Need help picking parts

[Taikoh]

Hi there!

I just bought a Fractal Design R5 Black and an Asus GTX 980 Strix, and I am now looking to replace the rest of my PC with the whole shebang (a new mobo, RAM, CPU and PSU.)

 

I'm trying to go for a silent build with a black and white color theme, so what do you guys think of these parts for my PC:

Corsair RM850 (with White Sleeved Cables)

Asus X99-PRO

 

I was thinking about buying an i7-5930K but I feel that it's overkill for a gaming PC. Also, I have no idea which RAM to buy (I was thinking in the 300$ region)

 

Any thoughts?

 

 

 

[thekeemo]

1. go with a 5820k or 4790k

2. the evga g2 is your best bet

3. cheapest good looking kit

[stconquest]

This is enough power for two 980s:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg)  <<I know there is a little red in it, but it is such a good deal.
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $679.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 20:59 EDT-0400

 

 

 

$300 difference and 0% improved gaming performance:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($201.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $944.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 21:05 EDT-0400

[Wingfan]

so whats your total budget for this build?

[Taikoh]

Thanks for the tips, really appreciate it!

 

 

so whats your total budget for this build?

 

I was thinking around the 1000$ mark. 

[Wingfan]

X99 would be more than that. But, X99 has features most people would never take advantage of. What will you be doing?

[Taikoh]

I figured since it's so expensive. It will be used mainly for gaming and the occasional stream

[Wingfan]

I figured since it's so expensive. It will be used mainly for gaming and the occasional stream

Then Z97. A 4690K with a "mid" range board  ( MSI Krait to go with your theme) are you set on getting a 980?

[Taikoh]

I am set on the 980 seeing as I already have it installed in my current PC 

 

Thank you stconquest for pointing out that 300$ extra made no difference, you just saved me a good lump of cash.

It looks like I'm going for the Z97 and a 4790K (it's on sale at my local retailer).

The tiny speck of red in the G.Skill Ram won't bother me, so I'll be going for that as well!