Middle/high end gaming rig

[Turpi]

Hello everyone,

 

I want to build gaming rig from a scratch and would like to avoid bottlenecks, compatibility problems, buying too expensive parts and other beginners errors.

 

1. Budget & Location

$2500 max, but I live in Poland, parts are more expensive here. 

2. Aim

Playing new titles (Wither 3, DOOM, DS3) smoothly (over 90 FPS) on high/ultra. I also want to learn OC and overclock components.

3. Monitors

One monitor, I would like to have a big one (27") but I was planing to have 1080p and I don't know if it isn't too big.

 

This is a configuration I came up with.

 

RAM: HyperX 2x8GB DDR4-2800 Non-ECC CL14 Savage Series HX428C14SB2K2/16
Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Pro4S DDR4 s.1151. 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5 GHz 6MB cache s. 1151 Box
CPU cooler: Be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 BK013
Power supply: Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1000W [P10-1000W] BN204
GPU: MSI GF GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCI-e
Case: Aerocool Strike-X Cube Black (EN52773) (choosen almost at random because it look nice and was pretty cheap)

 

 

SSD: My old goodram ssd cx100 240gb, I heard that it suck but it shouldn't affect my gaming experience right?

Mouse,keyboard, headphones - from my old PC.

 

Monitor - I don't know what monitor (1080p 1440p) I should buy, I only know that I would like to have over 60Hz

I found this one:
Iiyama G-Master GB2788HS-B1 Red Eagle 27" FHD 1ms 144Hz (1080p also avaiable in 24")

and also that beast:

Asus 27 PG278Q LED ROG SWIFT DP 144Hz G-sync.

 

I will be very grateful for your help, thanks

[Devin92]

I remember 1070 doesn't push every game over 90 fps in 1440p (Correct me if i am wrong) so maybe you should settle with 1080p.

[Master Sonic Wisebeard]

Hey Turpi, Going in no particular order:

 

Power Supply

you picked one with a lot of watts, more than you'll need for this build. You can save some money there if you want by getting a lower wattage one. . honestly you can probably be fine with something like a 600 or 750 but everyone will have different recommendations. everyone likes to have different amounts of head room on their power supplies. You should decide now though If you wanted to go down the SLI path at some point. If you did want to you should get a power supply large enough for 2 GPU's from the start. Saves you having to buy a larger PSU later. That being said you'd probably still be good with a lower wattage power supply. something in the 750-800 range will do SIL, especially with newer GPUS. (old 300W GPUS vs newer 150W GPUS. makes a big difference(don't quote me on this, slight exaggeration to illustrate the point))

 

SSD

will help for loading games faster and general system snappiness but is not operationally critical. it will not help you push higher frames. that being said if yours is very old an updated one may not be a bad idea. SSD's don’t have the life span HSS's do. their flash cells tend to degrade after many write cycles. also older SSD's can suffer from old tech like poor garbage collection algorithms and aging data controllers. in a nut shell, it wont help your games but SSD's are awesome, but new ones are way more awesome because the technology is maturing. Samsung 850 is a solid SSD. it relieves a lot of recommendations if you decide to get a new one.

 

GPU / Monitor

I originally had this huge long winded segment here but then i looked this up

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-review,23.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-pascal-performance,4585-5.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-review,16.html

the 1070 doesn’t push the frames you want on the settings you want in all the games (though it does in doom). My recommendation is don't buy the monitor now and spend that money on a GTX 1080. Then save up and get the monitor later.

 

CPU

Good choice, if you do decide to not get the monitor I’d suggest moving to something that has hyper threading. 4 cores is enough but as can be seen here

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3039552/hardware/tested-how-many-cpu-cores-you-really-need-for-directx-12-gaming.html

Extra threads can come in handy and newer games are working on taking advantage of them. Nothing like a 6-10 core but a 4 core hyper threaded is a big jump from just a 4 core. I think the difference would be like $200 though.

 

Hope some of this helps

Cheers

[Turpi]

Everyone, thanks for the feedback!

 

First of all, yes I will buy much lower wattage model (750W should suffice as I don't think I will use sli), I choose be quiet because they have very good reviews (quality/noise) so I presumed that it will be a good choice for more expensive PC.

 

I also changed monitor to:

Asus MG248Q LED 24" FHD TN or smth similar. I decided that 27" is much to big for my station. This change will made 1080p my target resolution so it will also make gaming faster on 1070.

 

SSD - I watched Linus videos about different types of SSD and M.2 technology, so this is definitely something to consider.

 

CPU - I watched many different benchmarks and comparisons and where it is definitely true that more cores and hyper threading is better at reaching solid >120 FPS, overclocked Intel Core i5-6600K should be ok for my gaming price/performance expectation, for now.

 

I also have Motherboard, CPU, RAM question. It can be stupid so sorry in advance.

When I pair processor that is compatible with DDR4-2133MHz dual-channel, with motherboard -  64 GB DDR4-2133 I shouldn't buy RAM that have 2800 Mhz? Because it will be wasted? Should I get different motherboard? How does it work?