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[snortings]

Hi,

 

This is my first time building a Gaming Desktop.

 

• I have a budget of about $1800.
• This desktop will be used for Web Browsing, Heavy Gaming and some occasional video rendering. Would like to run most games on High/Ultra (Such as GTA V). I will be gaming in 1080p.
• I will be using 1 Monitor (1080p).
• Still need speakers, but I can use a headset for now.
• I want to upgrade from my current school laptop due to its lack of gaming performance & overall slowness of the system.
• I am wanting to overclock the i5-6660K to about 4.6GHz.
• Do I need any extra fans in the case etc?
• Currency - $AUD

I have heard that MSI is a very good brand, and I love the look of their Mobo's and GPUs. I have also heard and seen (from LTT YT Channel) that the Cooler Master Mastercase Pro 5 is a very good case.

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/nqBGsY

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($345.00 @ Umart) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($115.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($187.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($75.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($509.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($195.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1783.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 17:31 AEDT+1100

 

If possible, please make your reply as detailed as possible  

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

[HKZeroFive]

You should change out your motherboard. The B150 series cannot overclock CPUs K series CPUs. What you're looking for is a Z170 mobo.

[gvninja10]

If I were you, I'd get 16 GB of ram for the extra video editing power. Otherwise, with that spec list, you should find yourself with solid 60+FPS in 1080p performance on all your games.

[Lonelycat]

Imo get a Nvidia graphics card like a gtx 980 gigabyte

[Lonelycat]

Also from what Ive learned you don't need to spend the extra cash on a gold certified psu. Bronze is good!

[snortings]

1 minute ago, Lonelycat said:

Imo get a Nvidia graphics card like a gtx 980 gigabyte

Why's that?

 

1 minute ago, gvninja10 said:

If I were you, I'd get 16 GB of ram for the extra video editing power. Otherwise, with that spec list, you should find yourself with solid 60+FPS in 1080p performance on all your games.

Thanks! But I think I will stick with the 8GB as I'll be making videos like every 2 months.

 

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

You should change out your motherboard. The B150 series cannot overclock CPUs K series CPUs. What you're looking for is a Z170 mobo.

Can they physically not overclock cpus, or they are bad at it?

 

Just now, Lonelycat said:

Also from what Ive learned you don't need to spend the extra cash on a gold certified psu. Bronze is good!

Okay thanks!

[gvninja10]

2 minutes ago, Lonelycat said:

Imo get a Nvidia graphics card like a gtx 980 gigabyte

Nvidia Vs AMD really depends on whether your monitor supports Freesync or G-sync

[FuriousGamer]

1 minute ago, Lonelycat said:

Also from what Ive learned you don't need to spend the extra cash on a gold certified psu. Bronze is good!

Yeah but Gold is better

[snortings]

Just now, gvninja10 said:

Nvidia Vs AMD really depends on whether your monitor supports Freesync or G-sync

Hi,

What are the differences between Freesync or G-Sync?

[snortings]

4 minutes ago, Lonelycat said:

Imo get a Nvidia graphics card like a gtx 980 gigabyte

Just looked at the 980's price, bit pricey for me.

[Lonelycat]

1 minute ago, FuriousGamer said:

Yeah but Gold is better

Not by a lot. If I remember correctly there was a fellow on this website who had a whole graph on this watt usage and the results were quite daming. You don't need gold.

[FuriousGamer]

get a z170 mobo so you can overclock I dont believe B150 series lets you even attempt it. 

[snortings]

1 minute ago, Lonelycat said:

Not by a lot. If I remember correctly there was a fellow on this website who had a whole graph on this watt usage and the results were quite daming. You don't need gold.

Would you be referring to this thread? https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/167036-80-gold-vs-bronze/

[gvninja10]

2 minutes ago, snortings said:

Hi,

What are the differences between Freesync or G-Sync?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=freesync+vs+g+sync

 

It seems fitting that I let Linus explain this, after all this website is named after him.

[Streetguru]

28 minutes ago, snortings said:

 

You could easily upgrade your display to 1440p, though 24" is a bit small

 

otherwise overclocking isn't going to be worth it for 60hz gaming.

EDIT*
For your budget, or a bit over anyways, you could get a 290 with a 1440p 144hz IPS Free-sync display

 

so ya, get the beastly display over anything else man
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/T2FqK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/T2FqK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($389.00 @ Umart)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($769.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $1815.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 17:57 AEDT+1100

[Lonelycat]

1 minute ago, snortings said:

Just looked at the 980's price, bit pricey for me.

Get the gtx 980 gigabyte at newegg. You were going to spend money on a ride on for 509 anyways right? Nvidia cards have more power and generally out preform amd cards. Don't get me wrong amd cards out preform Nvidia sometime too but not always.

[Streetguru]

25 minutes ago, snortings said:

I have heard that MSI is a very good brand

brands isn't a good way to look at most things, otherwise the Master Case Pro 5 isn't going to be worth it with your budget

[Lonelycat]

4 minutes ago, snortings said:

Would you be referring to this thread? https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/167036-80-gold-vs-bronze/

No lol it was another thread lol. The other graphs was a little more in detail and nicer than this one.

[FuriousGamer]

7 minutes ago, Lonelycat said:

Not by a lot. If I remember correctly there was a fellow on this website who had a whole graph on this watt usage and the results were quite daming. You don't need gold.

But what about those people who game alot or leave their pc on all the time that can draw alot of watts. 

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Lonelycat said:

Get the gtx 980 gigabyte at newegg. You were going to spend money on a ride on for 509 anyways right? Nvidia cards have more power and generally out preform amd cards. Don't get me wrong amd cards out preform Nvidia sometime too but not always.

Aside from the 950 and 980ti, the AMD cards are going to be faster and save you money on a Free-sync Vs G-sync display, plus Nvidia's current cards don't appear to be liking DX12.

[Lonelycat]

6 minutes ago, FuriousGamer said:

But what about those people who game alot or leave their pc on all the time that can draw alot of watts. 

Well I'm assuming he won't be leaving them on all the time lol but I guess for those people they may wanna jump for it. Psu are a very subjective thing that depends on builds. I personally don't believe putting in the extra cash isn't worth it. 

[Lonelycat]

10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Aside from the 950 and 980ti, the AMD cards are going to be faster and save you money on a Free-sync Vs G-sync display, plus Nvidia's current cards don't appear to be liking DX12.

Why would you say that? 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Lonelycat said:

Why would you say that? 

 

benchmarks?

380
 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2015/08/03/amds-radeon-380-replaces-nvidia-gtx-960-as-the-new-1080p-champ/#5519c6066de7

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2980028/components-graphics/amd-radeon-r9-380-review-the-best-200-graphics-card-you-can-buy-for-1080p-gaming.html?page=2



390, more wins at 1440p + though

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,4245.html

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-radeon-r9-390-8gb-review

 

Fury v 980
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/209665-amd-radeon-r9-fury-review-chasing-the-gtx-980s-sweet-spot/2

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/the-r9-fury-is-amds-best-card-in-years-but-just-who-is-it-for/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2946532/radeon-r9-fury-review-the-fury-xs-little-brother-is-amds-geforce-gtx-980-slayer.html?page=2

[snortings]

34 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

otherwise overclocking isn't going to be worth it for 60hz gaming.

Why shouldn't I overclock? I have heard many pro's to overclocking.

[Streetguru]

Just now, snortings said:

Why shouldn't I overclock? I have heard many pro's to overclocking.

Because any intel quad core at 3+ghz is going to do 60fps in modern games and all the extra money spend to get a solid OC is better spent elsewhere, like a better display, like a way better display