My first self-built pc

[FailWhale]

Hello guys, so I have finally decided to build my own desktop

 

But when i finally sat down and looked at the different parts that I would like I got completely lost within the market.

 

What I am looking for is a high end PC with some overclocking possibility, thus far I have bought 16gb 2133MHz RAM, and have decided to build the computer around a 1080/1070. 

 

I am living with my girlfriend in a rather tiny apartment, and she really hates it when my current PC turns the room into a sauna and are making high fan noise so I am also looking for a rather silent cooler, be it liquid or not.

And to top it all off i was hoping for a somewhat white themed PC, but is far from necessary.

 

I am really lost on the CPU/motherboard market, and what kind of case go with the different kind of cooling solution and what not

 

Hope you can help!

[Guest]

The hardware (and overclock) are your main problems, considering heat. Heat will have to leave the case at some point, and will turn your room into a sauna. Better fans/quiet pc will still take the heat out of your components, and into your personal sauna.

 

You might want to watch some of the youtube vids Linus has put up, where he is doing a watercooling project for his (former) headquarters. He did place some water cooling radiators outside his room. If you would really consider this, just get some more info about that subject, since he failed a bit. (leaking heat from all those tubes, into the room...)

[FailWhale]

Well i suppose that it was a lot to ask for, so lets just scrap the heating problem

 

She will just have to endure!

 

[glitchmaster0001]

well on the bright side in the winter you dont have to pay extra money for heating your house up lol. anyways i think the personal heater box issues is unavoidable so the best you can do is install silent coolers rather than a load ass stock fan. oh the intel one is load af and the AMD one is worse. that shit spins at 7,000 RPM when i play battlefield 4. 

[glitchmaster0001]

OP what is your budget and what are you using the PC for mainly. Gaming? video editing? content creation? rendering?  ect. 

[FailWhale]

im thinking somewhere around 2000 usd

 

also i mainly game on it, and will prolly be making games on it as well in the future

[glitchmaster0001]

17 minutes ago, FailWhale said:

im thinking somewhere around 2000 usd

 

also i mainly game on it, and will prolly be making games on it as well in the future

so gaming then content creation right? and only the tower no other peripherals right? 

[FailWhale]

I got peripherals

[FailWhale]

So im looking for motherboard, cpu, case and a cooling solution

[glitchmaster0001]

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($192.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: GTX 1080 ($600.00)
Total: $1622.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-18 12:37 EDT-0400

 

here is a baseline feel free to edit or change anything to your budget or whatever you desire. for example if you want a 500GB SSD and a 2 TB HDD then feel free to edit. or if you want a bigger case then add. or if you want to change the PSU since the one i put is insane overkill then go ahead 

[FailWhale]

That actually looks really nice, thanks! 

 

Although is 1000W really needed? i wouldve thought that 750W wouldve been enough

 

[glitchmaster0001]

Just now, FailWhale said:

That actually looks really nice, thanks! 

 

Although is 1000W really needed? i wouldve thought that 750W wouldve been enough

 

like i said if you think 1000w is overkill which it really is unless you SLI or CrossFire then by all means swap it out for a much cheaper 650w or 750w. i got you that PSU to give you a massive headroom for future upgrades but if you arent upgrading then just get a 750w 

[FailWhale]

Oh ofc, yeah might just stick to the 1000W then, always wanted to go SLI

[glitchmaster0001]

4 minutes ago, FailWhale said:

Oh ofc, yeah might just stick to the 1000W then, always wanted to go SLI

to be honest SLI isnt worth it at all so id recommend you save that $$$ for something else so in this case id recommend you swap the PSU for a 750w or 650w if you are on a budget 

[FailWhale]

Yeah came to the same conlusion, looking at the price for a power supply in denmark.  The Corsair RMx 1000W might be 140 usd in America but in Denmark its closer to 280 usd

[FailWhale]

The whole build comes up to $2210 in Denmark (y), hurray for taxes!

 

But thanks anyway, think ill go with this build.

[glitchmaster0001]

2 minutes ago, FailWhale said:

The whole build comes up to $2210 in Denmark (y), hurray for taxes!

 

But thanks anyway, think ill go with this build.

wait how much does a 1080 cost in denmark anyways? 

[FailWhale]

currently its $910 for founders edition

 

 

[glitchmaster0001]

4 minutes ago, FailWhale said:

currently its $910 for founders edition

 

 

god so expensive, normally its supposed to be $700 for the founders and $600 for the aftermarket 

[FailWhale]

Yup very, hoping the price drops a bit before I build in august 

[CosmicButterGuy]

I got the price of the 1080 off of EVGA's site.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($679.99)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.49 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($22.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($22.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F039-PL14WT-A 51.1 CFM  140mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F039-PL14WT-A 51.1 CFM  140mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F039-PL14WT-A 51.1 CFM  140mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F039-PL14WT-A 51.1 CFM  140mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1975.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-18 14:28 EDT-0400

It will keep the apartment from becoming a furnace, but it would be mildly loud (Noctua fans are quieter than the included Corsair fans in the H100i v2.)

[stconquest]

2 hours ago, FailWhale said:

Hello guys, so I have finally decided to build my own desktop

 

But when i finally sat down and looked at the different parts that I would like I got completely lost within the market.

 

What I am looking for is a high end PC with some overclocking possibility, thus far I have bought 16gb 2133MHz RAM, and have decided to build the computer around a 1080/1070. 

 

I am living with my girlfriend in a rather tiny apartment, and she really hates it when my current PC turns the room into a sauna and are making high fan noise so I am also looking for a rather silent cooler, be it liquid or not.

And to top it all off i was hoping for a somewhat white themed PC, but is far from necessary.

 

I am really lost on the CPU/motherboard market, and what kind of case go with the different kind of cooling solution and what not

 

Hope you can help!

Did you really buy RAM?  Without knowing what else you should get?

 

2 hours ago, FailWhale said:

im thinking somewhere around 2000 usd

 

also i mainly game on it, and will prolly be making games on it as well in the future

For just a tower that is a big budget.

 

2 hours ago, FailWhale said:

I got peripherals

Do you have a monitor?  What is the resolution and refresh rate?  1920x1080 @ 60Hz?

 

 

1 hour ago, FailWhale said:

That actually looks really nice, thanks! 

 

Although is 1000W really needed? i wouldve thought that 750W wouldve been enough

 

 

1 hour ago, FailWhale said:

Oh ofc, yeah might just stick to the 1000W then, always wanted to go SLI

You don't need a 1000W PSU for sli on GTX 1070s or GTX 1080s.

 

 

[stconquest]

This is an example, I do not recommend this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€345.34 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (€37.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€142.84 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€81.84 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€93.33 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€72.43 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (€756.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€74.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€132.33 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (€101.83 @ Mindfactory)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  (€9.79 @ Aquatuning)  <<Front intake
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  (€9.79 @ Aquatuning)  <<Front intake
Total: €1858.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-18 20:54 CEST+0200

[FailWhale]

8 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Did you really buy RAM?  Without knowing what else you should get?

 

Bought the RAM because they were on sale, I figured that i couldnt hurt, and that they would fit in whatever motherboard i would buy? is this not the case?

 

8 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Do you have a monitor?  What is the resolution and refresh rate?  1920x1080 @ 60Hz?

 

Im using a 4k monitor

 

 

 

 

[stconquest]

52 minutes ago, FailWhale said:

Bought the RAM because they were on sale, I figured that i couldnt hurt, and that they would fit in whatever motherboard i would buy? is this not the case?

 

Im using a 4k monitor

 

 

 

 

You are losing performance by not grabbing faster RAM.  RAM being so cheap, there really is no point in getting slower 2133MHz RAM for a high end build. 

 

Any game that has a high CPU overhead will see a noticeable performance boost from having 3000MHz RAM instead.  Where will you see the difference?  The dips, or minimum FPS.  That number will be higher.  That means a more stable experience while gaming.  Since the price is so similar, there is no point in settling for lower speed RAM.

 

4K... okay... 1080 it is then.

 

I recommended a build above.

 

@FailWhale 

 

Each 1080 has a TDP of 180W, so we will go with 200W.  200W + 200W = 400W

 

CPU, SSD, HDD, Fans, LEDs = 200W

 

600W, and that is a generous estimate.  A good 750W would be fine. An 850W will run with a little less stress on it.