~$1700 Gaming PC

[Gregbenson715]

Im going to record, and game at 1080p 60fps. Is the i5 6600k a good choice or should i go with an i7? Or maybe change the 970 to an 980?

 

Feedback is appreciated 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kgdqcf

[HKZeroFive]

Change that PSU to a EVGA 500-550W GS or G2 and the SSD to a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO.

I'm assuming you're using Shadowplay to record gameplay so I'll leave the GTX 970 alone.

[Nonco]

Im going to record, and game at 1080p 60fps. Is the i5 6600k a good choice or should i go with an i7? Or maybe change the 970 to an 980?

 

Feedback is appreciated 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kgdqcf

 

i5 is fine

 

The NEX series arent the best, swap to a GS or G2

 

And unless you need the Nvidia card, id go with a R9 390 over a GTX 970

[ReesZRB]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($253.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($293.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($75.50 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G700s Wireless Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1398.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 22:40 EST-0500

You can swap to R9 390, if you look for performance

[Streetguru]

Im going to record, and game at 1080p 60fps. Is the i5 6600k a good choice or should i go with an i7? Or maybe change the 970 to an 980

Ya...none of the above really, the 390 is a better card overall than the 970

 

the Xeon has 2 more threads for streaming/recording/rendering

 

and buy a desktop mic if at all possible, the quality will be much higher. and I wouldn't spend so much on your keyboard mouse/ start small and work your way up, with like the Utech Saturn, and Redragon M601

 

Also this monitor is looking exceedingly good for the money, 4K, IPS, 28" for $300 for your main display. That's where I'd put my money, so you basically never have to buy another display again

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tkvRQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tkvRQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $1186.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 22:38 EST-0500

 

far as the headset goes, I have the Superlux 668Bs, they're pretty solid for 40 bucks

 

[ReesZRB]

Ya...none of the above really, the 390 is a better card overall than the 970

 

the Xeon has 2 more threads for streaming/recording/rendering

 

and buy a desktop mic if at all possible, the quality will be much higher. and I wouldn't spend so much on your keyboard mouse/ start small and work your way up, with like the Utech Saturn, and Redragon M601

 

Also this monitor is looking exceedingly good for the money, 4K, IPS, 28" for $300 for your main display. That's where I'd put my money, so you basically never have to buy another display again

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tkvRQ7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tkvRQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $1186.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 22:38 EST-0500

 

far as the headset goes, I have the Superlux 668Bs, they're pretty solid for 40 bucks

 

Godsake, Have you people never had problems with AsRock Boards?

[Leonard]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LttWxr

[Streetguru]

Godsake, Have you people never had problems with AsRock Boards?

Reviews look promising

 

pretty much 4/5+ everywhere

 

http://i.imgur.com/jz93lgn.png

 

otherwise everyone has good/bad products at times, for example, ASrock has easily the best ITX board for the FM2+ platform

 

and the X99 ASUS Sabertooth board seems to have a lot of issues with it's early firmware

[2001blader]

No expert but that seems a little overpriced for only 16GB of ram, and you might want to run 2 sticks instead of 4, so you can upgrade later if you want.

Also the R9 390 is a better card for raw gaming, but you might want the nVidia card because its more popular, so it will be optimized more, shadowplay might help you record/stream, and for the lower power consumption.

[ReesZRB]

Reviews look promising

 

pretty much 4/5+ everywhere

 

http://i.imgur.com/jz93lgn.png

 

otherwise everyone has good/bad products at times, for example, ASrock has easily the best ITX board for the FM2+ platform

 

and the X99 ASUS Sabertooth board seems to have a lot of issues with it's early firmware

I tend to have bad luck with AsRock boards. :c 2 of them had dead audio cards

[Streetguru]

I tend to have bad luck with AsRock boards. :c 2 of them had dead audio cards

Well like, how long ago? What board? Did it have good reviews all around? mighta just been bad luck or an outside source such as your audio set up, unless the same audio set up worked fine on everything else.

[ReesZRB]

My audio works fine with this gigabyte board. It has 4/5 stars reviews on both of them

[BigDay]

so many things wrong with this build

[InfiniteZero0]

Swap the i5 for a Xeon E3 1231v3 and the motherboard to a B85 G41. This config is cheaper, better for your purpose and allows for the also cheaper DDR3. I wouldn't buy a high end SSD at such a low capacity. Get an OCZ Arc 100 or Samsung 850 Evo at the capacity you think will be enough. A GQ PSU is good too. I highly reccomend a GQ 550W for your use. 970s are better for 1080p gaming, particularly if you're overclocking it. But 970 prices are dropping so get the cheapest one you can find. If you MUST have 7.1 surround, I reccomend the HyperX Cloud IIs. Otherwise, V Moda crossfades with the first party boompro mic is good if you can spring for a bit more with the money you saved.