Under $3,000 Client Build

[Nater]

I haven't done a client build since before the 900 series so I'm slightly out of date, how does this look? (17 year old "Gamer" who is also interested in photo and video editing)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBxD3F 5930k Build

 

or 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/92BsYr 4790k Build

 

I personally would prefer option #1, but it's a bit more enthusiast and I'm not quite sure he would be able to get his moneys worth out of the 3 drives, or even appreciate the incredible speeds of the 750. I don't think I have the option of asking him as his mother has been the one to talk to me, I assume it's a birthday present or equivalent, but I will find that out for sure. 

[Guest]

I would just go with a Skylake i7 6700K build. Should be good enough if he is only doing light photo/video editing. I will knock up a spec.

[Guest]

What monitor is he using ?

 

I would wait for the aftermarket versions of the GTX 1080.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($116.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: SLI Bridge ($30.00)
Total: $1035.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 20:48 EDT-0400

[Nater]

I don't know, I asked about peripherals and she said I didn't need to worry about it, she just said she has a $3000 budget and she wants it to be future proof.

 

I plan on getting aftermarket 1080's but I don't have a date I need it by so I put in references to be safe. 

 

Considering doing another x99 build with SLI 980ti's instead.

 

Skylake is an option.

[SeanAngelo]

22 minutes ago, Nater said:

I haven't done a client build since before the 900 series so I'm slightly out of date, how does this look? (17 year old "Gamer" who is also interested in photo and video editing)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBxD3F 5930k Build

 

or 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/92BsYr 4790k Build

 

I personally would prefer option #1, but it's a bit more enthusiast and I'm not quite sure he would be able to get his moneys worth out of the 3 drives, or even appreciate the incredible speeds of the 750. I don't think I have the option of asking him as his mother has been the one to talk to me, I assume it's a birthday present or equivalent, but I will find that out for sure. 

just go for a 6700k build, 5930k is overkill

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($177.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($680.00) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.37 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.37 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F038-PL12WT-A 40.6 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F038-PL12WT-A 40.6 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F038-PL12WT-A 40.6 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2080.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 21:05 EDT-0400

[Nater]

4 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

just go for a 6700k build, 5930k is overkill

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($177.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($680.00) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.37 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.37 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F038-PL12WT-A 40.6 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F038-PL12WT-A 40.6 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F038-PL12WT-A 40.6 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2080.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 21:05 EDT-0400

 

Oh I like this build.

[stconquest]

Completely overkill and nowhere near $3000.  SLI ready.  Silver, black and white theme with blue accenting.  The case already comes with three 140mm fans, more than enough to get started:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)  <<iirc this kicks the crap out of Intel's 750
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($700.00)  <<Get a good GTX 1080, not that FE crap version
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2388.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 21:36 EDT-0400

[Nater]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

Completely overkill and nowhere near $3000.  SLI ready.  Black and white theme with blue and silver accenting.  The case already comes with three 140mm fans, more than enough to get started:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($700.00)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2388.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 21:36 EDT-0400

They don't want to touch it ever again, not that this isn't future proof, but there is no "getting started".

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, Nater said:

They don't want to touch it ever again, not that this isn't future proof, but there is no "getting started".

Lie to them.  They'll forget in a year or two:  This will last forever.

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($422.27 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($177.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.68 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($85.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM  140mm Fan  ($17.55 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM  120mm Fans  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2057.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 21:44 EDT-0400

 

This build uses an i7 6800K and it's not even close to $3000

[Nater]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

Lie to them.  they'll forget in a year or two:  This will last forever.

 

I'm charging them based on price, I do want to come surprisingly under budget to please them, but at the same time if there is a better performance part for a higher price, I want to take advantage of it. For example, a better CPU cooler will actually serve a purpose, but something like a $300 case would just be wasting their money.

[stconquest]

9 minutes ago, Nater said:

 

I'm charging them based on price, I do want to come surprisingly under budget to please them, but at the same time if there is a better performance part for a higher price, I want to take advantage of it. For example, a better CPU cooler will actually serve a purpose, but something like a $300 case would just be wasting their money.

You can add a second 1080 to my build but... damn.  I have enough power for the second GPU.

 

@Nater

 

You can drop the 250GB 850 EVO and just boot off of the 950.  That should have you at $3000.

[Nater]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

You can add a second 1080 to my build but... damn.

I don't just want to take advantage of their money, I want to give them the best possible machine for the price they're wanting to spend.

 

Chances are if they're wanting to spend that much they're also looking for bragging rights as well, even if they wouldn't utilize the SLI completely, they sure as hell will make their friends jealous which is a selling point to a lot.

 

I will probably give them a few different options from $2000-3000.

 

Also a main goal is to make a statement, I want this kids friends to look at it and say "Damn I want this guy to build my computer."

[stconquest]

5 minutes ago, Nater said:

I don't just want to take advantage of their money, I want to give them the best possible machine for the price they're wanting to spend.

 

Chances are if they're wanting to spend that much they're also looking for bragging rights as well, even if they wouldn't utilize the SLI completely, they sure as hell will make their friends jealous which is a selling point to a lot.

 

I will probably give them a few different options from $2000-3000.

 

Also a main goal is to make a statement, I want this kids friends to look at it and say "Damn I want this guy to build my computer."

My build has no frills.  Just high quality and purposeful components.  Nothing was thrown in to hit a price mark.  It is a near best of the best build.

 

I am not saying go with my build, I just wanted to give you an example.

 

Like the FE 1080, don't buy that.

 

What you will want to do then is add some good quality blue LED accent lighting.  The air cooler I have performs as well as many 240mm AiO, but is much quieter.  and it matches the theme.

[stconquest]

7 minutes ago, Nater said:

I don't just want to take advantage of their money, I want to give them the best possible machine for the price they're wanting to spend.

 

Chances are if they're wanting to spend that much they're also looking for bragging rights as well, even if they wouldn't utilize the SLI completely, they sure as hell will make their friends jealous which is a selling point to a lot.

 

I will probably give them a few different options from $2000-3000.

 

Also a main goal is to make a statement, I want this kids friends to look at it and say "Damn I want this guy to build my computer."

lol, actually... if you really want to wow them... you leave it as a single card PC and do a custom water loop.  Have you ever done one?  It can be done for $700.

[Nater]

3 minutes ago, stconquest said:

My build has no frills.  Just high quality and purposeful components.  Nothing was thrown in to hit a price mark.  It is a near best of the best build.

 

I am not saying go with my build, I just wanted to give you an example.

 

Like the FE 1080, don't buy that.

 

What you will want to do then is add some good quality blue LED accent lighting.  The air cooler I have performs as well as many 240mm AiO, but is much quieter.  and it matches the theme.

Don't get me wrong, your build is probably my favorite so far on this thread and will probably push something similar.

[Nater]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

lol, actually... if you really want to wow them... you leave it as a single card PC and do a custom water loop.  Have you ever done one?  It can be done for $700.

I was thinking about doing a loop, but the lady specifically said appearance is a low priority so there's no way I could justify that.

 

That being said I want it to look as nice as it possibly can without being wasteful.

[stconquest]

6 minutes ago, Nater said:

I was thinking about doing a loop, but the lady specifically said appearance is a low priority so there's no way I could justify that.

 

That being said I want it to look as nice as it possibly can without being wasteful.

What about a 2560x1440 IPS display running at 144Hz?

 

@Nater  I have seen really nice loops done with this:  https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-tube-zmt-matte-black-19-4-12-5mm

 

Soft tubing really cuts down the cost:

 

CPU block - $100

 

GPU block - $200

 

Radiator - $150-$200

 

Pump/Res combo - $150

 

Tubing - $20

 

Fittings - $30-$50

[Nater]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

What about a 2560x1440 IPS display running at 144Hz?

She told me she didn't need a monitor, keyboard, or mouse.

 

When I asked her what games he would be playing she just said "war games and whatever kids play" so my first reaction was a 144hz monitor, but she said she doesn't need one.

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, Nater said:

She told me she didn't need a monitor, keyboard, or mouse.

 

When I asked her what games he would be playing she just said "war games and whatever kids play" so my first reaction was a 144hz monitor, but she said she doesn't need one.

Well, is their monitor resolution 1920 x 1080?

 

If so... you can't have a GTX 1080 in there unless they understand they should have something better.

[stconquest]

[Nater]

5 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Well, is their monitor resolution 1920 x 1080?

 

If so... you can't have a GTX 1080 in there unless they understand they should have something better.

 

A loop is out of the question at this point.

 

I contacted the lady about the monitor, I will update you when she replies.

 

If this isn't a surprise I hope I can contact the kid.

[mhamrin]

1 hour ago, stconquest said:

Completely overkill and nowhere near $3000.  SLI ready.  Silver, black and white theme with blue accenting.  The case already comes with three 140mm fans, more than enough to get started:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($225.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)  <<iirc this kicks the crap out of Intel's 750
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($700.00)  <<Get a good GTX 1080, not that FE crap version
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2388.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-21 21:36 EDT-0400

I don't know why it's not showing up at pcpartpicker but win10 home (64bit) is on sale at newegg for $79. Maybe it's the promo code. Hey, why wouldn't you want win10 professional edition verses home edition?

 

 http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/June-0-2016/Semi-Annual_21/index-landing.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL062116&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062116-_-EMC-062116-Index-_-E0-_-PromoWord&et_cid=27326&et_rid=6418842&et_p1=&email64=bWlrZWhhbXJpbkBob3RtYWlsLmNvbQ==

 

 

 

[stconquest]

5 minutes ago, mhamrin said:

I don't know why it's not showing up at pcpartpicker but win10 home (64bit) is on sale at newegg for $79. Maybe it's the promo code. Hey, why wouldn't you want win10 professional edition verses home edition?

 

 http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/June-0-2016/Semi-Annual_21/index-landing.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL062116&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062116-_-EMC-062116-Index-_-E0-_-PromoWord&et_cid=27326&et_rid=6418842&et_p1=&email64=bWlrZWhhbXJpbkBob3RtYWlsLmNvbQ==

 

 

 

I would personally want the pro version, but I don't know the customer directly.  What is the point if they don't use the features?

 

@mhamrin  I did not even realize the price is $120.  NCIX usually has the best price ($90). 

[mhamrin]

2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

I would personally want the pro version, but I don't know the customer directly.  What is the point if they don't use the features?

Windows 10 Pro over windows 7 pro? I've heard about some spying issues with windows 10.