High end gaming build

[decoybuilder]

I'm planning to build a high end gaming rig with a red aesthetic. For this reason I picked the ram, mobo and GPU. My budget is quite high but nothing extreme around $3200 AUD. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fLdJyf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fLdJyf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($475.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($222.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($1135.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: Acer XB280HK 28.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($685.00) 
Total: $3196.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 18:47 AEST+1000

 

Do you guys think the PSU is too high?

 

 

[MVPernula]

1 minute ago, decoybuilder said:

I'm planning to build a high end gaming rig with a red aesthetic. For this reason I picked the ram, mobo and GPU. My budget is quite high but nothing extreme around $3200 AUD. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fLdJyf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fLdJyf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($475.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($222.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($1135.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: Acer XB280HK 28.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($685.00) 
Total: $3196.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 18:47 AEST+1000

 

Do you guys think the PSU is too high?

 

 

I kind of recommend a double 120mm RAD instead of the H80i, you'll get better temps for less money with almost any aircooler.

Get the H100i GTX, it's worth it. Especially if you plan OCing that beast.

 

As for the PSU you'll do just fine, rather have more headroom than too little. And the EVGA G2 750w is crazy good.

 

Build looks good, it's a monster.

[PRTI]

1.Change that Corsair H80 as 120mm rad fans are not that good compared to similar priced air coolers,get a Noctua NH-D14,Cryorig H5

 

2.Id get a Samsung 850 Evo

 

3.Id get either a EVGA or MSI card since Asus sucks

 

4.750w is plenty,even 550w will work fine,but if you plan to OC and want more headroom in the future a high quality 750w one wont hurt

[rn8686]

2 minutes ago, decoybuilder said:

I'm planning to build a high end gaming rig with a red aesthetic. For this reason I picked the ram, mobo and GPU. My budget is quite high but nothing extreme around $3200 AUD. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fLdJyf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fLdJyf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($475.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($222.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($1135.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: Acer XB280HK 28.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($685.00) 
Total: $3196.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 18:47 AEST+1000

 

Do you guys think the PSU is too high?

 

 

750W is overkill, 500W is fine. I wouldn't recommend AIO water as you can get high end air performing better for less. Since you are going for a red theme, I recommend looking at the MSI 1080 Gaming X as it is very red and will go with that motherboard well. 

[bigneo]

Personally, I would not go for 28'' 4k. The content was just too small for me on 28'' 4k res and I ended up using 1440p on 4k monitor.

[MVPernula]

2 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

1.Change that Corsair H80 as 120mm rad fans are not that good compared to similar priced air coolers,get a Noctua NH-D14,Cryorig H5

 

2.Id get a Samsung 850 Evo

 

3.Id get either a EVGA or MSI card since Asus sucks

 

4.750w is plenty,even 550w will work fine,but if you plan to OC and want more headroom in the future a high quality 750w one wont hurt

1. Agree
2. Also agree, didn't Think about that
3. Well.. MSI and EVGA are good.. But so is ASUS? No?
4. Yepyep.

[another random person]

2 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

3.Id get either a EVGA or MSI card since Asus sucks

3

Unusually, not this time, their card has a triple fan cooler and the clock rates featured are higher than the MSI card. for once Asus has done decently

[PRTI]

2 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

1. Well.. MSI and EVGA are good.. But so is ASUS? No?

No,there HORRIBLE with customer service and warranty,never buying from them again...

 

1 minute ago, another random person said:

Unusually, not this time, their card has a triple fan cooler and the clock rates featured are higher than the MSI card. for once Asus has done decently

As i said,they are HORRIBLE in customer service and warranty,shit shit shit,EVGA is the best in that regard with MSI

[another random person]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

No,there HORRIBLE with customer service and warranty,never buying from them again...

 

As i said,they are HORRIBLE in customer service and warranty,shit shit shit,EVGA is the best in that regard with MSI

 

Actually, I would agree with that, I purchased an Asus 750 ti, which broke and I only got a refund after arguing about it for a month with customer service staff. i thought after all that time they would've pulled their game together.

[PRTI]

2 minutes ago, another random person said:

Actually, I would agree with that, I purchased an Asus 750 ti, which broke and I only got a refund after arguing about it for a month with customer service staff. i thought after all that time they would've pulled their game together.

There still horrible...

[Praesi]

The Display is a bad Choice in my Eyes. TN and only 60hz. 4k cost way too much performance and isnt worth it below 34". Go with the pg279q or xb271hu and you will enjoy real highend gaming.

[decoybuilder]

Would you guys recommend i spend ~$25 more on the Asus Z170 PRO GAMING to get SLI and the ASUS excellent fan control system?

If you think that 750W on the PSU is too much which PSU would you recommend? 

[Kuri]

Definitly get a 240mm rad like the H100i v2 if you wanna overclock your CPU

which I guess you plan on doing since you wanna buy the K version.

 

PSU seems fine imo as you wanna stay somewhere around 50-80% power usage

and with the 6700K and the 1080 under full load (which probably never happens but just in theory)

you will probably need somewhere around 550W for the system. You can go for a 650W PSU

which will overall be more efficient but the difference is rather small the 750W is more future proof

in case you wanna upgrade later on. It's up to you.

 

And regarding ASUS: well never had any problems with their products so I cant even argue about

the customer service. Currently using the 1080, Strix X99 and the PG279Q from them. No problems.

 

If you are willing to spend 50 bucks more on a SSD get the 850 EVO.

 

1 minute ago, decoybuilder said:

Would you guys recommend i spend ~$25 more on the Asus Z170 PRO GAMING to get SLI and the ASUS excellent fan control system? 

If you have plans of upgrading in the future go for it. Even if you dont plan as of now it's at least future proof in that regard.

[stconquest]

I would really just go with a 1070.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($475.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Intel 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($154.00 @ CPL Online)  <<NVME
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($1199.00 @ CPL Online)  <<Warranty is king
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($799.00 @ CPL Online)  <<1440p, 144Hz, IPS
Total: $3326.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 19:19 AEST+1000

[decoybuilder]

12 minutes ago, stconquest said:

I would really just go with a 1070.

 

So your saying a monitor upgrade is more worthwhile than a GPU upgrade?

[stconquest]

5 minutes ago, decoybuilder said:

Why?

You are paying a premium to have the best card.  Realistically, the 1070 vs the 1080 in the experience of playing a game is not worth the premium for the 1080.  The 1070 will provide high frame rates in any game on the market. 

 

It is up to you.

 

Half price:  http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Tv38TW/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-sc-gaming-acx-30-video-card-08g-p4-6173-kr

[jeremymwilson]

22 minutes ago, decoybuilder said:

So your saying a monitor upgrade is more worthwhile than a GPU upgrade?

My opinion is that the monitor is the most important choice to make. As already said, a 4K monitor that is too small makes everything on screen very small, and a bigger 4K monitor is very expensive. 

 

Personally I already have a 4K TV so I will use that as my monitor and choose my components accordingly. It makes it more expensive but...

 

If you use a regular PC monitor and you're sitting close to it, a 1440p or widescreen 1440p makes more sense. 

 

So my advice is for a 1440p monitor get a gtx1070 and if you get a widescreen 1440p go for 1070 sli or a single gtx1080. 

[bigneo]

33 minutes ago, jeremymwilson said:

My opinion is that the monitor is the most important choice to make. As already said, a 4K monitor that is too small makes everything on screen very small, and a bigger 4K monitor is very expensive. 

 

Personally I already have a 4K TV so I will use that as my monitor and choose my components accordingly. It makes it more expensive but...

 

If you use a regular PC monitor and you're sitting close to it, a 1440p or widescreen 1440p makes more sense. 

 

So my advice is for a 1440p monitor get a gtx1070 and if you get a widescreen 1440p go for 1070 sli or a single gtx1080. 

 

Totally agree here. I'd go for 1080 with 1440p 28''.

[Serpius]

1 hour ago, decoybuilder said:

I'm planning to build a high end gaming rig with a red aesthetic. For this reason I picked the ram, mobo and GPU. My budget is quite high but nothing extreme around $3200 AUD. 

 

Do you guys think the PSU is too high?

 

 

3

Here is my recommended computer build.

 

Much better overall and the total cost is lower.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($465.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($229.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($135.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC Video Card  ($459.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX PRO Black Edition 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2420Z 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $2266.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 20:41 AEST+1000

[Kuri]

29 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

Here is my recommended computer build.

 

Much better overall and the total cost is lower.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($465.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($229.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($135.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC Video Card  ($459.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX PRO Black Edition 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2420Z 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $2266.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-12 20:41 AEST+1000

How exactly is the RX 480 better than the GTX 1080?

Also a 120mm rad for a 6700K isnt really the best option since you lose out on a lot of performance.

Just investing 40 bucks more into a 240mm rad is the best option.

 

And in case he goes with the 1080 I would go with either a 1440p or 4K monitor.

Otherwise why even get the 1080? In case he stays with 1080p the monitor is good and he would need at most a 1070.

 

Other than that the build looks fine.