New build for cousin

[bhcool12]

Is there anything I can do to improve on this build? His budget is $1400 USD

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($203.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.79 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.09 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1357.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 16:38 EDT-0400

[HPWebcamAble]

What will the rig be used for?

 

Also, use the BB generator to post the build here, not the HTML one

[bhcool12]

1 minute ago, HPWebcamAble said:

What will the rig be used for?

 

Also, use the BB generator to post the build here, not the HTML one

got that and it will be used for gaming

[HPWebcamAble]

1 minute ago, bhcool12 said:

got that and it will be used for gaming

If it's purely for gaming, go with a 6600k and get a GTX 1080

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

I would not recommmend seagate hdds. spend a few $ on one from western digital or hitachi. also if your cousin wants an oc on his cpu then a budget aio/ high end be quiet or noctua air cooler would help. If he is only gaming, 8gb ram is plenty for now. To run a 390 u need 750w. otherwise solid build!

[bhcool12]

Just now, HPWebcamAble said:

If it's purely for gaming, go with a 6600k and get a GTX 1080

he said he doesnt want to wait for pascal and wouldnt the 1080 bump up the price by 200?

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

If he wont wait get him a 980ti/980

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

(lol forgot to say yes 6600k is plenty for gaming)

[bhcool12]

2 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

If he wont wait get him a 980ti/980

whats the difference between a 980ti/980 and a 390?

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

way better performance, power consumption and temps.

[HPWebcamAble]

1 minute ago, bhcool12 said:

he said he doesnt want to wait for pascal and wouldnt the 1080 bump up the price by 200?

Yes it would, let me edit the build a bit and see what I can do

 

1 minute ago, bhcool12 said:

whats the difference between a 980ti/980 and a 390?

About 50 - 100 FPS in most games

[bhcool12]

hmm doesnt the 390 have a higher core clock speed and more vram?

[DatDrunkenPanda]

switch to 6600k, not sure why you need a optical drive you can just install windows off a usb stick and get a hgst nas drive instead of seagate by far less failure rates

 

also 980 ti or fury x might be better though fury non-x could be an option

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

yes bhcool but 980ti has more cores and both have better architecture

[HPWebcamAble]

9 minutes ago, bhcool12 said:

he said he doesnt want to wait for pascal and wouldnt the 1080 bump up the price by 200?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.79 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.09 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.90 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: GTX 1080 ($599.00)
Other: Windows 10 - /r/microsoftsoftwareswap ($35.00)
Total: $1355.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 16:52 EDT-0400

 

Changes:

• Swapped 6700k to 6600k, games do great on the 6600k you don't need anything more
• Changed to MSI PRO MOBO, cheaper. Not as good for OCing so let me know if he wants to OC a lot
• Cheaper but still awesome case (I have the Fractal R4 which great)
• Replaced 390 with 1080
• Better quality PSU
• Cheaper windows key from /r/microsoftsoftwareswap

If that extra 50 bucks is still to much, go with the 1070 ($379)

Tell him to wait, it is well worth it.

 

3 minutes ago, bhcool12 said:

hmm doesnt the 390 have a higher core clock speed and more vram?

Numbers aren't everything 

Check out some benchmarks if you're curious

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

oops 980 also has more cores

[bhcool12]

oh ok

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

if u can afford either, go with 980ti (as name suggests it's better than 980)

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

what res and hz will he game at

[bhcool12]

8 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

what res and hz will he game at

im not sure but i think its 1080p and 60

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

I would not recommmend seagate hdds. spend a few $ on one from western digital or hitachi. also if your cousin wants an oc on his cpu then a budget aio/ high end be quiet or noctua air cooler would help. If he is only gaming, 8gb ram is plenty for now. To run a 390 u need 750w. otherwise solid build!

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Seagate hard drives. Also you don't need 750W to run a single R9 390. A good 550W would be enough.

[HKZeroFive]

26 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

I would not recommmend seagate hdds. spend a few $ on one from western digital or hitachi. also if your cousin wants an oc on his cpu then a budget aio/ high end be quiet or noctua air cooler would help. If he is only gaming, 8gb ram is plenty for now. To run a 390 u need 750w. otherwise solid build!

The R9 390 doesn't need 750W, you can easily run two in Crossfire with that. A single R9 390 really only needs a solid 550W PSU.

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

the amd website says 750w. amd MADE THE CARD.

[bhcool12]

i have a 390 with a 550 watt psu. 550 is enough lol

2 minutes ago, G4merG3ddon_Dafs said:

the amd website says 750w. amd MADE THE CARD.

 

[G4merG3ddon_Dafs]

also a ton of seagate owners say their drive is dead. while you, lee32uk, may not have problems, many people do. I appreciate that horror stories are heard from all brands (welcome to 2016, where customer support is worse than fashion in the 80's) but wd and hitachi seem to have the least.