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Hey guys im probably going to be building this pc and wanted to know what your opinions and where I can improve.

 

  • CPU - i5-6600k 
  • CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X61
  • Motherboard - MSI Z107A Gaming M7
  • Memory - G.Skill 16gb ddr4 ram
  • Storage - 1tb wd hdd, 2tb wd hdd, 2 samsung 840 evo 120gb each in raid 0 (OS), 240gb OCZ ssd
  • GPU's - 2 gtx 980ti's EVGA Hybrids
  • Case - Corsair Air 540
  • Power Supply - Seasonic 750w 
  • OS - Windows 10 

This is what i'm looking to buy. Any tweaks or changes you might suggest?

Total price is around $1800 since I have some of the parts.

Current Build:

i5-6600k, Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7, Evga GTX 980ti, Kraken X61,  EVGA Supernova 1000w Power Supply, 1tb hard drive, 128gb Samsung ssd, 240gb OCZ ssd, Seagate 1tb Hybrid, Windows 8.1

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spend less on the mobo and upgrade the processor? possibly

I'll mostly be gaming, don't know if it will matter but I'll definetly check to see thanks

Current Build:

i5-6600k, Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7, Evga GTX 980ti, Kraken X61,  EVGA Supernova 1000w Power Supply, 1tb hard drive, 128gb Samsung ssd, 240gb OCZ ssd, Seagate 1tb Hybrid, Windows 8.1

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Hey guys im probably going to be building this pc and wanted to know what your opinions and where I can improve.

What do you already have?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

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What do you already have?

Not much, just the Power supply (from my current build), 1tb hdd 128gb and 240gb ssd's (from current build also)

Current Build:

i5-6600k, Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7, Evga GTX 980ti, Kraken X61,  EVGA Supernova 1000w Power Supply, 1tb hard drive, 128gb Samsung ssd, 240gb OCZ ssd, Seagate 1tb Hybrid, Windows 8.1

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Not much, just the Power supply (from my current build), 1tb hdd 128gb and 240gb ssd's (from current build also)

16gbs of RAM with an i5 is a bit unbalanced

What's your display? Is it already 4k?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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more power - 850W is what I'd recommend

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
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more power - 850W is what I'd recommend

750W is enough. No need to upgrade it.
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16gbs of RAM with an i5 is a bit unbalanced

What's your display? Is it already 4k?

It's actually 1080p lol

But I was having problems with 8gb, Some games would crash due to not having enough memory. But since I upgrade to 16gb haven't had that problem since.

Current Build:

i5-6600k, Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7, Evga GTX 980ti, Kraken X61,  EVGA Supernova 1000w Power Supply, 1tb hard drive, 128gb Samsung ssd, 240gb OCZ ssd, Seagate 1tb Hybrid, Windows 8.1

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It's actually 1080p lol

But I was having problems with 8gb, Some games would crash due to not having enough memory. But since I upgrade to 16gb haven't had that problem since.

What do you have 100 chrome tabs open?

2 980tis is kind of crazy to use with a 1080p display, so instead of that I'd suggest you pick up a 4k display, this one has free-sync and it can work at 1080p 120Hz a well, and the Fury will just get your better performance per dollar, although it preforms within a few fps of a 980ti at 4k in a number of titles

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-reveals-full-spec-for-cut-down-air-cooled-r9-fury-blog

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PpJTLk

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($103.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.65 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($529.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Wasabi Mango UHD420 60Hz 42.0" Monitor  ($799.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $2027.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 16:56 EDT-0400

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Just drop what you already have out of the build, maybe drop to an unlocked i5 as well, it's just a build I have lying around

You can also get that display for 600 on ebay

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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