My first build

[Nero_Gunray5543]

I'm going to be starting my first real build from scratch soon.

I have only really upgraded my existing one but I've helped a friend put his together

I have some idea on what i need/want to get but if anyone can give some advice or help that wold be great

 

Case: Cooler Master Master Case 5 Pro

Top Case fans: Silencio FP 120 PWM Performance Edition 2x

Back case fans: Silencio FP 120 PWM Performance Edition 1x

Front case fans: Silencio FP 120 PWM Performance Edition 3x

PSU: Corsair RM1000x

Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/HERO

DDR4 RAM | Minimum 8GB

CPU: 6th Generation Intel Core i7 6700k 4GHz | Socket: LGA1151 | 8MB cache

CPU cooling: Cooler Master MasterAir Maker 8

GPU/s: 2 ASUS STRIX GTX 950 in SLI

Storage: (OS): Samsung 850 PRO 128GB SSD | (Games): SanDisk 480GB SSD | (Mass storage): WD Blue 3TB HDD

 

This is all copied from websites in case I typed it up wrong so don't moan for obvious facts about the hardware

I don't want to water cool (even though i put the motherboard with water cooling components on it in there), I'm to scared it will leak. I won't have any clue on what to do/get and no one is help me IRL so I'm sticking to air cooling

I know the GPUs aren't the best but I have a 950 in my current rig and don't want to buy 2 new cards. 1s enough.

I don't know what RAM to get so feel free to suggest things

Thanks for reading

[marciiii]

4 minutes ago, Nero_Gunray5543 said:

I'm going to be starting my first real build from scratch soon.

I have only really upgraded my existing one but I've helped a friend put his together

I have some idea on what i need/want to get but if anyone can give some advice or help that wold be great

 

Case: Cooler Master Master Case 5 Pro

Top Case fans: Silencio FP 120 PWM Performance Edition 2x

Back case fans: Silencio FP 120 PWM Performance Edition 1x

Front case fans: Silencio FP 120 PWM Performance Edition 3x

PSU: Corsair RM1000x

Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/HERO

DDR4 RAM | Minimum 8GB

CPU: 6th Generation Intel Core i7 6700k 4GHz | Socket: LGA1151 | 8MB cache

CPU cooling: Cooler Master MasterAir Maker 8

GPU/s: 2 ASUS STRIX GTX 950 in SLI

Storage: (OS): Samsung 850 PRO 128GB SSD | (Games): SanDisk 480GB SSD | (Mass storage): WD Blue 3TB HDD

 

This is all copied from websites in case I typed it up wrong so don't moan for obvious facts about the hardware

I don't want to water cool (even though i put the motherboard with water cooling components on it in there), I'm to scared it will leak. I won't have any clue on what to do/get and no one is help me IRL so I'm sticking to air cooling

I know the GPUs aren't the best but I have a 950 in my current rig and don't want to buy 2 new cards. 1s enough.

I don't know what RAM to get so feel free to suggest things

Thanks for reading

Would get an i5-6600k and 2x GTX 960 instead of the i7 and the 950s and only RM850x

[Citadelen]

Swap out the 950's in SLI for a 380X or a 390, never SLI or CrossFireX a low end GPU, it's not worth it.

[marciiii]

I would get this as a first build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($74.90 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.75 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($204.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($204.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($131.14 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($163.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1347.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-05 18:56 EST-0500

[Nero_Gunray5543]

First off: thanks for actually replying those who did, and giving suggestions. I wanted to clear some of the reasons why I picked those parts.

 

The reason i picked out that PSU is because I don't know how much all of the components will draw from the wall (Its the only thing i didn't check/work out) and it seams high enough that I can get new, better GPUs in the future.

I would get a better card that 950s but as I said up top, I have one already so its just to keep the price lower. I've only had the card for give or take 4 months so its fine right now.

That being said, I have looked into some 4gb 960s and I *might* be able to.

 

The reason why there is 3 separate drives is so I can have everything installed at once. I tend to install A LOT of mods for games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim and that takes up 1/5 of my storage right now so... yeah I want a lot of storage.

 

Finally, the reason why I want the i7 and not the i5 mainly due to the better clock speed and hyper-threading but also because the i7 isn't really that much more. The cheapest 4ghz clocked one i found (in 5 mins of searching) was £290 and the cheapest 6600k was £220 so quite close for minimal effort searching. I'm sure if I looked harder I could find one for £250 but for the matter of £70, It isn't that much but I might get the i5 if I start to get low on funds.

Thanks lads!