First Gaming PC

[colossus2]

I am new to pc building as this will be my first, but I have literally watched hundreds of videos in the past couple months, so I think I can at least understand the jargon/information. I don't really have a set budget because I am more interested in building the right pc. That said, I don't really see the need to spend more than $3000 (US), if a $1500 pc will suit my needs then all the better. I am not a hardcore gamer, just like to play on the weekends and have a good time. The games I play aren't very graphic intensive (H1Z1 etc.) only because I don't have the pc to run other games. I would like to be able to play Shadow of Mordor and Crysis 3 etc. with this build. I am also not really interested in 4k. I would much prefer higher frame rate than ultra super sharp hair and grass that costs a lot more money. Not really interested in hardcore video editing either, the occasional GoPro video but nothing more. After the long post, here is my parts list:

 

CPU: I7-6700k

GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SC+ ACX 2.0 or a EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+ (I know the 980 is better, but for my purposes I don't know if it is worth 2x the price)

MOBO: MSI Z170A Gaming M7

SSD: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2

HDD: WD Black 1 TB

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz C14

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT

Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540

PSU: Corsair AX860i (I know this might be overkill, but I would rather error on the side of caution)

OS: Windows 10

 

Totaling about $2,100 on Amazon (using the 970, add an extra $300 for the 980)

 

Not included in price are peripherals because I can (hopefully) get them as gifts:

Corsair K65 RGB Keyboard

Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Mouse

Corsair Gaming VOID USB RGB Headset

Acer XB270HU Monitor (This is the area I know the least about, I only want one monitor and Linus' video prompted me to put this one on my list)

 

Any help with my list would be much appreciated. Thank you!

[Amazingasian]

Good build but the 950 pro is extremely overkill.  If you're looking for it as a boot drive, an 850 EVO is more than enough.  Also, since you plan on getting a 1440p Gsync monitor, I'd suggest getting a 980ti.

[Stardar1]

9 minutes ago, colossus2 said:

I am new to pc building as this will be my first, but I have literally watched hundreds of videos in the past couple months, so I think I can at least understand the jargon/information. I don't really have a set budget because I am more interested in building the right pc. That said, I don't really see the need to spend more than $3000 (US), if a $1500 pc will suit my needs then all the better. I am not a hardcore gamer, just like to play on the weekends and have a good time. The games I play aren't very graphic intensive (H1Z1 etc.) only because I don't have the pc to run other games. I would like to be able to play Shadow of Mordor and Crysis 3 etc. with this build. I am also not really interested in 4k. I would much prefer higher frame rate than ultra super sharp hair and grass that costs a lot more money. Not really interested in hardcore video editing either, the occasional GoPro video but nothing more. After the long post, here is my parts list:

 

CPU: I7-6700k

GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SC+ ACX 2.0 or a EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+ (I know the 980 is better, but for my purposes I don't know if it is worth 2x the price)

MOBO: MSI Z170A Gaming M7

SSD: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2

HDD: WD Black 1 TB

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz C14

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT

Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540

PSU: Corsair AX860i (I know this might be overkill, but I would rather error on the side of caution)

OS: Windows 10

 

Totaling about $2,100 on Amazon (using the 970, add an extra $300 for the 980)

 

Not included in price are peripherals because I can (hopefully) get them as gifts:

Corsair K65 RGB Keyboard

Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Mouse

Corsair Gaming VOID USB RGB Headset

Acer XB270HU Monitor (This is the area I know the least about, I only want one monitor and Linus' video prompted me to put this one on my list)

 

Any help with my list would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Good components, though that is a 980ti, not a 980. 

 

If price is a huge concern, I may recommend a Skylake I5 or Haswell I7 instead of the 6700k. 

 

But a 970 should suffice.

[shadowbyte]

How does this look?

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($141.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.48 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($146.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($609.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1703.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:01 EST-0500

 

I went for the 4790k as it is the best bang for the buck, coupled with a z97 board and an AIO will allow good overclocks.

I stayed with 16gb RAM, a 1tb HDD, 500gb of SSD storage, and a 980ti reference card.

The S340 is a great mid tower for the price.

The HX750i is one of the finest PSUs corsair currently makes, as it is extremely quiet and rated at 80+ Platinum

and of course windows 10

[brob]

PCPartpicker.com is your friend.

 

You might consider an R9 390X gpu. Performance and cost wise it sits between the GTX 970 and GTX 980.

 

If you stay with the GTX 970, go with a 550W or 650W psu as the build will draw less than 450W. EVGA 210-GQ-0650-V1 or SeaSonic SSR-550RM would be reasonable choices.

[The_Sandman]

In case you want the skylake i7:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.69 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1755.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-24 07:14 EST-0500

 

 

If you are just gaming and not really editing and stuff, the i5 6600k is a great CPU (using one myself @4.6GHz) and it will save you about 100$ compared to the 6700k

[colossus2]

Thank you everyone for your responses!