What do you guys think?

[Calafalas]

Hey guys, I'm looking to build a new computer, and I'm basically new at all of this. What do you think of this set up?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fxx8Vn

[JokerFire]

Hey guys, I'm looking to build a new computer, and I'm basically new at all of this. What do you think of this set up?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fxx8Vn

Unless you are doing a Gaming only build i suggest having a 1TB HHD and a 250 GB SSD.. Save some money and get more space

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99) 

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

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.86 @ Mac Mall) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: AOC G2770PQU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1423.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 14:27 EST-0500

 

Added a HDD and a case.

[Feather]

These are my thoughts

 

* Changed the motherboard to lower-end model (you don't need 4-Way SLI right?  Like dam)

* Changed RAM from 32GB to 16GB (do you have any reason to believe you would utilize 32GB?  If not you probably won't.  Even 16GB is a lot)

* Changed video card to 2x GTX 960 (more $ for the buck plus it looks cool.  nVidia has pretty good SLI profile support, I wouldn't get Crossfire if it was me, they're too slow to add profiles to their drivers.  These have 3x fans each so they are quiet/great overclocks and they also have 2x6-pin power so you can increase the voltage more than MSI cards etc)

* Changed PSU from EVGA to XFX.  Seasonic makes XFX's power supplies so it's just a little higher quality

* Changed monitor to BenQ 24" 144Hz (if you want 27" then obviously this is the wrong monitor, but from my experience 27" is kind of big for PC gaming, plus AOC makes more budget-oriented products so it's not quite as nice.  I would stick with Asus, BenQ, or a Korean display company)

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($222.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($222.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1398.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 16:17 EST-0500

 

I would also consider whether purchasing an OS is really necessary, most people just download it from the Internet but that's your call.  If you were to do that, you could spent your saved money elsewhere.  If you would overclock your CPU (some won't, I would personally but that's for you to decide) a higher-end CPU cooler would be near the top of my list to fill in that gap.  I'm not sure what case you're using (if any??) but I would get the largest AIO cooler it can support from Cooler Master/Corsair (I prefer the non Asetek units personally, so those are the ones with the really skinny circular CPU blocks).  Either that or an air cooler like a Noctua or Phanteks, the only problem with Noctua is it looks like poo (like literally, it's brown).

 

If you don't have an aftermarket / decent case already, I would again strongly recommend getting one.  It would be a pitty to purchase these exquisite parts to not show it off in a nice case.  I would be looking at Corsair cases, but Cooler Master, Fractal Design, and a few others are quite nice as well.

[Patrick Bateman]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($222.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($222.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1398.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 16:17 EST-0500

 

no, just no

[Patrick Bateman]

killer deal on that mobo and 32gb ram unnecesarry. also os is your choice but i recommend windows 10 for direct x 12 which will help gaming performance when games start supporting it. money saved from mobo spent on nice cpu cooler. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($96.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: AOC G2770PQU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1325.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 16:50 EST-0500

[Feather]

no, just no

 

Patrick: I reject your reality and substitute it for my own

 

Or you could actually justify your opinion but ok

[Patrick Bateman]

Patrick: I reject your reality and substitute it for my own

 

Or you could actually justify your opinion but ok

you chose two 960's instead of a single card which would of been a better choice. 

[Feather]

you chose two 960's instead of a single card which would of been a better choice. 

 

You learned this where?  We can completely ignore the advantages nVidia's products bring to the table when it comes to software for the time being as well, I would just like your opinions on multi GPU vs single GPU.

[Patrick Bateman]

You learned this where?

a single 390 is worse than the 960 sli in terms of performance, but your spending more and dealing with games not supporting sli and more power draw, heat and less vram

[Calafalas]

Thanks everyone for all the helpful suggestions and advice. I forgot to mention that I have a 1T hard drive already, though, perhaps newer models of hard drives might be better, idk?

Also, I forgot to add the case. I was thinking of this case, I like how it has a windowed panel, lots of fans, and seems to have a simple design, in terms of aesthetics. Also, seems like it has plenty of airflow, and seems cheap too. But, idk, haha, what do you all think? Thanks again for all your suggestions and taking the time to comment. DIYPC D780-BK Black SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case

[Calafalas]

Also, I was also thinking of downloading a DAW, such as Cubase. I was thinking that the amount of ram (32) would be beneficial for audio design. Also, would anyone have any suggestions for speakers? Thanks!

[Feather]

a single 390 is worse than the 960 sli in terms of performance, but your spending more and dealing with games not supporting sli and more power draw, heat and less vram

 

I fully agree a single video card in this price-range does make sense after looking at the prices/performance; there's practically no benefits with 2x 960 vs 1x 970 for the price.  I remember at least ever since the GTX 400 series the X60 cards were always more similar to the X70 cards in performance, but not in price, it's actually nice to see the 970 is such a strong card and priced so competitively.

 

With that said, I would personally opt for an nVidia card solely for the driver support, nVidia really does have a stronger software team, their driver suite is better, and they release much quicker game improvements with their driver releases.  I would not necessarily choose a video card by how much VRAM it has either, since the monitor's native res is 1080p, you're probably not going to use more than 2GB of VRAM in most cases.  I would not recommend MSI boards, I have seen a lot more failures and questionable firmware coming from their boards, even recently; they're just not as solid as a company (as Asus/Gigabyte/Evga to an extent)

 

A few questions I would have for the OP would be:

 

* Do you plan on overclocking your CPU?  If so a strong CPU cooler would likely be wasted.

* What are you thinking color-scheme wise?  I noticed the case you are interested in is black/blue, and the parts you linked are black/red.  Which do you prefer?  I assume you like lights by the case?

 

 

Here's some food for thought.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.99) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($326.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Amazon) 

Other: NZXT LED Kit (Red) - 2M ($17.99)

Other: 24-Pin Red Sleeved ($12.99)

Other: 8-Pin Red EPS Sleeved ($7.99)

Other: 2 x 6+2-Pin PCI-e Red Sleeved ($12.98)

Total: $1397.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 21:50 EST-0500

[Calafalas]

Thanks Feather!

I'd like to learn more about overclocking. :-) though, I'm not too crazy about it.

About the colors, red and blue is cool. I was initially going for white, though based on the performance of certain components, it was becoming red, haha. And I like lights :-)