New PC build

[Noonsfan]

Hey I'm new here and I'd like help in building a PC. This will be my first ever build but I know a good amount about PC's and assembly. I live in the US, I know that effects price a little. Here's my parts I've picked out. I won't need a hard drive that will be the only thing I gut from my current gaming PC. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/L6rcYr

[antisleep]

Why not go for a Skylake build? There's very minimal price differences.

[cantthinkofaname]

Looks good, be careful because they are very expensive parts, and well, its your first time

[Spork829]

Looks pretty good. However, I would hold off on the GPU because the GTX 1060 is coming out soon, which will (hopefully) have the performance of a 980 for about the same as, or less than, the 970. Also why not go with LGA 1151 and a Skylake CPU? A bit more power efficient and future-proof. Also, at that budget I would consider a K chip, because you will benefit from doing some overclocking. All your choice in the end though, good luck!

[CrackheadKyle]

7 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

Hey I'm new here and I'd like help in building a PC. This will be my first ever build but I know a good amount about PC's and assembly. I live in the US, I know that effects price a little. Here's my parts I've picked out. I won't need a hard drive that will be the only thing I gut from my current gaming PC. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/L6rcYr

I think that you should go for a 1070 instead of the 970 and perhaps you should try sky lake not much more expensive and it will perform better and HELP with future but there is no true future proof though

[Noonsfan]

3 minutes ago, antisleep said:

Why not go for a Skylake build? There's very minimal price differences.

Benefits of skylake over Haswell refresh?

[antisleep]

4 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

Benefits of skylake over Haswell refresh?

Why would you buy an iPhone 5 when there's iPhone 6 available and they have identical price?

[Spork829]

3 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

Benefits of skylake over Haswell refresh?

A bit more performance, more power efficiency, and less heat. The biggest thing, though, is that you will be able to upgrade in the future without switching out your motherboard. Intel will keep making LGA 1151 chips, which Skylake runs on, for a few years, but they are done with 1150 (What Haswell runs on).

[Noonsfan]

1 minute ago, antisleep said:

Why would you buy an iPhone 5 when there's iPhone 6 available and they have identical price?

Because I use Android. But in all seriousness I'll switch it to skylake. 

[johnno124]

6 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

Benefits of skylake over Haswell refresh?

i7- 6700k has DDR4 memory and the LGA 1151 socket is continuing

 

[antisleep]

6 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

well for this build, I actually managed to squeeze in a GTX 1070, a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, a better case, and 16GB of memory. Although to do that I switched the CPU to a core i5:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($14.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $972.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 23:54 EDT-0400

at the cost of turning an i7 into i5, he looks to be wanting to OC his i7 as well

[Noonsfan]

5 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

well for this build, I actually managed to squeeze in a GTX 1070, a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, a better case, and 16GB of memory. Although to do that I switched the CPU to a core i5:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($14.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $972.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 23:54 EDT-0400

Really want a i7 and the case has to be white. I love white cases since and it'll go well with my white consoles

[Noonsfan]

4 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

 

 

Are you willing to go used on some of your parts? Because currently you can find cheap Z87 motherboards on ebay that will save you 30 bucks on your board and get an i7-4790K used on ebay that will save you an additional 30 bucks.

I've never thought of buying used but for easing my nerves and for only $30 I'd prefer new 

[antisleep]

Here you go, tried to stay as close to your original Haswell build. I do urge you to wait for the GTX 1060.

 

White case, black/white theme, better PSU and SSD, 16gigs of ram. You wouldn't be needing the thermal paste and extra fan anymore.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.98 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 ($260.00)
Total: $1000.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 00:13 EDT-0400

 

$25 Windows 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTqz3Fd28M

 

Only chose Amazon/Newegg merchants as well, easier for shipping n stuff.

 

[Noonsfan]

I've changed a few things and I think this looks better, I've switched boards and went skylake due to popular consensus also changed to 16GB ram

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/c4Z29W

[antisleep]

9 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

If you really want to have a GTX 1070 and your precious i7, here is a build:

 

Stuff I had to skimp on:

1. 600w PSU instead of my originally mentioned 700w PSU

2. only 120GB SSD

3. a smaller 500GB HDD

4. A case with a lower build quality (although it IS in white just like you absolutely MUST have)

 

Or he can stick to a Skylake + GTX 1060 and not skimp on FOUR parts. The 1060 has *allegedly* the performance of a 980 so it's overkill for 1080p gaming and can do 1440p by tweaking a few settings.

 

He'll also end up with a rig that's great to look at inside and out.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RYQRJV

[Noonsfan]

5 minutes ago, antisleep said:

Or he can stick to a Skylake + GTX 1060 and not skimp on FOUR parts. The 1060 has *allegedly* the performance of a 980 so it's overkill for 1080p gaming and can do 1440p by tweaking a few settings.

 

He'll also end up with a rig that's great to look at inside and out.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RYQRJV

I'll most likely be waiting on that new GTX 1060 

[antisleep]

2 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

I'll most likely be waiting on that new GTX 1060 

What do you think of my parts list? Scroll up to previous replies, you missed it I think.

[Noonsfan]

3 minutes ago, antisleep said:

What do you think of my parts list? Scroll up to previous replies, you missed it I think.

It's nice I like all the white.

[Noonsfan]

7 minutes ago, antisleep said:

What do you think of my parts list? Scroll up to previous replies, you missed it I think.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8RnGGf I only had to change it to water cooling 

[antisleep]

7 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8RnGGf I only had to change it to water cooling 

I'm not sure if it's for the aesthetics for why you want water cooling or for doing mild oc but not gonna stop ya:

Here's a much cheaper 120mm, also white/black: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rbKhP6/deepcool-captain-120-white-911-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-captain120white

Or for like $6 more you can just get this: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/CrDzK8/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060025ww

 

If you're willing to get rid of your asus optical drive and save a little space, here's a compact build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Wqwq4C

[Noonsfan]

6 minutes ago, antisleep said:

I'm not sure if it's for the aesthetics for why you want water cooling or for doing mild oc but not gonna stop ya:

Here's a much cheaper 120mm, also white/black: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rbKhP6/deepcool-captain-120-white-911-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-captain120white

Or for like $6 more you can just get this: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/CrDzK8/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060025ww

 

If you're willing to get rid of your asus optical drive and save a little space, here's a compact build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Wqwq4C

Dang I like the compact build a ton I might actually get that and just get a USB to optical drive. Thanks man

[antisleep]

4 minutes ago, Noonsfan said:

Dang I like the compact build a ton I might actually get that and just get a USB to optical drive. Thanks man

 

Would love to see the finished build on Build Logs. Cheers.