$2500US Editing/Gaming PC

[FBPerformance]

Looking to build a new PC relatively soon here and still having some apprehension as far as which way I should go. Trying to decide between x99 or z170. I primarily do photo editing, gaming (1440p), and will be housing some storage drives to have a media server as well. I came up with a build for Skylake but I am very open to suggestions. TIA!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sj2JjX

[branden_lucero]

there's a way to get a 6700k for less than $325. in fact, the 6700k shouldnt even be more than $350. but thanks to as shortage, sellers are able to capitalize on higher prices.

in fact, even that 980 Ti can be had for less than $625 through that same website. 

[stealth80]

13 minutes ago, FBPerformance said:

Looking to build a new PC relatively soon here and still having some apprehension as far as which way I should go. Trying to decide between x99 or z170. I primarily do photo editing, gaming (1440p), and will be housing some storage drives to have a media server as well. I came up with a build for Skylake but I am very open to suggestions. TIA!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sj2JjX

Give me a minute with this

[littlelegsone]

12 minutes ago, FBPerformance said:

Looking to build a new PC relatively soon here and still having some apprehension as far as which way I should go. Trying to decide between x99 or z170. I primarily do photo editing, gaming (1440p), and will be housing some storage drives to have a media server as well. I came up with a build for Skylake but I am very open to suggestions. TIA!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sj2JjX

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HgBkhM that ssd isn't necessary or that amount of ram 

[Charix]

14 minutes ago, FBPerformance said:

Looking to build a new PC relatively soon here and still having some apprehension as far as which way I should go. Trying to decide between x99 or z170. I primarily do photo editing, gaming (1440p), and will be housing some storage drives to have a media server as well. I came up with a build for Skylake but I am very open to suggestions. TIA!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sj2JjX

yea you are gonna wanna go x99.

 

 

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.12 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($297.49 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.82 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2282.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 14:38 EST-0500

 

With some tweaking could probably SLI the 980ti

 

Grab windows here:

 

http://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/

[tataklee]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($138.12 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($167.90 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 750 Series 400GB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($349.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($666.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.82 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2149.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 14:38 EST-0500

 

For editing you really want more cores. Better video card, better PSU, might as well get Windows 10 from there:

 

http://www.kinguin.net/product/184773/windows-10-professional-oem-key-1443436666-2476732/

 

Edit: Dominator Platinum kits aren't really worth the money.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.69 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($211.06 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.82 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2523.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 14:41 EST-0500

[Charix]

if you are willing to spend a bit more money go with this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mt37f7

 

if not, the 5820k is a great processor.

[FBPerformance]

Thanks for the input peeps! I actually have used 16GB of DDR3 before while doing some extensive editing - that is rare though - so 32GB makes more sense for me. Also the Intel SSD is a monster that is overkill, but its freaking sweet! I will take your suggestions and look to going X99 instead of Skylake.  Not gonna drop $1k for a processor, although it would be nice for bragging rights lol. I am partial to ASUS motherboards as I have always gone ASUS. Finally I'm thinking if I can fit the 980ti hybrid I might go for that.

[brob]

17 minutes ago, FBPerformance said:

Looking to build a new PC relatively soon here and still having some apprehension as far as which way I should go. Trying to decide between x99 or z170. I primarily do photo editing, gaming (1440p), and will be housing some storage drives to have a media server as well. I came up with a build for Skylake but I am very open to suggestions. TIA!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sj2JjX

I have to disagree with previous posters, for photo editing and gaming an i7-6700 is quite sufficient. If you were editing video then X99 would be a better choice.

 

For the most part you have a decent build. I would make a few different choices. The Kraken X61, because I prefer the model. The Z170-Pro motherboard is less expensive than the Hero and has an excellent feature set. The G.Skill TridentZ memory has slightly better performance at a lower cost than the Dominator Platinum memory. Using an M.2(M) ssd instead of the PCIe card saves a PCIe slot while providing the same performance. The G2 850W psu is an excellent psu, arguably better than the AX-860 but much less expensive. If there is no plan to add a second gpu, I would suggest going with a lower capacity psu. Something around 650W would be more than enough.

 

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 Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($297.49 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  ($667.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2229.40
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 14:40 EST-0500

[FBPerformance]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VqdZsY

 

That is looking good to me. . . I think.

[FBPerformance]

Is there any real performance gains to be had over the 5820k vs. 5930k ? I know the 5930k has the extra PCIe lanes which would be good for 3-4 way SLI but the most I could ever see doing is 2 way SLI. I do plan to overclock the 5820k as well.

[tataklee]

1 hour ago, FBPerformance said:

Is there any real performance gains to be had over the 5820k vs. 5930k ? I know the 5930k has the extra PCIe lanes which would be good for 3-4 way SLI but the most I could ever see doing is 2 way SLI. I do plan to overclock the 5820k as well.

The 5930 has slightly higher clock speeds out of the box, but since you're going to overclock it has no real benefits apart frome the extra PCIe lanes.

[brob]

7 hours ago, FBPerformance said:

Is there any real performance gains to be had over the 5820k vs. 5930k ? I know the 5930k has the extra PCIe lanes which would be good for 3-4 way SLI but the most I could ever see doing is 2 way SLI. I do plan to overclock the 5820k as well.

There is a small but measurable difference between the two cpu, especially in non-gaming benchmarks. http://www.anandtech.com/show/8426/the-intel-haswell-e-cpu-review-core-i7-5960x-i7-5930k-i7-5820k-tested/5, https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i7-5960X_5930K_5820K_Comparison/4.html.

 

Given that the system will be used mostly for gaming and photo editing, I doubt the performance difference is sufficient to justify the added cost.