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[XVII]

I'm ordering parts of my PC tomorrow and I want to know the ABSOLUTE best bang for my buck PC I can find. I have a budget of 1180 (base price, no retail) and I can go as far as 1220-1230. Please include an Asus VG248QE in there. HELP ME PLEASE!!!! (first build btw) only going to be single monitor gaming, CS:go and others

[HKZeroFive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1071.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 23:46 EST-0500

[Lethal Seraph]

Start with PCPartPicker.com

[XVII]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1071.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 23:46 EST-0500

Would you go with the 4460 or 6500?

[XVII]

Just now, Lethal Seraph said:

Start with PCPartPicker.com

I have a ton of builds but I just don't know which one is good, or the best for my money. hence why I'm asking y'all

[HKZeroFive]

Just now, XVII said:

Would you go with the 4460 or 6500?

I guess the 6500 would be better if you can afford it.

 

The difference, IMO, is minimal but it'd be nice to have a Skylake build.

[XVII]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

I guess the 6500 would be better if you can afford it.

 

The difference, IMO, is minimal but it'd be nice to have a Skylake build.

I can go for more than that.. let's say 1220 was my budget. I don't want it to be super super budgety

[Idefinitelyknowstuff---]

1 minute ago, XVII said:

I can go for more than that.. let's say 1220 was my budget. I don't want it to be super super budgety

If you do go for the 6500 make sure you upgrade the ram to ddr4 or else it won't work. Also get a motherboard with a LGA1151 socket.

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, XVII said:

I can go for more than that.. let's say 1220 was my budget. I don't want it to be super super budgety

Then I guess this would work:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1219.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 23:54 EST-0500

[XVII]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Then I guess this would work:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1219.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 23:54 EST-0500

That looks amazing, I was able to change to the 970 because the higher base clock and such.. get dual channel because it was a 1.90 dollar difference, and downgraded to a 120gb ssd for windows and one game.. Thank you. and would the cryorig h7 be better than that cooler? or is that really good. but I appreciate it a lot..

 

 

P.S: What would be a good overclock setting? is it possible to do 4.5 ish on 1.25 volts? or 1.2 volts? do you think it's possible

[HKZeroFive]

Just now, XVII said:

That looks amazing, I was able to change to the 970 because the higher base clock and such.. get dual channel because it was a 1.90 dollar difference, and downgraded to a 120gb ssd for windows and one game.. Thank you. and would the cryorig h7 be better than that cooler? or is that really good. but I appreciate it a lot..

 

 

P.S: What would be a good overclock setting? is it possible to do 4.5 ish on 1.25 volts? or 1.2 volts? do you think it's possible

The PURE ROCK and H7 are identical. I simply chose the PURE ROCK because it matches the motherboard aesthetically better. Either would work.

 

I'd push the 6600K to about 1.35V if it's possible. Unlikely to get 4.5Ghz on 1.25V unless you've won the silicon lottery.

[XVII]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

The PURE ROCK and H7 are identical. I simply chose the PURE ROCK because it matches the motherboard aesthetically better. Either would work.

 

I'd push the 6600K to about 1.35V if it's possible. Unlikely to get 4.5Ghz on 1.25V unless you've won the silicon lottery.

I heard it's bad to get over 1.25 on an AIR cooler, what is a good voltage for around 4.5 ghz in your opinion?

[HKZeroFive]

Just now, XVII said:

I heard it's bad to get over 1.25 on an AIR cooler, what is a good voltage for around 4.5 ghz in your opinion?

Nah, I'd probably push it 1.3V first and look at the temps, and go from there. Like I said, depends on the silicon lottery.

[XVII]

6 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Nah, I'd probably push it 1.3V first and look at the temps, and go from there. Like I said, depends on the silicon lottery.

what's a good temp for your cpu to be at?

[HKZeroFive]

Just now, XVII said:

what's a good temp for your cpu to be at?

80C on load would be my limit. Anything below that would be fine in my book.

[brob]

Go for a dual channel 2x4GB memory kit. The difference between dual and single channel is quite small, but on a new system it makes sense to me to maximize performance for the $ spent. G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  or Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory would be decent choices.