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[MorsVitae]

Ok so I made a non skylake build earlier, but was told it was best to upgrade to skylake. My budget is 1700 but that seems hard here. I want to game at 1080p60 max settings, as well as doing some programming. My black and red theme I would like to stay this includes the case (I intend to do some case mods, yes I know it's an expensive option) ok so that over with please share your thoughts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/csxHmG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/csxHmG/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 Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.49 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($499.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.15 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($179.00 @ Amazon)

Other: Redragon S101 VAJRA USB Gaming Keyboard, CENTROPHORUS USB Gaming Mouse, Keyboard Set ($29.99)

Total: $1747.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-16 11:24 EDT-0400

[Venomz1337]

Not sure about that keyboard and mouse set but other than that, all looking good!

[DarkBlade2117]

You could look into the Enthoo Pro M to try and cut down cost. It is my second favorite case compared to Nocts 450.

Do you NEED a WiFi adapter? Ethernet is much better.

[MorsVitae]

You could look into the Enthoo Pro M to try and cut down cost. It is my second favorite case compared to Nocts 450.

Do you NEED a WiFi adapter? Ethernet is much better.

Sadly yes. Router is not in my room and house isn't set up for networking. PowerLine may be better but the plug near the router is quite full

[Streetguru]

Is that $1700 USD?

Because you could totally get like a 1440 144Hz monitor at that budget and probably want to go with a 390 GPU there for future crossfire to hit 144fps in titles.

Also because maxwell might not support DX12 fully.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fJnRB

around 1700

Includes a 1440p IPS 144Hz Free-sync monitor. You could shave 100 bucks off if you can live with a TN panel.

[MorsVitae]

Is that $1700 USD?

Because you could totally get like a 1440 144Hz monitor at that budget and probably want to go with a 390 GPU there for future crossfire to hit 144fps in titles.

Also because maxwell might not support DX12 fully.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fJnRB

around 1700

Includes a 1440p IPS 144Hz Free-sync monitor. You could shave 100 bucks off if you can live with a TN panel.

Yeah but I need an os, and an ssd

[Serpius]

Ok so I made a non skylake build earlier, but was told it was best to upgrade to skylake. My budget is 1700 but that seems hard here. I want to game at 1080p60 max settings, as well as doing some programming. My black and red theme I would like to stay this includes the case (I intend to do some case mods, yes I know it's an expensive option) ok so that over with please share your thoughts.

** Rest of post delete for brevity **

 

Hey Mors,

 

Judging from your 1st post, the i7 computer build that I am recommending will do the job just fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($341.98 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($125.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.00 @ Amazon) 

Other: Redragon S101 VAJRA USB Gaming Keyboard, CENTROPHORUS USB Gaming Mouse, Keyboard Set ($29.99)

Total: $1726.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 10:59 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

Yeah but I need an os, and an ssd

Just use linux *wink* *wink*

And you can always just get an SSD later, it's a rather easy install. That hundered or so dollars can be put into other places to help you more in the long run.

Or just drop the cooler and add in the 240gb SSD, both are rather optional.

[MorsVitae]

Just use linux *wink* *wink*

And you can always just get an SSD later, it's a rather easy install. That hundered or so dollars can be put into other places to help you more in the long run.

Or just drop the cooler and add in the 240gb SSD, both are rather optional.

Less indie games are supported by linux

[Streetguru]

Less indie games are supported by linux

*wink* *wink*

[MorsVitae]

*wink* *wink*

?

[Streetguru]

Clearly I'm not advocating software piracy, however, if someone isn't using a software commercially to make money off it, well...ehn.

[BigDay]

1. you need a better cpu cooling solution. get a corsair h60 or a noctua u12s or a phanteks dual fan heatsink (Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK)

you only need 520w for your setup

if you're playing at 1080p with a gtx 980, you'll be getting more than 60 fps. i would recommend the following monitor with 144 hertz and 1ms: Asus VG248QE. don't cheap out on the monitor for this setup. save money elsewhere so you can get a better monitor. trust me

other than that, good build

[BigDay]

1. cooling solution changed to a red and white themed phanteks cooler
2. motherboard changed to a less expensive option with red and black
3. psu changed to 520w as that's all you'll need for overclocking both the cpu and gpu
4. took away the extra fans. you won't need them with this setup as there will be minimal heat ouput
5. now it's your job to take away some of the more expensive options so that you can buy the monitor i added. you won't regret it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($72.81 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.49 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($514.99 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($238.99 @ Amazon)

Other: Redragon S101 VAJRA USB Gaming Keyboard, CENTROPHORUS USB Gaming Mouse, Keyboard Set ($29.99)

Total: $1798.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 12:45 EDT-0400