Potential build tweaks

[Bourne_Endeavour]

Found a build by Paul's hardware and wanted some opinions are the parts. This is strictly for gaming, so I figure I could bump down the i7 to an i5. Are there any other adjustments that could recommended?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($486.50 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($279.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($146.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Storage: Corsair Neutron XT 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($255.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($874.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($154.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($192.10 @ Amazon Canada)

Total: $2561.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 21:30 EDT-0400

[Amazingasian]

You could save some money by lowering the PSU to an EVGA G2 or XFX XTR.  Also, I'd suggest getting a mass storage drive as that SSD will fill up fast with games.  And you could bump down to a 6600k since you're only gaming.

[BarneyInMatrix]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wktkNG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wktkNG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($321.71 @ Vuugo) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($268.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($146.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($207.00 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.71 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($891.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($144.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $2379.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 21:35 EDT-0400

[Guest]

You could save some money by lowering the PSU to an EVGA G2 or XFX XTR.  Also, I'd suggest getting a mass storage drive as that SSD will fill up fast with games.  And you could bump down to a 6600k since you're only gaming.

I agree, something like a WD green 2 terabyte should do

[i_build_nanosuits]

this will have the same performance at lower cost...the GPU will run much cooler and quieter than the reference card...you don't loose much with this and you save 300$ so you could keep the i7 in there which will do better than the i5 at gaming and will remain relevant for a longer period of time especialy with DX12 and multi-threaded games we see nowadays:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($486.50 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($207.49 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($146.50 @ Vuugo)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($849.00 @ NCIX)

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($154.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($135.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Total: $2275.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 21:36 EDT-0400

This will support SLI as is if you want to drop a second 980ti at a later date.

[Streetguru]

Found a build by Paul's hardware and wanted some opinions are the parts. This is strictly for gaming, so I figure I could bump down the i7 to an i5. Are there any other adjustments that could

You might be better off going with a non X Fury for better performance per dollar, in addition a free-sync display is going to cost less than a G-sync display down the road

I'd just get the locked i7 6700 unless you plan on a 144hz display

Cooler is a bit overkill, and you may be able to find less expensive coolermaster AIOs

If you're going that route with the storage I'd get this SSD over that one

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

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And if you do any of that stuff and shave down the budget a bit you  could probably fit a free-sync display into it

And if you're just gaming an i5 will be fine

[Amazingasian]

I agree, something like a WD green 2 terabyte should do

Not a green.  A blue or black is better.

[Guest]

Not a green.  A blue or black is better.

Why?

[Amazingasian]

Why?

It's slower than a WD BLue or Black, it has the lowest reliability out of all and it has the shortest warranty.  The Blue is the best Bang fror Buck.

[Guest]

It's slower than a WD BLue or Black, it has the lowest reliability out of all and it has the shortest warranty.  The Blue is the best Bang fror Buck.

Ohhhhhhhh I see... Interesting... 

 

Have they been known to just die on the spot without warning or something?

[Amazingasian]

Ohhhhhhhh I see... Interesting... 

 

Have they been known to just die on the spot without warning or something?

They haven't built up a bad reputation mostly because they still are manufactured by the company that makes the best HDD's but they are considered not as reliable as the WD blue or black.  Better to be safe than sorry.

[Guest]

They haven't built up a bad reputation mostly because they still are manufactured by the company that makes the best HDD's but they are considered not as reliable as the WD blue or black.  Better to be safe than sorry.

Do you think these would be okay for RAID in a server then such as RAID 10? I have a green in my system and now I'm kind of worried 

[Amazingasian]

Do you think these would be okay for RAID in a server then such as RAID 10? I have a green in my system and now I'm kind of worried 

WD Reds are the server drives as the Green's aren't rated for 24/7 use.  They aren't bad drives however.  Nothing to worry about.

[Bourne_Endeavour]

Thanks guys! Appreciate the input. One more thing I'm debating is which version of the 980ti, since I am able to splurge a little on the card.