Which parts list?

[Lazid]

I keep changing my mind a ton and I'm not sure which build to get. I know build two is the better one for my needs (gaming, video editing/content creation, graphic design and streaming) but I really like the sound of build one.

Which one do you think I should get? There is a possibility of me adding another 980 in a year to build one, but that's a 50/50.

 

Build one

Build two

[askmax]

What resolution are you playing at?

[MasterRaceFanBoy]

One, and latter on add a second 980 or who knows new nvidia serie.

[chicksoup]

I would actually get the second one, because the performance increase for gaming will be a lot higher than getting a faster cpu

[MasterRaceFanBoy]

I would actually get the second one, because the performance increase for gaming will be a lot higher than getting a faster cpu

I'm sure he does more work than gaming, and the games would perform the same in both cpu's. Look at the work he does. There is a difference that he will notice, with a 6core 15mb and 8 core 20mb.

[Lazid]

1080p for now, then in a year I am going to get a 4K monitor and maybe a second 980 if I go for the first option.

[Krytopsy]

I would go for the first one and add another GTX 980 later because you better spend more for the amazing performance in rendering of the 5960X and keep that CPU for over 5 years without problems. Get the H105 for better cooling performance if there is enough fan connectors on your motherboard. Don't get G.Skills memory, get Corsair Dominator Platinum for way better performance in rendering. Get an Asus motherboard. I presume you were planing to use the 2 TB to install your games so get a Seagate SSHD instead of the Barracuda for way better performance in every way. Samsung EVO SSDs are kind of weak for RANDOM READ and WRITE, I would spend a bit more for a 850 PRO version. And I would go with a Corsair RM power supply.

[chicksoup]

I'm sure he does more work than gaming, and the games would perform the same in both cpu's. Look at the work he does. There is a difference that he will notice, with a 6core 15mb and 8 core 20mb.

true, but it depends how serious he is about it

[Lazid]

I would go for the first one and add another GTX 980 later because you better spend more for the amazing performance in rendering of the 5960X and keep that CPU for over 5 years without problems. Get the H105 for better cooling performance if there is enough fan connectors on your motherboard. Don't get G.Skills memory, get Corsair Dominator Platinum for way better performance in rendering. Get an Asus motherboard. I presume you were planing to use the 2 TB to install your games so get a Seagate SSHD instead of the Barracuda for way better performance in every way. Samsung EVO SSDs are kind of weak for RANDOM READ and WRITE, I would spend a bit more for a 850 PRO version. And I would go with a Corsair RM power supply.

 

Changed the CPU cooler to a H105, and I am pretty sure I read a thread 20mins ago with people recommending EVGA Gold PSUs over the Corsair RMs.

Corsair Dominator Platinums are ridiculously expensive at DD4 - they're double the price of the G.skills, so unless there is 2x better performance I probably won't get them. Also, would you recommend just a 2TB SSHD (is this one alright?) instead of the HDD and SSD? I really haven't looked into SSHDS.

[chicksoup]

Changed the CPU cooler to a H105, and I am pretty sure I read a thread 20mins ago with people recommending EVGA Gold PSUs over the Corsair RMs.

Corsair Dominator Platinums are ridiculously expensive at DD4 - they're double the price of the G.skills, so unless there is 2x better performance I probably won't get them. Also, would you recommend just a 2TB SSHD (is this one alright?) instead of the HDD and SSD? I really haven't looked into SSHDS.

no, get a seperate ssd possibly the 850pro and any 2tb hard drive in the sshd you only have 8gb of ssd cache compared to having your whole OS on it