$2000 Gaming/Video Editing Setup

[AndyKala]

Hi guys, I plan on building another PC within the next few months. I expect SSD's to get cheaper, and I want a bit older gen CPU to save money. $2000 is including the monitor btw. Could some of you suggest any good parts? I want to do a White/Black with Red accents build. Thanks!

[Alexcalibur]

How is this looking?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7wpgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7wpgL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($153.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1988.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 13:35 EDT-0400

[henkka_scorpio]

1 minute ago, IskanderEXC said:

How is this looking?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7wpgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7wpgL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($153.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1988.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 13:35 EDT-0400

Dont buy a reference 1080, costs more with slight heating issues.

[AndyKala]

2 minutes ago, IskanderEXC said:

How is this looking?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7wpgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7wpgL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($153.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1988.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 13:35 EDT-0400

I know I didn't state this above, but I want to go with a mid tower, Everything else looked great, I will probably get a 750W PSU for SLI later on.

[Alexcalibur]

2 minutes ago, AndyKala said:

I know I didn't state this above, but I want to go with a mid tower, Everything else looked great, I will probably get a 750W PSU for SLI later on.

I got you your 750W PSU, a Mid tower, and it is even cheaper lol

 

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($153.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1942.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 13:39 EDT-0400

[manikyath]

6 minutes ago, AndyKala said:

within the next few months.

i'd say wait for zen to happen in that case, depending on how much "few months" is, and how long we'll be waiting for zen...

 

but to give a rough description of what i'd pick out:

- beefy cpu, lots of cores because rendering

- big tower cooler for quietness, a big plus in both game immersion and less noise around you in editing

- some fitting motherboard

- a decent amount of ram

- a GPU of some variety, depending on how long w need to wait on amd's RX490

- SSD, game HDD, video editing HDD (bigger size & slower => cheaper per GB but still fine for editing)

[AndyKala]

1 minute ago, IskanderEXC said:

I got you your 750W PSU, a Mid tower, and it is even cheaper lol

 

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($153.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1942.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 13:39 EDT-0400

That's a great build. And hopefully SSD's and the monitor will get cheaper as new ones are released.

[AndyKala]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

i'd say wait for zen to happen in that case, depending on how much "few months" is, and how long we'll be waiting for zen...

 

but to give a rough description of what i'd pick out:

- beefy cpu, lots of cores because rendering

- big tower cooler for quietness, a big plus in both game immersion and less noise around you in editing

- some fitting motherboard

- a decent amount of ram

- a GPU of some variety, depending on how long w need to wait on amd's RX490

- SSD, game HDD, video editing HDD (bigger size & slower => cheaper per GB but still fine for editing)

I can probably wait till zen. It looks really promising.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, AndyKala said:

That's a great build. And hopefully SSD's and the monitor will get cheaper as new ones are released.

i'd suggest going for more pixels over fast refresh rate, because -i'm guessing you'll be recording your gameplay and editing, correct me if i'm wrong- your editing content will most likely be in 30 or 60FPS, and having a 4K panel (which are actually getting a pretty manageable option if you look at the right places) means you can have two full pixel-per-pixel 1080p previews while still having half of your screen realestate for other stuff.

[AndyKala]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

i'd suggest going for more pixels over fast refresh rate, because -i'm guessing you'll be recording your gameplay and editing, correct me if i'm wrong- your editing content will most likely be in 30 or 60FPS, and having a 4K panel (which are actually getting a pretty manageable option if you look at the right places) means you can have two full pixel-per-pixel 1080p previews while still having half of your screen realestate for other stuff.

I do agree with you, but the GTX 1080 isn't powerful enough for 4k. I would like to go with a 144hz 1440p monitor.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, AndyKala said:

I do agree with you, but the GTX 1080 isn't powerful enough for 4k. I would like to go with a 144hz 1440p monitor.

well.. doing some very crude napkin math:

2160p60: 497.7 million pixels per second

1440p144: 530.8 million pixels per second.

 

if your card can do 1440p 144Hz you can do 4K60 just fine. also, nothing's saying you cand run the more heavy stuff at a lower res, while keeping the eyecandy games up high

[AndyKala]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

well.. doing some very crude napkin math:

2160p60: 497.7 million pixels per second

1440p144: 530.8 million pixels per second.

 

if your card can do 1440p 144Hz you can do 4K60 just fine. also, nothing's saying you cand run the more heavy stuff at a lower res, while keeping the eyecandy games up high

Do you know any other Z170 mobo's with a White and Red accents. The Gigabyte one only has 3 SATA Express ports. I think I will need more than that lol.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, AndyKala said:

Do you know any other Z170 mobo's with a White and Red accents. The Gigabyte one only has 3 SATA Express ports. I think I will need more than that lol.

3 sata express == 6 regular ordinary sata ports.

 

i've yet to see manufacturers actually adopt the sata express standard.

[AndyKala]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

3 sata express == 6 regular ordinary sata ports.

 

i've yet to see manufacturers actually adopt the sata express standard.

Exactly, I don't like SATA express. That's why I asked if you any other boards with more SATA 6GB/s. I didn't now that 1 SATA Express port is 2 SATA 6GB/s though.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, AndyKala said:

Exactly, I don't like SATA express. That's why I asked if you any other boards with more SATA 6GB/s. I didn't now that 1 SATA Express port is 2 SATA 6GB/s though.

sata express is basicly two sata ports teamed together using a little third plug, theoretically allowing double the troughput.

(god only knows why they didnt just go for SAS ports which are 4x the troughput of sata...)

[AndyKala]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

sata express is basicly two sata ports teamed together using a little third plug, theoretically allowing double the troughput.

(god only knows why they didnt just go for SAS ports which are 4x the troughput of sata...)

BTW, do you think it's worth buying a M.2 drive? The 850 - Evo is good and all, but M.2 is just so much better. It doesn't require any cables, and is a lot faster. Only con is that it's really expensive. Do you think M.2 will become cheaper in about a year?

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, AndyKala said:

BTW, do you think it's worth buying a M.2 drive? The 850 - Evo is good and all, but M.2 is just so much better. It doesn't require any cables, and is a lot faster. Only con is that it's really expensive. Do you think M.2 will become cheaper in about a year?

m.2 has come a really long way in terms of cost actually. an often overlooked issue however is that m.2 drives tend to run HOT. places like puget systems actually expoxy heatsinks on their m.2 drives to make them run at more manageable temperatures.

[AndyKala]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

m.2 has come a really long way in terms of cost actually. an often overlooked issue however is that m.2 drives tend to run HOT. places like puget systems actually expoxy heatsinks on their m.2 drives to make them run at more manageable temperatures.

So do you think it's worth investing in one later on? 

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, AndyKala said:

So do you think it's worth investing in one later on? 

depends how far the price goes down. i mean, its all nice and convenient to have no wires, but if going sata means i have twice the storage space for the same price (and honestly.. speed does not matter as much as people make you believe) i'd gladly run a bunch of cables.