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7ths3ns3
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Hey everyone!! I plan on doing a new build within the next 2-3 weeks and i was wondering what i should get for parts. This is what a came up with so far any advice would help as i am not upgrading for a long time. (NOTE: All of the items must be purchasable on amazon.)

 

Ram 8 or 16gb?

i5 or i7? 

 

pushing the budget as is lol

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yvsxMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yvsxMp/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.98 @ OutletPC) 
 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($678.95 @ Amazon) 
 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 
 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.49 @ Amazon) 
 
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones  ($150.00 @ Amazon) 
 
Total: $2381.09
 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-14 20:09 EDT-0400
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8GB and an i5, you don't need an i7

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

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   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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I will be using it for everything and mainly gaming!

i5 and 8gb

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

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i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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what exactly is a skylake build?

'Skylake' is the codename for the new line of Intel CPUs that are being released. So far only the i5-6600K and i7-6700K are available, but more will be coming soon. They run on a new Intel chipset and socket (LGA1151) and (mostly) DDR4.

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You're confident saying that when you have literally no idea what the OP wants to use the machine for? Well, OK...

Yep, yolo

 

EDIT: He said he was using it mainly for gaming. My yolo worked

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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'Skylake' is the codename for the new line of Intel CPUs that are being released. So far only the i5-6600K and i7-6700K are available, but more will be coming soon. They run on a new Intel chipset and socket (LGA1151) and (mostly) DDR4.

so will choosing the i5-6600k be a cheaper build? 

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Answers to these depend on what you want to do with the machine.edit: Also, you may want to consider going for a Skylake build (based around an i5-6600K or i7-6700K) instead.

Sky lake isn't worth it right now... You won't see much of a performance boost honestly.. Few FPS

 

 

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I7 6700K, 8 gigs ddr4 2400 ram, 980TI is the way to go from here

4690/4790K are socket 1150, there will not be anything to buy from here on out for the rig, you will have to buy a motherboard and cpu to up grade, no new builds on this platform if you can avoid it at all.

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so will choosing the i5-6600k be a cheaper build?

No read my previous comment, it will be more expensive

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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so will choosing the i5-6600k be a cheaper build?

No, it'll be a bit more expensive (DDR3 is still cheaper than DDR4, for example), but you might find the slight increase in price is worth it. You'll get a small performance improvement with the i5-6600K over the i5-4690K, but there are also chipset improvements in the motherboards. Also, the old socket LGA1150 (which the i5-4690K runs on) is now being replaced by the LGA1151, so you'll have more options to upgrade in the future.

You should read some reviews on the i5-6600K and Z170 boards:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9483/intel-skylake-review-6700k-6600k-ddr4-ddr3-ipc-6th-generation

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/intel_skylake_i5_6600k_i7_6700k_1151_z170_review/1

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/85370-intel-core-i5-6600k-14nm-skylake/

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