Deciding between these builds. Concerns?

[Duchess]

I think the 5820 cpu will be better for Star Citizen, but researched 2 builds anyway.  Planning on 3 screen 1440p setup.  Will go at least 1080p

 

Which GPU is prefered?  The GIG Windforce or EVGA FTW?  Im guessing theyre similiar.

Im planning on adding a second GPU (matching) at some point

 

FYI this will be my first build, Im hoping it will last a while.

 

 

5820 build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/86p8Lk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/86p8Lk/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: EVGA Micro 2 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($239.55 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($152.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($639.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL MicroATX Desktop Case  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1918.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 02:37 EST-0500

 

 

6700 build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7pMcWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7pMcWZ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($395.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($153.28 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1831.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 02:39 EST-0500

 

Thanks for any comments

[AlphaGamer46]

Regarding Star Citizen, I'm not sure.

 

If you are going to edit video, go for the 5820 build as those extra cores will really help.

 

But if you aren't, go for the 6700 build and overclock the crap out of the CPU. I've seen so much turbo-boost on the 6700K and it makes me jealous.

 

But good luck man, hope it works out really well for you.

[blu4]

The x99 chip was designed for workplace environments- video and photo editors and so on. If you are not doing that, go Skylake. You won't see a difference and you'll save a bit of money. If you plan to do 3x1440p in the future it would be best if you got two 980ti's- that's a lot of pixels to drive, especially in Star Citizen.

[JRM83]

2 hours ago, Duchess said:

Planning on 3 screen 1440p setup

Definitely agree with blu4, you'll need truckloads of GPU power to run 3 1440p panels.. Apart from that your 6700 build looks pretty spot on

 

Goodluck 

[Duchess]

7 hours ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

Regarding Star Citizen, I'm not sure.

 

If you are going to edit video, go for the 5820 build as those extra cores will really help.

 

But if you aren't, go for the 6700 build and overclock the crap out of the CPU. I've seen so much turbo-boost on the 6700K and it makes me jealous.

 

But good luck man, hope it works out really well for you.

Thanks. Right now the extra cores work better with star citizen, although it hasn't been fully optimized yet.  Is there a disadvantage to the x99 aside from being slightly slower in normal operation?

 

I play lol and watch TV off of my computer so star citizen would be what I'm optimizing for.  

 

I initially planned on skylake but it's not much more expensive.

 

Will the cpu be the bottleneck in gaming?

 

 

And I plan on getting a second gpu at some point. Wanted to start with one since I can't afford all three monitors and the computer right now

[Duchess]

7 hours ago, blu4 said:

The x99 chip was designed for workplace environments- video and photo editors and so on. If you are not doing that, go Skylake. You won't see a difference and you'll save a bit of money. If you plan to do 3x1440p in the future it would be best if you got two 980ti's- that's a lot of pixels to drive, especially in Star Citizen.

I agree skylake is more reasonable but star citizen will utilize the extra cores and that cpu is actually cheaper than skylake. Are there any real drawbacks to x99?

[Duchess]

Also I've heard the phanteks cpu cooler is hard to fit in cases. Do you guys think I'll be OK with fitting everything in these cases

[Starelementpoke]

42 minutes ago, Duchess said:

I agree skylake is more reasonable but star citizen will utilize the extra cores and that cpu is actually cheaper than skylake. Are there any real drawbacks to x99?

No. There's no drawbacks with x99. Will be plenty fast for normal operation as well as work.