Need help building a semi-budget pc

[NukedBread]

Hello fellow LLT mates. I need some help building a pc for which I have a budget of USD1400 (this price includes the screen). I know this seems a very low budget to some but this is all i have. I am not very experienced in computer hardware but this what i have compiled till now.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate SV35.5 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card  ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1341.50

 

If there is anything wrong with this please let me know or any suggestions. The only thing that is fixed is the gtx 1080. Pretty much im trying to build a pc around the 1080. The only reason the R9 fury is there is to give a reference price. If u have completely different build for me go ahead and let me know. Thanks in advance

[henkka_scorpio]

You might want to wait untill the GTX1080 is released and we got some real life benchmarks as most of the benchmarks that Nvidia have released are VR-results and it might not be so good in normal games as advertised, otherwise the setup you are planning seems fine, just you might want a bit more RAM as 8 gb might be a bottleneck in some games with high res textures. And remember all the cables and maybe at some point a bigger ssd for games and software and some good case fans, you dont want it to run too hot. If you ditch the HDD and buy a bigger SSD instead you can get maybe a 480 GB one. or if you have some old pc you dont use anymore you can always recycle that.   PS. that is nowhere near a budget PC, more like high end .  Good luck building it!

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2 minutes ago, henkka_scorpio said:

RAM as 8 gb might be a bottleneck in some games with high res textures.

I thought textures were stored on the VRAM, getting more RAM would mainly benefit during editing or heavy multitasking.

 

But ye, as @henkka_scorpiosaid, wait for the new graphics cards. Btw if you can overclock, dropping down to a i5 6600k would save you a lot of money while only losing a few frames. And if you aren't going to overclock, go with the i7-6700 (non K) and a H170 board instead and save some cash.

The biggest benefits of Z-series motherboards is overclockability and same with the Intel's "K" CPUs.

 

9 minutes ago, henkka_scorpio said:

some good case fans, you dont want it to run too hot.

And i don't agree with getting more fans as it wouldn't improve thermals that much.

If he uses the Fury X he can mount the radiation to an exhaust which would make the inside of the PC unaffected by the GPU's heat output.'

And if he gets a GTX 1080 it wouldn't generate enough heat to be a problem.

 

Also i would get a different powersupply as 850w is overkill.

for the GTX 1080, a quality 500w would suffice and for the Fury X you can go with a 650w. 

 

As motherboards dont affect performance i would go with a cheaper motherboard. If you want good audio there are cheaper motherboards that will probably do the trick. Otherwise you always have stand-alone solutions

[henkka_scorpio]

6 minutes ago, HydraGaming said:

I thought textures were stored on the VRAM, getting more RAM would mainly benefit during editing or heavy multitasking.

Yeah sorry my bad, but still I feel like 8GB ram might be a bit limiting on some games and as he said in multitasking. And for the case fans I was thinking more about the GTX 1080. depends also on where you live. In the cool/cold areas case fans dont matter but in the southern europe/asia etc where its hotter you might want a bit better than the stock fans. If you go with the fury x the fans are quite irrelevant. Yeah the PSU is also a bit overkill I have a GTX 970 and i5-4690k and a 500w, as a gtx 1080 doesnt draw so much more power so something like 500w-600w should be more than enough.

 

15 minutes ago, HydraGaming said:

As motherboards dont affect performance i would go with a cheaper motherboard. If you want good audio there are cheaper motherboards that will probably do the trick.

Yes the motherboard doesnt affect performance I still wouldnt go for a low end mobo as that can decrease the lifespan of the other parts. I have to agree that there are similiar mobos with lower price  you just have to do a little digging depending on the country.

[NukedBread]

Thanks for the replies. I was looking into some other motherboards and i found ASUS Z170-E. Idk how good this motherboards is but could u take a look at this and let me know. Also if you have any suggestion for the mobo pls let me know