$2,800 Gaming PC

[Eldridge Friend]

I have about 135,000 Philippine Peso ($2,800) and I'm planning to build a PC that can run games at 1440p resolution, with maxed out settings @60 fps and above as well content creation such as editing videos, movie making, etc. Can anyone kindly recommend a complete build (With a 1440p, 144 Mhz refresh rate Monitor).

 

Note: I'm willing to add another 125$ if needed. 

[Aereldor]

Includes monitor. Does not include peripherals.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($95.10 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($659.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2839.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 07:16 EST-0500

[Minetex]

Double graphics card solution is not so good. I would wait for Pascal GPUs in your place.

[Arwanell]

1 minute ago, Minetex said:

Double graphics card solution is not so good. I would wait for Pascal GPUs in your place.

when having top of the top GPU, SLI is good choice

[Atmos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.59 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Patriot Blast 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($659.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2716.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 07:20 EST-0500

 

1 minute ago, Minetex said:

Double graphics card solution is not so good. I would wait for Pascal GPUs in your place.

Pascal isn't going to be some god send and make 144hz 1440p doable on a single card.

144hz at 1440p is more difficult to run than 60hz 4k mate, a double gpu solution is required for that kind of fps on AAA games at this resolution and refresh rate.

 

Also, dual gpu solutions aren't that bad, true in some games they can cause issue, but all that requires is disabling one of them until you leave the game, it's not like you're killing a baby everytime a game doesnt support sli or some shit.

[Aereldor]

Just now, Atmos said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.59 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Patriot Blast 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($689.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($659.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2716.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 07:20 EST-0500

 

Pascal isn't going to be some god send and make 144hz 1440p doable on a single card.

144hz at 1440p is more difficult to run than 60hz 4k mate, a double gpu solution is required for that kind of fps on AAA games at this resolution and refresh rate.

 

Also, dual gpu solutions aren't that bad, true in some games they can cause issue, but all that requires is disabling one of them until you leave the game, it's not like you're killing a baby everytime a game doesnt support sli or some shit.

A 4690k for content creation might be a little underpowered for content creating and video editing, especially at this budget.

[Atmos]

Just now, Aereldor said:

A 4690k for content creation might be a little underpowered for content creating and video editing, especially at this budget.

Dual 980ti's should mean solid cuda acceleration to make up for it.

If its still a problem then you can always swap the 4690k for a xeon e3 1231v3, which will work on that board (90% sure on that, will need to double check) and will basically give 'em i7 4790 performance at the price of a 4690k

[Matias_Chambers]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XMJhWZ

[Aereldor]

This one goes even cheaper, and I swapped out the ROG Swift for an 144Hz 1440p IPS from Acer instead. I also included peripherals on this one.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($479.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($479.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($549.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $2756.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 07:30 EST-0500

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XMJhWZ

A Titan X isn't that far ahead of the 980 Ti, but goes for twice the price. I don't think it's worth it when you could have two 980 Tis instead.

[Matias_Chambers]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

A Titan X isn't that far ahead of the 980 Ti, but goes for twice the price. I don't think it's worth it when you could have two 980 Tis instead.

Yeah I know but 2 980 Ti's make the price go over 3000$

[Aereldor]

6 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Dual 980ti's should mean solid cuda acceleration to make up for it.

If its still a problem then you can always swap the 4690k for a xeon e3 1231v3, which will work on that board (90% sure on that, will need to double check) and will basically give 'em i7 4790 performance at the price of a 4690k

An overclocked 5820k will doubtless outperform both, and while there's a considerable added expense, it's probably worth the extra for content creation, video editing, and future-proofing in general. 

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Yeah I know but 2 980 Ti's make the price go over 3000$

Yeah, I didn't factor in windows. Still, in terms of performance, he'll be better off with a B85/H97 board, a Xeon E3 1231 v3, and two 980 Tis than he will with the 5820k, x99 board, and a single Titan X. 144Hz at 1440p is no joke.

[Atmos]

Just now, Aereldor said:

An overclocked 5820k will doubtless outperform both, and while there's a considerable added expense, it's probably worth the extra for content creation, video editing, and future-proofing in general. 

A 5820k will see an increase of around 30-40% performance over a 4790/1231v3, thanks to its slightly lower clockspeed and reletively same ipc, so that point can't be argued. However, honestly it really depends on what the OP does more. from a more gamer perspective they might get a lot more use out of the much faster and cooler running hybrid cards, as opposed to the 30% decrease to render/export times on projects. However, if they think themselves valuing shorter exporting times then that 30% boost is certainly something that can't be ignored.

 

I'd still personally get the 1231v3 and dual hybrid 980ti's im a much more gamer focused person (cept I'd swap the 980ti's for fury x's and the 1440p for a 4k, but im weird like that)

[Matias_Chambers]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XTdBwP

 

[ClobberXD]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qTvPjX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qTvPjX/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) | $374.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060021ww) | $102.88 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gax99sli) | $199.98 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42400c15d16gvr) | $74.88 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3240g) | $70.45 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $49.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980tigaming6g) (2-Way SLI) | $649.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980tigaming6g) (2-Way SLI) | $649.99 @ B&H
**Case** | [Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011042ww) | $75.94 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $119.99 @ Amazon
**Monitor** | [Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pg279q) | $799.99 @ Micro Center
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$3168.97**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-02-07 07:54 EST-0500 |