Skylake Build

[Ishenferi]

Hey guys,

 

I've been planning my desktop build for what seems like forever, and I'm currently decided on a Skylake build. Are there any things I could do to get the (Relative) best bang for my buck? I'm set on Skylake, so don't worry about changing my mind on that. And though it's not listed, my case is a NZXT H440, and I'm in the U.S.

 

The desktop will primarily be used for gaming, as well as 3D rendering.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.62 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1930.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 10:37 EDT-0400

[Djole123]

Get 16 gigs in a combo, it's cheaper

[The_Stig]

Get a PSU from XFX/EVGA GS/G2/B2 or a unit for SeaSonic.

As for the rest of the build, it looks pretty good, although I would get a Cryorig H5/R1, seeing how much you've spent on the rest of the build, but the H7 will suffice 

[Aytex]

You can get windows cheaper @ r/microsoftswap

[Ishenferi]

Get 16 gigs in a combo, it's cheaper

 

Ah, thanks for that. I didn't even realize.

 

 

Get a PSU from XFX/EVGA GS/G2/B2 or a unit for SeaSonic.

As for the rest of the build, it looks pretty good, although I would get a Cryorig H5/R1, seeing how much you've spent on the rest of the build, but the H7 will suffice 

 

Any particular reason for those PSU choices? And great call on the H5, not a problem upgrading with the money I get from not being dumb about RAM choices.

 

 

You can get windows cheaper @ r/microsoftswap

 

I've only glanced over it because I'm at work, but is r/microsoftswap a legal channel for Windows?

[Aytex]

I've only glanced over it because I'm at work, but is r/microsoftswap a legal channel for Windows?

yes its all legal, may be some scammers here and there but notherless it is real and legal

[Redicat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($171.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.51 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($113.76 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2001.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 11:35 EDT-0400

 

Promo Discounts: -$43.28         Combo Discounts: -$10.00         Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00

 

100 bucks saving if you buy it RIGHT NOW!

 

This is just EXACTLY 2000 dollars right there BAM you could go ahead and buy Windows 10 off Reddit or G2A not recommended for me but its there...

[Ishenferi]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($171.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.51 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($113.76 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2001.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 11:35 EDT-0400

 

Promo Discounts: -$43.28         Combo Discounts: -$10.00         Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00

 

100 bucks saving if you buy it RIGHT NOW!

 

This is just EXACTLY 2000 dollars right there BAM you could go ahead and buy Windows 10 off Reddit or G2A not recommended for me but its there...

 

 

Can you explain your CPU Cooler/Motherboard/Memory choices? I'm sticking with a 750W+ PSU in the event I want to SLI down the line, and I don't need a case.

[The_Stig]

 

 

 

 

Any particular reason for those PSU choices? And great call on the H5, not a problem upgrading with the money I get from not being dumb about RAM choices.

 

The Corsair RM series uses particularity low-quality capacitors and XFX/SeaSonic/ EVGA's GS/B2/G2/P2 use all-japanese capacitors (and SeaSonic/Superflower are the best PSU makers in the business), making them more reliable then the RM series.

[Redicat]

Can you explain your CPU Cooler/Motherboard/Memory choices? I'm sticking with a 750W+ PSU in the event I want to SLI down the line, and I don't need a case.

 

1) NR 1 air cooler on the Market personal opinion of me its APPROVED the highest performance AIR cooler tower and probably the quietest of all because its Noctua... you could go with an all in 1 liquid cooler dual radiator like the H100I GTX but thats gonna add additional parts of failure like the PUMP & WATER LEAKING not most likely to happen with H100I GTX because its improved by Corsair so i would recommend it too if the pump fails and you dont notice your Computer would shut off or thermal throttle because of HEAT but you would notice it anyway the H100I LED logo on the pump is gonna most likely die with it...

 

2) That motherboard has even more features than Asus gaming boards at the moment it doesnt have a metal finish if you want to SLI and those cards are HEAVY it will give extra protection and it costs like what 40 usd less than your current one in Mind u could spend on something else! you could ALSO go for MSI board it does have the same metal finish but not that much features if you wanne get all features its gonna costs soo much and i'm sure if you PICK Asus you're going for the features and OC...

 

3) Hyper X DDR4 is the cheapest 2X8 dual channel memory choice atm its black wich match with the build GO with dual channel memory if you wanne get advantage of 1 having 2 dimm slots left 2 higher speeds due DUAL CHANNEL memory

 

4) 650W is probably enough and sure with that PSU i gave its premium qwality but hey i'll search one up...

 

 

Memory Explained

 

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 all its features & stuff (weired voice alert)

 

Noctua NH-D15 Silent Tower Heatsink VS All in 1 liquid coolers

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($171.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.99 @ B&H) 

Power Supply: Rosewill 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($120.00 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($113.76 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1902.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 11:58 EDT-0400

 

Similar board and its RED http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xgaming7 $200 but this one isnt cheaper or the same as the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5

 

     

 

The Corsair RM series uses particularity low-quality capacitors and XFX/SeaSonic/ EVGA's GS/B2/G2/P2 use all-japanese capacitors (and SeaSonic/Superflower are the best PSU makers in the business), making them more reliable then the RM series.

 

RM series are decent but very overpriced like corsair options are always overpriced...

[watts300]

Get 16 gigs in a combo, it's cheaper

@Ishenferi And recommended by memory manufacturers because they match the modules that they put into their kits. Even the same brand/model of memory in two separate kits is not "guaranteed" to work by the manufacturer.  (Although in real-life, it probably will. But when kits are available, get one.)

[BigDay]

better gpu and cpu cooling solution with a better psu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.11 @ Mac Mall)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($113.76 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1895.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 13:29 EDT-0400

[Hakiroto]

That's almost the same build I was asking about in my thread here.

[Redicat]

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.11 @ Mac Mall)

Erg people should just stop complaining about "poor" qwality capacitors or PSU's or whatever yes some series of PSU's are bad to use in a gaming rig or arent made for it but not those having 80+ GOLD and most likely NEVER platinium and even if the capicitors are "poor" qwality there wouldnt be any problem at all who has even invented this crap where is even the evidence? other than brands telling it because some series of PSU's arent made for it... its simple.