My First Rig 1500

[Prince_Twan]

1500$USD budget (give or take 200 without monitor costs)

I want to build a gaming rig that will be able to play new AAA titles on max settings at 60fps, and in the future 4k gaming (even though that probably wont be max settings with great fps) 

Looking at getting two Asus 1920x1080 23in monitor for rig at build. ( link http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx238h )

Will need windows os.

Im upgrading because my current comp is extremely unworthy. Currently runs WoW on average of 12fps(lowest settings possible).

The two builds i have in mind are

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PwfyjX ($1300)

and

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vF6DGX ($1600)

but these are just builds two friends recommended to me. Will take completely new build if y'all can make something better. Help plz(:

[Guest]

$1600 build is flawless, and way better. Get an i5 4690k and save some money. From there, you can get a larger SSD or a 1-2TB hard drive.

[DominicNikon]

go for 1600 

[cortexcortex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($411.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($102.88 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.09 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
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  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($639.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1641.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-01 23:04 EST-0500

[Jer45]

11 minutes ago, Prince_Twan said:

1500$USD budget (give or take 200 without monitor costs)

I want to build a gaming rig that will be able to play new AAA titles on max settings at 60fps, and in the future 4k gaming (even though that probably wont be max settings with great fps) 

Looking at getting two Asus 1920x1080 23in monitor for rig at build. ( link http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx238h )

Will need windows os.

Im upgrading because my current comp is extremely unworthy. Currently runs WoW on average of 12fps(lowest settings possible).

The two builds i have in mind are

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PwfyjX ($1300)

and

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vF6DGX ($1600)

but these are just builds two friends recommended to me. Will take completely new build if y'all can make something better. Help plz(:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjsBwP This is better

[cortexcortex]

4 minutes ago, Jer45 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjsBwP This is better

No!! The 980 Ti has a significant improvement over the 980. The parts I've selected above are better, though, not by much.

[BigDay]

with x2 980's (especially these ones) you can game at 1440p with no problems. overkill for 1080p though. for 1700 bucks, this is the most performance you'll get!

it doesn't get much better than this (below). squeezed everything together for under 1700

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($520.33 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($520.33 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1699.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-01 23:13 EST-0500

edit:

you should be okay with a 750w psu, but if you can afford an 850w, i would go with that just to be safe!!!

Edited February 2, 2016 by BigDay

[Jer45]

9 minutes ago, cortexcortex said:

No!! The 980 Ti has a significant improvement over the 980. The parts I've selected above are better, though, not by much.

better for price but the 980 ti is still better none the less

[BigDay]

here's some more info on the 980's i chose above:

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2986-KR

they have 6+2 power phases which is better than 4+1. this means you can potentially overclock it higher. if you get an nvidia card, i would def. go with evga

[ic3panda]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GnYtjX

[Prince_Twan]

thank you everyone