New PC in December

[JacobGunther12]

Hello! My name is Jacob Gunther and I am 13. I plan on building a new PC in December because my PC is pretty bad for what I want to use it for. I mostly will be gaming but in the future, I will be video editing. Please note: I will be selling my MacBook and my main PC, my parents will not be buying all of this. I will also do web design but I don't care if I use my main monitor for all of that. I only plan on running a single monitor but if I need more, I can always use my TV. My monitor will be also used for my Apple TV and my Xbox 360. I am upgrading because my computer is not good for what I use it for, it can barely run CS:GO at above 30 FPS. I plan on running games like Cities: Skylines, GTA V, No Man's Sky and other AAA games.

I am building my PC on PCPartPicker.com and here's my build:

Click here to view build.

Component		Selection	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU		Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor	$324.89				$324.89	OutletPC	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$104.99	-$10.00	FREE		$94.99	Newegg	Buy Combo
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
$10.00 mail-in rebate
Thermal Compound		Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste	$11.88				$11.88	OutletPC	Buy
Motherboard		Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$138.88				$138.88	OutletPC	Buy
Memory		Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$112.99		FREE		$112.99	Newegg
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
Storage		Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$122.74				$122.74	OutletPC	Buy
		Samsung 850 EVO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$624.99		FREE		$624.99	B&H	Buy
Video Card		Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Extreme Video Card	$705.99				$705.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Case		NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$66.99				$66.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Power Supply		EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99				$104.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Operating System		Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit	$108.99				$108.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Wireless Network Adapter		TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.62				$34.62	OutletPC	Buy
Case Fan		Corsair ML120 Pro 75.0 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.99		FREE		$24.99	Newegg	Buy
		Corsair ML140 Pro 97.0 CFM 140mm Fan	$29.89				$29.89	OutletPC	Buy
Monitor		Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor	$799.00		FREE		$799.00	B&H	Buy
Keyboard		Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard	$167.99		FREE		$167.99	B&H	Buy
Mouse		Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse	$79.93		$8.32		$88.25	Amazon	Buy
Headphones		Logitech G230 Headset	$34.99		FREE		$34.99	Best Buy	Buy

My build is a total of $3593 USD. I know there is something you're gonna say, "Why am I building a $3,500 PC when I only have a i7-6700K?", I don't need a good CPU because the 6700K can handle video editing and Cities: Skylines and doesn't bottleneck the GPU at my resolution. Thanks, Jacob.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Don't make a parts list until your about to buy it.

 

There will be new parts out by then.

 

Also your lucky your parents are willing to pay for that.

[JacobGunther12]

6 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Don't make a parts list until your about to buy it.

 

There will be new parts out by then.

 

Also your lucky your parents are willing to pay for that.

Sorry I didn't say, I will be selling my main PC and my MacBook too, gotta remove using MacBook as secondary monitor.

[Energycore]

Take our advice and don't plan out builds until you're sure you can pull the trigger on buying.

 

You're also way overspending on many respects like the RAM and the 2TB SSD.

[JacobGunther12]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Take our advice and don't plan out builds until you're sure you can pull the trigger on buying.

 

You're also way overspending on many respects like the RAM and the 2TB SSD.

I want the 2TB SSD because I don't EVER want to upgrade my storage/RAM because I ran out of room, also I am not a fan of deleting things to download more games. I know I went a bit overboard on the RAM but like I said above, I don't wanna ever upgrade. More and more things are using more RAM constantly and I don't wanna figure out I've used over 4 GB of RAM because I am video editing a 1 hour video in 1440p.

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, JacobGunther12 said:

I want the 2TB SSD because I don't EVER want to upgrade my storage/RAM because I ran out of room, also I am not a fan of deleting things to download more games. I know I went a bit overboard on the RAM but like I said above, I don't wanna ever upgrade. More and more things are using more RAM constantly and I don't wanna figure out I've used over 4 GB of RAM because I am video editing a 1 hour video in 1440p.

Why not get 12tb of hdd. Its about the same price.

 

You will use more than 16gb of ram.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, JacobGunther12 said:

I want the 2TB SSD because I don't EVER want to upgrade my storage/RAM because I ran out of room, also I am not a fan of deleting things to download more games. I know I went a bit overboard on the RAM but like I said above, I don't wanna ever upgrade. More and more things are using more RAM constantly and I don't wanna figure out I've used over 4 GB of RAM because I am video editing a 1 hour video in 1440p.

HDD has longer live than an SSD. You still need to upgrade SSD when it is about to die while HDD can last longer

 

[OptimisticPeach]

5 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

11 minutes ago, JacobGunther12 said:

I want the 2TB SSD because I don't EVER want to upgrade my storage/RAM because I ran out of room, also I am not a fan of deleting things to download more games. I know I went a bit overboard on the RAM but like I said above, I don't wanna ever upgrade. More and more things are using more RAM constantly and I don't wanna figure out I've used over 4 GB of RAM because I am video editing a 1 hour video in 1440p.

Why not get 12tb of hdd. Its about the same price.

Good idea, also, you could get raid 1+0 which would make it wicked fast. (Faster than ssd)

[Electronics Wizardy]

19 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

HDD has longer live than an SSD. You still need to upgrade SSD when it is about to die while HDD can last longer

 

SSD will last longer, but cost more

 

 http://www.zdnet.com/article/ssd-reliability-in-the-real-world-googles-experience/

 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Samsung-SATA-SSD-s-Amazing-Reliability-772/

[Electronics Wizardy]

18 minutes ago, Stone Ram said:

Good idea, also, you could get raid 1+0 which would make it wicked fast. (Faster than ssd)

It will still be slower than a ssd. The sequentical speeds will be around 350mBit/s while the ssd is about 2000mBit/s. 

 

Also the random speeds are much better(10-20ms vs .2 ms)

[JacobGunther12]

49 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

HDD has longer live than an SSD. You still need to upgrade SSD when it is about to die while HDD can last longer

 

Everything you just said was incorrect, you should probably research before you post.

[JacobGunther12]

48 minutes ago, Stone Ram said:

Good idea, also, you could get raid 1+0 which would make it wicked fast. (Faster than ssd)

I don't want HDD because I might need to move my PC around while it's on, or while I'm downloading a game. HDDs are less reliable and SSDs are so worth the price, of course if you have the budget.

[rm -rf]

3 hours ago, JacobGunther12 said:

Hello! My name is Jacob Gunther and I am 13. I plan on building a new PC in December because my PC is pretty bad for what I want to use it for. I mostly will be gaming but in the future, I will be video editing. Please note: I will be selling my MacBook and my main PC, my parents will not be buying all of this. I will also do web design but I don't care if I use my main monitor for all of that. I only plan on running a single monitor but if I need more, I can always use my TV. My monitor will be also used for my Apple TV and my Xbox 360. I am upgrading because my computer is not good for what I use it for, it can barely run CS:GO at above 30 FPS. I plan on running games like Cities: Skylines, GTA V, No Man's Sky and other AAA games.

I am building my PC on PCPartPicker.com and here's my build:

Click here to view build.

Component		Selection	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU		Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor	$324.89				$324.89	OutletPC	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$104.99	-$10.00	FREE		$94.99	Newegg	Buy Combo
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
$10.00 mail-in rebate
Thermal Compound		Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste	$11.88				$11.88	OutletPC	Buy
Motherboard		Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$138.88				$138.88	OutletPC	Buy
Memory		Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$112.99		FREE		$112.99	Newegg
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
Storage		Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$122.74				$122.74	OutletPC	Buy
		Samsung 850 EVO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$624.99		FREE		$624.99	B&H	Buy
Video Card		Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Extreme Video Card	$705.99				$705.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Case		NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$66.99				$66.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Power Supply		EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99				$104.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Operating System		Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit	$108.99				$108.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Wireless Network Adapter		TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.62				$34.62	OutletPC	Buy
Case Fan		Corsair ML120 Pro 75.0 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.99		FREE		$24.99	Newegg	Buy
		Corsair ML140 Pro 97.0 CFM 140mm Fan	$29.89				$29.89	OutletPC	Buy
Monitor		Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor	$799.00		FREE		$799.00	B&H	Buy
Keyboard		Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard	$167.99		FREE		$167.99	B&H	Buy
Mouse		Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse	$79.93		$8.32		$88.25	Amazon	Buy
Headphones		Logitech G230 Headset	$34.99		FREE		$34.99	Best Buy	Buy

My build is a total of $3593 USD. I know there is something you're gonna say, "Why am I building a $3,500 PC when I only have a i7-6700K?", I don't need a good CPU because the 6700K can handle video editing and Cities: Skylines and doesn't bottleneck the GPU at my resolution. Thanks, Jacob.

Please don't post like that, a link is much better than a screenshot.

[rm -rf]

3 hours ago, JacobGunther12 said:

Hello! My name is Jacob Gunther and I am 13. I plan on building a new PC in December because my PC is pretty bad for what I want to use it for. I mostly will be gaming but in the future, I will be video editing. Please note: I will be selling my MacBook and my main PC, my parents will not be buying all of this. I will also do web design but I don't care if I use my main monitor for all of that. I only plan on running a single monitor but if I need more, I can always use my TV. My monitor will be also used for my Apple TV and my Xbox 360. I am upgrading because my computer is not good for what I use it for, it can barely run CS:GO at above 30 FPS. I plan on running games like Cities: Skylines, GTA V, No Man's Sky and other AAA games.

I am building my PC on PCPartPicker.com and here's my build:

Click here to view build.

Component		Selection	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU		Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor	$324.89				$324.89	OutletPC	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$104.99	-$10.00	FREE		$94.99	Newegg	Buy Combo
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
$10.00 mail-in rebate
Thermal Compound		Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste	$11.88				$11.88	OutletPC	Buy
Motherboard		Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$138.88				$138.88	OutletPC	Buy
Memory		Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$112.99		FREE		$112.99	Newegg
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
Storage		Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$122.74				$122.74	OutletPC	Buy
		Samsung 850 EVO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$624.99		FREE		$624.99	B&H	Buy
Video Card		Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Extreme Video Card	$705.99				$705.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Case		NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$66.99				$66.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Power Supply		EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99				$104.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Operating System		Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit	$108.99				$108.99	SuperBiiz	Buy
Wireless Network Adapter		TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.62				$34.62	OutletPC	Buy
Case Fan		Corsair ML120 Pro 75.0 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.99		FREE		$24.99	Newegg	Buy
		Corsair ML140 Pro 97.0 CFM 140mm Fan	$29.89				$29.89	OutletPC	Buy
Monitor		Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor	$799.00		FREE		$799.00	B&H	Buy
Keyboard		Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard	$167.99		FREE		$167.99	B&H	Buy
Mouse		Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse	$79.93		$8.32		$88.25	Amazon	Buy
Headphones		Logitech G230 Headset	$34.99		FREE		$34.99	Best Buy	Buy

My build is a total of $3593 USD. I know there is something you're gonna say, "Why am I building a $3,500 PC when I only have a i7-6700K?", I don't need a good CPU because the 6700K can handle video editing and Cities: Skylines and doesn't bottleneck the GPU at my resolution. Thanks, Jacob.

CPU: Why are you building a $3,500 PC when you only have an i7-6700K, you want to play Cities: Skylines, a game which relies so much on CPU.

 

Memory: Only 16GB?

 

Storage: Overkill on the SSD, you don't need two, 2 TB is not worth it.

 

PSU: Thank you for not going too overkill on the PSU.

 

OS: You can get a cheaper version elsewhere.

 

WNA: Running a build like this over Wi-Fi makes me sad.

 

Monitor: TVs are awful to use, the response time is too bad.

 

Headphone: If you've got this much money to burn I'd recommend getting better headphones.

[JHY]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4kHmD8

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bVfTYr

[McPatsy]

As far as I can contribute, really go for a different headset. I had the 430 which has the same padding and oh boy, am I glad that I now have a pair of hyper cloud headphones. Also, depending on what exactly you want to edit and stuff, if you're going 4k you really want to have at least 32-64gb of ram. Also, your parents must be rich if they are going to pay for all of that maybe you can add some RGB and stickers, it will make your PC faster

[jeremymwilson]

51 minutes ago, McPatsy said:

As far as I can contribute, really go for a different headset. I had the 430 which has the same padding and oh boy, am I glad that I now have a pair of hyper cloud headphones. Also, depending on what exactly you want to edit and stuff, if you're going 4k you really want to have at least 32-64gb of ram. Also, your parents must be rich if they are going to pay for all of that maybe you can add some RGB and stickers, it will make your PC faster

Rich/generous, what does it matter?

 

OP, your comment about not wanting to upgrade ram/SSD's, you might want to consider it, you could save money up front by not going for the 2TB drive and when you need another, buy one and just insert it, it's probably the easiest upgrade you can do on a PC

[JacobGunther12]

13 hours ago, rm -rf said:

Please don't post like that, a link is much better than a screenshot.

It's not a screenshot, it's how LTT Forums incorporates the markup code on purpose.

[JacobGunther12]

13 hours ago, rm -rf said:

CPU: Why are you building a $3,500 PC when you only have an i7-6700K, you want to play Cities: Skylines, a game which relies so much on CPU.

 

Memory: Only 16GB?

 

Storage: Overkill on the SSD, you don't need two, 2 TB is not worth it.

 

PSU: Thank you for not going too overkill on the PSU.

 

OS: You can get a cheaper version elsewhere.

 

WNA: Running a build like this over Wi-Fi makes me sad.

 

Monitor: TVs are awful to use, the response time is too bad.

 

Headphone: If you've got this much money to burn I'd recommend getting better headphones.

CPU: read the op before you post! As I said after the list, I explained why I chose an i7-6700K.

 

Memory: also explained in OP

 

storage: also explained in op

 

PSU: np

 

OS: choosing OS retailers other than the OEM is against PCPP's TOS

 

WNA: the mobo has an ethernet adapter, wifi adapt. is if for the room I move it to doesnt have Ethernet, I can use wifi temporarly.

 

Monitor: I am only gonna use my TV as the 2nd monitor for web design only

 

Headphones: nah, I like the color and they got 2ch surround, if I need other ones, I'll buy different ones

[JacobGunther12]

5 hours ago, McPatsy said:

As far as I can contribute, really go for a different headset. I had the 430 which has the same padding and oh boy, am I glad that I now have a pair of hyper cloud headphones. Also, depending on what exactly you want to edit and stuff, if you're going 4k you really want to have at least 32-64gb of ram. Also, your parents must be rich if they are going to pay for all of that maybe you can add some RGB and stickers, it will make your PC faster

Nah I love that headset. Why would I be editing in 4K if I only have a 1440p monitor?!? as explained in OP, my parents aren't buying the entire PC.

[JacobGunther12]

12 hours ago, PCNoobie said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4kHmD8

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bVfTYr

First list:

• Hate air coolers, too loud since my room isn't quiet
• I don't like MSI mobos
• I don't need 32 GB of ram
• I'm not going to RAID 2 SSDs since I don't like RAID (if you meant that).

 

second list:

• Don't need that good of a CPU (as explained in OP)
• Don't like air coolers
• Don't like MSI mobos
• Don't needn't 32 GB of ram (I think I explained in OP)
• Not raiding the SSDs (if you meant that)

 

[McPatsy]

You might want to consider 4k editing for the future, especially never you said that you really don't want to upgrade later on. 4k is becoming more and more of a standard and fact is that editing in general just asks a lot of ram. You might be fine with 16gb for now, but if you really don't want to upgrade then you might as well pick up more. 

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, JacobGunther12 said:

First list:

• Hate air coolers, too loud since my room isn't quiet
• I don't like MSI mobos
• I don't need 32 GB of ram
• I'm not going to RAID 2 SSDs since I don't like RAID (if you meant that).

 

second list:

• Don't need that good of a CPU (as explained in OP)
• Don't like air coolers
• Don't like MSI mobos
• Don't needn't 32 GB of ram (I think I explained in OP)
• Not raiding the SSDs (if you meant that)

 

why did you create this post? you clearly don't actually want any advice.

[jeremymwilson]

OP, just a bit of friendly advice, please remain patient with people who are only trying to help, even if you don't agree with them. 

 

Good luck with your build, hope you're happy with it. 

[JacobGunther12]

1 hour ago, Brooksie359 said:

why did you create this post? you clearly don't actually want any advice.

I am still willing to change products, but most I don't need a 6 core CPU since I won't be playing any games/video editing, this includes the other products in your list, like the RAIDing 2 960GB SSDs. I don't like raid since if one fails, you somewhat are most likely to loose your stuff.