Help with a build

[akskl]

I'm planning to build a PC around Black Friday and I'm looking for suggestions for case fans. Looking to keep the budget below $2100 USD. Since I'm purchasing the PC during Black Friday sales, I can go up to $2200 USD as a budget currently (and hopefully I can save some money due to Black Friday and less demand for 1080's ).

Here is the current build. The build includes an i7-6700K, an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW, and an NZXT Phantom.

Due to the fact that I'm not well-versed in the realm of case fans (which ones to use and where to put them), I decided that it would be beneficial to post a thread on the build.

Thanks!

 

P.S. General suggestions are also welcome. Trying to stay with a red/black color scheme, but it doesn't really matter.

[LizardsAreOP]

Instead of a 750W Nex get a 650W G2

[akskl]

2 minutes ago, LizardsAreOP said:

Instead of a 750W Nex get a 650W G2

Reasoning? They are nearly the same price and are both gold-certified.

[LizardsAreOP]

1 minute ago, akskl said:

Reasoning? They are nearly the same price and are both gold-certified.

The NEX sucks balls in terms of quality compared to the G2,certification and wattage does not mean everything...

[SeanAngelo]

9 minutes ago, akskl said:

I'm planning to build a PC around Black Friday and I'm looking for suggestions for case fans. Looking to keep the budget below $2100 USD. Since I'm purchasing the PC during Black Friday sales, I can go up to $2200 USD as a budget currently (and hopefully I can save some money due to Black Friday and less demand for 1080's ).

Here is the current build. The build includes an i7-6700K, an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW, and an NZXT Phantom.

Due to the fact that I'm not well-versed in the realm of case fans (which ones to use and where to put them), I decided that it would be beneficial to post a thread on the build.

Thanks!

 

P.S. General suggestions are also welcome. Trying to stay with a red/black color scheme, but it doesn't really matter.

$2k with a 212 Evo?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($345.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GAMING 6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($171.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($679.99) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($360.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.95 @ Adorama) 
Total: $2181.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-07 12:02 EDT-0400

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, akskl said:

Reasoning? They are nearly the same price and are both gold-certified.

The EVGA G1 series or "Nex" are not that good and doesn't belong in a PC in this price bracket.

Internal components differ with the G2 having significantly better which results in better electrical performance.

 

 

[LizardsAreOP]

2 minutes ago, HydraGaming said:

The EVGA G1 series or "Nex" are not that good and doesn't belong in a PC in this price bracket.

Internal components differ with the G2 having significantly better which results in better electrical performance.

 

 

Right on

[SeanAngelo]

5 minutes ago, akskl said:

Reasoning? They are nearly the same price and are both gold-certified.

The NEX is not as good as the G2 or GS series.

[Zyndo]

You have a decent system. Only 2 things I would change is the PSU like everyone is saying. 650 G2 is the wya to go. Also your cooler, no reason to try overclocking a 6700k on a 212. You're not going to get very far. I see you're going for a black and red theme, so you could try something like the this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/kHdqqs/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrv8vc16prr1

 

Or its more expensive and better looking/performing big brother:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7sL7YJ/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-mazt8pn418prr1

 

Its a bit on the "has enough mass to emit its own gravity onto nearby objects) side of things... but aesthetically and performance wise, it may be a good match. then there is the H100i V2 and H115i AIO coolers which are quite affordable and do a pretty good job of cooling an overclocked CPU.

 

(Be sure to check your clearances if you end up going with larger air coolers. they wont fit 100% of every system and RAM sizes. If you want one of those, and run into RAM clearance issues, perhaps consider Cosrair Vengeance LPX, they are incredibly low profile and can come in red/black)

[akskl]

On 7/7/2016 at 0:00 PM, LizardsAreOP said:

The NEX sucks balls in terms of quality compared to the G2,certification and wattage does not mean everything...

 

On 7/7/2016 at 0:02 PM, HydraGaming said:

The EVGA G1 series or "Nex" are not that good and doesn't belong in a PC in this price bracket.

Internal components differ with the G2 having significantly better which results in better electrical performance.

 

 

 

 

On 7/7/2016 at 0:16 PM, Zyndo said:

Only 2 things I would change is the PSU like everyone is saying. 650 G2 is the wya to go.)

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Alright. In that case (pun not intended), the 650 G2 it is.

 

 

 

On 7/7/2016 at 0:16 PM, Zyndo said:

I see you're going for a black and red theme, so you could try something like the this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/kHdqqs/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrv8vc16prr1

Or its more expensive and better looking/performing big brother:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7sL7YJ/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-mazt8pn418prr1

 

Its a bit on the "has enough mass to emit its own gravity onto nearby objects) side of things... but aesthetically and performance wise, it may be a good match. then there is the H100i V2 and H115i AIO coolers which are quite affordable and do a pretty good job of cooling an overclocked CPU.

 

(Be sure to check your clearances if you end up going with larger air coolers. they wont fit 100% of every system and RAM sizes. If you want one of those, and run into RAM clearance issues, perhaps consider Cosrair Vengeance LPX, they are incredibly low profile and can come in red/black)

 

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The coolers look good. Do you know how to check if there is enough clearance for Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM, by any chance? 

 

 

I currently am using the Logitech G402 and absolutely love it, but I just realized that it only has a blue LED. Does anybody know of any similar mice that would fit my red/black color scheme?

UPDATED BUILD (so far): http://pcpartpicker.com/list/D4BJ8K

[Zyndo]

Vengeance LPX RAM is about as small as RAM gets these days, so yes. it'll fit them (it would have to or it'd never fit anything anywhere haha)

 

I don't know about any specific mice that will be the same shape and size as the 402, but come with red LED's. However, it should be fairly easy to find an RGB mouse that you can make whichever colour you want. Corsair is sure to have some. or have some red Mice. Logitech as well.