Advise needed 'Gaming PC Build'

[MoeB]

Hi guys,

Hope everyone is well.

 

I would like to build a gaming PC that could handle ultra-high settings on all/most game titles. I would appreciate some advise in choosing my equipment for my build.

 

This is what I am planning to be in my build. (This is not set in stone so if you having any advise and suggestions that are outside my list or knowledge please contribute). 

 

CPU: i7 6700k vs i7 5820k  or .........

Motherboard: Z170 Maximus VIII Hero or .............

GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti vs EVGA GTX 970 FTW vs 2SLI EVGA GTX 970 FTW or .............

Memory: EVGA 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 or ...............

Storage: Samsung 950 pro PCIe? or ..........                         (Should I use PCIe storage or just a regular SSD?)

Power Supply: 'The required for build'

Cooling: 'efficient cooling for Medium-Max overclocking'      (Please advise)

Case: 'Less priority'

 

 

 

Thank you in advance

 

Regards,

Moe.B

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, MoeB said:

PC that could handle ultra-high settings

on what resolutions? 1080? 1440? 2160p?

[SeanAngelo]

5 minutes ago, MoeB said:

Hi guys,

Hope everyone is well.

 

I would like to build a gaming PC that could handle ultra-high settings on all/most game titles. I would appreciate some advise in choosing my equipment for my build.

 

This is what I am planning to be in my build. (This is not set in stone so if you having any advise and suggestions that are outside my list or knowledge please contribute). 

 

CPU: i7 6700k vs i7 5820k  or .........

Motherboard: Z170 Maximus VIII Hero or .............

GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti vs EVGA GTX 970 FTW vs 2SLI EVGA GTX 970 FTW or .............

Memory: EVGA 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 or ...............

Storage: Samsung 950 pro PCIe? or ..........                         (Should I use PCIe storage or just a regular SSD?)

Power Supply: 'The required for build'

Cooling: 'efficient cooling for Medium-Max overclocking'      (Please advise)

Case: 'Less priority'

 

 

 

Thank you in advance

 

Regards,

Moe.B

uses? budget? peripherals?

[Loleo]

This site has really been helpful for me: http://techbuyersguru.com

[WoodcockJohnson]

The processor shouldn't matter if its between the two. Gaming performance will be similar but the 5820k has more PCI-E lanes and will allow you to run SLI at 16x-8x instead of 8x-8x with the 6700k. Also I believe the PCI-E 1x lanes are decoupled on the 6700k so they don't take away from your total lane count when using extra peripherals. 

 

You will really get similar performance from either processor though as running a card at 8x vs 16x on pci-e Gen3 is very minimal. You'll see like 1fps difference in your max FPS so its really preference. The x99 boards are still really expensive too so take that into consideration.

 

1440p: 980ti

1080p: 970

 

Power supply go for something 80Plus Gold at least. This will give you arond 90% efficiency and good clean power to your components. EVGA supernovas are really good. As are the Corsair RMI units. Something like the 750G2 or the RM750I would be good.

 

Cooling you can go for a Noctua NH-D14 if you wanna go air, trades blows with the H100i from corsair (dual 120mm AIO liquid cooler) the only thing is that you have to be careful when transporting as the noctua weighs about a KG.

 

As for case just make sure you get something with enough space and good airflow. Fractal Design Define R5 is a really solid case with enough room for whatever you need.

 

Oh and for storage you don't need anything super crazy unless you want moar epeen. Just get a good reliable SSD for boot OS (250GB is good size) and a decent size HDD for long term storage (2TB is typical these days) and if you really want you can get a really big SSD and throw a bunch of games on it as well. As it stands my 250gb has two or three large games on it that benefit from a faster drive (load times, Arkham Knight and Fallout 4) and my 1TB has all the rest.

 

Also go at least 16GB the prices are pretty decent right now. 8GB is starting to get dicey for some applications and 32GB is not necessary.

 

Hope that helps! Feel free to PM me if you wanna put a real parts list together.

[MoeB]

3 hours ago, Moonzy said:

on what resolutions? 1080? 1440? 2160p?

1080/1440

[MoeB]

3 hours ago, SeanAngelo said:

uses? budget? peripherals?

Gaming primarily. Budget $2000. 1080/1440.

[MoeB]

1 hour ago, WoodcockJohnson said:

The processor shouldn't matter if its between the two. Gaming performance will be similar but the 5820k has more PCI-E lanes and will allow you to run SLI at 16x-8x instead of 8x-8x with the 6700k. Also I believe the PCI-E 1x lanes are decoupled on the 6700k so they don't take away from your total lane count when using extra peripherals. 

 

You will really get similar performance from either processor though as running a card at 8x vs 16x on pci-e Gen3 is very minimal. You'll see like 1fps difference in your max FPS so its really preference. The x99 boards are still really expensive too so take that into consideration.

 

1440p: 980ti

1080p: 970

 

Power supply go for something 80Plus Gold at least. This will give you arond 90% efficiency and good clean power to your components. EVGA supernovas are really good. As are the Corsair RMI units. Something like the 750G2 or the RM750I would be good.

 

Cooling you can go for a Noctua NH-D14 if you wanna go air, trades blows with the H100i from corsair (dual 120mm AIO liquid cooler) the only thing is that you have to be careful when transporting as the noctua weighs about a KG.

 

As for case just make sure you get something with enough space and good airflow. Fractal Design Define R5 is a really solid case with enough room for whatever you need.

 

Oh and for storage you don't need anything super crazy unless you want moar epeen. Just get a good reliable SSD for boot OS (250GB is good size) and a decent size HDD for long term storage (2TB is typical these days) and if you really want you can get a really big SSD and throw a bunch of games on it as well. As it stands my 250gb has two or three large games on it that benefit from a faster drive (load times, Arkham Knight and Fallout 4) and my 1TB has all the rest.

 

Also go at least 16GB the prices are pretty decent right now. 8GB is starting to get dicey for some applications and 32GB is not necessary.

 

Hope that helps! Feel free to PM me if you wanna put a real parts list together.

Thank you very much, that was helpfull indeed.

[Moonzy]

12 minutes ago, MoeB said:

1080/1440

here ya go

its black and red themed as well as silence

Spoiler

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  ($666.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1964.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-14 19:03 EDT-0400

 

Edited March 14, 2016 by Moonzy

[SeanAngelo]

19 hours ago, MoeB said:

Gaming primarily. Budget $2000. 1080/1440.

so you do need peripherals such as mouse, keyboard and monitor?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($374.95 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($639.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1794.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-15 14:18 EDT-0400