My first-ish build

[Kahman10]

36 minutes ago, ALPHA17 said:

^ Hey man, any chance you can get something other than the Founder's Edition of the GTX1070, say something like this one. Cheers!

Is this One the same card as you suggested?

[Guest]

37 minutes ago, Kahman10 said:

Thanks everyone for the opinions, i was able to make everything fit into my budget, here it is:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vGNgJV

I would suggest a few changes.

 

I would go with some faster Ram. A 3000MHz kit for example can usually be had for the same sort of money. 

 

Maybe something like this G.Skill - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/LhgPxr/gskill-memory-f43000c15d16gvrb

 

Swap the WD Blue Hard drive to the 7200rpm version.

 

That power supply is pretty average. Swap it for the EVGA G2.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1

[Guest]

Just now, Kahman10 said:

Is this One the same card as you suggested?

That is a much better choice than the founders edition.

[ALPHA17]

1 minute ago, Kahman10 said:

Is this One the same card as you suggested?

 

Yes, that is the one.

[Kahman10]

1 minute ago, ALPHA17 said:

 

Yes, that is the one.

for some reason it isn't picking up the amazon price.

[ALPHA17]

^ Maybe because I use amazon.com as my reference.

[Caolan.Kelly]

49 minutes ago, Kahman10 said:

Thanks everyone for the opinions, i was able to make everything fit into my budget, here it is:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vGNgJV

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZpYQqk this would be my choice of build and there is 60$ left for your dvd/Blu-Ray/ CD player 

mid you wanted you could get a cheaper psu aswell as the 'sweet spot' is like 550W 

[ALPHA17]

I do not think that the Gemini and the H100i are in the same league of performance.

[Kahman10]

7 minutes ago, Caolan.Kelly said:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZpYQqk this would be my choice of build and there is 60$ left for your dvd/Blu-Ray/ CD player 

mid you wanted you could get a cheaper psu aswell as the 'sweet spot' is like 550W 

I'm good with what i have, I figured i can get an optical drive later on, for now i can get two 1TB drives as well as my SSD. Which i prefer over the optical drive.

[Caolan.Kelly]

Just now, Kahman10 said:

I'm good with what i have, I figured i can get an optical drive later on, for now i can get two 1TB drives as well as my SSD. Which i prefer over the optical drive.

People highly underestimate but 1 tb is a lot of space you probably won't need any other 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/zd7p8K

 

 I just changed the cooler ( the Evo comes a lot more recommended ) also I left the optical drive and case fans out because you might be more fond to your own choices 

case fans are always helpful but this comes with two so that's enogh but if you want to add a white one ( because your build is kind of a black white build ) it wouldn't hurt 

[Guest]

Just thinking you could drop down to a GTX 1060 as those monitors are only 60Hz. The GTX 1070 is good for 1440p so if you don't have any plans to go to a higher res then maybe look at the 1060 as a cheaper alternative.

[Kahman10]

22 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Just thinking you could drop down to a GTX 1060 as those monitors are only 60Hz. The GTX 1070 is good for 1440p so if you don't have any plans to go to a higher res then maybe look at the 1060 as a cheaper alternative.

I would like to get a higher resolution monitor in the future but right now they are more than what i would like to spend on a monitor, let alone 2.

[Guest]

53 minutes ago, Kahman10 said:

I would like to get a higher resolution monitor in the future but right now they are more than what i would like to spend on a monitor, let alone 2.

If you don't mind a non 'k' cpu and a few other changes, then you can save some money on your build. 

 

You could swap out the Monitors for 2 x 24" ones as well if you wanted. I guess it would depend on when you plan to go to a higher resolution.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($398.55 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($36.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($107.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($80.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.25 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.55 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($569.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.98 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: Samsung S22D300NY 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($75.68 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Samsung S22D300NY 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($75.68 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1741.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-28 18:25 EDT-0400

[Kahman10]

4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

If you don't mind a non 'k' cpu and a few other changes, then you can save some money on your build. 

 

You could swap out the Monitors for 2 x 24" ones as well if you wanted. I guess it would depend on when you plan to go to a higher resolution.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($398.55 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($36.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($107.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($80.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.25 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.55 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($569.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.98 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: Samsung S22D300NY 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($75.68 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Samsung S22D300NY 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($75.68 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1741.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-28 18:25 EDT-0400

does that mean no overclocking?

[Guest]

43 minutes ago, Kahman10 said:

does that mean no overclocking?

Yeah. The i7 6700 will turbo boost to 4GHz though when needed, so it is still fast.

[Kahman10]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

Yeah. The i7 6700 will turbo boost to 4GHz though when needed, so it is still fast.

cool, i made some changes to the build overall. I wanted to stay at an i7 because of future video editing and rendering as well as streaming. I also like to browse a lot and have skype running.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/zKy8M8

 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Kahman10 said:

cool, i made some changes to the build overall. I wanted to stay at an i7 because of future video editing and rendering as well as streaming. I also like to browse a lot and have skype running.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/zKy8M8

 

Go with the psu in my spec as it is better. Also no need for the expensive cpu cooler or Z170 board.