GTX 1080 Build

[D2Lynx]

I had a friend of mine make a quick build to fit the GTX 1080, and I was wondering if someone could take a look at this to make sure its good. In terms of price range, 1.9-2.5k USD. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XK89jX

 

EDIT:
Replace the 980 TI with a 1080.

 

[HPWebcamAble]

If you're just gaming, a 6600k will be fine

 

Otherwise, looks good

[Captive]

I find your choice of CPU cooler strange given the money you're spending on a monitor.

 

Couldn't you make use of that case's capacity for a larger radiator and get an NZXT Kraken X61 to make more use of that K-grade CPU's overclockability?

 

Sure, silicon lottery and all that, but just my opinion.

[SeanAngelo]

8 minutes ago, D2Lynx said:

I had a friend of mine make a quick build to fit the GTX 1080, and I was wondering if someone could take a look at this to make sure its good. In terms of price range, 1.9-2.5k USD. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XK89jX

 

EDIT:
Replace the 980 TI with a 1080.

 

2.5k and a 212 evo?

 

could put a better cooler... js

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.90 @ B&H) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($117.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($599.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($16.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($0.00) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($659.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($159.95 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2458.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 15:53 EDT-0400

 

get the regular 1080

[DarkRuskov]

get a better cooler and as already  said if you're only gaming i5 is enough.

[D2Lynx]

Also, is it worth it at all to get the founders edition 1080?

[LordMastodon]

Honestly, I would not recommend a Seagate drive. Go with a WD Black or similar, as they are more reliable. Also, I agree that a better cooler could be found, and I think you could go for slightly more RAM, or more high-end RAM at the very least. In addition, for this kind of money, you could probably go the watercooling route.

[ChrisCross]

3 minutes ago, D2Lynx said:

I had a friend of mine make a quick build to fit the GTX 1080, and I was wondering if someone could take a look at this to make sure its good. In terms of price range, 1.9-2.5k USD. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XK89jX

way better monitor and 500$ saved with same storage.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C7h3cf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C7h3cf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Antec Green 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1243.95 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2087.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 15:53 EDT-0400

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Well hopefully by the time Pascal is for sale, so will Polaris. Though it sounds like the 1070 and 1080 will be out by the end of the month with Polaris possibly being fully reveled towards the end of this month and starting sales at towards the beginning of next month.

 

[HPWebcamAble]

6 minutes ago, D2Lynx said:

Also, is it worth it at all to get the founders edition 1080?

No one will know for sure until they release in a few weeks

[D2Lynx]

In terms of the monitor, is the one I have selected worth the price, suggestions on alternatives?

[D2Lynx]

Changed the build to fit recommendations:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tp89jX

[LordMastodon]

There are much cheaper monitor alternatives out there, and I don't think it's worth it to spend almost $700 on the monitor when that equates to over a quarter of your total cost. I think that a good monitor is worth it, but spending over 25% of your budget on a monitor is not worth it in my opinion.

[D2Lynx]

Just now, LordMastodon said:

There are much cheaper monitor alternatives out there, and I don't think it's worth it to spend almost $700 on the monitor when that equates to over a quarter of your total cost. I think that a good monitor is worth it, but spending over 25% of your budget on a monitor is not worth it in my opinion.

Suggestions on alternatives?

[LordMastodon]

I would recommend the LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide, which is roughly half the price and still a very nice monitor in my opinion.

[intelCore]

59 minutes ago, LordMastodon said:

There are much cheaper monitor alternatives out there, and I don't think it's worth it to spend almost $700 on the monitor when that equates to over a quarter of your total cost. I think that a good monitor is worth it, but spending over 25% of your budget on a monitor is not worth it in my opinion.

I'm not all too much into monitors but if the 1080 keeps what Nvidia promised at the event I guess getting an overpowered monitor to an overpowered graphics card seems okay to me tbh.

Even though I would go a totally different way if I had all of that money.

[D2Lynx]

 

1 minute ago, intelCore said:

I'm not all too much into monitors but if the 1080 keeps what Nvidia promised at the event I guess getting an overpowered monitor to an overpowered graphics card seems okay to me tbh.

Even though I would go a totally different way if I had all of that money.

I'm totally up for recommendations, a friend of mine made this build. Would you mind making a quick mock up of what you would do?

 

[intelCore]

17 minutes ago, D2Lynx said:

 

I'm totally up for recommendations, a friend of mine made this build. Would you mind making a quick mock up of what you would do?

 

Okay so I'd go this direction: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WNYNLk

 

Replace the 390 with a GTX 1070. You could still pick any monitor you'd like cause the budget you have is really big.

[D2Lynx]

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[intelCore]

3 minutes ago, D2Lynx said:

I wouldn't need a cooler for the 1080, correct?

Correct. Already on the card.

[D2Lynx]

After looking into CPUs a bit more, is there any reason to get a  i7 4790k over a i5 6600K?

[Guest]

3 hours ago, LordMastodon said:

Honestly, I would not recommend a Seagate drive. Go with a WD Black or similar, as they are more reliable. Also, I agree that a better cooler could be found, and I think you could go for slightly more RAM, or more high-end RAM at the very least. In addition, for this kind of money, you could probably go the watercooling route.

Seagate are fine.