$1000ish build

[Toast.]

Hello all!

 

Today I put together a new build, am just looking for some opinions and some fixes from the community. Im pretty much trying to get into the next generation of Memory and processing, other then having to buy a $500 cpu and mobo. 

 

If there are ANY suggestions please let me know.

 

I know my video card is lacking. But I will probably not get the 960 and just wait for a nice 970 or 980 to pop up on hardforum.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1050.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Untouchable]

Change the SSD out, the V300 series is generally unreliable.

Get an R9 380 instead of the 960. Better performance.

Also get a PSU from EVGA instead of the RM series, they aren't very good.

[shypin]

looks pretty good

 

but you can save $50 or so by getting an EVGA power supply

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1182.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Toast.]

Change the SSD out, the V300 series is generally unreliable.

Get an R9 380 instead of the 960. Better performance.

Also get a PSU from EVGA instead of the RM series, they aren't very good.

As mentioned the GPU is more of a placeholder, I don't really go with AMD GPU's just because I owned a 270x for a long time and had alot of issues with it.

The PSU has been changed accordingly.

What SSD do you recommend under <$60

[Toast.]

I'd like to add guys that there is a method to the madness. 

 

The NZXT x61 cooler is too match the case, along with the mobo. The theme is black and orange.

[Untouchable]

As mentioned the GPU is more of a placeholder, I don't really go with AMD GPU's just because I owned a 270x for a long time and had alot of issues with it.

The PSU has been changed accordingly.

What SSD do you recommend under <$60

Uh, an 850 Evo from Samsung is only $68, i'd say thats your best bet.

[Toast.]

Uh, an 850 Evo from Samsung is only $68, i'd say thats your best bet.

Sounds about good, thanks for the input man.

[Toast.]

I mean, really don't need Skylake. :\

Doing skylake just to be ahead of the game a bit, my current setup is a FX-8120 and a shitty AM3+ mobo.

 

Skylake gives me that DDR4 breathing room and only for a few $$ more.

[Untouchable]

Sounds about good, thanks for the input man.

no problem man, PM me with any other problems you might have.

[Emanuel_M]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1182.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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woops extra heatsink for my potatoe.

[DarkBlade2117]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1182.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I like this but I suggest a .beQuiet! Pure Rock over the CM212 Evo. Better temps and will be quieter. Also if it's to high above budget you could go down to 8GBs of ram for the time being.

[ilikemacandpc]

This is similar, but cheaper and has an SSD and a decent white and black color scheme throughout:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.20 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1035.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[xxaviarxx]

If the power supply doesnt have to be fully modular then use this it's cheaper and still 750 watts :: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

[IanDrexP]

 

Hello all!

 

Today I put together a new build, am just looking for some opinions and some fixes from the community. Im pretty much trying to get into the next generation of Memory and processing, other then having to buy a $500 cpu and mobo. 

 

If there are ANY suggestions please let me know.

 

I know my video card is lacking. But I will probably not get the 960 and just wait for a nice 970 or 980 to pop up on hardforum.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1050.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 22:51 EDT-0400

 

 

I mean, really don't need Skylake. :\

I second the above statement, especially since you are on a budget. Take it from @Jonnyswboy who is an owner of a Skylake platform. DDR3 will still be revelent for many years to come. Better to invest what you spent on your CPU+Mobo+RAM for your GPU instead which will make a BIG difference in games since going Skylake & DDR4 wont give much (hardly any improvement) over Haswell Refresh & DDR3.