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So I'm going to be starting my very first build here within the week (once my ram & case arrive in the mail), so I was hoping if anyone had any tips or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it!

 

The build is as fallows:

 

CPU: i5-6600K

Cooler: Corsair H80i GT

Motherboard: MSI Gaming M5 ATX Z170A chipset

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce

RAM: G-skill ripjaw V DDR4 2X8GB

Storage: Samsung EVO 250GB SSD

Case: Rosewill Thor V2 (black)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ gold modular
OD: Generic LG dvd read/write

 

Here is a link to the parts list : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/mP229W

 

I also already have all the peripherals i need. 

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Pretty good.

 

You MAY want to wait on some bench marks on the 1060, or the 1070 to be in stock. It would be better than the 970

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2 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Change 970 for 480/1060/980/980ti. or maybe even something like 390. 

Is the 970 a bad choice is it because of the VRAM issues? I got it for just over $250 so it's not a huge investment and im willing to upgrade in the near future. I was hoping to hold off on the 1060/1070 until they are actually available and not on back-order I also haven't seen much in the way of reviews for them yet either.

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I would get a lesser board (the M3 off instance) and a lesser wattage PSU (550-650W would be plenty) to get a 1070.

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The PSU is overkill for Skylake i5 and a 970

 

I'd recommend dropping to a 750w or even 650w and using the extra monies for a better GPU.

CPU - i7 6800k @ 4.2Ghz

Mobo - Asus X99-A-II

Ram - Corsair Vengeance LPX White 32GB @ 3200Mhz

GPU - MSI GTX 1080ti Lightning X @ 2063/12528

Storage - Samsung SM961 256GB, Samsung 840 Pro 250GB & Sandisk Ultra II 256GB

Cooling - Corsair H110i (2x ML140 White LED)

PSU - RM850x

Case - Anidees Ai Crystal

Monitor - Acer XB270HU bprz @ 1440p / 144hz IPS

Sound - FiiO E10K & AKG K712 PROs

Peripherals - Razer Blackwidow TE & Corsiar Scimitar

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12 minutes ago, Francis_Xavierr said:

CPU: i5-6600K

Cooler: Corsair H80i GT

Motherboard: MSI Gaming M5 ATX Z170A chipset

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce

RAM: G-skill ripjaw V DDR4 2X8GB

Storage: Samsung EVO 250GB SSD

Case: Rosewill Thor V2 (black)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ gold modular
OD: Generic LG dvd read/write

If you're just gaming, then simply go for the i5-6500, and an H110 motherboard. You can skip the AiO cooler this way.

Get an RX 480. No point in getting an outdated GPU now. If it's not available, then get an R9 390.

You already bought RAM, so can't do much now.

The PSU, although good, is way too much for your build. 500-600W is more than enough.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Francis_Xavierr said:

Is the 970 a bad choice is it because of the VRAM issues? I got it for just over $250 so it's not a huge investment and im willing to upgrade in the near future. I was hoping to hold off on the 1060/1070 until they are actually available and not on back-order I also haven't seen much in the way of reviews for them yet either.

Use iGPU and wait for them to come in stock or try looking for 980ti for cheap. No point in 970 atm, even if it will suffice for now. Also yeah psu is too high for no reason 650/750w will do fine

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GPU - Asus Strix 1080 8gb

RAM - 2x8gb Corsair Vengance 

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Okay so I think i'll switch to a 750w psu the evga supernova GQ as it's on sale for $100 here. My only concern GPU wise is if i wait for a 1060/1070 that integrated graphics won't work very well with most games. I am also going to be doing some video editing so that was my main reasoning behind just going for the 6600k 

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6 minutes ago, Francis_Xavierr said:

I got it for just over $250 so it's not a huge investment and im willing to upgrade in the near future.

If you got it already, then just use it. It's a great GPU all things considered.

Don't upgrade in the "near future". You shouldn't have that sort of mentality when building a computer. The best time to upgrade is when your current system is no longer enough for playable frame rates.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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Yeah i'v purchased pretty much everything except the PSU and any HDD's for storage but other than the case and ram everything was purchased from a local store and is unopened so i can always exchange/return if I find out there is a better option to go with. 

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14 minutes ago, Francis_Xavierr said:

Okay so I think i'll switch to a 750w psu the evga supernova GQ as it's on sale for $100 here. My only concern GPU wise is if i wait for a 1060/1070 that integrated graphics won't work very well with most games. I am also going to be doing some video editing so that was my main reasoning behind just going for the 6600k 

 

Excellent PSU choice, for $100 that can't be beat - even if its still a bit overkill.

CPU - i7 6800k @ 4.2Ghz

Mobo - Asus X99-A-II

Ram - Corsair Vengeance LPX White 32GB @ 3200Mhz

GPU - MSI GTX 1080ti Lightning X @ 2063/12528

Storage - Samsung SM961 256GB, Samsung 840 Pro 250GB & Sandisk Ultra II 256GB

Cooling - Corsair H110i (2x ML140 White LED)

PSU - RM850x

Case - Anidees Ai Crystal

Monitor - Acer XB270HU bprz @ 1440p / 144hz IPS

Sound - FiiO E10K & AKG K712 PROs

Peripherals - Razer Blackwidow TE & Corsiar Scimitar

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38 minutes ago, Francis_Xavierr said:


So I'm going to be starting my very first build here within the week (once my ram & case arrive in the mail), so I was hoping if anyone had any tips or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it!

 

The build is as fallows:

 

CPU: i5-6600K

Cooler: Corsair H80i GT

Motherboard: MSI Gaming M5 ATX Z170A chipset

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce

RAM: G-skill ripjaw V DDR4 2X8GB

Storage: Samsung EVO 250GB SSD

Case: Rosewill Thor V2 (black)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ gold modular
OD: Generic LG dvd read/write

 

Here is a link to the parts list : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/mP229W

 

I also already have all the peripherals i need. 

I would get an air cooler like a noctua, cryorig or be quiet! instead of the h80i

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Skylake: I7-6700|MSI B150 GAMING M3|16GB GSKILL RIPJAWS V|R9 280X (WILL BE 1070)|CRUCIAL MX300 + WD BLACK 1TB

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

I would get an air cooler like a noctua, cryorig or be quiet! instead of the h80i

could I ask why? for air coolers I wouldn't be saving a lot making the switch and noise isn't a huge concern as I will have built in fan controllers with the case that planning to use with it and it would provide a better cooling solution if i decide to try out overclocking in the future (as far as I'm aware which isn't saying much).

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