First build - How does it look ?

[treefriend]

Purpose: High-end gaming

Budget: $1500

Res: 1920x1080

Location: US

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H7fQ7h

Edited June 20, 2016 by treefriend

[LabRat]

is a 1070 faster and cheaper than a 980ti?

[Starelementpoke]

33 minutes ago, treefriend said:

Purpose: High-end gaming

Budget: $1500

Res: 1920x1080

Location: US

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H7fQ7h

You can easily get a 1070 with that budget, 1080 [probably. If you want to penny pinch a bit, wait for the 480. H7 is a decent cooler, but not worth $65. Might as well get the H80i V2.

[artificialRAGE]

Looks good to me

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, LabRat said:

is a 1070 faster and cheaper than a 980ti?

It is on par I believe with the 980ti. And yes, a bit cheaper last I checked.

[Zyndo]

Looks decent enough, although I would recommend a 1070 instead of a 980ti. They're about evenly matched, but 1070 has 2 more GB of vram, and is slightly less expensive. There is also the Sabertooth Z170 board if you're into the military aesthetic (to go with that C70 case). No idea how much that actually costs though

[SliceT]

Did a few changes, if you have that CPU you might as well get a good overclock mobo to have some fun, plus changed the Ti to 1070 which should be superior for the same money.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y8FvKZ 

 

 

[Angelologist]

Are you using it with the ASUS monitor on the partpicker? If so then the 980ti or even the 1070 are pointless as it's only 75hz at 1080p. You would be better saving money on the card (RX 480) and getting a good 120/144Hz monitor. Otherwise you won't see any benefit.

[treefriend]

25 minutes ago, SliceT said:

Did a few changes, if you have that CPU you might as well get a good overclock mobo to have some fun, plus changed the Ti to 1070 which should be superior for the same money.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y8FvKZ 

 

 

Thanks! Looks good. I do plan to overclock.

[treefriend]

21 minutes ago, Angelologist said:

Are you using it with the ASUS monitor on the partpicker? If so then the 980ti or even the 1070 are pointless as it's only 75hz at 1080p. You would be better saving money on the card (RX 480) and getting a good 120/144Hz monitor. Otherwise you won't see any benefit.

 

This was the only thing i was unsure about. I want the best graphic money can buy so I will spring for a 144hz monitor. I've updated the partpicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/W7hhM8

 

[SliceT]

18 hours ago, treefriend said:

Thanks! Looks good. I do plan to overclock.

Yea, cool that board will be fun then