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Hey guys, I'm planning a new build and I really need your help. I'm basing a silent build loosely off of Linus's Silent Build Guide, same case, fans, CPU. I have to change some things to stay under $2500. 

 

The following link takes you to PCPartPicker, which is a website for matching PC parts for compatibility and lowest price:

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

I'm planning on buying this in waves. This is so that I can actively save my wallet from certain death and make sure I can check for DOA's as soon as they arrive. 

1st wave-CPU, CPU Cooler, Power Supply, Motherboard, RAM    

2nd Wave-Case, RAM (Another 16 gig kit), and SSD    

3rd Wave-Video Card (Second most expensive part, but I'm expect the price to go down unlike the 5960x because I'm buying next year)    

4th Wave (Optional)- While Samsung SSD's are amazing, or so I've heard, I've had an uneasy eye on the Mushkin Scorpiun 960 gig PCI SSD cause I want the system to be a little Macbooky.

 

I would really value your opinion on different parts, either more cost-effective or silent. Normally I would be concerned about looks, but the case has no side panel window. At the same time, I still like things to look neat. I really want to keep costs down. I want to start purchasing the parts by 2016 and continue buying until 2017. I expect the prices on the components to come down significantly and I'm going to change to what's most recent.

 

I'm planning on running a single 4K monitor on games like Witcher 3, Need For Speed, Far Cry, Battlefield, as well as indie titles.

 

Video Editing on Adobe Premiere and rendering on After Effects. 

 

 

 

I also want bragging rights. I mean my friends would drool at the sight of a 5960x.

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High Five for the 5960X :) Go with an SM951 for even more?

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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Could you possibly send us the correct link?

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CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k (OC'd 4.4GHz) Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo Mobo: MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1x8GB) SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Case: NZXT S340 Black/Blue PSU: Corsair CX430M

 

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Monitor: Acer H236HL BID Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Keyboard: I don't even know Mouse Pad: SteelSeries QcK Headset: Turtle Beach X12

 

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Sorry, I forgot about that, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2

What on earth are you doing with a 980Ti? Just go with an ordinary 980 and a Sabertooth X99 or X99- Deluxe Mobo?

 

--Unless you are one serious gamer...

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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What on earth are you doing with a 980Ti? Just go with an ordinary 980 and a Sabertooth X99 or X99- Deluxe Mobo?

 

--Unless you are one serious gamer...

Gaming on 4k a lot. I even plan on overclocking if possible.

I went the MSI one because it was the cheapest X99 board.

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Gaming on 4k a lot. I even plan on overclocking if possible.

Ah I see

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RyGfcf This was my partlist for my current desktop, feel free to copy some of the stuff...seems to match your desires?

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RyGfcf This was my partlist for my current desktop, feel free to copy some of the stuff...seems to match your desires?

Thanks, do you have a completed build with pics on the site? I would love to see them.

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Thanks, do you have a completed build with pics on the site? I would love to see them.

I guess Ill finish my partlist now then 

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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How hard was over clocking the 5960x? I've seen youtube videos of CPU's exploding and I'm getting really paranoid.

It was extremely easy. Mine will do an easy 4 Ghz with 1.05 Volts and 4.6 Ghz with 1.4 Volts, but I wouldn't keep it at 1.4 Volts for too long.

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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It was extremely easy. Mine will do an easy 4 Ghz with 1.05 Volts and 4.6 Ghz with 1.4 Volts, but I wouldn't keep it at 1.4 Volts for too long.

I'm really conservative with my overclocks, I'd keep it around 4 Ghz too. Thanks for helping so much, I posted the same build on PCPartPicker and one guy talked about CPU Coolers, that's it. 

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One final question: How fast is the SM951? Like in real-world usage, I really don't care a lot about synthetic PC stress tests.

Around 5 second boot and ~1 GB/s File Transfer to and from computer to NAS via 10Gbit Cat 6 Network Cable

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X @4GHz cooled by a Corsair H110i GT | MBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB 2400MHz) | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 | SSD: Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD | HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Drive | PSU: Corsair HX750i | Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D 

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