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Hello all,

 

I want to upgrade my pc form AMD to INTEL around december and would like some advice on what parts i should go for.

 

Goal: Gaming pc. I want to get a pc that can run most games like BF1, Witcher3, Rome Total war series, City Skylines, World of tanks. ect. at 1440p at high or ultra settings with 60+FPS. 

 

Current PC Specs

 

  • CPU: fx 8350 black edition
  • Motherboard: 970A SLI KRAIT EDITION
  • CPU Cooler: Dark Rock 3
  • GPU: Sapphire R9 290 4GB GDDR5 OC TRI-X
  • RAM: 16GB HyperX Fury DDR3 1866Mhz
  • PSU: Cooler Master V Series V850 80plus gold
  • Screen: Benq rl2755hm
  • Storage: SSD Samsung evo 850 250GB and 500GB HDD western digital black 500gb
  • Case: Silent Base 800

I will be keeping my case, storage devices, PSU and probably the CPU cooler.

 

Would really like to hear what you guys would recommend to get.

 

Greetings,

 

TheDutchMen.

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Heb voor het gemak even de Duitse site gepakt. Is ie al in euro en prijzen zijn redelijk vergelijkbaar. Misschien kun je nog custom sleeved kabels erbij gooien om 'm er netjes uit te laten zien als je de Silent Base 800 met raam er in hebt.

 

For convience's sake I used the German pcpartpicker. Prices are already in Euro and are pretty comparable to what they would be in the Netherlands. With this budget you will also be able to throw in some custom sleeved cables if you have the windowed version of the case.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/bG4ntJ

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€338.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (From old build) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€141.90 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3400 Memory  (€199.77 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (From old build) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (From old build) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  (€766.09 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (From old build) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (From old build) 


Total: €1446.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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8 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

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Hey there :) Welcome to the community! 

 

A small suggestion from me:

Since you are keeping your storage devices and you are reusing them it would be a good time to check their health if it's still good to keep the data on the new upgraded system. Running diagnostic tools from the manufacturers should give you a pretty good idea of the drives' conditions. Also, checking the raw values of the S.M.A.R.T. status of each drive could give you an even more detailed picture of what's going on with the drives. For the WD Black drive the tool would be WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic. Let me know if you need any help with this. :) 

 

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5 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

I have a build that will overkill those games on 1440p. Also, I excluded the parts you already have.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NhfPXH

He doesn't really need a 6850K.... And if I recall correctly, the 6800K and the 5820K have a €100 price difference in Europe, he might as well save some money and Buy the 5820K...

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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6 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BHCzf8

If budget is more of a concern, then that 6800K can easily be swapped out for a 5820K... (as they are pretty much equal)

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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Thanks for all the suggestions will have a look at them in more detail after work. 

 

Also the SSD's are both healthy had some problems recently and send them RMA and got new ones back. The HDD might get switch as well but have to see if it's needed.

 

The last thing I still wanted to ask if anyone knows a good 1440p monitor? I don't play much fps games so no need for a 144hz.

 

Greetings,

 

TheDutchMen.

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On 8/26/2016 at 11:26 AM, TheDutchMen said:

The last thing I still wanted to ask if anyone knows a good 1440p monitor? I don't play much fps games so no need for a 144hz.

Please use the quote button to make sure people are notified of your reply. :) 

 

27 inch IPS 2560x1440: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/6nQRsY/asus-monitor-pb278qr

34 inch ultrawide IPS 3440x1440: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/Wgbkcf/lg-monitor-34um88c

 

They don't come cheap but they're both great 60Hz monitors.

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For processor if games is all he has in mind, I would go with a 6600k i5 and some fast ram. In situations where your CPU is the bottleneck, fast ram makes a difference. Also, a 1080 would run a ultra wide display without much trouble so I would use it.

Main rig: Shockwave - MSI Z170 Gaming 7 MOBO, i7-6700k, 16GB DDR4 3000 MHz RAM, KFA2 GTX 980ti HOF, Corsair RM1000 PSU, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD, WD 7200RPM 3TB, Corsair Air 540 White, ASUS P278Q 1440p 144Hz display.

 

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On 26-8-2016 at 9:47 AM, PCGuy_5960 said:

If budget is more of a concern, then that 6800K can easily be swapped out for a 5820K... (as they are pretty much equal)

4 hours ago, Miguel Batista said:

For processor if games is all he has in mind, I would go with a 6600k i5 and some fast ram. In situations where your CPU is the bottleneck, fast ram makes a difference. Also, a 1080 would run a ultra wide display without much trouble so I would use it.

 

Is there a noticeable difference between a quad core or 6-Core for gaming?  

 

4 hours ago, Xineas said:

Please use the quote button to make sure people are notified of your reply. :) 

 

27 inch IPS 2560x1440: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/6nQRsY/asus-monitor-pb278qr

34 inch ultrawide IPS 3440x1440: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/Wgbkcf/lg-monitor-34um88c

 

They don't come cheap but they're both great 60Hz monitors.

Thanks for the options ultra wide seems pretty nice indeed.

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5 minutes ago, TheDutchMen said:

Is there a noticeable difference between a quad core or 6-Core for gaming?  

Maybe only with extremely CPU intensive games, but I can't think of any. For gaming only, I'd go with a Quad core with a higher clock speed over a 6-core with lower clock speed. For example, the Quad core i7-6700K runs at 4.0GHz with a 4.2GHz boost and the 6-core i7-5820K runs at 3.3GHz with a 3.6GHz boost. Of course you can overclock the 5820K to 4GHz or more, but with that comes heat, which means better cooling, etc etc.

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12 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

 

Is there a noticeable difference between a quad core or 6-Core for gaming? 

Six Core has more headroom to do other things while gaming.... And they will be better with DX12 games, as they can utilize more than 4 cores (6-8 etc.)

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23 hours ago, Xineas said:

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Hey all,

 

This is what i decided to get for now. I am still not 100% sure about the processor and the monitor but as i mentioned before i will upgrade around december so still got some time to make up my mind.

 

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/user/TheDutchMen/saved/HjNnQ7

 

If you got any feedback to give feel free to do so.

 

TheDutchMen

 

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9 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

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The plan looks quite good! The PSU is a bit overkill in terms of wattage but it never hurts to have more than needed if you can afford it since it can give you more room for upgrades down the road. 

Any reason why you are going with a SSD and a WD Black instead of a more simple storage drive like the WD Blue? 

 

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1 hour ago, Captain_WD said:

The plan looks quite good! The PSU is a bit overkill in terms of wattage but it never hurts to have more than needed if you can afford it since it can give you more room for upgrades down the road. 

Any reason why you are going with a SSD and a WD Black instead of a more simple storage drive like the WD Blue? 

 

Captain_WD. 

The reason why I have the that PSU in there and the SSD's and HDD  is because I all ready have them in my current PC. The PSU is indeed overkill but I had a good deal for that back in the day.

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2 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

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I understand. I was confused since you mentioned a 500GB WD Black in your initial list and the link contains a 1TB WD Black. :)

Let me know if you have any questions. Also, make sure you check the health of those drives since you are reusing them.

 

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10 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

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I will thx for the info

 

I updated the list with all the components i have for the entire pc plus keyboard, mouse, headset and speakers.

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/user/TheDutchMen/saved/HjNnQ7

 

Hope prices will go down a bit till then but this seems very reasonable for now.

 

TheDutchMen. 

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11 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

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These parts should enable you to game pretty good and run pretty much everything you run on the build. :) Make sure you post a build log with photos so we can check it out! Feel free to ask if there are any  questions! 

 

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2 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

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 If I get all the part together I probably will do a build log if i don't forget it. Or at least the finished product.

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Hello all,

 

Just a quick update I will start a build log this week when all the parts arrive. I had a nice deal with my old parts so I had a bit more money to spend on this build. Also I change some parts which I liked better. Also I got some white extension cables from cable mod for 30euros which should fit well with the build.

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/user/TheDutchMen/saved/dh6hMp

 

Greetings,

 

TheDutchmen

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8 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

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The parts list looks great! Make sure you check the health of all those reused storage devices before trusting hem with the data of the new build. 

Another thing you could consider is going for 2x8GB instead of 4x4GB for the memory in order to save a bit from the cost and to have more room for future upgrades. 

 

Standing by for photos of the build. :)

 

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10 hours ago, TheDutchMen said:

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As a sidenote: Concerning those Speakers you got - had them myself and thought they are ok. Till I got these. Yeah. Well. Thats said. The diffrence in sound quality is so big that I don't even wanna start... Comparing those 2 speaker sets would be like comparing a Vauxhaul Corsa to a Bentley Intercontinental GT.... But since your setup is not on the cheap side I thought I might throw you a bone there, since it's all good stuff you picked allready, would be a shame to have such crappy speakers ;.) 

Yes they got no sub and yes they are pricy but also: yes they will outrock anything below 200€ and the sice of 'em is just a joke compared to how they perform.

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1 hour ago, ItsTheDuckAgain said:

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I use my headphones for almost everything and only if friends come over I use those speakers. So in my case it's simply not worth it atm. Maybe I will consider it if I got some money to spare. But thank you for the suggestion I will keep it in mind.

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On 26-9-2016 at 8:27 AM, Captain_WD said:

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On 26-9-2016 at 10:43 AM, ItsTheDuckAgain said:

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On 28-8-2016 at 0:43 AM, Xineas said:

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Here are the photo's of the final setup.

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