VRM/ Gaming biuld

[ChillyPepperGuy]

A guy asked my to build him a computer that ic capable of running multiple VRMs at once while also being a capable 1080p gaming machine with a budget of around 1100$ (USD) . I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or (constructive) criticism for the build

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cb4L4C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cb4L4C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: LEPA AquaChanger 240 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: Intel 600p Series 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $977.88

If anyone want to suggest a completely different build the only 2 requirements are that it should have at least an Intel quad core and 32Gb of ram

[Himommies]

May I ask what he is doing on the Vrms and what games is he playing

[ChillyPepperGuy]

Just now, Himommies said:

May I ask what he is doing on the Vrms and what games is he playing

I actully have no clue what hes doing with the VRMS but I do know that a GTX 1050ti will be sufficient for games he wants to play

[ChillyPepperGuy]

3 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Yeah, what would someone do on a voltage regulator module?

sorry virtual machines 

[xephoneration]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($152.98 @ PCM) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1084.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-14 17:55 EST-0500

 

 

 

EDIT: THERE WE GO

 

[SnowyMus]

You don't need very much to cool a stock i7. If you seriously don't want to use the stock cooler (which is perfectly fine), I'd recommend a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or a CRYORIG H7. If you need something that's good and low-profile, I'd also consider the Noctua L9i. All of these coolers are cheaper and very effective. If you save on cooling, you could use this money towards a bigger SSD.

 

That's a pretty good deal for that PSU.

 

11 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1011.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-14 17:54 EST-0500

 

The OP only stated that 1080p was good enough and needed 32 GB. Unless the OP is planning on doing 1080p at 100+ FPS, getting a GTX 1070 is a little overkill, where over $150 could be saved by going with a 1060. Also, it's a bit of a downgrade if you're removing the SSD.

[xephoneration]

Just now, Kavawuvi said:

You don't need very much to cool a stock i7

. If you seriously don't want to use the stock cooler (which is perfectly fine), I'd recommend a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or a CRYORIG H7. If you need something that's good and low-profile, I'd also consider the Noctua L9i. All of these coolers are cheaper and very effective. If you save on cooling, you could use this money towards a bigger SSD.

 

That's a pretty good deal for that PSU.

 

The OP only stated that 1080p was good enough. Unless the OP is planning on doing 1080p at 100 FPS, getting a GTX 1070 is a little overkill, where over $150 could be saved by going with a 1060. Also, it's a bit of a downgrade if you're removing the SSD. Lastly, I would have kept the RMx PSU.

you realize the OP budget is 1100 right? and overkill?? no...  the op is better off with a 1070 for a TON of reason first and foremost the budget, second for 1080p 1070 is very very awesome unless you don't have a 144hz panel, though that goes to say about the 1060 as well... Also less parts to upgrade down the road, the 1070 will do well for a bit (a good 4 years) and wont have to worry about upgrading it for awhile. Also 1050 ti that the OP had is what going to cause a huge bottleneck in terms of performance. 1060 sure! but yet again as I stated it's a $1100 so really there is no excuse not to have a 1070. The only thing I do share some concerns in respect to my build is the mobo, that is really it.. 

[SnowyMus]

6 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

you realize the OP budget is 1100 right? and overkill?? no...  the op is better off with a 1070 for a TON of reason first and foremost the budget, second for 1080p 1070 is very very awesome unless you don't have a 144hz panel, though that goes to say about the 1060 as well... Also less parts to upgrade down the road, the 1070 will do well for a bit (a good 4 years) and wont have to worry about upgrading it for awhile. Also 1050 ti that the OP had is what going to cause a huge bottleneck in terms of performance. 1060 sure! but yet again as I stated it's a $1100 so really there is no excuse not to have a 1070. The only thing I do share some concerns in respect to my build is the mobo, that is really it.. 

Don't yell at me. I'm only telling you what the OP requires, and what the OP required was 32 GB of RAM.

 

Also, yes there is an excuse to not have a 1070. If you don't need a $400 graphics card, then don't get one. Sure, it's a $1100 build, but I'd preferably have the PC to the OP's minimum specifications first, then worry about the bells and whistles second. A GTX 1060 is perfectly fine for 1080p, so that would be what I would start with.

[xephoneration]

Just now, Kavawuvi said:

Don't yell at me. I'm only telling you what the OP requires, and what the OP required was 32 GB of RAM.

 

Also, yes there is an excuse to not have a 1070. If you don't need a $400 graphics card, then don't get one. Sure, it's a $1100 build, but I'd preferably have the PC to the OP's minimum specifications first, then worry about the bells and whistles second.

did you see the re-edit? also no one is yelling at you, so that is all on you there. 

 

The irony of this is that you are trying to justify by saying not to have a 1070, in which you are misusing the word excuse by confusing it with justification. Also no... 1070 is not a bells and whistles card at all... 1080 or a titan xp but not a 1070 for the particular budget of the build.  

[SnowyMus]

Just now, xephoneration said:

did you see the re-edit? also no one is yelling at you, so that is all on you there. 

 

The irony of this is that you are trying to justify by saying not to have a 1070, in which you are misusing the word excuse by confusing it with justification. Also no... 1070 is not a bells and whistles card at all... 1080 or a titan xp but not a 1070 for the particular budget of the build.  

I didn't misuse the word "excuse". You said "there is no excuse not to have a 1070" so I replied that there indeed is such an excuse - the excuse being that the OP doesn't require it. You were justifying getting a 1070 by saying that it was a $1100 build. There's a difference. If you can fit a GTX 1070 without compromising anything else, then great.

 

Also, using exclamation marks and multiple question marks in a sentence is yelling.

[xephoneration]

2 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

I didn't misuse the word "excuse". You said "there is no excuse not to have a 1070" so I replied that there indeed is such an excuse - the excuse being that the OP doesn't require it. You were justifying getting a 1070 by saying that it was a $1100 build. There's a difference. If you can fit a GTX 1070 without compromising anything else, then great.

 

Also, using exclamation marks and multiple question marks in a sentence is yelling.

no.. you have read into this too much... im just going to go because this is getting no where

[SnowyMus]

This should exactly meet your $1100 budget nicely.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2666 Memory  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: Intel 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($96.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($249.00 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($12.69 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($12.69 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1099.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-14 18:34 EST-0500

 

The changes are that I removed the liquid cooler, upgraded the 1050 Ti to a 1060, and upgraded the SSD to 256 GB.

 

Of course, if you want to save some money, here are some things you can consider:

• Remove the aftermarket case fans from the build. The case comes with two 120 mm fans preattached. This will save you $25.38.
• Get an Intel Core i5. You lose hyperthreading and a little bit of clock speed depending on the i5 you pick, but the i5-6500 costs around $200, saving you around $90. You might not want to do this if you need the threads, though.
• Get a cheaper PSU. You don't need more than 500 W for this current setup, anyway. Really, this one might be hard to save very much money in, as you're already getting a good deal.
• Get the 128 GB SSD. I know I just upgraded it to 256 GB, but if you're cool with just 128 GB, you can lower your overall cost by $30.