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CPU: i7 6700K

MB: msi z170a gaming pro

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro

PSU: CoolerMaster Silence Pro M2 850W

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT

SSD: Crucial BX100 500GB SSD

HDD: WD 2TB Red NAS HDD

GPU: Asus GTX970 Turbo

RAM: Crucial 16GB 4x4GB Ballistic Sport DDR4 2400MHz

Accessories: Fan controller, media reader, dvd reader...

And Asus VG248QE 24'' 3D Monitor 144Hz and 1ms.

 

What do you think? still not confident, >||< trying to get the cheapest deal...

 

I want to play games at ultra in 1080p.

And few video editing (that's why i7 6700k) and compress videos to hevc.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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r9 390 instead of a 970

 

(i feel like a broken record)  

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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r9 390 instead of a 970

 

(i feel like a broken record)  

 

 

390 rather than a 970. Looks great otherwise.

 

 

You could go with a Barracuda or a WD Black instead of a red

 

Yeah the HDD made a difference in price but the GIGABYTE (cheapest) r9 390 is just 16USD cheaper (In my country) than the Asus 970 lol.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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Yeah the HDD made a difference in price but the GIGABYTE (cheapest) r9 390 is just 16USD cheaper (In my country) than the Asus 970 lol.

Do not get Gigabyte AMD cards.

Sapphire, MSI, and Powercolor do fairly well. Gigabyte and ASUS are the last ones you wanna use.

 

 

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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Do not get Gigabyte AMD cards.

Sapphire, MSI, and Powercolor do fairly well. Gigabyte and ASUS are the last ones you wanna use.

 

What about Galax?

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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What about Galax?

Galax for AMD cards? I do not truly know. Did not even know they made coolers for AMD. They are very good for the nVidia side of things but AMD, Someone else will have to give you information on them.

 

 

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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Galax for AMD cards? I do not truly know. Did not even know they made coolers for AMD. They are very good for the nVidia side of things but AMD, Someone else will have to give you information on them.

 

I meant Galax 970 oc, is it any better than msi 970 oc?

 

Galax's: 1126mhz base/ 1266mhz boost

MSI's: 1102mhz base/ 1241mhz boost

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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I meant Galax 970 oc, is it any better than msi 970 oc?

 

Galax's: 1126mhz base/ 1226mhz oc

MSI's: 1102mhz base/ 1241mhz oc

Oh I was suggesting an R9 390 which is slightly better then a 970 and handles higher resolutions better.

 

 

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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Oh I was suggesting an R9 390 which is slightly better then a 970 and handles higher resolutions better.

Nvidia in my country is popular so I can find it cheaper.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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I think I can go with a 250GB ssd,

 

But is there a cheaper 144hz screen?

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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I think I can go with a 250GB ssd,

You can. But should you?

If you can afford a 6700k and a 970, not really. 500GB will allow you to store at least some games on your SSD and move them whenver you switch you get a new one or switch ;)

 

You could save around a hundred buck by sticking with a 4790k. I'm not actually convinced that the 6700k deserves the price premium. However, for future proofness the new platform may be better. And if you WANT to save on the SSD additionally, you could try to squeeze a 980 in there...

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~snip~

 

Hey there MedoKn,
 
Your plan seems pretty good. It should be sufficient enough for what you need it for. :)
 
One small note regarding the storage: WD Red drives are designed for NAS, servers and RAID array usage. As NAS/RAID-class drives they have additional features in their firmware and hardware (such as TLER nad NASware) that enable it to work smoother and safer in such conditions. When these drives are used in regular desktops these features are not being utilized at all and they work just as regular HDDs. In this case, WD Red should function pretty much like WD Green.
I would recommend swapping the drive with either WD Green for cool, quiet and energy-saving secondary storage or WD Black for good and fast performance. Here are some more details on the drives:
 
Feel free to ask if you happen to have questions :)
 
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If this helped you, like and choose it as best answer - you might help someone else with the same issue. ^_^
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I'm thinking of the new GTX 980 for laptops, I know it won't be cheaper, but is it worth it?

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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Holy S&*#!

 

Did I just found the cheapest pre-built PC mini PC??!!!!!

 

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Zeus_Mini-I_970

 

CyperPowerPC Zeus Mini-I 970 Configuration#: 1HBAUW

 

i7 6700K

Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC mini ITX

16GB 2x8GB DDR4 2400MHz Adata XPG Z1

Asus GTX 970 Turbo

600W EVGA 600B

512GB Sandisk X300

2TB HDD

8X DVD RW

Free stuff

 

For 1526$ + free shipping.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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I think the case is Azza Z.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.75GHz, 1.3625v, AMD Wraith Spire.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce, 1950MHz, 10.5GHz.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200, running at 2933. CMK16GX4M2B3200C16.

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Bios v1.4.

EVGA 650GQ.

2x Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB running in raid 0.

4TB HDD.

Thermaltake View 28 Case.

LG 25" 2560x1080 IPS 60Hz, 25UM58-P. (ikr, upgrading soon).

3x Corsair SP120.

Redragon K550 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.

Logitech G300s.

Steelseries qck+ mousepad.

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