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Hey guys just planning a gaming/workstation build

thoughts and input on the build are appreciated

i will be gaming at qhd and can anyone tell me that if hook up another monitor will i have any performance drops when gaming on only one as i plan to get another monitor later 

Here's the build (i am waitong fro custom boards 1080's so dont just start yelling at that)

any one have any suggestions for a dual monitor mount that just sits on the desk and not clamp down on it as i have a tempered glass desk thats about 1/2 cm thick and i dont want the thing to just crack and scatter all over the place in the middle of the night

tempered glass is just a pain the butt to clean off carpet (i speak from experience)

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Fixed it up a little bit.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($222.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.94 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba  5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($199.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP12-PWM 61.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP12-PWM 61.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP12-PWM 61.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($17.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP14-PWM 78.1 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($19.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP14-PWM 78.1 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($19.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($799.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G900 CHAOS SPECTRUM Wireless Optical Mouse  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 
Headphones: Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum 7.1 Channel Headset  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: NZXT Hue Plus Lighting KIt ($59.99)
Other: GTX 1070 ($380.00)
Other: GTX 1070 ($380.00)
Total: $3914.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 20:33 EDT-0400

 

Will have better perfs, we don't even know how much better 1080 is from 1070 ATM, and 1070 SLI will beat one 1080.

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5 minutes ago, AWinchester said:

Hey guys just planning a gaming/workstation build

thoughts and input on the build are appreciated

i will be gaming at qhd and can anyone tell me that if hook up another monitor will i have any performance drops when gaming on only one as i plan to get another monitor later 

Here's the build

any one have any suggestions for a dual monitor mount that just sits on the desk and not clamp down on it as i have a tempered glass desk thats about 1/2 cm thick and i dont want the thing to just crack and scatter all over the place in the middle of the night

tempered glass is just a pain the butt to clean off carpet (i speak from experience)

Well, I'm afraid that's not enough information to give a good feedback on your build.

What is your budget?

More detailed info on your use case please.

And you're from US, right?

Do you have any old desktop? If yes, their specs.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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Did you consider the Asus Maximus VIII Formula? Much more expensive but has some really nice lighting features.

 

I can't find it in pcpartpicker but Phanteks has an Evolv ATX Glass (PH-ES515ETG_BK) listed on their web site. Very nice side panel and good lighting features.

 

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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11 hours ago, Shahnewaz said:

Well, I'm afraid that's not enough information to give a good feedback on your build.

What is your budget?

More detailed info on your use case please.

And you're from US, right?

Do you have any old desktop? If yes, their specs.

i dont have a budget just a i've been saving up since last year and wanna do an all out build my old desktop and a 2600k and a 750 but the processor kinda died a few weeks ago so i thought it might be a good time to upgrade i will just be playing games and using microsoft office for school and using it for programming and light 3d rendering

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4 hours ago, AWinchester said:

i dont have a budget just a i've been saving up since last year and wanna do an all out build my old desktop and a 2600k and a 750 but the processor kinda died a few weeks ago so i thought it might be a good time to upgrade i will just be playing games and using microsoft office for school and using it for programming and light 3d rendering

A budget is still required. If you don't have one, at least give us a rough estimate of how much money you will be able to spend.

What kind of games do you play?

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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On 5/13/2016 at 11:05 AM, Shahnewaz said:

A budget is still required. If you don't have one, at least give us a rough estimate of how much money you will be able to spend.

What kind of games do you play?

if i could land a full setup tower, monitor keyboard and mouse in about $4000 i would 1 hell of a happy camper

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On 5/13/2016 at 8:23 PM, brob said:

Did you consider the Asus Maximus VIII Formula? Much more expensive but has some really nice lighting features.

 

I can't find it in pcpartpicker but Phanteks has an Evolv ATX Glass (PH-ES515ETG_BK) listed on their web site. Very nice side panel and good lighting features.

 

im not really a big fan of the tempered glass panel on the other side as (imo) the original window was plenty big and plus i plan on taking this to college and i really dont want the thing to like get scratched with a weird roommate or something but thanks for the suggestion and i personally like the hue + as it has a bit more of color customization and i am getting the kraken so i thought i'll get the hue+ as i dont want 2 pieces of software doing 2 things when i can have one doing 2 (my ocd is competely to be blamed here) 

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1 hour ago, AWinchester said:

if i could land a full setup tower, monitor keyboard and mouse in about $4000 i would 1 hell of a happy camper

Alright then.

Here's my build recommendation without any peripherals, save the monitor.

Not exactly $4000, but more than adequate for your needs. Just let me know if an SSD boot drive is necessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $923.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 19:55 EDT-0400

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Shahnewaz said:

Alright then.

Here's my build recommendation without any peripherals, save the monitor.

Not exactly $4000, but more than adequate for your needs. Just let me know if an SSD boot drive is necessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $923.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 19:55 EDT-0400

oh i kinda forgot to say that i wanted to try out vr sorry for your trouble putting together that part list

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46 minutes ago, AWinchester said:

oh i kinda forgot to say that i wanted to try out vr sorry for your trouble putting together that part list

VR is still a developing technology, so it's difficult to give a solid recommendation on the parts you should buy.

Still, this build meets the minimum VR spec, so you're fine. :)

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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