2200$ Gaming & Hackintosh Build

[Saito]

Hey all,

 

Could you please let me know what you think of my build

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WMKw99
 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($381.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($403.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($686.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($136.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2252.86

 

I got the video card as a gift so that is a load off the price  and I have all other peripherals and monitors so that is good 

 

The things that I am thinking about the build is

Runs games in 1440p at high  ~ ultra settings

 

Is 32 GB Ram an overkill? I do plan on hosting a gaming server with around 18 people occasionally (20 mbps up), use run virtual machines occasionally, and video edit occasionally. 

 

Is there a huge difference between SSD and M.2 in terms of boot speed and games loading speed.

 

The reason that the power supply is 750w is in case I would like to SLI in the future

 

I would really love to install Mac OS as a secondary OS dual booting it with Windows 10

 

I do plan on streaming games and recording gameplay

Please let me know what you think

[afyeung]

Why do you need Mac OS? If it's for video rendering then you're better off getting the 5820k and a cheaper board. 

[jem.graham]

Can you hackintosh with skylake? I thought you couldn't yet because of apple not releasing skylake macbooks/imacs

[Saito]

1 minute ago, jem.graham said:

Can you hackintosh with skylake? I thought you couldn't yet because of apple not releasing skylake macbooks/imacs

I have heard of some success with a couple of builds using 6700k / Skylake 

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capitan-desktop-guides/179221-skylake-starter-guide.html

 

@afyeung

Its for developing iOS applications using xCode and running them mostly.

 

[jem.graham]

Just now, Saito said:

I have heard of some success with a couple of builds using 6700k / Skylake 

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capitan-desktop-guides/179221-skylake-starter-guide.html

Ah ok thats cool. Good luck then

[afyeung]

2 minutes ago, Saito said:

I have heard of some success with a couple of builds using 6700k / Skylake 

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capitan-desktop-guides/179221-skylake-starter-guide.html

 

@afyeung

Its for developing iOS applications using xCode and running them mostly.

 

Yeah then the 6700k is more than enough. Board is nice as well if you have more than enough money. 

[stealth80]

Looks solid I don't know anything about CSM Psu's so id go this with a M.2 Drive

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($378.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($397.53 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($181.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1569.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 10:41 EST-0500

[-iSynthesis]

That board is overkill. 32gb is probably overkill aswell, just grad 16gb, you can still upgrade. 

[Saito]

10 minutes ago, -iSynthesis said:

That board is overkill. 32gb is probably overkill aswell, just grad 16gb, you can still upgrade. 

Thanks for that, do you think I should go for 2 8 GB Ram sticks or one stick of 16 GB also what board would suggest to match my requirements o:

10 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

Looks solid I don't know anything about CSM Psu's so id go this with a M.2 Drive

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($378.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($397.53 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($181.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1569.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 10:41 EST-0500

Thanks for that PSU! It seems way better!

[-iSynthesis]

4 minutes ago, Saito said:

Thanks for that, do you think I should go for 2 8 GB Ram sticks or one stick of 16 GB also what board would suggest to match my requirements o:

Thanks for that PSU! It seems way better!

Pretty much any motherboard will do. 2 8gb sticks will give you better performance due to dual channel memory. It will limit your upgradeabilty to 32gb though. I would expect that to be enough for most people, if you think you need 64gb (more than highly unlikely) at some point, go for one 16gb stick. 

[Saito]

17 hours ago, -iSynthesis said:

Pretty much any motherboard will do. 2 8gb sticks will give you better performance due to dual channel memory. It will limit your upgradeabilty to 32gb though. I would expect that to be enough for most people, if you think you need 64gb (more than highly unlikely) at some point, go for one 16gb stick. 

I agree, I highly doubt I will ever need to go higher than 32GB of RAM! Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I'm looking for a more modest motherboard for now

[stealth80]

6 hours ago, Saito said:

I agree, I highly doubt I will ever need to go higher than 32GB of RAM! Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I'm looking for a more modest motherboard for now

I like these:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170a

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming