So how does it look

[Minivan]

So, it's time to build a new PC. I've been dealing with issues piling up like USB ports dying and sata ports dying among others. My good old I5-2380p will be getting a rest soon before being given to my father in a PC build that has an overkill GPU and 24 gigs of ram and a new mobo for light web browsing since he currently doesn't have a PC.

 

Here's the deal, I have a budget of 1k USD and I want some advice on the build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W2y6kL

 

Now, the build is kind of 50-50 for productivity in game design/graphic design and gaming. I am intending to purchase this monitor once I move out of my apartment later in the year. I bought the GPU about a month or so ago before I knew what monitor I intended to go with. But the 970 at 1440p isn't that bad from what I've seen. Certainly not the best. I may sell it and get a R9 390x or GTX 980TI later in the year if I need to, or whatever new card is out there for ~$500. I also just bought the Wacom Cintiq 13hd non touch. Just to give you an Idea of what this will be used for.

 

Any help is highly appreciated.

[Master Disaster]

Z170 is pointless with non k cpu. May as well get H150 and use the BIOS hack to OC the non k cpu anyway.

[DaltonM]

This is a good build but I can't help but feel you're going to need more storage for this thing. 

The GPU wont push ultra at 1440p, but if you drop down to 1080 in games it will run well and still look really good. 

[DaltonM]

Z170 is pointless with non k cpu. May as well get h150 and use the BIOS hack to OC the non k cpu anyway.

Crap! I automatically assumed he had a K processor on there.

 

Get a K dood. 

[IsaacDaGrazin]

snippity snip

gonna say one thing

that monitor...

IS BEAUTIFUL

btw more storage http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Pbbm6h

[Minivan]

I forgot to mention I have a 3tb WD external I use for storage and an 600gb random Seagate I took from a laptop as extra storage.

[roctrebira]

So, it's time to build a new PC. I've been dealing with issues piling up like USB ports dying and sata ports dying among others. My good old I5-2380p will be getting a rest soon before being given to my father in a PC build that has an overkill GPU and 24 gigs of ram and a new mobo for light web browsing since he currently doesn't have a PC.

 

Here's the deal, I have a budget of 1k USD and I want some advice on the build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W2y6kL

 

Now, the build is kind of 50-50 for productivity in game design/graphic design and gaming. I am intending to purchase this monitor once I move out of my apartment later in the year. I bought the GPU about a month or so ago before I knew what monitor I intended to go with. But the 970 at 1440p isn't that bad from what I've seen. Certainly not the best. I may sell it and get a R9 390x or GTX 980TI later in the year if I need to, or whatever new card is out there for ~$500. I also just bought the Wacom Cintiq 13hd non touch. Just to give you an Idea of what this will be used for.

 

Any help is highly appreciated.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZN86h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZN86h/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $898.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-22 17:22 EST-0500

[Minivan]

Crap! I automatically assumed he had a K processor on there.

 

Get a K dood. 

Okay, I'll get the K. It's a habit of mine to cost save, but I see your point. No half-sketchy way for OC'ing and a higher baseclock.

[Master Disaster]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZN86h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZN86h/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $898.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-22 17:22 EST-0500

ERM, GPU?

[roctrebira]

ERM, GPU?

He bought a 970 already.

[DaltonM]

I forgot to mention I have a 3tb WD external I use for storage and an 600gb random Seagate I took from a laptop as extra storage.

Careful! A slow drive could decrease the performance of your PC as a whole if you're accessing the files regularly. 

It's fine to store games on a HDD because it only affects the game.

 

But if you're using files on your slow drive to create say, a video, those files will act way slower making your pc slow down as a whole. 

[DaltonM]

Okay, I'll get the K. It's a habit of mine to cost save, but I see your point. No half-sketchy way for OC'ing and a higher baseclock.

The K actually is a better deal in the long run. Several years down the line when your CPU actually becomes a bottleneck, you OC to squeeze more time out of it. 

[Minivan]

Careful! A slow drive could decrease the performance of your PC as a whole if you're accessing the files regularly. 

It's fine to store games on a HDD because it only affects the game.

 

But if you're using files on your slow drive to create say, a video, those files will act way slower making your pc slow down as a whole. 

Oh, I know, I plan to get a high cap PCIE SSD once the price comes down a bit more, and I have more money.

[Minivan]

The K actually is a better deal in the long run. Several years down the line when your CPU actually becomes a bottleneck, you OC to squeeze more time out of it. 

I guess the K it is them lol.

[DaltonM]

Oh, I know, I plan to get a high cap PCIE SSD once the price comes down a bit more, and I have more money.

But a 7200 RPM 1tb drive is super cheap. 

But a PCIE SSD would be pretty premo, but I don't see it being on the roadmap for many people. The PCIE SSD would be your boot drive, but for mass storage you'd want an SSD which could get kind of costly. I woudln't wanna pair an HDD with PCIE SSD 

[Coaxialgamer]

So, it's time to build a new PC. I've been dealing with issues piling up like USB ports dying and sata ports dying among others. My good old I5-2380p will be getting a rest soon before being given to my father in a PC build that has an overkill GPU and 24 gigs of ram and a new mobo for light web browsing since he currently doesn't have a PC.

 

Here's the deal, I have a budget of 1k USD and I want some advice on the build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W2y6kL

 

Now, the build is kind of 50-50 for productivity in game design/graphic design and gaming. I am intending to purchase this monitor once I move out of my apartment later in the year. I bought the GPU about a month or so ago before I knew what monitor I intended to go with. But the 970 at 1440p isn't that bad from what I've seen. Certainly not the best. I may sell it and get a R9 390x or GTX 980TI later in the year if I need to, or whatever new card is out there for ~$500. I also just bought the Wacom Cintiq 13hd non touch. Just to give you an Idea of what this will be used for.

 

Any help is highly appreciated.

get 16Gb instead of 32 Gb of ram and spend the extra $$$ on a 6700K

[DaltonM]

I guess the K it is them lol.

Yeah, but full disclosure, as far as games and most programs go, most modern CPUs wont be a bottleneck for a good while. 

 

The point to getting a better CPU nowadays is faster work related processing or video rendering, things like that. 

[Minivan]

But a 7200 RPM 1tb drive is super cheap. 

But a PCIE SSD would be pretty premo, but I don't see it being on the roadmap for many people. The PCIE SSD would be your boot drive, but for mass storage you'd want an SSD which could get kind of costly. I woudln't wanna pair an HDD with PCIE SSD 

Yeah, Idk much about PCIE SSD's other than they're super fast and cost your first born for 10 generations.

[Minivan]

get 16Gb instead of 32 Gb of ram and spend the extra $$$ on a 6700K

I currently have 24gb of ram in my rig and I want the same or more at least. But I am going to get the K anyway.

[Coaxialgamer]

I guess the K it is them lol.

now that i think about it , a better choice would be to get a 5820k ( which is actually cheaper than a 6700k , and get the cheapest x99 mobo ( x99 sli plus should do the trick ). Spend the extra cash on a better cooler , and you're golden.

[Minivan]

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Keeping some of this in mind. Thanks.

[Master Disaster]

He bought a 970 already.

Crap, sorry bud. I totally misread it

[Minivan]

now that i think about it , a better choice would be to get a 5820k ( which is actually cheaper than a 6700k , and get the cheapest x99 mobo ( x99 sli plus should do the trick ). Spend the extra cash on a better cooler , and you're golden.

I was considering that at first, I thought it would end up costing more though. I'll look into it.

[Kobathor]

I think it looks pretty good. If you have a budget of $1,000, I'd get this though:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14S_BK 68.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $954.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-22 17:32 EST-0500

 

5820k will be better for everything. 6 Haswell cores w/hyperthreading. Still 32GB DDR4, lesser PSU. Kept the same SSD.

[Minivan]

 

I think it looks pretty good. If you have a budget of $1,000, I'd get this though:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14S_BK 68.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $954.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-22 17:32 EST-0500

 

5820k will be better for everything. 6 Haswell cores w/hyperthreading. Still 32GB DDR4, lesser PSU. Kept the same SSD.

 

Wow, I didn't think it would be that, for lack of a better term, cheap. I was thinking ~$1200 for x99.