Thoughts on this build

[Unknowntoman]

Hey LTT, i have decided to build a new rig.

For this build i have a total budget of $2000 AUD (excluding Peripherals)

The build is as follows:

CPU: I5 6600K

Mother Board: Asrock Z170 Extreme 4

RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16 GB (8Gx2) 2400 mhz

GPU: GTX 970 Asus Strix OC

Case: Fractal design define

PSU: Corsair 80+ Gold RM 650 W

SSD: Samsung 850 PRO 256G

I am also looking for CPU cooling (preferably air cooling).

 

Altogether the build has cost around $1845. I'm posting here to look for some tips or potential changes to the build.

 

NOTE: As of the 18th of September $1 AUD = $0.73 USD.

 

EDIT: I'm building this PC for both gaming AND as a workstation.

Edited September 18, 2015 by Unknowntoman

[alexhelvetica]

BRB

[Streetguru]

Hey LTT, i have decided to build a new rig.

For this build i have a total budget of $2000 AUD (excluding Peripherals)

 

Is it just for gaming? If so you probably only need 8gbs of RAM

The 390 is a better GPU overall and for sure has pretty good DX12 support, and more VRAM in case of future crossfire.

And the HAF XB EVO is like the best case ever

[Guest Johnny5g]

Hey LTT, i have decided to build a new rig.

For this build i have a total budget of $2000 AUD (excluding Peripherals)

The build is as follows:

CPU: I5 6600K

Mother Board: Asrock Z170 Extreme 4

RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16 GB (8Gx2) 2400 mhz

GPU: GTX 970 Asus Strix OC

Case: Fractal design define

PSU: Corsair 80+ Gold RM 750 W

I am also looking for CPU cooling (preferably air cooling).

 

Altogether the build has cost around $1845. I'm posting here to look for some tips or potential changes to the build.

 

NOTE: As of the 18th of September $1 AUD = $0.73 USD.

that $40 USD noctua cooler. a 960 and the 6700k.

EDIT: only 8 gbs of RAM

[jurian123]

Hey LTT, i have decided to build a new rig.

For this build i have a total budget of $2000 AUD (excluding Peripherals)

The build is as follows:

CPU: I5 6600K

Mother Board: Asrock Z170 Extreme 4

RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16 GB (8Gx2) 2400 mhz

GPU: GTX 970 Asus Strix OC

Case: Fractal design define

PSU: Corsair 80+ Gold RM 750 W

I am also looking for CPU cooling (preferably air cooling).

 

Altogether the build has cost around $1845. I'm posting here to look for some tips or potential changes to the build.

 

NOTE: As of the 18th of September $1 AUD = $0.73 USD.

Are you planning for SLI? I ask this because 750 watt is really really really not necessary. 650 is big enough. 

Noctua coolers are really good, but you can also get good cooling with 212 evo. 

[Epiclol86]

Do you want to overclock? because if not (for some obscure reason) you should not buy a k edition cpu (they are pricyer) cpu might be a bit overkill, though its a good idea if you want to have good upradability in the future

[jimakos234]

that $40 USD noctua cooler. a 960 and the 6700k.

EDIT: only 8 gbs of RAM

but..why a 960-6700k?

for gaming 6600k and a 970/390 is a better combo

for video editing the 6700k would  be better.

[Guest Johnny5g]

but..why a 960-6700k?

for gaming 6600k and a 970/390 is a better combo

for video editing the 6700k would  be better.

i7s are better for gaming than i5s. right?

[Unknowntoman]

Is it just for gaming? If so you probably only need 8gbs of RAM

The 390 is a better GPU overall and for sure has pretty good DX12 support, and more VRAM in case of future crossfire.

And the HAF XB EVO is like the best case ever

I'm planning to use it as a workstation as well as a gaming PC.

[Unknowntoman]

Do you want to overclock? because if not (for some obscure reason) you should not buy a k edition cpu (they are pricyer) cpu might be a bit overkill, though its a good idea if you want to have good upradability in the future

I am looking to overclock.

[jimakos234]

i7s are better for gaming than i5s. right?

yes, but keep in mind that it is better to invest on a more powerfull gpu than a cpu, for gaming purposes

6600k + 970 will give you more fps than a 6700k +960

[Streetguru]

I'm planning to use it as a workstation as well as a gaming PC.

I don't know exactly why, but apparently there are no x99 motherboards available in AUS, but the CPUs are available...

[Unknowntoman]

Are you planning for SLI? I ask this because 750 watt is really really really not necessary. 650 is big enough. 

Noctua coolers are really good, but you can also get good cooling with 212 evo. 

Noted. Will look to get a 650 W PSU.

[Casperian]

I don't know exactly why, but apparently there are no x99 motherboards available in AUS, but the CPUs are available...

Wait, X99?

[Streetguru]

Well I went a bit overbudget, but

Xeon 1231v3 with 2 390s
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/dshmMp

feel free to drop a 390 if you need to fit in other stuff.

[jimakos234]

Redish build, 390x-ssd-xeon (i7)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Umart)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($649.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1903.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 22:33 AEST+1000

[Unknowntoman]

Redish build, 390x-ssd-xeon (i7)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Umart)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ Umart)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($649.00 @ Centre Com)

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1903.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 22:33 AEST+1000

Could I ask why a Xeon over the 6600 K?

[Streetguru]

Could I ask why a Xeon over the 6600 K?

The xeon has twice the threads of the i5, plus skylake is hardly an improvement overall from haswell

[Epiclol86]

I am looking to overclock.

good, its nonsense not to overclock when you build your own gaming pc!

[Snooli]

US:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.90 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT) 

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1471.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 08:47 EDT-0400

 

AU:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($135.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.00 @ Umart) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($464.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($464.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($129.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $2122.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 22:57 AEST+1000

Edited September 18, 2015 by Snooli

[Epiclol86]

The xeon has twice the threads of the i5, plus skylake is hardly an improvement overall from haswell

A xeon is not that great for gaming, it doesn't really overclock that well, and the i5's floating point speeds are much better. If you want to render video or something then i would choose a xeon, but for a gaming pc with overclock in mind... really the i5 is better. also the xeon your talking about works with lga1150 and the i5 works with the 1151, so better upgradability in the future from the more recent /common socket. Also you don't really need more than 4 threads for gaming. I really don't see why you would pay more for the xeon... and skylake isnt really an upgrade for gaming, but if you don't want to get a skylake, get an haswell i5 or i7, not a workstation cpu!

[jimakos234]

A xeon is not that great for gaming, it doesn't really overclock that well, and the i5's floating point speeds are much better. If you want to render video or something then i would choose a xeon, but for a gaming pc with overclock in mind... really the i5 is better. also the xeon your talking about works with lga1150 and the i5 works with the 1151, so better upgradability in the future from the more recent /common socket. Also you don't really need more than 4 threads for gaming. I really don't see why you would pay more for the xeon... and skylake isnt really an upgrade for gaming, but if you don't want to get a skylake, get an haswell i5 or i7, not a workstation cpu!

xeon doesnt overclock at all, but its boost clock is from 3.4 to 3.8, so yeah, it will outperform an i5 in most cases.

[Epiclol86]

xeon doesnt overclock at all, but its boost clock is from 3.4 to 3.8, so yeah, it will outperform an i5 in most cases.

The guy said he wanted to oc. you can easily get to at least a stable 4ghz on the 6600k, more if you want to. overclocked, the i5 will outperform the xeon while gaming. that said, as a workstation cpu, the xeon will outperform the i5. I think he has to choose between a rig that's more gaming or workstation oriented

[Snooli]

A xeon is not that great for gaming, it doesn't really overclock that well, and the i5's floating point speeds are much lower. If you want to render video or something then i would choose a xeon, but for a gaming pc with overclock in mind... really the i5 is better. also the xeon your talking about works with lga1150 and the i5 works with the 1151, so better upgradability in the future from the more recent /common socket. Also you do really need more than 4 threads for gaming. I really don't see why you would pay less for the xeon... and skylake isnt really an upgrade for gaming, but if you don't want to get a skylake, get an haswell i5 or i7, not a workstation cpu!

just so you know, the 123x V3 is a haswell i7 without the iGPU. DX12 uses more than 4 threads and to be honest, new games are made for 8 core consoles. 1151 is way too expensive and delivers little to no advantage over 1150. If you want to save a little more on the CPU for a better GPU, get a 4460.

[Epiclol86]

just so you know, the 123x V3 is a haswell i7 without the iGPU. DX12 uses more than 4 threads and to be honest, new games are made for 8 core consoles. 1151 is way too expensive and delivers little to no advantage over 1150. If you want to save a little more on the CPU for a better GPU, get a 4460.

hem. the i5 6600k floating point speeds ARE higher than the xeon e3 1231 v3 that was in question (or that was what my source said). and the price IS lower (although only by 6$ i admit). just had to defend myself   I agree with getting a 4460 though. 

(if you can quote your source for the floating point speeds that would be great, not to criticise you, its because i always struggle getting this type of info  )