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Been aspiring to build a PC for a while now (2 years, just kept allocating my money elsewhere) now that i'm caught up and will get a sizable tax return, now i'm ready to throw down. I have spent most of my day today researching and browsing what I believe will be the best PC for my needs and needs for the future. I am all for your guys Intel about whether my picks should be changed, stay the same, upgraded, or downgraded.

 

I will be using this PC for pretty much everything from video editing to gaming to Photoshop and illustrator, although i will probably only use this rig for gaming 40% of the time, i still felt going with a Core i5 skylake would suffice due to the many different reviews and videos with benchmarks. For what i do on the pc i dont think hyper threading would make a huge difference, and why not save the money. If i didn't also need all the peripherals the price would be lower. (need to keep them for my wife's computer cause this computer will not be touched by anyone but me :) )

 

OK enough ranting.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lpkwxr 

 

 

The theme is red and black.....i know, i know everyone has red and black. But cant argue with how sick those colors are in a PC case.

Please also suggest a name?

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Change the GTX 970 to an MSI R9 390. Same cooler, better performance and more VRAM.

Name? Crimson Splendor.

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only sizable issue i see is the motherboard/cpu/AIO combo. the CPU and AIO suggest overclocking, but the motherboard cannot, at all.

 

I suggest either go for a Z170 motherboard instead. or drop the AIO and go with a 6500 or 6600, or even the 6700 if the lack of the AIO allows it.

 

I also would not recommend stuffing the case with that many fans, maybe 2 at the front, one at the back (EDIT: I assume the 120s were for the AIO, in that instance you want Static Pressure fans not Air Flow).

 

a la this:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ Adorama) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($179.00 @ Adorama) 
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1822.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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Change the GTX 970 to an MSI R9 390. Same cooler, better performance and more VRAM.

Name? Crimson Splendor.

iirc adobe programs can/do benefit from CUDA

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"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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This is what I would change

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($328.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($179.00 @ Adorama)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1782.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Add a LTT Fan.

just no. seriously. far to much for a single fan, and he wants black and red.

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"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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Add a LTT Fan.

this will increase FPS in games by at least 20% alone.   /sarcasm

 

If you dont have the 970 for the CUDA you should get a 390 instead. Other than that it looks pretty solid. If you arent overclocking, drop the AIO cooler and save the money or buy a better CPU.

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Those are a load of fans, you don't need that much! Get less fans and a 980.

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Also go for air, since it will help you afford a better card and performs as good as water in many cases.

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Went for a Z170 to allow for overclocking, changed your storage and PSU, reduced the number of funs, went for the red and black 390:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($179.00 @ Adorama) 
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1733.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 01:02 EST-0500

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only sizable issue i see is the motherboard/cpu/AIO combo. the CPU and AIO suggest overclocking, but the motherboard cannot, at all.

I suggest either go for a Z170 motherboard instead. or drop the AIO and go with a 6500 or 6600, or even the 6700 if the lack of the AIO allows it.

I also would not recommend stuffing the case with that many fans, maybe 2 at the front, one at the back (EDIT: I assume the 120s were for the AIO, in that instance you want Static Pressure fans not Air Flow).

a la this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($401.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($32.50 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Adorama)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($179.00 @ Adorama)

Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1822.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 00:46 EST-0500

The fans were just replacements for the them but the more I think about it I could go without the fans....thank you....and yes I am planning on overclocking
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Went for a Z170 to allow for overclocking, changed your storage and PSU, reduced the number of funs, went for the red and black 390:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ B&H)

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

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.49 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg)

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

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($179.00 @ Adorama)

Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1733.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 01:02 EST-0500

Should have studied the video card a little more, that R9 is a great idea thank you

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