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Motivation: Hi, I'm looking to build a new powerful gaming tower to replace an aging gaming laptop. I had been eyeing a desktop for a few years, but when my 775mx laptop couldn't run fallout 4 well I decided to build a tower. I'm looking to play Skyrim and Fallout 4 with texture packs + ENB and the Witcher 3 maxed at 1440p.
 
Location: I live in the United States
 
Budget: 1900-2400
 
 
 
CPU Cooler Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $109.99 @ Newegg
 
Motherboard Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $117.98 @ Newegg
 
 
 
 
 
Case Corsair 760T White V2 ATX Full Tower Case | $179.99 @ Amazon
 
 
Monitor QNIX QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor] | $269.99 @ Newegg (PcParts can't find it for some reason)
 
 
 
Total - $2322.64
 
 
Other Concerns: I like the Black and White aesthetic I have going, but it isn't totally mandatory. I like how the monitor is good for overclocking, it's probably the best for my mission of 100+ fps @ 1440p. I also really like the Seahawk video card, but if there's a compelling reason not to get it...
 
 
note: I couldn't find a way to correctly export the parts list, is there a way to do it better in the future?
 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 


Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($739.99 @ Amazon) 

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


Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.99) 


Total: $2327.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-26 17:49 EST-0500

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($739.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($269.99) 
Total: $2327.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-26 17:49 EST-0500

 

 

Lol the exact build I would have recommended, well, I would have suggested an EVGA PSU

 

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The Witcher 3 is very taxing on a system if you ramp all the settings up (including hairworks) You might not even be able to get away with 1 980Ti at 1440p 60FPS.

Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500)

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Lol the exact build I would have recommended, well, I would have suggested an EVGA PSU

 

The XFX is better for its price. SeaSonic OEM' s for the win!

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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This has much more value.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($614.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($275.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2059.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-26 17:53 EST-0500

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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For DDR4, you could get a lot better than 2400 mhz

Would this affect gaming with the current setup? I plan to go SLI in the distant future, would it affect performance then?

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Does this mobo have features which are nice? Better bios would be nice, but the price is pretty high? What's good about it?

 

X99 is far superior to Z170 for features, mainly bandwidth for expansions

 

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CPU - Ryzen 1700 @ 4Ghz  Motherboard - Gigabyte AX370 Aorus Gaming 5   Ram - 16Gb GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200  GPU - Palit 1080GTX Gamerock Premium  Storage - Samsung XP941 256GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB   PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W  Case - INWIN 303 White Display - Asus PG278Q Gsync 144hz 1440P

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Does this mobo have features which are nice? Better bios would be nice, but the price is pretty high? What's good about it?

 

X99 chipset. It's actually pretty cheap for an X99 board.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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Would this affect gaming with the current setup? I plan to go SLI in the distant future, would it affect performance then?

 

No. Only rendering. And even then, not by a lot.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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Ok, I think that Czex's build might be the winner. Does his suggested NZXT S340 have two video card radiators if I chose to g SLI in the future?

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Thanks for the two examples about a game I am interested in! Do you think that increases above 2400hz (which was the highest tested in the articles) would still bring performance increases? How high should I go?

 

For new games to come. who knows. I would grab one of thse:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43000c15d16gtz

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvkb

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gtzb

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvk

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thanks, went with the 3200 ripjaws

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