First Build Ever! (Gaming)

[Zodin]

Hey guys! I just ordered this last night:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($525.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($195.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($265.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($1089.00 @ IJK) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ Centre Com) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2811.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 16:52 AEST+1000

 

To use with my Dell U3415w, pretty keen for it to arrive, got the email saying all the parts shipped today, should be here mid next week.

 

This will be my first build, pretty nervous but after watching a lot of tutorials it seems pretty easy!

 

Ill be using this primarily for gaming at 3440x1440, I also wanted it to be SLI ready for the future (was nervous about 850w but a lot of people assured me it would be fine)

 

Theme i am going for is black and white, I have white monitor speakers and a sub, so it will go nicely with those. 

 

I have some old Noctua NF-P12-1300 54.4 CFM 120mm Fans from an old computer, four of them actually. Ill put two at the front of the case as intake, and one at the back for exhaust and at the top for exhaust. Ill set the cpu fan so it pulls air from the front through he back. 

[Rienks]

How much did Windows 10 cost?

[Zodin]

How much did Windows 10 cost?

20 bucks more than Windows 8, ended up being around 159aud (110US). Preferred the easy, plug in USB and install option that having to upgrade via windows 8 or burning ISOs to a DVD (which i have no optical drive)

[Rienks]

20 bucks more than Windows 8, ended up being around 159aud (110US). Preferred the easy, plug in USB and install option that having to upgrade via windows 8 or burning ISOs to a DVD (which i have no optical drive)

Slightly late but you can get Windows 10 for around US$35~ on Reddit.

[Zodin]

Slightly late but you can get Windows 10 for around US$35~ on Reddit.

Ah damn, wish you didn't tell me that  

[Rienks]

Ah damn, wish you didn't tell me that

Welp now you know. Need Office?

[Zodin]

Welp now you know. Need Office?

Na i don't actually, parents have office 365, so ill steal one of those licences haha. 

[Rian]

Seeing you are going with a black and white build, why not the Galax HOF Edition? Much better performance in some cases as well. 

 

http://galaxstore.net/GALAX-NVIDIA-Geforce-GTX-980-TI-HOF-6GB-FREE-GAMER-L-240GB-SSD-BUNDLE_p_41.html 

 

you even get one of their SSD which I would consider pretty good