Corsair themed

Gregbenson715 · January 9, 2016

This build is for gaming/recording/streaming.

I'm going to mount the H90 on the back panel, eventually I'm going to do sli so I'm thinking of putting the radiators on top. Also for the fans im going to be using the white plastic band. What do you guys think? Opinions are greatly appreciated.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y2GBMp

HKZeroFive · January 9, 2016

While I applaud you for picking a particular theme, are you sure you don't want to get better performance by picking multiple brands?

For instance, the PSU is overkill, a 550-650W one would do nicely.

EDIT: You can get two 980Tis and a 5820K (which would do better for editing/streaming) at that price. It isn't worth it to build a poor value build just for the aesthetics:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.20 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($597.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition 63.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($13.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $2280.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Mug · January 9, 2016

That's terrible value for money, you could go for a 240GB SSD and a 2TB HDD for storage, a cheaper motherboard, 500 watt power supply would be fine for one gpu and 750 is fine for two, 980ti don't know why that's even necessary, atrocious value.

daniellearmouth · January 9, 2016

RM650x.

Saved you a crap ton of money right there.

Oh, and if you're recording, do us a favour and get a proper hard drive. They can handle being written to constantly better than what most SSDs can.

And even then, consider a Samsung 850 EVO (or Pro if you must have just the SSD...).

GarnetDevil · January 9, 2016

This build is not value, at all

Goat · January 9, 2016

That power supply is unnecessary for your pc. It will be less efficient and will draw more power from your wall. Go with a 750 watt psu or something. You can get a cheaper motherboard and ssd to spend more money on the cpu cooler, giving you better temps and a higher overclocking headroom. To make up for a lower capacity ssd, get a high capacity hard drive.

TheRandomness · January 9, 2016

That power supply is unnecessary for your pc. It will be less efficient and will draw more power from your wall. Go with a 750 watt psu or something. You can get a cheaper motherboard and ssd to spend more money on the cpu cooler, giving you better temps and a higher overclocking headroom. To make up for a lower capacity ssd, get a high capacity hard drive.

That's not how PSUs work. They draw from the wall only what is needed, not what is said on the box

@Gregbenson715 If you're hell bent on staying with corsair;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.20 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($739.99 @ B&H)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($113.98 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition 63.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($13.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1809.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you decide to be sensible and change your mind, go with the build @HKZeroFive made.

Goat · January 9, 2016

That's not how PSUs work. They draw from the wall only what is needed, not what is said on the box

What I meant was that the psu will be less efficient and as a result, draw unneeded power from the wall.

brob · January 9, 2016

This build is for gaming/recording/streaming.

I'm going to mount the H90 on the back panel, eventually I'm going to do sli so I'm thinking of putting the radiators on top. Also for the fans im going to be using the white plastic band. What do you guys think? Opinions are greatly appreciated.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y2GBMp

I would suggest going with Skylake.

A larger cpu cooler for better overclocking. It can be mounted in the top. The drive tower can be removed and the front intakes used for gpu radiators. A slightly smaller psu is quite sufficient for the build and will easily handle another gpu. The Asus motherboard better matches the black & white color scheme.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($418.57 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.20 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Corsair Force LS 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($376.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($739.99 @ B&H)

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

Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.95 @ B&H)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition 63.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($13.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $2243.59

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