Christmas Gaming Build

[RockiLocky]

Hey guys, so I am here to ask you guys for help. My friends wants a to build his own gaming rig for christmas.

 

Mostly he does gaming like for 85% and 15% are some video editing and such, but not alot.

What he needs is everything. SO to say he needs a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, a Windows10 copy and ofcourse the computer itself.

 

His Budget is around 3000€ thats around 3280$ .

 

 

I hope you guys can help me out.

 

Nice Greets,

RockiLocky

[Razarza]

Hey guys, so I am here to ask you guys for help. My friends wants a to build his own gaming rig for christmas.

 

Mostly he does gaming like for 85% and 15% are some video editing and such, but not alot.

What he needs is everything. SO to say he needs a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, a Windows10 copy and ofcourse the computer itself.

 

His Budget is around 3000€ thats around 3280$ .

Will he be overclocking?

[RockiLocky]

Will he be overclocking?

Yes I will do the overclocking for him

[Bazilias]

Hey guys, so I am here to ask you guys for help. My friends wants a to build his own gaming rig for christmas.

 

Mostly he does gaming like for 85% and 15% are some video editing and such, but not alot.

What he needs is everything. SO to say he needs a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, a Windows10 copy and ofcourse the computer itself.

 

His Budget is around 3000€ thats around 3280$ .

 

 

I hope you guys can help me out.

 

Nice Greets,

RockiLocky

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€346.10 @ Mindfactory) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€125.10 @ Mindfactory) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€256.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€47.12 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€48.27 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€162.86 @ Mindfactory) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€99.85 @ Mindfactory) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (€729.85 @ Mindfactory) 

Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€101.83 @ Mindfactory) 

Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (€596.93 @ Mindfactory) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  (€187.84 @ Mindfactory) 

Mouse: SteelSeries Rival Wired Optical Mouse  (€69.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €2771.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 12:34 CET+0100

 

Cheap Windows: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3sy3pt/h_microsoft_windows_108817_office_2016/

 

Edit: Changed the RAM.

[N4PSTEr17]

One thing about the Windows Copy:

What I did last week was buying a Windows 7 license key, which cost about 7€ ( it was sold from a volume license, completely legal where I live (Germany), please check if it is also legal where you live!). Then using a windows 10 USB stick ( Windows media creation tool ) I installed Windows 10 and used the Windows 7 key for installation. It worked perfectly fine, because Microsoft now accepts windows 7 and 8 keys also when fresh installing Windows 10, not only when upgrading from an existing system.

[RockiLocky]

-snip

 

The prices can be in USD, because my prices in Euro are wayy diffrent to does in germany thats why I am always using the pcpartpicker.com the US version.

 

But thank you for your input I will discuss at the end of the thread with my friend all of the builds and we will decide then togheter

[RockiLocky]

-snip

 

Will check it out thanks

[Bazilias]

Will check it out thanks

Well, The US price is $2372.93

You can also add another GPU for an SLI configuration which costs $3087.92 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DdMc99

[GarnetDevil]

I'd prefer curved monitor so here's mine

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DwCL8d

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DwCL8d/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($337.92 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($289.99 @ Micro Center) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($289.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($151.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: LG 34UC97-S 60Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($889.05 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei RAW Wired Laser Mouse  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 

Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers  ($63.95 @ B&H) 

Total: $2974.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 06:52 EST-0500

[RockiLocky]

-snip

 

Ok thank you.

 

Would you all recommend the i7-4790k and not a newer version of CPU?

[Razarza]

Yes I will do the overclocking for him

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/PRq3Lk

 

If he wants 1440p144Hz

 

If you can get Windows for cheaper you might be able to squeeze in Crossfire FuryX with this PSU and the ASUS 1440p monitor.

Mouse and keyboard a personal preference but some good suggestions would be K70 (Blue/Red) or G710+ (Browns), they both have backlighting and extra macro keys. Mice - Logitech G502, SteelSeries Rival, FinalMouse 2015.

 

Mindfactory will ship to Austria at a reasonable price so I used them for most of the parts, I don't really know how it is it Austria but you may be able to save on overall postage costs getting them all from there.

[RockiLocky]

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WOuld you mind telling me why you went for the FuryX and a X99 Platform jsut for curiosity. And if he asks why I would have some arguments

[GarnetDevil]

Ok thank you.

 

Would you all recommend the i7-4790k and not a newer version of CPU?

It has gone cheaper since Skylake was a thing and the performance difference between Haswell refresh and Skylake is not big

[RockiLocky]

It has gone cheaper since Skylake was a thing and the performance difference between Haswell refresh and Skylake is not big

 

Oh ok thanks for info

 

Also would you mind tellint me why you went with R9390 and not the newer NVIDIA like 980 or 980Ti?

[Razarza]

WOuld you mind telling me why you went for the FuryX and a X99 Platform jsut for curiosity. And if he asks why I would have some arguments

With a 3000 Euro bugdet you can easily go for X99 for 6 cores from the 5820k, you said your friend will be doing a bit of editing, depending on how much that actually is the 5820k will be useful. If he would prefer to save some money a 4790k + ~160USD Z97 motherboard will be just as good for gaming.

 

From what I could find the FuryX is cheaper in Germany (I don't know what the pricing is like in Austria, but I assume it would be similar across most Europe), at 1440p the FuryX seems to do just as good if not better in a lot of games compared to the 980Ti, it also seems to scale a little better in Crossfire if he wanted a second one.

 

If the 980Ti is cheaper in Austria then by all means for a 980Ti, MSI, Gigabyte and Zotac cards all have great aftermarket coolers on them for the 980Ti for around the same price.

[RockiLocky]

With a 3000 Euro bugdet you can easily go for X99 for 6 cores from the 5820k, you said your friend will be doing a bit of editing, depending on how much that actually is the 5820k will be useful. If he would prefer to save some money a 4790k + ~160USD Z97 motherboard will be just as good for gaming.

 

From what I could find the FuryX is cheaper in Germany (I don't know what the pricing is like in Austria, but I assume it would be similar across most Europe), at 1440p the FuryX seems to do just as good if not better in a lot of games compared to the 980Ti, it also seems to scale a little better in Crossfire if he wanted a second one.

 

If the 980Ti is cheaper in Austria then by all means for a 980Ti, MSI, Gigabyte and Zotac cards all have great aftermarket coolers on them for the 980Ti for around the same price.

 

Well I just looked it up and the Price is 20€ diffrence if I am right that should be wortht he money right?

[Razarza]

Well I just looked it up and the Price is 20€ diffrence if I am right that should be wortht he money right?

20Euro between the FuryX/980Ti or X99/Z97? If it is X99 you are talking about then go for X99. If you are talking about the FuryX/980Ti then you should look up benchmarks for games that he will be playing most of the time and see which card will perform better for those games overall.

[RockiLocky]

20Euro between the FuryX/980Ti or X99/Z97? If it is X99 you are talking about then go for X99. If you are talking about the FuryX/980Ti then you should look up benchmarks for games that he will be playing most of the time and see which card will perform better for those games overall.

 

Was talking about the GPU's well will look them up and if intrested tell how it looks.

 

Thank you for your information btw

[Razarza]

Was talking about the GPU's well will look them up and if intrested tell how it looks.

 

Thank you for your information btw

You're welcome. I hope your friend is happy with his PC.

[The_Sandman]

Tried to match the colors of the build and it is ready for a second GPU if he wants to upgrade later on:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($659.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2784.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 07:49 EST-0500

 

 

SLI - Version (150$ over the budget):

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($659.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $3434.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-09 07:46 EST-0500

[RockiLocky]

@Razarza @CarnetDevil @RaptorCandy 

 

What do you guys think about the H110i?

[RockiLocky]

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Hey man thank you for your awesome input will discuss it with my friend too.

 

Will let you guys know tomorrow or today what he will take

[Razarza]

@Razarza @CarnetDevil @RaptorCandy 

 

What do you guys think about the H110i?

Seems to perform pretty much the same as the H100i, check out this review to compare it with lots of other AIOs.

[GarnetDevil]

Oh ok thanks for info

 

Also would you mind tellint me why you went with R9390 and not the newer NVIDIA like 980 or 980Ti?

Red team makes it cheaper than Green team when it comes to majority of gaming

[RockiLocky]

Seems to perform pretty much the same as the H100i, check out this review to compare it with lots of other AIOs.

 

Also if the H110i performance is slightly better the diffrence in noise is pretty big in load. So thank you for the input. Will more likely look towards the H100i then