Building New PC $1,500 USD, Recommendations and Advice Appreciated!!

Nytronic · April 18, 2016

Hello! I just need recommendations on a build I am currently working on please, before making it final decision.

1. Budget & Location

I would like to keep this build under $1,500.00 USD.

I want to stay with nvidia, the case, and dvd drive. I have selected them for personal preferences only. Everything else I would change for the better. Also, I plan on purchasing from Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy. They are preferred and selected for a more ideal realistic pricing on pcpartpicker list.

2. Aim

Purpose for this build is primarily gaming. Running games on 1080p around 60 fps on games, such as Overwatch, FarCry, Battlefield, Terra, and Mobas.

3. Monitors

One monitor at 1080p only.

4. Peripherals

I do also need a gaming mechanical keyboard and a good gaming mouse, any recommendations would be good that will not break the budget by too much.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Simply just need a new gaming computer.

Here is the pcpartpicker link as of now: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bqbtmG

Also, how much of a difference would a liquid cooled cpu make vs an air cooled cpu make. Is liquid cooled unnecessary?

Thank you for all and any help/recommendations!

MalaySausage · April 18, 2016

if you are only gaming you could loose the i7 and get an i5 instead and have a bit more to spend on peripherals

HKZeroFive · April 18, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($157.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.68 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1474.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 05:00 EDT-0400

Aereldor · April 18, 2016

Lose the 6700k for a 6600k- you won't see much of a difference in gaming performance.

Ditch the GTX 970 for an R9 390. It's faster than the GTX 970, and just about catches up with the much more expensive GTX 980 Ti in DirectX 12 Benchmarks (which is ridiculous, because that costs twice as much. Asynchronus computation perks?). Might I ask why you want to stick with NVidia?

Also, you'll probably get a decent enough overclock with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or the Dark Rock Pro 3.

All this already leaves you with plenty to spend on a 1080p FreeSync monitor, and a decent mechanical keyboard and mouse of your choosing.

Aditya0002 · April 18, 2016

Just now, Nytronic said:

Hello! I just need recommendations on a build I am currently working on please, before making it final decision.

1. Budget & Location

I would like to keep this build under $1,500.00 USD.

I want to stay with nvidia, the case, and dvd drive. I have selected them for personal preferences only. Everything else I would change for the better. Also, I plan on purchasing from Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy. They are preferred and selected for a more ideal realistic pricing on pcpartpicker list.

2. Aim

Purpose for this build is primarily gaming. Running games on 1080p around 60 fps on games, such as Overwatch, FarCry, Battlefield, Terra, and Mobas.

3. Monitors

One monitor at 1080p only.

4. Peripherals

I do also need a gaming mechanical keyboard and a good gaming mouse, any recommendations would be good that will not break the budget by too much.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Simply just need a new gaming computer.

Here is the pcpartpicker link as of now: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bqbtmG

Also, how much of a difference would a liquid cooled cpu make vs an air cooled cpu make. Is liquid cooled unnecessary?

Thank you for all and any help/recommendations!

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Enermax Liqmax II 240 96.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.59 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.08 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($81.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1189.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 06:27 EDT-0400

tataklee · April 18, 2016

2 hours ago, Nytronic said:

Hello! I just need recommendations on a build I am currently working on please, before making it final decision.

1. Budget & Location

I would like to keep this build under $1,500.00 USD.

I want to stay with nvidia, the case, and dvd drive. I have selected them for personal preferences only. Everything else I would change for the better. Also, I plan on purchasing from Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy. They are preferred and selected for a more ideal realistic pricing on pcpartpicker list.

2. Aim

Purpose for this build is primarily gaming. Running games on 1080p around 60 fps on games, such as Overwatch, FarCry, Battlefield, Terra, and Mobas.

3. Monitors

One monitor at 1080p only.

4. Peripherals

I do also need a gaming mechanical keyboard and a good gaming mouse, any recommendations would be good that will not break the budget by too much.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Simply just need a new gaming computer.

Here is the pcpartpicker link as of now: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bqbtmG

Also, how much of a difference would a liquid cooled cpu make vs an air cooled cpu make. Is liquid cooled unnecessary?

Thank you for all and any help/recommendations!