Two hands is better than one?

[Josh_Galsky]

Hello!

I'm building my first PC that I've saved up for a while now.  I have about 2600 US dollars saved up and I've made two different builds on PC Part Picker and I don't know which one is best.  I will be playing games like, The Witcher 3, GTA V, CS:GO, Modern Warfare 3, Black Ops 2, etc.  I already have an SSD and HDD so both os these will not have storage. I already have a Windows DVD, so, none of that either.

Here are the two builds:

 

6700 Non-K Base Build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QqGWZ

 

5930K Base Build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9Mb7kL

 

 

I left some money extra for games and LED lights, etc.

[Aytex]

Get the sli 980 ti's 

so much more preformance

[Josh_Galsky]

I was thinking that, but the single 980ti water cooled is so nice! Also, I think the 6700 will probably be the bottle-neck, don't you think?

[Mr.Meerkat]

3 minutes ago, Josh_Galsky said:

I was thinking that, but the single 980ti water cooled is so nice! Also, I think the 6700 will probably be the bottle-neck, don't you think?

It may not bottleneck right now but I'm almost going to say that it's an unbalanced build as usually the lowest CPU you're going to want to get to go with dual 980ti's is a 6700k which granted, the 6700 isn't far from but the higher stock clock of the 6700k makes it more suitable before an OC is thrown into the equation 

[Josh_Galsky]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

It may not bottleneck right now but I'm almost going to say that it's an unbalanced build as usually the lowest CPU you're going to want to get to go with dual 980ti's is a 6700k which granted, the 6700 isn't far from but the higher stock clock of the 6700k makes it more suitable before an OC is thrown into the equation 

I generally don't OC, I'm not too experienced enough

[Josh_Galsky]

What do you think of the 5820k and two 980tis?

[Coaxialgamer]

Or you could get this:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($376.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ 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 (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2122.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 17:27 EST-0500

 

Left room for screens , as i don't know what you want

[Josh_Galsky]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

Or you could get this:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($376.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ 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 (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2122.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 17:27 EST-0500

 

Left room for screens , as i don't know what you want

Seems good, but, I already have an SSD and HDD, so I can take them off

[Mr.Meerkat]

 

Just now, Josh_Galsky said:

What do you think of the 5820k and two 980tis?

Do you have a budget of $2300-2400??

[Josh_Galsky]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

 

Do you have a budget of $2300-2400??

As you can see in the original post, I have a 2600 Budget (but I need some for LEDs and games)

[Dash Lambda]

@Coaxialgamer already beat me to a lot of the same changes, but I still put together a parts list that I would personally recommend:

-The 5930K is the same thing as a 5820K except with more PCIe lanes. Those don't matter here, so the 5820K is the better choice.

-Corsair Dominator Platinum is expensive...

-I can't speak from experience, but I have seen reviews of that particular hybrid 980ti that are less than stellar.

-Swapped out the monitors with those from the other build to make room for a second 980ti.

(I just realized it's $20 over budget... Not sure how important that is to you.)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($376.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($185.91 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($164.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.78 @ Mac Mall) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($15.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2619.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 17:28 EST-0500

[Coaxialgamer]

3 minutes ago, Josh_Galsky said:

Seems good, but, I already have an SSD and HDD, so I can take them off

while you are at it , i had to change the cooler for an air cooler instead of the h110i . since you have more room , that might be a worthwhile change

[Dash Lambda]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

while you are at it , i had to change the cooler for an air cooler instead of the h110i . since you have more room , that might be a worthwhile change

Why?

[Josh_Galsky]

I was also thinking, maybe I should buy a sound card since I listen to music a LOT and I'm used to good quality sound.

[Coaxialgamer]

Just now, Dash Lambda said:

Why?

it's a better performing cooler , he will get better temps . I didn't see he had the hdd/ssd , so i had to go with the DR3 instead of the h110i to fit the budget

[Mr.Meerkat]

4 minutes ago, Josh_Galsky said:

As you can see in the original post, I have a 2600 Budget (but I need some for LEDs and games)

let's say you leave $70 (enough to buy a NZXT hue+ plus an extra strip of LEDs) and maybe $150 for games then you have about 2380 to spend on computer and monitors...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($376.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Overseer RX-I ATX Full Tower Case  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($15.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2158.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 17:36 EST-0500

 

which leaves $220, just stretch out for like $40 extra then you also have the 3 monitors...

[Dash Lambda]

4 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

it's a better performing cooler , he will get better temps . I didn't see he had the hdd/ssd , so i had to go with the DR3 instead of the h110i to fit the budget

From what I can find, they perform similarly... Can't find anything saying the Dark Rock 3 outperforms the H100i.

Honestly, in a build with this budget, I can't imagine not using water cooling. Looks cleaner, makes it easier to work in the case, it's usually quieter, etc...

[Josh_Galsky]

The reason I chose the Dominator RAM was because it look extremely nice, but, I just saw some upgrade kits on amazon for really cheap and I wanted to see if they would fit on any other RAM, anyone know?

[Coaxialgamer]

2 hours ago, Dash Lambda said:

From what I can find, they perform similarly... Can't find anything saying the Dark Rock 3 outperforms the H100i.

Honestly, in a build with this budget, I can't imagine not using water cooling. Looks cleaner, makes it easier to work in the case, it's usually quieter, etc...

Thats the exact opposite of what i meant.  The h110i will outperform the dark rock 3.

[thekeemo]

No reason to get the 30k over the 20k

[Dash Lambda]

18 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

Thats the exact opposite of what i meant.  The h110i will outperform the dark rock 3.

Oh...

It really looked like you were saying it would be worthwhile to change to the air cooler.

[jackm1120]

3 hours ago, Aytex said:

Get the sli 980 ti's 

so much more preformance

i second that, spending 2K+ should mean SLI