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Nahbyr
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Hi

 

I'm thinking of getting this build.

 

Main purpose would be gaming and some streaming.

Thoughts needed on the general build/mix of components.

I'm not sure if I should get the GTX 980 ti SC or GTX 980 ti Classified.

Also, the 1000W PSU looks a bit overkill. I put it in there to support future upgrades.

 

You can get as technical as you want. If there's something I don't know I will look it up (and learn something new in the process).

 

Thanks

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1000W is waaaay overkill
650W is enough

At least you chose a fantastic PSU :) - most people buy cheapo CX

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Unless you plan on burning CD's get rid of that optical drive.

 

Install windows with a bootable USB

 

Just a money waste you can buy an external or w/e later if you find you seriously need one.

 

I think they make the front of your case look ugly AF

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Unless you plan on burning CD's get rid of that optical drive.

 

Install windows with a bootable USB

 

Just a money waste you can buy an external or w/e later if you find you seriously need one.

 

I think they make the front of your case look ugly AF

lol no

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€271.14 @ Mindfactory)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€133.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€287.58 @ Mindfactory)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (€118.02 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€187.84 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€99.02 @ Mindfactory)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (€685.85 @ Mindfactory)

Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Titanium Grey) ATX Full Tower Case (€135.84 @ Mindfactory)

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€188.62 @ Mindfactory)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (€29.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €2137.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€227.54 @ Mindfactory) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€133.89 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€114.05 @ Mindfactory) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€86.97 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€241.29 @ Mindfactory) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (€709.69 @ Mindfactory) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (€709.69 @ Mindfactory) 


Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€155.33 @ Mindfactory) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (€29.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €2544.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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thank me later for dual 980 tis

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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you dunt need dat m.2 sata m8. just get another 850 pro

put it in RAID 0

 

I've got a ton of regular HDDs that all need a SATA port. So the idea behind the m.2 was that I'd use that one for OS and main game(s), the SSD for movies and everything else as longterm storage.

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with a white - black theme and the 6700k

keep in mind using the m2 drive disables a sata express port.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€386.51 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€161.61 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€144.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair DOMINATOR Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (€203.58 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€175.74 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€187.84 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (€685.85 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Titanium Grey) ATX Full Tower Case  (€135.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€209.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  (€16.20 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2307.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I've got a ton of regular HDDs that all need a SATA port. So the idea behind the m.2 was that I'd use that one for OS and main game(s), the SSD for movies and everything else as longterm storage.

why not get a PCI-E SSD or something of those sorts? Or if you needed to 1TB evo?

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Unless you plan on burning CD's get rid of that optical drive.

 

Install windows with a bootable USB

 

Just a money waste you can buy an external or w/e later if you find you seriously need one.

 

I think they make the front of your case look ugly AF

Actually, that's how my current pc is set up. And then you have to burn that one cd to help fix a friend's pc...

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why not get a PCI-E SSD or something of those sorts? Or if you needed to 1TB evo?

 

PCI-e is expensive last time I looked (has been a while since I looked though).

The 1TB evo is something I hadn't considered. Will it perform the same(-ish) as the m.2?

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€227.54 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€133.89 @ Home of Hardware DE) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€114.05 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€86.97 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€241.29 @ Mindfactory) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (€709.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (€709.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€155.33 @ Mindfactory) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (€29.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €2544.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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thank me later for dual 980 tis

 

 

I don't know. I've never had SLI before and from what I heard/read it's only a 40%-ish increase? I was actually thinking of adding another 980 ti later when it's cheaper.

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I don't know. I've never had SLI before and from what I heard/read it's only a 40%-ish increase? I was actually thinking of adding another 980 ti later when it's cheaper.

it is a minimum of %60 boost and better in games that support it. grab 980 tis now and game at 4k 60 FPS

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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PCI-e is expensive last time I looked (has been a while since I looked though).

The 1TB evo is something I hadn't considered. Will it perform the same(-ish) as the m.2?

okay, here's something you haven't considered, file transfer, M.2 will win easy.

but startup times, they can only get so fast, you know? We can't kill startup times slower then a few seconds, 3 second startup is like M.2 || 5 second is like SSD and its pretty impossible to get lower.

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it is a minimum of %60 boost and better in games that support it. grab 980 tis now and game at 4k 60 FPS

 

I would need a 4K monitor for that. It's next on my list, but I don't have the money for one (or two) right now. Might as well grab another 980 ti then.

I had already considered sli though, hence the overkill PSU.

 

I hadn't expected the 60% boost though. That's nice to know! Might do some extra jobs just to get it faster. ^^

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okay, here's something you haven't considered, file transfer, M.2 will win easy.

but startup times, they can only get so fast, you know? We can't kill startup times slower then a few seconds, 3 second startup is like M.2 || 5 second is like SSD and its pretty impossible to get lower.

 

Alright, you've convinced me :) I will go for the 1Tb evo, unless I can drop one of my old HDDs. I think one of them is about to die anyway. Might go 2x 850 pro's in raid 0.

 

Quick question about the raid setup on the boot disks. Does the mobo support this? I've had raid before, but never on the boot disks.

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Alright, you've convinced me :) I will go for the 1Tb evo, unless I can drop one of my old HDDs. I think one of them is about to die anyway. Might go 2x 850 pro's in raid 0.

 

Quick question about the raid setup on the boot disks. Does the mobo support this? I've had raid before, but never on the boot disks.

I can't tell you how to specifically because I have an ASRock board but I'm sure someone knows

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Hi

 

I'm thinking of getting this build.

 

Main purpose would be gaming and some streaming.

Thoughts needed on the general build/mix of components.

I'm not sure if I should get the GTX 980 ti SC or GTX 980 ti Classified.

Also, the 1000W PSU looks a bit overkill. I put it in there to support future upgrades.

 

You can get as technical as you want. If there's something I don't know I will look it up (and learn something new in the process).

 

Thanks

 

Naybyr,

 

Here's my recommended computer build:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (€429.91 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (€269.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€140.24 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Transcend SSD370 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€178.50 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€85.79 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (€542.96 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  (€103.72 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€109.03 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (€29.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1959.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU -- Intel Core i7 7740X @ 4.30GHz Kaby Lake 14nm Technology * RAM -- 16.0 GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1466MHz (15-16-16-35)
Motherboard -- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF X299 MARK 2 (LGA 2066 R4) * Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) -- 4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series 
Storage -- 223 GB SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (SSD) -- 256 GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD1 (SSD) -- 931 GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA) -- 2794 GB BUFFALO External HDD USB Device
Optical Drives -- ASUS DRW-24B1ST * Audio -- Realtek High Definition Audio
 

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I think I'm going to go with this setup:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€271.14 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€133.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€287.58 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (€118.02 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€241.29 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€241.29 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card (€842.31 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Titanium Grey) ATX Full Tower Case (€135.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€149.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €2421.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-27 02:49 CEST+0200

 

The only remaining question now is: will the mobo support raid 0 on the boot disks. If someone can answer that question then I'm good to go and buy the parts.

 

All the replies and answers were very heplful! Thank you everyone.

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I would need a 4K monitor for that. It's next on my list, but I don't have the money for one (or two) right now. Might as well grab another 980 ti then.

I had already considered sli though, hence the overkill PSU.

 

I hadn't expected the 60% boost though. That's nice to know! Might do some extra jobs just to get it faster. ^^

most games have 80+ performance boost in sli, with the worst is thief at the bottom with only %50, but most games can hit at least 75%

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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