building my first pc

becomingmoreinformed · September 17, 2015

hey guys, im planning on building my first pc. Any criticisms are welcome.

here's the link http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/NG4Nbv.

DarkBlade2117 · September 17, 2015

What is this PC gonna be used for? I think you are overspending in a few areas like Ram, and the motherboard.

KemoKa · September 17, 2015

You don't need 1000W for that, even if you were adding in another 980.

DarkBlade2117 · September 17, 2015

You don't need 1000W for that, even if you were adding in another 980.

Nothing wrong with getting a completely overkill power supply. You NEVER know what might come. Pascal could be released and require a 1000w power supply for SLI, we don't simply know.

KemoKa · September 17, 2015

Nothing wrong with getting a completely overkill power supply. You NEVER know what might come. Pascal could be released and require a 1000w power supply for SLI, we don't simply know.

We don't, but in that case, OP would be better off waiting. This build seems to be pretty short-notice, and I doubt Pascal is going to be that much of a power drain. Couldn't be any worse than Fermi, could it?

Unless he's going for a silent workstation, in which case, kudos.

September 17, 2015

hey guys, im planning on building my first pc. Any criticisms are welcome.

here's the link http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/NG4Nbv.

You are spending $5600 and only have a single GTX 980 :huh:

What is the pc for ?

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

im using this computer for gaming mostly, keep in mind the $5000 is including the desk, chair, monitors, and a keyboard (also it is Canadian pricing). most of the stuff i know about computers is from my research so its good to hear your opinions. the reason i chose that video card is because it was suggested over my original choice (the gtx titan, which is apparently way overkill haha)

App4that · September 18, 2015

I personally wouldn't go air cooled for that money. Why dunp all that heat into the case with the other components when you can use a radiator on the exhaust to remove the heat from the case? For that money you can have a H105, just replace the fans that come with it, they're junk.

BigDay · September 18, 2015

cpu is good
cooling is good, although you could get a nh-d14 instead if you want to save money
motherboard is overkill
ram is overkill
ssd's are overkill
get a better gpu and or go sli with like two or three gpu's
psu is great obviously, but just make sure you have enough hardware to make use of it
for that amount of money, i'd play at 1440p at the minimum! get a 1440p monitor(s)

why not just buy this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.90 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($469.00 @ B&H)

Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.77 @ Newegg)

Total: $2963.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 21:13 EDT-0400

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

i looked at the motherboard in the build suggestion and found that it was only rated 3-4 stars, so ill keep searching for a cheaper option. if i were to replace one of the ssd's with a hybrid would that work? or would an hdd be better/more reliable? i would like to keep the 1tb ssd for games (faster load times) and the other would be for the operating system and such. as much as i would love to add a gtx 980 ti in canada they are around $850-900 but if i can cut the price enough i will add a second 980 for 2-way SLI

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

here are the adjustments ive made so far (ive taken away some ram, and replaced both 1 tb ssd's with the western digital 6tb hdd suggested above and cut about $800 off the original price

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

thats not a bad idea, i can get two more monitors later

Serpius · September 18, 2015

cpu is good

cooling is good, although you could get a nh-d14 instead if you want to save money

motherboard is overkill

ram is overkill

ssd's are overkill

get a better gpu and or go sli with like two or three gpu's

psu is great obviously, but just make sure you have enough hardware to make use of it

for that amount of money, i'd play at 1440p at the minimum! get a 1440p monitor(s)

why not just buy this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.90 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($469.00 @ B&H)

Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.77 @ Newegg)

Total: $2963.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 21:13 EDT-0400

He lives in Canada, not the US of A.

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/XYkjrH

here is the updated build, i still wasnt able to find a cheaper motherboard that had 4-5 stars on average and supported ddr4 memory so that is still there

Serpius · September 18, 2015

hey guys, im planning on building my first pc. Any criticisms are welcome.

here's the link http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/NG4Nbv.

Informed,

Here's my recommended computer build done in CAD and with Canadian vendors.

Did a computer build based on the Intel X99 chipset, which will do the job very nicely for you.

I picked out a 144 MHz monitor to complete the computer build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($520.98 @ Amazon Canada)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.95 @ Amazon Canada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($279.00 @ NCIX)

Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($135.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($188.56 @ Amazon Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($692.00 @ Amazon Canada)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($149.98 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.98 @ NCIX)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($176.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($479.98 @ Amazon Canada)

Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($12.99 @ NCIX)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse ($23.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $3693.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 01:23 EDT-0400

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

thanks for reposting your build in CAD pricing, if i were to change my tower case to a case with a window would it still be pretty quiet? or do you guys think it would be pretty loud already?

Serpius · September 18, 2015

thanks for reposting your build in CAD pricing, if i were to change my tower case to a case with a window would it still be pretty quiet? or do you guys think it would be pretty loud already?

Informed,

The NZXT computer case that I picked out has some noise suppression features in it.

Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a whisper quiet computer system. It doesn't exist.

becomingmoreinformed · September 18, 2015

how loud do you think it would be? or would it be too hard to tell from looking at a parts list?

im looking to build a mostly quiet gaming computer without having t water cool it (ive heard its a bit of a pain haha)

NickM6 · September 18, 2015

I recommend this Build for if your purchasing this PC for gaming.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/nJF4Lk

Also if you want less noise you can purchase silenter fans for the Nepton 240M

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $469.99 @ Memory Express

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rln24m24pkr1) | $97.99 @ NCIX

**Motherboard** | [Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170a) | $213.97 @ DirectCanada

**Memory** | [Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx424c15fbk216) | $135.98 @ Newegg Canada

**Storage** | [Kingston Predator 240GB PCI-E Solid State Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-shpm2280p2h240g) | $299.98 @ NCIX

**Storage** | [seagate 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st4000dx001) | $184.99 @ Memory Express

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980tigaming6g) (2-Way SLI) | $909.98 @ NCIX

**Case** | [NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph530b1) | $149.98 @ NCIX

**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm750) | $142.98 @ NCIX

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $109.99 @ Memory Express

**Monitor** | [benQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gw2765ht) | $479.98 @ Amazon Canada

| **Total** | **$4105.79**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-09-18 04:19 EDT-0400 |

September 18, 2015

The BeQuiet Silent Base has three Pure Wings 2 fans pre-installed, and the Dark Rock Pro 3 is a very quiet cpu cooler.

EVGA GS power supply has hybrid fan mode. If you decide to SLI then that will add extra noise. The 850W psu will allow SLI though if you decide to go down that route. If you just want a single 980 ti then swap the psu for a 550W/650W.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($469.99 @ Memory Express)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($108.98 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Memory Express)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($175.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($205.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.39 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($909.98 @ NCIX)

Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.34 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ NCIX)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12D2HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full - USB (32/64-bit) ($240.66 @ shopRBC)