Build Advice

[Nithium]

I am considering building a new rig. Sold my last one back in 2012, so I have been out of the scene for quite a while and need some advice. Bellow I have listed my current build idea (framework) and I am open to various ideas and changes. Will be updating the post as I get more advice.

 

UPDATE:

Current Build Idea:

 

Case:  Fractal Design Define S/R5

 

PSU:   Corsair AX860 OR Super Flower 850W Leadex?

 

RAM:   G.Skill F4-2133C15Q-16GRB Ripjaws 4 16GB (4GBx4)?

 

SSD:  Samsung 950 PRO 256 gb

 

CPU:  Intel i7-6700K 4 GHz (Skylake)

 

Mobo: Asus Maximus VIII Hero OR Asus Z170-A OR Asus Pro Gaming?

 

GPU: GALAX GTX 980 Ti HOF

 

Cooling: CPU-> Corsair H110i,  GPU-> Corsair HG10 Bracket with H75 radiator.

 

 

1. Budget & Location

I am from South Africa and have a budget of about ZAR 30000.

2. Aim

 

Keen to build and be creative.

OVERCLOCKING

Gaming

OVERCLOCKING

3. Monitors

 

1

4. Peripherals

 

No

5. Why are you upgrading?

 

I haven't own a desktop rig for quite some time now and I am interested in the upcoming VR: HTC Vive being released. Also interested in playing around with overclocking.

[JaZoN_XD]

i wouldnt suggest the galax 980 ti. really expensive. just get a reerence one since its cheaper and then use your watercool stuff

[AresKrieger]

You mentioned skylake with a "?", the best bang for the buck is haswell (don't know about south africa pricing), performance overall skylake (+5%), as for ram doesn't really matter but the type will depend on the cpu moba combo. If skylake any ddr4 ram will do with that moba, 16 gigs would be optimal, if haswell 16 gigs of ddr3 the speed really doesn't matter much except in weirdly optimized games such as fallout

 

@Nithium as I said south africa pricing is completely unknown to me so you'll have to see what the % price difference is to find out what will work, and if this will fit into your budget

[Nithium]

i wouldnt suggest the galax 980 ti. really expensive. just get a reerence one since its cheaper and then use your watercool stuff

 

 

@JaZoN_XD Here in South Africa it is relatively hard to get your hands on a reference card (havent seen a place that stocks them yet). The Galax is surprisingly the least expensive brand here in SA. Only exception I have seen so far is the GTX 970 where the Gainward is the cheapest. The price ladder over here looks like this: (least to most expensive) Galax<MSI<EVGA<Palit<Gigabyte<Asus.

 

 

@AresKrieger Thanks for the advice, will be going with the Skylake. The Skylake cost barely more than the Haswell this side.

[JaZoN_XD]

@JaZoN_XD Here in South Africa it is relatively hard to get your hands on a reference card (havent seen a place that stocks them yet). The Galax is surprisingly the least expensive brand here in SA. Only exception I have seen so far is the GTX 970 where the Gainward is the cheapest. The price ladder over here looks like this: (least to most expensive) Galax<MSI<EVGA<Palit<Gigabyte<Asus.

 

 

@AresKrieger Thanks for the advice, will be going with the Skylake. The Skylake cost barely more than the Haswell this side.

wow, you are pretty lucky, here in canada, there isn't even a galax card, skylake costs a good $60 extra for no good reason and everything is more expensive.