Revised (Hopefully Finalized) PC Build

[Aggressor]

Hello

 

I had some great advice for my PC on an earlier thread and after doing more research (most notable on nVME SSD's) I've put together what I think is my final build.

 

My goal is it's purely a gaming system. I want the highest possible clock speed (so I will OC the GPU and CPU) to get max performance on CPU and GPU games.

 

I am playing on 1440p, but I will  be upgrading my monitor to the Ultra wide later on. My goal is obviously as many FPS as possible and I think this setup will do that (I also love the idea of fast load times with the M2 SSDs).

 

If you have any final remarks or see any areas where I'm leaving perfomance on the table or I could get the same performance for the same price(ish) please let me know:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($412.69 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($133.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($156.98 @ shopRBC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($399.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($379.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($919.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2648.49

[Kaita]

Why not go with the X99 platform?

[Aggressor]

1 minute ago, Kratzos said:

Why not go with the X99 platform?

I came to understand that the i6700 is the best by far (better base clock speed) and the 5820 was over priced for the value.

 

But I'm open to feedback!

[SeanAngelo]

11 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

Hello

 

I had some great advice for my PC on an earlier thread and after doing more research (most notable on nVME SSD's) I've put together what I think is my final build.

 

My goal is it's purely a gaming system. I want the highest possible clock speed (so I will OC the GPU and CPU) to get max performance on CPU and GPU games.

 

I am playing on 1440p, but I will  be upgrading my monitor to the Ultra wide later on. My goal is obviously as many FPS as possible and I think this setup will do that (I also love the idea of fast load times with the M2 SSDs).

 

If you have any final remarks or see any areas where I'm leaving perfomance on the table or I could get the same performance for the same price(ish) please let me know:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($412.69 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($133.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($156.98 @ shopRBC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($399.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($379.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($919.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2648.49

looks good!

[mikat]

6 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

I came to understand that the i6700 is the best by far (better base clock speed) and the 5820 was over priced for the value.

 

But I'm open to feedback!

the i7-5820k is definitely worth it, since you have a watercooler that will allow a alot of overclocking 

and i'd recommend picking up an aftermarket 1080, they're way better

[Aggressor]

2 minutes ago, mikat said:

the i7-5820k is definitely worth it

 

 

 

I've watched a number of videos and the FPS is always almost identical (save the odd physics heavy segment).

 

Why does the 5820 stand out to you? It seems overpriced for essentially the same performance?

[mikat]

5 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

 

 

I've watched a number of videos and the FPS is always almost identical (save the odd physics heavy segment).

 

Why does the 5820 stand out to you? It seems overpriced for essentially the same performance?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($314.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $433.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 15:01 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $573.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 15:01 EDT-0400

 

well yeah it's 140$ more expensive, but you're getting 2 more cores and extra pci-e lanes  (handy if you're running SLI (or planning on), since your SSD uses 4 lanes and your gpu uses 8 lanes, when you install a second GPU your SSD will become slower)

 

and if you're ever going to do something that can benefit from the extra cores( DX12 games, content creation) you're going to see a huge boost in performance)

[Aggressor]

2 minutes ago, mikat said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($314.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $433.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 15:01 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $573.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 15:01 EDT-0400

 

well yeah it's 140$ more expensive, but you're getting 2 more cores and extra pci-e lanes  (handy if you're running SLI (or planning on), since your SSD uses 4 lanes and your gpu uses 8 lanes, when you install a second GPU your SSD will become slower)

Wow I had no idea my SSD would slow down if I went the SLI route (which is the plan later on).

 

My only stopping point is the base clock speed. Its so much lower --- won't CPU bound games run faster on the i6700k? (Like Civ 5 or Total war during turns)

[mikat]

2 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

Wow I had no idea my SSD would slow down if I went the SLI route (which is the plan later on).

 

My only stopping point is the base clock speed. Its so much lower --- won't CPU bound games run faster on the i6700k? (Like Civ 5 or Total war during turns)

you can overclock the 5820k to 4.2-4.4 Ghz pretty easily

[Aggressor]

4 minutes ago, mikat said:

you can overclock the 5820k to 4.2-4.4 Ghz pretty easily

True,

 

According to this:http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-pc-gaming-cpus-processors/

 

I can expect a 4.9 for a 6700k, but a 4.6 for the 5820.

[Nena Trinity]

Avoid founders edition unless you will have a tiny case with poor air-flow...

 

Edit: (made it better)

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/LVVycc

 

[GDRRiley]

2 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

True,

 

According to this:http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-pc-gaming-cpus-processors/

 

I can expect a 4.9 for a 6700k, but a 4.6 for the 5820.

for 4.9 you would need to win the silicon lottery. 4.8 is much more common. I have a i5 6600k at 4.4 1.3V so you could get there but mostlikey not unless you get lucky

[mikat]

5 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

True,

 

According to this:http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-pc-gaming-cpus-processors/

 

I can expect a 4.9 for a 6700k, but a 4.6 for the 5820.

all depends on the silicon lottery and how far you're willing to push voltages, i'd go up to 1.35V

[Aggressor]

2 minutes ago, mikat said:

all depends on the silicon lottery and how far you're willing to push voltages, i'd go up to 1.35V

I did a lot of research on a good cooler and the general consensus I got was "Liquid cooling can be just as loud and about as efficient as heat sinks".

 

Do you have any cooler suggestions for maximum OC?

[mikat]

10 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

I did a lot of research on a good cooler and the general consensus I got was "Liquid cooling can be just as loud and about as efficient as heat sinks".

 

Do you have any cooler suggestions for maximum OC?

For the absolute lowest temps liquid cooling is still king but if you're going after silence i'd recommend the Cryorig R1 Ultimate or the Noctua NH-D15

[Aggressor]

10 minutes ago, mikat said:

For the absolute lowest temps liquid cooling is still king but if you're going after silence i'd recommend the Cryorig R1 Ultimate or the Noctua NH-D15

Interesting I did some more digging and found a buried forum post saying the Noctua does just as good a job and is way quieter:

 

[mikat]

2 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

Interesting I did some more digging and found a buried forum post saying the Noctua does just as good a job and is way quieter:

 

yup, but that's the old h100i, idk how the new one stacks up, but this video also confirms that the nh-d15 is a good buy