Replacing aged Gaming PC

[pskippy]

I am looking to replace my old (i7 920 2.67GHz  - AMD Radean 6950)  gaming PC with the following:

 

 

I am looking to stay in the US $1200 - 1300 range without a monitor or peripherals.  Any thoughts would be appreciated as it has been awhile since I built a PC.

 

Thanks

 

PCPartPicker part list / 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($108.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.89 @ 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  ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1231.53

 

 

 

 

[alexhelvetica]

That PSU is shit, get an EVGA G2 or GS instead.

You are also getting a "Locked" CPU with a Z107 motherboard. You will be very limited in what you can OC.

[shadowbyte]

Just curious why you mixed two different types of memory. The CPU probably won't need the Noctua cooler because it is a locked chip, and you can put the 74 dollars towards a 390X

[Sir Asvald]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1295.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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OR THIS ONE:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1157.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Kobathor]

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@pskippy

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($90.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($97.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $1162.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 17:48 EST-0500

 

That Xeon is just an i7 4770 with no iGPU, it's better than the locked i5 you had.

 

390X is just better in every way.

 

I don't think you'd need an 850 Pro, so I swapped it with an 850 EVO.

 

Changed the CPU cooler, since you don't need an NH-D14 for a locked CPU.

Swapped PSU for a different one.

 

This PC is better than the one you posted. I think the only thing would be that it's Haswell instead of Skylake, so a CPU upgrade would require a mobo swap (but by the time you upgrade from the Xeon Cannonlake will probably be out.)

[Daveeede]

Since you are not overclocking (That processor is locked), you can go for a H170 chipset instead of the Z170. Might save a few bucks there if you'd like.

 

Also, no need to go for the Samsung 850 Pro SSD unless you really need the added reliability/warranty. The 850 EVO offers very good performance at a lower price.

 

Lastly, get a better PSU if possible. Look at EVGA's offerings (GQ, GS, G2, P2 are all excellent). 650 watts should be sufficient for any single-gpu rig. Hope that helps a bit.

 

EDIT: just realized you have 32gb of mixed memory? I assume that's a mistake, 16gb should be way more than enough.

[JebKerman]

seriously overkill CPU cooler, and FAR too much ram 1 (or even half of one) of those 2 kits is plenty (850W PSU is only there if you want to get a second GPU in the future, otherwise a EVGA GS 650W will do just fine).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($96.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card  ($433.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Total: $1206.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Patrick Bateman]

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16gb helps as new games are starting to use more ram. look at black ops 3 for example.

[JebKerman]

16gb helps as new games are starting to use more ram. look at black ops 3 for example.

but 32GB?

[Patrick Bateman]

but 32GB?

yeah 32gb totally unnecesarry.. im just saying it would be good to go with 16gb as you chose 8gb in your partlist

[JebKerman]

yeah 32gb totally unnecesarry.. im just saying it would be good to go with 16gb as you chose 8gb in your partlist

I throw a second set in Change it for 2x8 (I mean it's still cheaper than the original build)

[Daveeede]

If I had to build a gaming pc in murica right now it would be something like this:

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1097.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 17:53 EST-0500

 

Like mentioned in a post above, get an 850W psu if u plan on adding a second gpu in the future.

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($383.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1202.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 17:58 EST-0500

 

6600k + 390x. Why the hell not?

[pskippy]

Just curious why you mixed two different types of memory. The CPU probably won't need the Noctua cooler because it is a locked chip, and you can put the 74 dollars towards a 390X

 

Mistake on my part.  Thanks for pointing out

[pskippy]

Since you are not overclocking (That processor is locked), you can go for a H170 chipset instead of the Z170. Might save a few bucks there if you'd like.

 

Also, no need to go for the Samsung 850 Pro SSD unless you really need the added reliability/warranty. The 850 EVO offers very good performance at a lower price.

 

Lastly, get a better PSU if possible. Look at EVGA's offerings (GQ, GS, G2, P2 are all excellent). 650 watts should be sufficient for any single-gpu rig. Hope that helps a bit.

 

EDIT: just realized you have 32gb of mixed memory? I assume that's a mistake, 16gb should be way more than enough.

 

Thank you for the answer.   So the processor is locked and this is not dependent on the mobo?  I will be going with the EVO based on yours and others recommendations and change the power supply.  Thanks again for the help

 

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[Daveeede]

So the processor is locked and this is not dependent on the mobo?  

 

More or less. The only Intel processors that can be overclocked are the ones with a "k" suffix at the end, i.e. i7-4790k, i5-6600k, i7-6700k, etc. If you don't think you'll need to OC, then you can save a decent amount of money by going with a locked, non-k, processor. 

 

As for the chipset choice, Z170 is the only OC-ing compatible chipset that works with the skylake processors. But obviously, if you have a locked processor, there is no advantage of going for the Z170 chipset (unless the model you have chosen offers something in particular). H170 offers all of the same features as Z170, minus the ability the OC. B150/H110 are also compatible chipsets. H110 is usually more of a budget chipset, B150 is aimed at business users, but is usually the same as H170.