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MrEman38
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So I'm looking at building my first gaming rig. Since I'm new to this figured I'd post my parts and get some advice from people who are more experienced at this than I am.

 

Case: fractal design define S (windowed)

 

Cpu: core i7-6700k

 

motherboard: msi  gaming z170a gaming m5

 

power suppy: evga 750 g2 80+ gold (already own)

 

cpu cooler: bequiet dark rock pro 3 (already own)

 

storage: Samsung 950 pro m.2 512GB

 

graphics card: MSI GeForce gtx 980ti gaming 6GB or gigabyte g1 gtx 980ti

 

memory: looking for suggestions for a set of 2 8gb low profile sticks since my cpu cooler is so large.

 

I'm building a rig that is really more than I need but it's kinda future proofing even though there is no such thing. But this build will allow for future expansion if I go that route or overclocking. Any advice will be appreciated and thank you in advance for the help.

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I would make a list in PC part picker this way we can see what it is you plan to buy

You know how it is, the cow goes "moo", the dog goes "woof" and the gamer goes "The PvP is unbalanced."

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Personal Computer: CPU: i7-4790 Mobo: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 Graphics Card: MSI R9-380  Memory: 16GB (8GB x2) G. Skill Sniper Gaming Series PSU: Apevia Warlock 750W Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Series Storage: 240GB SSD (OS) 3TB HDD (data and such) 500 GB SSD (Movies and Large Data Transfers (I'm constantly moving this one around to other computers))

 

 

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Budget?

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Everyday build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/

 

Weekend build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C

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This looks about right, you will be happy with this, it will do very well for gaming and most other things too.

-threw in a 1TB drive, I dont think 512GB will be very good for all that long on its own.

-LPX RAM is pretty low profile, I think it will be just fine, there are red and black sticks available, I thought the red would look cooler with the M5

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($297.49 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1671.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 15:03 EST-0500

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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Looks fine to me

I'm a fucking AMD kawaii weeaboo desu I have seen the light

i5 6600k | EVGA 980 FTW | Z170A PC Mate | 1TB WD Blue | 240GB SSD Plus | NZXT S340 | EVGA 600b  | Dedotated 8GB

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($297.49 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1682.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 15:10 EST-0500

 

Black and white theme going here.

 

that would turn out to be a beast of a system.

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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15 minutes ago, MrEman38 said:

So I'm looking at building my first gaming rig. Since I'm new to this figured I'd post my parts and get some advice from people who are more experienced at this than I am.

 

Case: fractal design define S (windowed)

 

Cpu: core i7-6700k

 

motherboard: msi  gaming z170a gaming m5

 

power suppy: evga 750 g2 80+ gold (already own)

 

cpu cooler: bequiet dark rock pro 3 (already own)

 

storage: Samsung 950 pro m.2 512GB

 

graphics card: MSI GeForce gtx 980ti gaming 6GB or gigabyte g1 gtx 980ti

 

memory: looking for suggestions for a set of 2 8gb low profile sticks since my cpu cooler is so large.

 

I'm building a rig that is really more than I need but it's kinda future proofing even though there is no such thing. But this build will allow for future expansion if I go that route or overclocking. Any advice will be appreciated and thank you in advance for the help.

solid build! get some corsair lpx ram(low profile good stuff, luke used it for the bomb build), but make sure it is compatible your mobo, someone else on the forum is having compatibilty issues t that ram and z170

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($297.49 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1777.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 15:16 EST-0500

 

Or you could pay another 100$ and go X99...And get them extra cores...And the bragging rights.

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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8 hours ago, Matty2hatty said:

1. Are you video editing?

2. What is your max budget?

 

I'm not doing any video editing and max budget is $2000. Prefer to try and keep it under that though.

 

8 hours ago, Mcmole said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($297.49 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1682.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 15:10 EST-0500

 

Black and white theme going here.

 

that would turn out to be a beast of a system.

I've thought about a black and white build but would stay in the Define S case and would probably go with the gigabyte card I listed. I'm reading the black and white msi card runs kinda hot, witch makes for a loud card. I'm not building a totally silent rig but would like it to mostly quiet. I could go with the define S without the window, to help with any noise, but hey gotta show off the bling bling.

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3 hours ago, MrEman38 said:

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You won't need an i7 if you are not video editing / rendering. I will put together a $1800 build for you. Also, the define s isn't that much quieter than s340 or the h440 but it is your own choice on the case.

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