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Hey guys,

 

I'm pretty set on creating this build. Is it good? Any bottlenecks?
It will be used for gaming (specifically CS:GO, Rainbow Six: Siege and The Division) along with programming.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AgentL3r/saved/mLnbt6

 

Thanks.

 

EDIT 1:

- Changed the SSD

- Changed the Graphics Card

- Changed the HDD

- Removed the cooler

 

EDIT 2:

- Changed the monitor

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5 minutes ago, AgentL3r said:

Hey guys,

 

I'm pretty set on creating this build. Is it good? Any bottlenecks?
It will be used for gaming (specifically CS:GO, Rainbow Six: Siege and The Division) along with programming.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AgentL3r/saved/cWggXL

 

Thanks.

There is a bunch "wrong" with it.  Mostly, you are not spending the money well. 

 

Why the 1440p 144Hz monitor?

 

Why the non-K CPU?  Why the AiO to cool the non-K CPU?  Why the Z-Series board?  Why not Skylake?

 

Why the crappy SSD?

 

Why the GTX 980?  Why the reference GTX 980?

 

 

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I would swap the AiO liquid cooler for an air cooler, since it's paired with a locked i7. With the money, I would swap the SSD with a better one, and swap the GPU with a different one.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ycYHYJ

GAMING PC "Ol' Bessie":

Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Gigabyte B650M AORUS Elite AX | G.Skill Flare X5 6000MT/s CL36 16GBx2 | 5TB of SSD POWER | EVGA SuperNOVA 850W GT | Noctua NH-U14S | Fractal Design Pop! Mini Air | CachyOS

 

Kind Of A Home Lab "Bay":

Ryzen 9 5900XT | Intel ARC A310 | ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS | T-FORCE 3200MT/s 16GBx2 + Corsair 3200MT/s 32GBx2 = 96GB!!! WOW!! | 2TB boot SSD + 8TBx6 HDD RaidZ2 | EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2 | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

 

The Laptop:

Framework Laptop 13 | Intel i5-1340p | G.Skill Ripjaws 3200MT/s 16GBx2 | Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB | CachyOS

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Just now, Kobathor said:

I would swap the AiO liquid cooler for an air cooler, since it's paired with a locked i7. With the money, I would swap the SSD with a better one, and swap the GPU with a different one.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/khq3Vn

agreed for those games there is no need for a 980ti!

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It's a little odd... the 4790k is faster even if you don't overclock, so not sure why you'd get the 4790.  Also, why a non-k chip on the Z motherboard?  Plus that cooler is overkill if you don't over clock.

 

Also that SSD is not the best.

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6 minutes ago, AgentL3r said:

 

Should go skylake, it's a tiny bit more and gives you USB 3.1

 

you're going to be better off going AMD/free-sync because for the same price as that G-sync display, you can get an IPS 144hz 1440p display, so better color/viewing angles at the same price, also a Fury is faster than a 980

 

don't buy kingston SSDs

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MJV7cf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MJV7cf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£261.35 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£60.42 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.56 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£429.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£66.51 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£487.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1499.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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Switch to the 4690k.

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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1 minute ago, Kobathor said:

I would swap the AiO liquid cooler for an air cooler, since it's paired with a locked i7. With the money, I would swap the SSD with a better one, and swap the GPU with a different one.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ycYHYJ

I appreciate that.

 

I'm still sticking with a GTX 980 because I feel it's best for me.

 

Along with the cooler, should I just leave it out?

 

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Just now, theninja35 said:

CS:GO build, so 144hz is kinda needed if you're going to be getting serious. The problems I see consist of: non-OCable CPU, poor SSD choice, and a 980 instead of a similarly-performing AMD card.

 

Also, AIO's are beautiful. Never question a man who has a water-cooled CPU.

So you have the 144Hz to gain an upper hand in CS:GO.  Why the 1440p?  A 144Hz 1080p is less than half price.  You retain your performance and save money.

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8 minutes ago, AgentL3r said:

Hey guys,

 

I'm pretty set on creating this build. Is it good? Any bottlenecks?
It will be used for gaming (specifically CS:GO, Rainbow Six: Siege and The Division) along with programming.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/AgentL3r/saved/cWggXL

 

Thanks.

here ya go

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.96 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£120.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£59.35 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£418.16 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  (£94.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£524.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  (£51.97 @ PC World Business) 
Total: £1859.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, AgentL3r said:

 

how is the 980 best when it means you're stuck with a TN display vs an IPS display at the same price? not to mention DX12/Vulkan issues nvidia has

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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1 hour ago, theninja35 said:

CS:GO build, so 144hz is kinda needed if you're going to be getting serious. The problems I see consist of: non-OCable CPU, poor SSD choice, and a 980 instead of a similarly-performing AMD card.

 

Also, AIO's are beautiful. Never question a man who has a water-cooled CPU.

144hz and the response time.

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Just now, AgentL3r said:

I appreciate that.

I'm still sticking with a GTX 980 because I feel it's best for me.

Along with the cooler, should I just leave it out?

I added the Dark Rock 3, which will be quiet and look good with the black aesthetic.
Also, the GTX 980 is outperformed by the Fury in.. All 3 of the games you listed. I would swap 'em if you aren't using nVidia features.

GAMING PC "Ol' Bessie":

Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Gigabyte B650M AORUS Elite AX | G.Skill Flare X5 6000MT/s CL36 16GBx2 | 5TB of SSD POWER | EVGA SuperNOVA 850W GT | Noctua NH-U14S | Fractal Design Pop! Mini Air | CachyOS

 

Kind Of A Home Lab "Bay":

Ryzen 9 5900XT | Intel ARC A310 | ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS | T-FORCE 3200MT/s 16GBx2 + Corsair 3200MT/s 32GBx2 = 96GB!!! WOW!! | 2TB boot SSD + 8TBx6 HDD RaidZ2 | EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2 | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

 

The Laptop:

Framework Laptop 13 | Intel i5-1340p | G.Skill Ripjaws 3200MT/s 16GBx2 | Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB | CachyOS

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The SSD is too small and slow at that too. 120GB will give you space for your OS, some programs and a game or two and then you're pushing it. I guess you're buying the rest of the stuff for aesthetics only but even then your choices don't make too much sense. Your video card has the popular but inferior reference cooler because I guess you like the look of it, but then your case will mount it upside down and all you'll see is a black PCB just like some GT 8800...

 

The motherboard matches the case, fair enough, but then your CPU is not overclockable anyway so why get a Z-edition board? Are you planning to upgrade later? Why? The only upgrade path is the 4790K and that is not that much faster than a 4790. So the choice is redundant from the start.

 

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3 minutes ago, AgentL3r said:

The SSD is just for booting and storing a couple of games.

The Ultra II is a much better budget SSD, it's the one in my build.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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Just now, Dogeystyle said:

The SSD is too small and slow at that too. 120GB will give you space for your OS, some programs and a game or two and then you're pushing it. I guess you're buying the rest of the stuff for aesthetics only but even then your choices don't make too much sense. Your video card has the popular but inferior reference cooler because I guess you like the look of it, but then your case will mount it upside down and all you'll see is a black PCB just like some GT 8800...

 

The motherboard matches the case, fair enough, but then your CPU is not overclockable anyway so why get a Z-edition board? Are you planning to upgrade later? Why? The only upgrade path is the 4790K and that is not that much faster than a 4790. So the choice is redundant from the start.

 

 

Yeah, most of it is just for aesthetics.

So things that need improvement:

 

1) Swap the AIO cooler for an air cooler.

2) Swap the graphics card for an AMD Radeon.

3) Get an SSD with more storage.

 

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4 minutes ago, AgentL3r said:

 

Yeah, most of it is just for aesthetics.

So things that need improvement:

 

1) Swap the AIO cooler for an air cooler.

2) Swap the graphics card for an AMD Radeon.

3) Get an SSD with more storage.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£121.63 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£75.48 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.56 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£268.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£103.32 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.00)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£487.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£70.00)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  (£51.97 @ PC World Business)
Other: Corsair Air Series AF120-LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow LED Fan - Blue (Dual Pack) (£20.00)
Other:  NZXT 1m LED Cable - Blue  (£8.00)
Total: £1700.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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or a 390X or even the Fury...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£289.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£121.63 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£75.48 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.56 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  (£447.58 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£103.32 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.00)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£487.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£70.00)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  (£51.97 @ PC World Business)
Other: Corsair Air Series AF120-LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow LED Fan - Blue (Dual Pack) (£20.00)
Other:  NZXT 1m LED Cable - Blue  (£8.00)
Total: £1878.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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