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[XVII]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($324.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1143.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 20:41 EST-0500

 

how's this? budget of 1180 including the 144hz monitor. can go up to 1220 (base price) single 1080p gaming, 144hz. CS:GO

[Sephirothkefka]

The computer is fine. Just one small problem...

 

Y U GO XEON!? I'd just get a 4690k instead...

[XVII]

Just now, Sephirothkefka said:

The computer is fine. Just one small problem...

 

Y U GO XEON!? I'd just get a 4690k instead...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.91 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($324.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.99 @ Directron) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.99 @ Directron) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1193.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 20:49 EST-0500

 

I have this.. but I don't know if it's good for the price, what would you change?

[Sephirothkefka]

I'd change the cooler to a coolermaster Hyper T4. EASIEST COOLER INSTALL EVER!!! Its even easier if its AMD. Its as easy as noctuas coolers. 

[XVII]

1 minute ago, Sephirothkefka said:

I'd change the cooler to a coolermaster Hyper T4. EASIEST COOLER INSTALL EVER!!! Its even easier if its AMD. Its as easy as noctuas coolers. 

I'm gonna try to oc it to 4.8 or 4.7 ish.. is that cooler enough?

[Sephirothkefka]

1 minute ago, XVII said:

I'm gonna try to oc it to 4.8 or 4.7 ish.. is that cooler enough?

IDK if you SHOULD overclock. The cpu is fine in its own right... But if you do, id get a aio. 

[XVII]

Just now, Sephirothkefka said:

IDK if you SHOULD overclock. The cpu is fine in its own right... But if you do, id get a aio. 

Hmm I see. So should I still get the cpu cooler? since I'm not going to overclock soon, should I get an aio cooler as like an upgrade? as well as those fans. so i'll just use the stock cooler that comes with it yes? and the 2 fans that are in the nzxt s340. then my upgrade should be the 2 fans, and the aio cooler

[Dzzope]

Don't listen... you can oc fine on air.. Gimmie a sec..

[Sephirothkefka]

Just now, XVII said:

Hmm I see. So should I still get the cpu cooler? since I'm not going to overclock soon, should I get an aio cooler as like an upgrade? as well as those fans. so i'll just use the stock cooler that comes with it yes? and the 2 fans that are in the nzxt s340. then my upgrade should be the 2 fans, and the aio cooler

Well lets backpedal a bit. What games are you going to play?

[XVII]

1 minute ago, Sephirothkefka said:

Well lets backpedal a bit. What games are you going to play?

CS:GO, Blacklight:Retribution.. futureproof and stuff. but I'm not a high end graphics person

[XVII]

2 minutes ago, Dzzope said:

Don't listen... you can oc fine on air.. Gimmie a sec..

I got you, thank you. I think AIO is kinda safer and can achieve a better OC no? but it's my first time building, thank you for helping

[Sephirothkefka]

Just now, XVII said:

I got you, thank you. I think AIO is kinda safer and can achieve a better OC no? but it's my first time building, thank you for helping

AIO is A LOT safer. The damn thing might get as high as 83c if you DO decide to overclock!!!

 

1 minute ago, XVII said:

CS:GO, Blacklight:Retribution.. futureproof and stuff. but I'm not a high end graphics person

Speaking of overclock...

These games aren't that intensive anyway and might have marginal improvements. Hell even Crysis 3 runs fine at max with 2x-4x MSAA.

[XVII]

Just now, Sephirothkefka said:

AIO is A LOT safer. The damn thing might get as high as 83c if you DO decide to overclock!!!

 

Speaking of overclock...

These games aren't that intensive anyway and might have marginal improvements. Hell even Crysis 3 runs fine at max with 2x-4x MSAA.

What would you recommend then? I made an AMD FX-8370 build with a Kraken x61, and a 970..

[Sephirothkefka]

Just now, XVII said:

What would you recommend then? I made an AMD FX-8370 build with a Kraken x61, and a 970..

Seeing how this IS a meme (somewhat) now... GO INTEL!!!!

 

Seriously, you should. that AMD was high end 4-5 years ago but now is quite underpowered. If anything, its just a factory overclocked 8350. I'd stick with the i5 build as you get more bang for your buck. 

[XVII]

Just now, Sephirothkefka said:

Seeing how this IS a meme (somewhat) now... GO INTEL!!!!

 

Seriously, you should. that AMD was high end 4-5 years ago but now is quite underpowered. If anything, its just a factory overclocked 8350. I'd stick with the i5 build as you get more bang for your buck. 

I got you, so should I stick with the whole "upgrade to major oc" thing?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.91 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($324.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1167.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 21:11 EST-0500

 

this is my idea.. then whenever I want to OC, i'll get a kraken or h100i, and the 2 case fans if I need them and a better case for radiators and AIO's? (define s)

[FuriousGamer]

Still under your budget (after rebates) but you get a bad ass system! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PmntwP with http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNDS0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER (You dont need 144mhz, its just a waste of money.)

[XVII]

1 minute ago, FuriousGamer said:

Still under your budget (after rebates) but you get a bad ass system! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PmntwP with http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNDS0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER (You dont need 144mhz, its just a waste of money.)

why'd you go with a b85? 3tb of hd space? i don't really need that much. and I'm on a competitive team and a 144hz monitor is a BIG step up from 60hz.. I want a GAMING computer, far from my laptop and I think the 144hz will be a good option.. is there anything else you would do?

[Dzzope]

AIO provides similar performance to a high-end air cooler. Unless your really pushing for every last clock (which you shouldn't do for 24/7 running anyway) then air is fine.. A CM 212 EVO will work, a better air or AIO will work better.. Just costs more.. The 212 (and a few others) are much better performance per $ though as they are decent but cost anything from 25% to 16% of the cost of the bigger guys.

 

For your budget I got you a skylake processor, a z based board, a faster GPO (not much but a little faster factory oc), a storage upgrade a psu bump and ddr4 based, NVME ready and so on system that will last a bit longer as a viable platform to upgrade on.

 

If you can affors a better cooler, I'm not saying don't get one but AIO has it's pitfalls too... Like if I still had my hypere 2121 or noctua, when something on them fails, they don't just stop working, unlike my H110.. stuck for 4 days without a pc.. I could have taken any case fan to fix an air cooler.

 

Swings and roundabouts though, different strokes and different folks..

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1191.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 21:18 EST-0500

[XVII]

8 minutes ago, Dzzope said:

AIO provides similar performance to a high-end air cooler. Unless your really pushing for every last clock (which you shouldn't do for 24/7 running anyway) then air is fine.. A CM 212 EVO will work, a better air or AIO will work better.. Just costs more.. The 212 (and a few others) are much better performance per $ though as they are decent but cost anything from 25% to 16% of the cost of the bigger guys.

 

For your budget I got you a skylake processor, a z based board, a faster GPO (not much but a little faster factory oc), a storage upgrade a psu bump and ddr4 based, NVME ready and so on system that will last a bit longer as a viable platform to upgrade on.

 

If you can affors a better cooler, I'm not saying don't get one but AIO has it's pitfalls too... Like if I still had my hypere 2121 or noctua, when something on them fails, they don't just stop working, unlike my H110.. stuck for 4 days without a pc.. I could have taken any case fan to fix an air cooler.

 

Swings and roundabouts though, different strokes and different folks..

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1191.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 21:18 EST-0500

Is there a better MicroATX case than that? I'm new to building and I think cable management is going to be a little bit hard if I don't have a guide.. plus I don't know if the drive bays can be removed. I made my own version of it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1184.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 21:30 EST-0500

 

what do you think? (120gb SSD because only 2 games + OS)

[FuriousGamer]

20 minutes ago, FuriousGamer said:

17 minutes ago, XVII said:

why'd you go with a b85? 3tb of hd space? i don't really need that much. and I'm on a competitive team and a 144hz monitor is a BIG step up from 60hz.. I want a GAMING computer, far from my laptop and I think the 144hz will be a good option.. is there anything else you would do?

Trust me more storage is always better. I went with a b85 in case you ever wanted to upgrade to 32gb of ram. I went over your budget a little but for a better computer im sure $20 will be fine. I picked out more ram, more watts on your psu, better cpu & gpu, Also more storage. I went with a ATX case because I prefer ATX over MATX and I love that case. If you prefer MATX go ahead and do a switch. New Build - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4zzf6h / http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236627&cm_re=24%22_monitor_144hz-_-24-236-627-_-Product

 

[Dzzope]

20 minutes ago, XVII said:

Is there a better MicroATX case than that? I'm new to building and I think cable management is going to be a little bit hard if I don't have a guide.. plus I don't know if the drive bays can be removed. I made my own version of it.

 

Of course there are betters... this something to show you an option of what is available.. Look at your budget and go through reviews of things like cases or psu's and see if you can save money or find a better option.

 

I wouldn't go with that ssd personally, something a bit more standard.. like an evo or bx100/200 or similar..

 

But looks better than the first one for sure.

[Starelementpoke]

12 hours ago, Dzzope said:

Of course there are betters... this something to show you an option of what is available.. Look at your budget and go through reviews of things like cases or psu's and see if you can save money or find a better option.

 

I wouldn't go with that ssd personally, something a bit more standard.. like an evo or bx100/200 or similar..

 

But looks better than the first one for sure.

The ssd isn´t bad. Good for the price. But yeah, go with an evo or a bx100/200 if you can.

[Starelementpoke]

13 hours ago, XVII said:

Is there a better MicroATX case than that? I'm new to building and I think cable management is going to be a little bit hard if I don't have a guide.. plus I don't know if the drive bays can be removed. I made my own version of it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1184.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 21:30 EST-0500

 

what do you think? (120gb SSD because only 2 games + OS)

It´s not bad. Although, what other game besides csgo would you be putting on the ssd? Also, are you adement on the 970? Or is it more for the color scheme?

[Starelementpoke]

@XVII Here´s a white and black theme I managed to come up with:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gKKqD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gKKqD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.10 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1196.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 10:54 EST-0500