Building for the next generation

[NanuNanu14]

Hey, everyone! I'm building a new PC! I have a part list put together, and would like some feedback before it all goes together. Once I get the parts, there's no turning back(except for RMA's if needed).

 

This is going to be the first PC I build myself.

 

Here is the list of parts as it stands now:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($374.19 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($231.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($344.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($344.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($219.44 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($39.95 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2688.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 09:46 EDT-0400

 

 

1. Budget & Location: $3k in USA, but bringing the price down is always a good thing.

 

2. Aim: Gaming build with YouTubing secondary (Lets Plays, Twitch, etc,) Aiming to play things like Mad Max when it comes out on PC. Max settings would be nice, but not necessary. Would like to overclock, but it won't be a main goal at first. More than likely going to watercool this rig, but I'd rather get this going sooner, rather than later. I can always add the watercooling later.

 

3. Monitors: Will be aiming for 2 monitors. Currently using a Samsung SyncMaster 2494. Will be more than likely using it as secondary monitor in new system. Would like a monitor that can get to 1440p

 

4. Peripherals: Can still use my Logitech G500 mouse, and will do so until it breaks, and I give it a viking funeral. Will be replacing my keyboard, Corsair K70 RGB most likely.

 

5. Why are you upgrading? Currently using a pc ~7 years old. Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 CPU isn't cutting it anymore. It can run, and it works, but with current gaming minimum/recommended specs?

 

 

[grayblizzard]

Hey, everyone! I'm building a new PC! I have a part list put together, and would like some feedback before it all goes together. Once I get the parts, there's no turning back(except for RMA's if needed).

This is going to be the first PC I build myself.

Here is the list of parts as it stands now:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($239.99 @ B&H)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($374.19 @ Amazon)Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($231.99 @ SuperBiiz)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($344.98 @ Newegg)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($344.98 @ Newegg)Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($219.44 @ Newegg)Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ OutletPC)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)Total: $2688.45Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 09:46 EDT-0400

1. Budget & Location: $3k in USA, but bringing the price down is always a good thing.

2. Aim: Gaming build with YouTubing secondary (Lets Plays, Twitch, etc,) Aiming to play things like Mad Max when it comes out on PC. Max settings would be nice, but not necessary. Would like to overclock, but it won't be a main goal at first. More than likely going to watercool this rig, but I'd rather get this going sooner, rather than later. I can always add the watercooling later.

3. Monitors: Will be aiming for 2 monitors. Currently using a Samsung SyncMaster 2494. Will be more than likely using it as secondary monitor in new system. Would like a monitor that can get to 1440p

4. Peripherals: Can still use my Logitech G500 mouse, and will do so until it breaks, and I give it a viking funeral. Will be replacing my keyboard, Corsair K70 RGB most likely.

5. Why are you upgrading? Currently using a pc ~7 years old. Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 CPU isn't cutting it anymore. It can run, and it works, but with current gaming minimum/recommended specs?

Here in my eyes is the best build for $3000

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DcspkL

[abdul94]

That is quite the build! 

One thing ill say is check out some videos on the 980t, ive not looked into the 3xx series of AMD yet but from what glimpse i heard was they are just an updated version of 2xx series with no significant upgrade? (dont quote me on this)

And i believe the 980ti beats it in benchmarks for games which is great for you. 

[NanuNanu14]

Those are both good suggestions, but I've had bad experiences with Nvidia, so I ended up having a 'once bitten, twice shy' stance towards them.

 

As far as AMD doing a re-brand of the cards, you may be right. Right now, I'm using an r9 270, so going into a 3xx series will give me a boost in power that I'm comfortable with. Getting 2 AMD cards for the price of 1 Nvidia card is a good thing to me.

 

If I'm going to be spending that much on video cards, why not swap out the 980Ti's for Fury X's?

[Nena Trinity]

Why not just get 1 Fury X instead? (unless you need the VRAM)

[vSyNd1c4t3]

I recommend...

 

Should be much better than those 390s.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($202.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2951.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-03 12:31 EDT-0400

[NanuNanu14]

Question: Could I take the computer I have now, and just replace the CPU, Motherboard, and the RAM?

 

Would that even be a viable option?

 

Currently, I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 CPU, an Intel DP45SG Motherboard, and the stock cooler that came with them.

 

Would swapping them affect the hard drives in any way, good or bad?

[Starelementpoke]

Question: Could I take the computer I have now, and just replace the CPU, Motherboard, and the RAM?

 

Would that even be a viable option?

 

Currently, I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 CPU, an Intel DP45SG Motherboard, and the stock cooler that came with them.

 

Would swapping them affect the hard drives in any way, good or bad?

No clue, but shouldnt effect hard drives. Also, stick with the 2 390x's. They'll perform like a R9 295x2(or better since amd did some optimizing) and that thing out beats the titan and the 980ti.

[BigDay]

are you going to overclock the cpu?

[BigDay]

you need a better cpu cooler. your ram is too expensive and you have too much of it. you don't need a 1tb ssd. don't get two 390's. get two 980's or two 980 ti's. your psu is not large enough. for that build, you need an 1100w. don't go with amd. they just eat up too much power.

[BigDay]

i question how much you need that 5820k. how much rendering, editing, etc. do you do? are you mostly using this for games?

[NanuNanu14]

Right now, I'm currently using an R9 270 card, and the real bottleneck is the CPU, which is ~7 years old.

 

I'm going to be swapping the CPU cooler as well, to a Cooler Master 212.

 

Might just get a substantial hard drive, and put all my Steam games on that.

 

My current case, an Antec 1200, is still good, and can fit a few more hard drives.

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.25 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($90.02 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($515.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($515.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($101.25 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($738.17 @ Amazon)
Total: $2937.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 22:14 EDT-0400