first build Need Help, No Experience

[Gankkya]

Hello LTT community!

Need help building my first desktop

 

What I would be using the desktop for?

Gaming (Would like to play latest games on MAX settings) 

3D Modelling and Animation

 

A little more about myself:

I'm a young 3D lover/enthusiast and an average gamer, I always wanted to make my own desktop

but never really knew how since I have no experience whatsoever in making one. 

I design stuff with my current laptop (which i regret buying because i didn't know that

i could get a desktop alot cheaper ) which is the MSI-GS70, after a year of buying this laptop

I've had alot of problems with it so instead of buying a new laptop might as well build my first desktop!

 

What's my budget and preference?

Well by budget would be around AUD 3500-4000 (Doesn't matter if i get to 4000 but preferably not )

Budget for other accessories such as keyboard, headphones, etc around AUD 500

 

CPU: Always had Intel so i'm sticking with it

Maybe an with an i7.

 

Graphics Card: Was gonna go for GTX 1080

but then i would only be thinking about gaming

I have no idea what's good for both Gaming and 3D Modelling.

 

RAM: 32+ (For High Poly Projects)

 

Motherboad: No clue on which motherboard i should buy.

 

HDD & SSD: preferably 500 GB SSD for the OS then another SSD for games

and maybe a 1 TB HDD for my model projects.

 

Cooling: Whichever will help the desktops performance i guess

Literally don't know anything about Liquid cooling and other types of cooling.

 

Tower: Don't really have a preference, would only like the tower

to have a really good airflow and if possible cheap.

 

Other: Would ike the tower to have WiFi

(so if i do end up bringing it to my friends or parents house)

 

Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse: for the monitor looking for a widescreen

with 144Hz and possibly 29" would be good as for the keyboard and Mouse i'll just 

grab them some other time since i'm in no rush

 

I would just like to thank the people who'd be helping me out in advance! 

[Electronics Wizardy]

12 minutes ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

I have no idea what's good for both Gaming and 3D Modelling.

1080 will be fine.

 

If your working for a company you get a quadro, but your not working somewhere.

 

What programs are you using?

 

Id probably go z170, 6700k, 1080

[Gankkya]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

1080 will be fine.

 

If your working for a company you get a quadro, but your not working somewhere.

 

What programs are you using?

 

Id probably go z170, 6700k, 1080

 

Yup I ain't working for a company, for now it's just a really big hobby of mine

3ds max 5.0 and 3ds max 2015

sometimes Zbrush but still learning on it  

[tlink]

any preference in monitor resolution or multimonitor setup etc?

[Gankkya]

Just now, tlink said:

any preference in monitor resolution or multimonitor setup etc?

1920x1080 is good  but if i could get a higher one it would help alot

as for multi monitor, I was just planning to go with one monitor

[SaladFingers]

5 minutes ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

1920x1080 is good  but if i could get a higher one it would help alot

as for multi monitor, I was just planning to go with one monitor

I'd strongly recommend a 1440p monitor since you're going to be doing productivity work apart from gaming and the extra screen estate and detail will go a long way. That means less performance in games though.

 

edit: awesome typo

[Gankkya]

7 minutes ago, SaladFingers said:

I'd strongly recommend a 1440p monitor since you're going to be doing productivity work apart from gaming and the extra real estate and detail will go a long way. That means less performance in games though.

hmm is there a monitor where it would be a good balance between gaming and productivity? 

[HKZeroFive]

Okay, so for the whole build including peripherals, your budget is $4500 AUD? Got it.

 

A hexacore CPU for those multithreaded applications, paired with fast RAM for CPU intensive tasks and games. For storage, I have paired the classic 850 EVO with a WD Black that has a 5 year warranty to back up its reputation of being a fast and reliable drive. A GTX 1080 for its horsepower, all packed in the Define S which is easy to build in and unbeatable for its price. This is all powered by the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 which is a top notch PSU (the 650W model was practically the same price so why not 750W?).

 

As for peripherals, I don't believe there's a ultrawide that has a 144Hz refresh rate unfortunately. You could instead opt for a 27" 1440p IPS monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate and G-Sync.

 

Anyway, have a look and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($619.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($365.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($235.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($208.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Phoenix Video Card  ($969.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($145.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor  ($1179.00 @ CPL Online) 
Keyboard: Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Red LED Backlit (Brown Cherry MX) Wired Standard Keyboard  ($125.00 @ CPL Online) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($93.00 @ IJK) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $4463.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 17:58 AEST+1000

[Gankkya]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

Okay, so for the whole build including peripherals, your budget is $4500 AUD? Got it.

 

A hexacore CPU for those multithreaded applications, paired with fast RAM for CPU intensive tasks and games. For storage, I have paired the classic 850 EVO with a WD Black that has a 5 year warranty to back up its reputation of being a fast and reliable drive. A GTX 1080 for its horsepower, all packed in the Define S which is easy to build in and unbeatable for its price. This is all powered by the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 which is a top notch PSU (the 650W model was practically the same price so why not 750W?).

 

As for peripherals, I don't believe there's a ultrawide that has a 144Hz refresh rate unfortunately. You could instead opt for a 27" 1440p IPS monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate and G-Sync.

 

Anyway, have a look and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($619.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($365.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($235.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($208.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Phoenix Video Card  ($969.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($145.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor  ($1179.00 @ CPL Online) 
Keyboard: Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Red LED Backlit (Brown Cherry MX) Wired Standard Keyboard  ($125.00 @ CPL Online) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($93.00 @ IJK) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $4463.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 17:58 AEST+1000

Awesome! will give it a look and see if i have any questions  

[SaladFingers]

6 minutes ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

hmm is there a monitor where it would be a good balance between gaming and productivity? 

Plenty of them  What size are you interested in? The 27" range is filled with good 1440p options.

 

When I said you willg et lower performance in games, it wasn't about the monitor itself, but rather because your GPU would have to render more pixels, resulting in less fps. In reality, with a GTX1080 you will be maxing lots of games at a standard 60hz screen at 1440p so the gaming experience should still be top notch.

[Zyndo]

10 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Snip

Why add a wireless card to a motherboard that already has wireless? is the on board Wi-fi really that bad on the Tachi?

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

Why add a wireless card to a motherboard that already has wireless? is the on board Wi-fi really that bad on the Tachi?

Huh, you have a point. Wasn't aware the Taichi had onboard Wi-Fi

[Gankkya]

3 minutes ago, SaladFingers said:

Plenty of them  What size are you interested in? The 27" range is filled with good 1440p options.

 

When I said you willg et lower performance in games, it wasn't about the monitor itself, but rather because your GPU would have to render more pixels, resulting in less fps. In reality, with a GTX1080 you will be maxing lots of games at a standard 60hz screen at 1440p so the gaming experience should still be top notch.

27" is good 29" is awesome too but anything bigger than 29" is just too much for me ^-^

ohhhh so that's what you meant! well if you could find me a better monitor than the one HKZero provided

that would be cool too  

[SaladFingers]

5 minutes ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

27" is good 29" is awesome too but anything bigger than 29" is just too much for me ^-^

ohhhh so that's what you meant! well if you could find me a better monitor than the one HKZero provided

that would be cool too  

Actually that's a pretty sick monitor, haha.

[Gankkya]

Well then that settles it then!  

Only question i have left is to what Zyndo ses

so i don't have to include the  TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ?

or will it still help if I do include it?

 

[SaladFingers]

Don't buy the wi-fi card, that motherboard already includes wi-fi. If you want, you could add 2 antennas on it and it honestly should be more than fine.

[Zyndo]

1 minute ago, SaladFingers said:

If you want, you could add 2 antennas on it and it honestly should be more than fine.

they come in the box with the motherboard

[SaladFingers]

4 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

they come in the box with the motherboard

Even better, thanks for clarifying!

[Gankkya]

2 minutes ago, SaladFingers said:

Don't buy the wi-fi card, that motherboard already includes wi-fi. If you want, you could add 2 antennas on it and it honestly should be more than fine.

 

Just now, Zyndo said:

they come in the box with the motherboard

 

Ok awesome!

I can't wait to build this! So excited as this is the first time

I'll be building it :> 

The only thing i'm missing now would be the OS right? then i'm pretty much set?

[Zyndo]

1 minute ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

The only thing i'm missing now would be the OS right? then i'm pretty much set?

The only other practical thing I could think of (other than an OS) is some actual speakers rather than just a headset, but you could add those literally any time.

[SaladFingers]

2 minutes ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

 

 

Ok awesome!

I can't wait to build this! So excited as this is the first time

I'll be building it :> 

The only thing i'm missing now would be the OS right? then i'm pretty much set?

Yup, all essentials are there.

1 minute ago, Zyndo said:

The only other practical thing I could think of (other than an OS) is some actual speakers rather than just a headset, but you could add those literally any time.

Agreed.

[Gankkya]

1 minute ago, Zyndo said:

The only other practical thing I could think of (other than an OS) is some actual speakers rather than just a headset, but you could add those literally any time.

true i'll just ask again in the future!  will i still need to buy a sound card?

[SaladFingers]

1 minute ago, HotPocketsBaker said:

true i'll just ask again in the future!  will i still need to buy a sound card?

Nope, also not needed. The sound card included on your motherboard is more than enough unless you are into professional music production where you'd probably want to use an external, expensive DAC anyway.

[Gankkya]

Great! now i'm all set, just gotta buy the parts then i'll be off to building!

Btw if anyone here can link me to a tutorial where i don't have to install the

bloatwares, cause i can't really tell if it's a bloatware or not and i 

would like to have a clean install where i'm only in need of the install drivers 

[SaladFingers]

Just buy the retail version of Windows and it won't have any bloatware (other than Microsoft's? :P)