First build

[Shubham Yadav]

Hi, this is my first post on the forums since I want to build my first, well build. 

 

1. Budget & Location

I live in India, where everything costs at least 20-30% more than US. Budget is around 2500 USD, or about 165k INR. Though this is for the CPU as well as as the monitor. 

2. Aim

Pretty much everything. I have to use it as a gaming machine running high-end games. I also tend to work with 4k videos and photo editing. Also to be used in 3D modelling and CAD work along with maya and blender. It needs to have powerful CPU as well as GPU along with at least 16GB of RAM. 

 

PS: Games are at a lower priority than other work, so not planning for an SLI build or 144Hz monitor. 

3. Monitors

One 4K monitor. Planning to buy either Dell P2415Q or P2715Q. 

4. Peripherals

No. And since I'm a student, I'll get windows 10 education for free, so no concern

5. Why are you upgrading?

For everything listed in aim. I don't have a system except my old trusty Y510p laptop. Editing photos is a pain on 1080p panel. 

 

I would like a X99 or Z170 based platform since they have much better upgrade path compared to Z97. Also since I'm building it around July, I can wait till Nvidia announces Pascal or Intel announces Broadwell-E. 

 

Any suggestions.

[brolaugh_]

i recommend a i7-5960x,980ti or (SLI 980ti) x99 chipset mobo

Not sure about the monitor though..

 

edit: you edited the post just as i posted  wait for paschal then 

[Vercii]

Good enough? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $2314.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:58 EDT-0400

[brolaugh_]

5 minutes ago, Vercii said:

Good enough? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $2314.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:58 EDT-0400

Either this or you can wait...

[Moonzy]

here you go

Spoiler

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($229.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($899.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2669.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:59 EDT-0400

 

personally i would downgrade the gpu if your work doesnt require CUDA acceleration

i'd get r9 390(x), not great for gaming at 4k but you can always play at a lower res on a 4k monitor

[Shubham Yadav]

4 hours ago, Vercii said:

Good enough? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $2314.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:58 EDT-0400

 

 

As I mentioned, the prices are usually 30% higher here. 

 

5960x -> 1340$

H100i -> 150$

X99A -> 375$

hyperX fury 2x8 GB -> 90$. Though I would prefer a 4x4 config for quad channel.

850 EVO 256GB -> 117$

WD blue 1TB -> 55$

MSI 980 TI -> 855$

S340 -> 89$

EVGA PSU are not available here. So I would replace this with corsair RM750x -> 125$

 

Your build will cost me 3200$ for the CPU alone. Add 500$ for the monitor and I'm sitting at 3700$. Way over my budget!

[Shubham Yadav]

4 hours ago, Moonzy said:

here you go

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($229.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($899.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2669.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:59 EDT-0400

 

personally i would downgrade the gpu if your work doesnt require CUDA acceleration

i'd get r9 390(x), not great for gaming at 4k but you can always play at a lower res on a 4k monitor

I'm sorry, but that build will cost well over 3500$ in India. As I mentioned in the first few lines of OP, things are expensive here. 

 

If the prices were as low as US, I would not have bothered to post this here, since I can put every high end component and enjoy. 

 

I don't plan to game at 4k, so a 390 is good enough since it works fine for 1440p. 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Shubham Yadav said:

I'm sorry, but that build will cost well over 3500$ in India. As I mentioned in the first few lines of OP, things are expensive here. 

 

If the prices were as low as US, I would not have bothered to post this here, since I can put every high end component and enjoy. 

 

I don't plan to game at 4k, so a 390 is good enough since it works fine for 1440p. 

yea, i mentioned a way to bring down the prices so you can try those lol

if not, ill build a cheaper rig `-`

[tataklee]

3 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

I'm sorry, but that build will cost well over 3500$ in India. As I mentioned in the first few lines of OP, things are expensive here. 

 

If the prices were as low as US, I would not have bothered to post this here, since I can put every high end component and enjoy. 

 

I don't plan to game at 4k, so a 390 is good enough since it works fine for 1440p. 

So what's your budget?

 

Edit: Sorry, didn't read carefully enough.

[Shubham Yadav]

Just now, tataklee said:

So what's your budget?

My budget is 2500$, but things are expensive here compared to US. You can make a build for 1700-1800$ and that will cost 2500$ here. 

[Shubham Yadav]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

yea, i mentioned ways to bring down the prices so you can try those lol

if not, ill build a cheaper rig `-`

I was thinking of this: 

 

5820k -> costs 380$ here. 

MSI x99A sli plus -> 370$ 

R9 390 -> 410$

NZXT S340 -> 89$

Corsair RM750x -> 125$

850 evo 500GB -> 150$. 

WD 1TB 7200 RPM (EZEX) -> 55$

NZxt kraken X61 -> 150$ (costs the same as H100i here)

corsair 4x4GB 2400 Mhz vengeance -> 112$ 

 

Total = 1841$ + 500$ for monitor

 

I can shave around 200$ if I go for Z170 + 6700k. Can't decide between X99 and Z170 honestly since the 6700k has a monstrous single threaded performance and can go to over 4.8 GHz. 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Shubham Yadav said:

I was thinking of this: 

 

5820k -> costs 380$ here. 

MSI x99A sli plus -> 370$ 

R9 390 -> 410$

NZXT S340 -> 89$

Corsair RM750x -> 125$

850 evo 500GB -> 150$. 

WD 1TB 7200 RPM (EZEX) -> 55$

NZxt kraken X61 -> 150$ (costs the same as H100i here)

corsair 4x4GB 2400 Mhz vengeance -> 112$ 

 

Total = 1841$ + 500$ for monitor

 

I can shave around 200$ if I go for Z170 + 6700k. Can't decide between X99 and Z170 honestly since the 6700k has a monstrous single threaded performance and can go to over 4.8 GHz. 

for multi thread, the 5820k is still more powerful than the 6700k

 

and that system looks ok `-`

[Shubham Yadav]

Just now, Moonzy said:

for multi thread, the 5820k is still more powerful than the 6700k

 

and that system looks ok `-`

Just ok? 

 

Yeah, I know the 5820k is more powerful than 6700k in multithreaded workloads. But apart from video encoding(for exporting and ray tracing I can use CUDA or OpenCL), I can't see that being that much useful. 

 

Also, since I'll build in July or August, will broadwell-E be out by then? So is it worth waiting? 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Shubham Yadav said:

Also, since I'll build in July or August, will broadwell-E be out by then? So is it worth waiting? 

broadwell-E i dunno, pascal will probably be out around mid of june

 

always plan a computer as close as possible to the date of purchase

[Shubham Yadav]

Just now, Moonzy said:

broadwell-E i dunno, pascal will probably be out around mid of june

 

always plan a computer as close as possible to the date of purchase

If I was in US, I would do the same :p. Prices fluctuate massively here though. I missed a sale last week selling GTX 980 for 420$. 980 costs 600$ here BTW, so it was a huge miss. Same with the 5820k@340$. 

 

I'm waiting for GTX 1070, the X80 series usually costs 250-300$ more here than X70 series, so not holding my breath for the 1080. 

 

One last question: Is the monitor of choice good? I'm getting the P2415Q for 450$ and P2715Q for 650$. The only other 4k monitor below 1000$ I can get here is Samsung U28E590D for 700$, but that's a TN panel. 

[Moonzy]

5 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

Is the monitor of choice good?

i dont know since i never used any of these, but i would get 4k IPS panel if i were doing professional work

 

the dell P2715Q seems like a good option, 27inch, IPS 4k, moderate response time (not important), and looks professional lol

[Shubham Yadav]

7 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i dont know since i never used any of these, but i would get 4k IPS panel if i were doing professional work

Sorry but just came across another monitor which looks awesome, the U2515H for 400$. It's an IPS 25" panel, but it's an ultrasharp one, which means adobe RGB too. Also it looks significantly better than the two 4k ones with virtually no bezel. Not to mention I can use it without scaling on windows and 1440p games will look better on native resolution than on a 4k screen. 

[BigDay]

Wait for pascal and then choose your psu and gpu from there, but consider this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1347.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 15:28 EDT-0400

[Moonzy]

7 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

Sorry but just came across another monitor which looks awesome, the U2515H for 400$. It's an IPS 25" panel, but it's an ultrasharp one, which means adobe RGB too. Also it looks significantly better than the two 4k ones with virtually no bezel. Not to mention I can use it without scaling on windows and 1440p games will look better on native resolution than on a 4k screen. 

yes but you're editing on 4k, so its best if you do your work at its native res

 

games will look fine even if downscaled, 1440p will look like 1440p on a 4k monitor

[Shubham Yadav]

2 minutes ago, BigDay said:

Wait for pascal and then choose your psu and gpu from there, but consider this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1347.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 15:28 EDT-0400

Excellent build. I'll swap the 120 GB SSD for a 500 GB evo since it's way faster, and replace the 2TB HDD with a 1 TB one. Also fractal cases are not available here, so swap it with S340. Z170-A with a Z170 pro gaming(better for same price)

[Shubham Yadav]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

games will look fine even if downscaled, 1440p will look like 1440p on a 4k monitor

Not so sure about that. Unlike 4k to 1080p which a 2:1 scaling, 2160p to 1440p is 1.5:1. 

 

I guess I'll go to store and pick. I'm preferring the P2415Q over the P2715Q though since I love high DPI displays and that will look like a macbook screen. 

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

Not so sure about that. Unlike 4k to 1080p which a 2:1 scaling, 2160p to 1440p is 1.5:1. 

 

I guess I'll go to store and pick. I'm preferring the P2415Q over the P2715Q though since I love high DPI displays and that will look like a macbook screen. 

well i've had people tell me that perfect scaling is a myth lol

 

and you cant see 4k contents on a 1440p screen anyway, so consider that as well