2000 EUR (~2200 USD) Allround-Build?

[Guest 4D 61 72 63 6F]

Dear Community,

 

long time LTT-lurker here. The last PC i built is around 4 years old and back then it was already a low-mid budget AMD-themed system. So this time, i want something way more powerful.

 

What will i be doing with it?

This machine will be mainly used for gaming and software development (* more on that later) and the usual office stuff. I would love to play all current games and some/most of the upcoming games with no worries. No video editing or content creation.

 

Budget and what it should include

This time, my budget is way higher with 2000€ (~2200 USD), living in Europe. I would love to have an awesome allround-system for the above mentioned daily use.

While a 24" 144hz G-Sync monitor should be included in the 2000€ budget for gaming, i do not need an OS, a SSD/HDD or other peripherals. Right now, i'm using a 24" Samsung SyncMaster monitor i would like to use in a dual-monitor setup with a 144hz G-Sync monitor.

 

My part list so far

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($378.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.69 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($19.58 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($19.58 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1950.77 (=~1750€ -> 250€ below budget)
 

I used the US-version as some items where not showing price tags in my area. To be perfectly honest, by picking out the parts i was mainly influenced by LTT, online ratings and some benchmarks. Sometimes, i just added items that were within the budget and had good ratings and/or benchmarks. That said, i'm completely open for suggestions. I added the liquid cooling system as i would love to do some overclocking. Driven by my main intention "a system where i don't have to worry about a long time", i added the latest i7 and the next best video card below the Titan X.

 

Help me!
So, that said, i would love to hear suggestions. Is the monitor working in a dual-monitor setup (one g-sync, one not?). Do you see some saving potentials without cutting down a lot of the stuff due to "overkill for your daily use" or do you even see an upgrade that is within the budget. Worth to consider: Lately, i'm getting more and more into machine learning algorithms while developing software. I know, the "real machine learning stuff" is mostly done by distributed computing on EC2's and often even on GPU's rather than CPU's, but having 2 extra cores (i7-5820K) might be worth to consider as well for local development and testing to cut down some calculation times.

 

I'm looking forward to hear from you guys.

 

[shadowbyte]

Why do you not have any storage in your build? 

Also, the 5820k is slightly more expensive and delivers better performance.

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2390.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 15:33 EST-0500

[Guest 4D 61 72 63 6F]

2 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

Why do you not have any storage in your build? 

I will re-use my current SSD and HDD. I also have an official windows licence, so this is also not needed.

 

4 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

Also, the 5820k is slightly more expensive and delivers better performance.

As i still have 250€ of budget left, i have the option to upgrade to a 5820k. Do you have a dedicated benchmark that compares those two processors? How can they be compared regarding to overclocking?

 

Thanks in general for the advice!

[shadowbyte]

Just now, 4D 61 72 63 6F said:

As i still have 250€ of budget left, i have the option to upgrade to a 5820k. Do you have a dedicated benchmark that compares those two processors? How can they be compared regarding to overclocking?

 

 

 

[Guest 4D 61 72 63 6F]

Thanks, shadowbyte. So within this budget, you would definitely opt for the 5820K over the 6700K. Sounds reasonable with this performance review.