maximum CPU performance for audio production. I'll be running a MX master mouse along with a logitech wireless keyboard (uses USB dongle) and 2 monitors (1920x1080 and 1600x900, planning to moving to 2 4k monitors). Also a usb audio interface will be used along with a MIDI keyboard. 

 

I'm upgrading from a laptop because it's just not very fast at all.

 

I have to possible builds in mind one using an older platform and one on current generation hardware,

 

i7 6700k

WD Blue 1TB

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2400MHz

Cooler Master Hyper 212X

550W Thermaltake Toughpower

Corsair Carbide Series 400Q

MSI Z170A SLI Plus DDR4 LGA1151 ATX

Asus Dual-Band Wifi-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIE Adapter

 

i7 3930k

WD Blue 1TB

GA-X79-UD5 

Cosair Value 1333MHz 16GB

Cooler Master Hyper 212X

550W Thermaltake Toughpower

Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming

Fractal Design Define XLR2

Asus Dual-Band Wifi-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIE Adapt

 

Please make any recommendation to which build and possible changes keeping mind these both hit the maximum budget (3930k is second hand along with its mobo and ram).

For workloads, such as audio production i would go without 16gb of ram. Although it is better if you wait till the beggining of 2017 when there will be new CPUs releases.

[Bayley36]

2 hours ago, AndreLebrao said:

For workloads, such as audio production i would go without 16gb of ram. Although it is better if you wait till the beggining of 2017 when there will be new CPUs releases.

High amounts of RAM are needed for audio, virtual instruments are often loaded into RAM, this can easily use 32+GB if you're not careful. Also the new Kaby lake 7700k and Z270 boards will probably exceed my budget.

[AndreLebrao]

8 hours ago, Bayley36 said:

High amounts of RAM are needed for audio, virtual instruments are often loaded into RAM, this can easily use 32+GB if you're not careful. Also the new Kaby lake 7700k and Z270 boards will probably exceed my budget.

Sorry, I wrote it wrong. I ment " i wouldnt go without 16gb" but if you need more and cant spend too much, try Gskill RAM and check if a motherboard that includes wifi is cheaper than buying the module separetly

[Nikz Jon]

On 12/11/2016 at 5:14 AM, Bayley36 said:

Budget of $1280 AUD, living in Australia; looking to build a PC with maximum CPU performance for audio production. I'll be running a MX master mouse along with a logitech wireless keyboard (uses USB dongle) and 2 monitors (1920x1080 and 1600x900, planning to moving to 2 4k monitors). Also a usb audio interface will be used along with a MIDI keyboard. 

 

I'm upgrading from a laptop because it's just not very fast at all.

 

I have to possible builds in mind one using an older platform and one on current generation hardware,

 

i7 6700k

WD Blue 1TB

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2400MHz

Cooler Master Hyper 212X

550W Thermaltake Toughpower

Corsair Carbide Series 400Q

MSI Z170A SLI Plus DDR4 LGA1151 ATX

Asus Dual-Band Wifi-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIE Adapter

 

i7 3930k

WD Blue 1TB

GA-X79-UD5 

Cosair Value 1333MHz 16GB

Cooler Master Hyper 212X

550W Thermaltake Toughpower

Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming

Fractal Design Define XLR2

Asus Dual-Band Wifi-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.0 PCIE Adapt

 

Please make any recommendation to which build and possible changes keeping mind these both hit the maximum budget (3930k is second hand along with its mobo and ram).

Hi,

 

Some basic thing to keep in mind. The 16GB RAM is fine. But see if the CAS Latency is 9 since the speed is low. Else go for 8GB RAM wish can have 15 latency which is also similar speed since its 2400MT/s. Since u need it for pro use, When you utilize ram at high rate, DDR4 can same more power than DD3. One was to speedup ur work is to use SSD caching. Get a 120GB SDD. Make it as a primary boot device and enable caching in it. It'll help you increase your work speed. i7 6700K is pretty powerful with Z170 chipset. And since u need to run 2 4K monitors and sound processing at same times. u definitely need a graphics card as that you included. What I explained here might not be compatible with ur budget. But that what i think. Also before choosing the CPU, you should be aware of how much u can utilize its resource. For eg, if you have software that run on single thread and u r having a multi-core CPU with hyper threading is waste of money and power. Also 3930k is a 6core cpu and very old arch from 2011. This is where you might struggle in future. When u want to upgrade something in future, this old arch dependency will bottle neck all ur upgrades and degrade ur system performance. Now you know all up and down as i can see in it. Sorry about my silly language and short words. Too lazy here!

Cheers.

[Niels-Ole]

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[trulymalice]

Happy New Year All!

 

Budget & Location

$4000 and I live in New York City, USA. For better performance and workflow I am willing to go to $5000 at the moment if needed

 

Aim

I am looking at creating a PC that will allow me to work on developing games in a 3D workspace with the best quality as well as streaming games at the highest settings possible. Using software like Unreal Engine 4, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and more software to multitask with game development. This will be my primary computer for gaming as I have an iMac 5K which I use for editing YouTube/Twitch videos as well as audio production.

 

Monitors

For this PC I play to use a max of 3 monitors with 4K resolution

 

Peripherals

I’ll be purchasing an additional mechanical gaming keyboard and gaming mouse (I currently use Logitech Orion Spectrum G910 and Logitech G502 Mouse)

 

Why are you upgrading?

I currently have a dualbooted iMac 5k running windows 10 on it however I want a dedicated PC to upgrade at will. Over the next 3 years I will be focusing heavy on content creations, gaming and primarily gaming development. I wanted a powerful PC that can fully take advantage of that and allow the best performance to cutdown workflow time. Developing an open-world mmorpg or MOBA will take time as I start by myself and eventually work towards forming a team.

[Danboy360]

1. Budget & Location

My budget for this build is likely to be around £700 to £800 GBP.  I don't mind spending a little over that bracket as I see this as a long term investment, however less then £1000 is needed!

2. Aim

The aim of this system is to be used for web browsing, as well as gaming, video editing, and Photoshop work etc.  The kind of games played are Assetto Corsa, DOOM, BF4, so fairly heavy games, along with the likes of Rocket League, which is somewhat less demanding.  The main use of this PC will be for gaming so it must be good for long periods of gaming time.  This is also going to be a build going underneath a table with limit space, so having a fairly small build would be helpful!

3. Monitors

I'm currently looking for a 1080p monitor, refresh rate is fine at 60Hz unless you can get more for little extra cost, and I have no plans on moving the system.

4. Peripherals

I've currently got a keyboard and mouse so that is not something which is needed, but I will need a monitor, as well as a copy of Windows 10 (unless the version that Microsoft Imagine gives works the same as other Windows 10 OS's.), a set of speakers will also be needed, although they do not need to be of a high quality.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I've currently got a laptop, but would love to have my own proper desktop tower to game from, browse the internet and do work on away from using my laptop which although is a fairly high spec, does not allow for me to game quite the same way a proper desktop would.

 

Thanks all!

[ZmOnEy132]

- Budget: $1500
- Zip Code or Location: 14001 U.S.
- Specific Use: Gaming, possibly software programming
- Any preferred components?: 6700k or 7700k and 1070 or 1080
- Any spare parts you can re-use?: nope, brand new, first build
- Overclocking your processor?: possibly
- Need an Operating System?: yes, already decided on windows 10 for DX12
- Need a Monitor? / Mouse? / Keyboard?: I have one 4K monitor that I will run at 1440p for gaming and may get another eventually. Will need gaming keyboard and mouse
- Need a Wireless Card or Adapter? I don't think I need wireless
- Need Another Component? (Specify): nothing specific, small ssd for boot then at least 1TB for storage
 

[Rustaholic]

So I want to build a computer on a budget but I don't have any experience. Any chance you can point me to say a video or something? I'm sorry if I sound dumb:-( 

 

 

[Rustaholic]

It will hopefully be used for gaming

 

[AndreLebrao]

Sureee, keep cool, you came to the rigjt place! Try out this build for 500 dollars, (only pc! You have to buy monitor and peripherals separatly) any doubts just ask

Build:

 

[DeferredSuccess]

I am planning on doing a build Q1 of this year, obviously I will be waiting to see what happens with the Ryzen release before making and final decisions. I have included a link to the tentative build below. I am open to suggestions, the brands I chose are because I have used them in the past with no issue but if there are others you would suggest, feel free to let me know. I know the monitor I have chosen isn't G-sync compatible and I have thought about this one instead.   I haven't used g-sync in the past so I am not sure if the benefits of the Asus monitor outweigh the cost.

 

Here is the PCPartPicker link I have so far: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/PzDcyf

 

1. Budget & Location
Canada, budget is about $3000 - $3500 after tax

2. Aim

Gaming

 

3. Monitors
Ideally looking to upgrade my main monitor to 1440p 144hz

4. Peripherals
Already have

5. Why are you upgrading?
Giving current build, from last year, to little cousin as a birthday present.

 

 

[AndreLebrao]

On 05/01/2017 at 2:13 PM, Danboy360 said:

1. Budget & Location

My budget for this build is likely to be around £700 to £800 GBP.  I don't mind spending a little over that bracket as I see this as a long term investment, however less then £1000 is needed!

2. Aim

The aim of this system is to be used for web browsing, as well as gaming, video editing, and Photoshop work etc.  The kind of games played are Assetto Corsa, DOOM, BF4, so fairly heavy games, along with the likes of Rocket League, which is somewhat less demanding.  The main use of this PC will be for gaming so it must be good for long periods of gaming time.  This is also going to be a build going underneath a table with limit space, so having a fairly small build would be helpful!

3. Monitors

I'm currently looking for a 1080p monitor, refresh rate is fine at 60Hz unless you can get more for little extra cost, and I have no plans on moving the system.

4. Peripherals

I've currently got a keyboard and mouse so that is not something which is needed, but I will need a monitor, as well as a copy of Windows 10 (unless the version that Microsoft Imagine gives works the same as other Windows 10 OS's.), a set of speakers will also be needed, although they do not need to be of a high quality.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I've currently got a laptop, but would love to have my own proper desktop tower to game from, browse the internet and do work on away from using my laptop which although is a fairly high spec, does not allow for me to game quite the same way a proper desktop would.

 

Thanks all!

Maybe this helps

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mX4svV

[LolBit]

Hello people!

 

I need your constructive criticism. 

 

Here is my new rig. It costed EUR3700, and was ordered from https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I upgraded because I want to stream VR (HTC VIVE) and resourceful games.

Monitors will be: main (https://www.asus.com/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG278QR/) secondary: (http://www.benq.com/product/monitor/RL2455HM)

 

Rig:

Case	CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 780T FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™i7 Eight Core Processor i7-6900K (3.3GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard	Gigabyte X99 Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG2011-3, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)	64GB Kingston DUAL DDR4 2133MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk	240GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 490MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk	960GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (540MB/R, 500MB/W
Power Supply	CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans	2x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card	ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking	WIRELESS 802.11 AC1750 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 450Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD

Ill be using Windows 10.

 

Also - Stealseries Rival 200, Kraken Pro headset, Razer Leviathan 5.1 audio.

 

Upgraded because previous computer was not suitable for this. And because I can...)

[AndreLebrao]

3 hours ago, LolBit said:

Hello people!

 

I need your constructive criticism. 

 

Here is my new rig. It costed EUR3700, and was ordered from https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I upgraded because I want to stream VR (HTC VIVE) and resourceful games.

Monitors will be: main (https://www.asus.com/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG278QR/) secondary: (http://www.benq.com/product/monitor/RL2455HM)

 

Rig:

Case	CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 780T FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™i7 Eight Core Processor i7-6900K (3.3GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard	Gigabyte X99 Ultra Gaming: ATX, LG2011-3, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)	64GB Kingston DUAL DDR4 2133MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk	240GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 490MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk	960GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (540MB/R, 500MB/W
Power Supply	CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans	2x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card	ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking	WIRELESS 802.11 AC1750 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 450Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD

Ill be using Windows 10.

 

Also - Stealseries Rival 200, Kraken Pro headset, Razer Leviathan 5.1 audio.

 

Upgraded because previous computer was not suitable for this. And because I can...)

Congrats! It is a great setup but the psu may not handle it..... I would definetly get a tier 1 psu. If the psu fail more parts will probably go alongside, so its better to dont cheap out on it.

 

[LolBit]

On 1/10/2017 at 2:02 AM, AndreLebrao said:

Congrats! It is a great setup but the psu may not handle it..... I would definetly get a tier 1 psu. If the psu fail more parts will probably go alongside, so its better to dont cheap out on it.

 

 Can you explain what do you mean? How come my power supply is not good? 

[rahul.rajeev]

Hello Forum,

 

Need some critiquing on a build that I'm working on, I have most of it finalized, but I am open to suggestions and recommendations that could make it better and/or help save some money.

 

I am making this primarily for photo and video editing, with some high-end gaming on the side. I also plan to run some engineering design/modelling based applications at home at a later point, so need that flexibility. I tend to run a lot of applications simultaneously, so multi-tasking is key! And yes, Chrome is one of then! *sigh*

Lastly, I have a lot of media storage needs, I hate deleting files! I know, I have a problem!  I currently have an X99 build to align with more processor and multi-tasking requirements than just raw single core performance.

 

Here is the PCPartPicker build list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/rahulrajeev1990/saved/pdcMpg

(Please see attached image for some part specific comments)

 

 

1. Budget & Location
USA, Indiana.

Budget is about $2000 USD

2. Aim

Photo/Video Editing, Occasional Gaming, Multi-tasking, Engineering Computer Simulation/Modelling (future endeavor)

 

3. Monitors
Ideally looking to run two 1440p monitors, with a future upgrade to 4K

4. Peripherals
Already have the basics, might need to upgrade to a better mouse and keyboard

5. Why are you upgrading?
Currently using a dying i7 Ivy Bridge laptop that is not cutting it anymore

 

Apologies for the long post!

What are you thoughts? Can I improve upon this without incurring any additional costs? Can I save a few bucks by downsizing on any of these?

Please let me know.

 

[AndreLebrao]

On 11/01/2017 at 4:52 AM, LolBit said:

 Can you explain what do you mean? How come my power supply is not good? 

You have a decent psu, but your system is more power hungry than that. Try to put your specs on this site

http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

If the psu fries it will probably fry more components, so the more expensive the build, the less you save on a psu.