Computer died, having trouble choosing parts

[maxazillionduce]

My previous build died after 5 years of use. (my hard drive and 16gb of ddr3 ram is salvageable) I am working on building a replacement, so here is what I am thinking:

CPU: i7 6700k

GPU: ASUS GTX 1070

Motherboard: asus maximus viii hero

Case: corsair 750d

CPU cooler: corsair h100i

PS: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Ram:G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

That is what I have been thinking. I know close to nothing about motherboards so I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I plan on mostly using it for gaming and schoolwork. I want to leave the door open for a possible 4k upgrade in the future. I was considering getting a cheaper CPU and a cheaper motherboard and upgrade the gpu to a 1080 but I don't know if that's a bad idea. Please give me any information or suggestions they are all greatly appreciated. Cheers

Edited October 4, 2016 by maxazillionduce

[rphawks]

1 minute ago, maxazillionduce said:

My previous build died after 5 years of use. (my hard drive and 16gb of ddr3 ram is salvageable) I am working on building a replacement, so here is what I am thinking:

CPU: i7 6700k

GPU: ASUS GTX 1070

Motherboard: asus maximus viii hero

Case: corsair 750d

CPU cooler: corsair h100i

PS: corsair 750w 

Ram:16gb ddr4

That is what I have been thinking. I know close to nothing about motherboards so I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I plan on mostly using it for gaming and schoolwork. I want to leave the door open for a possible 4k upgrade in the future. I was considering getting a cheaper CPU and a cheaper motherboard and upgrade the gpu to a 1080 but I don't know if that's a bad idea. Please give me any information or suggestions they are all greatly appreciated. Cheers

Er... this list isn't very specific. What Corsair PSU model? What brand of ram? What HDD are you reusing? And... stick with the i7 6700k. You can go for a cheaper mobo, the RGB is making that board expensive. Even an i7 6700k would struggle a little with 1070 SLI, if you are thinking of doing that in the future. You would probably need that for 4K (someone back me up on this).

[JHY]

I suggest this.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/TLRrM8

[rphawks]

4 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

I suggest this.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/TLRrM8

Why Mushkin Blackline memory? It's not that cheap anymore... it's even more expensive than Corsair ram...

[maxazillionduce]

4 minutes ago, rphawks said:

Er... this list isn't very specific. What Corsair PSU model? What brand of ram? What HDD are you reusing? And... stick with the i7 6700k. You can go for a cheaper mobo, the RGB is making that board expensive. Even an i7 6700k would struggle a little with 1070 SLI, if you are thinking of doing that in the future. You would probably need that for 4K (someone back me up on this).

Thx for the feedback, I fixed some of the things I have on hand, but the hdd is old but it's an ssd w/ my os, then I also use an external hardrive drive for everything else.

[rphawks]

2 minutes ago, maxazillionduce said:

Thx for the feedback, I fixed some of the things I have on hand, but the hdd is old but it's an ssd w/ my os, then I also use an external hardrive drive for everything else.

Could you send us the models of them?

[maxazillionduce]

9 minutes ago, rphawks said:

Could you send us the models of them?

The external is a 1tb segate backup plus drive. I can't find the models of the ssd but it's 225gb not sure what brand and I am not near my pc at the moment.

[antisleep]

Here's a Newegg parts list.

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 

^This should provide you with everything you need and then some. >Reviews
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

^You need an SSD if you don't already have one, there are cheaper/slightly slower 240gb's for around $65
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($414.98 @ Newegg) 

^Went with this instead of the ASUS. Cheaper, performs similarly/better and offers RGB LED logo as well
Case: Corsair Carbide 400Q ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

^Just a personal preference. You can stick to the 750D but there are other full tower cases that offer more for the value like the Enthoo Pro
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

^High tier PSU that saves you money
Total: $1319.91

 

1 hour ago, maxazillionduce said:

I was considering getting a cheaper CPU and a cheaper motherboard and upgrade the gpu to a 1080 but I don't know if that's a bad idea.

An i5-6600K and a 1080 isn't a good combination. A 1070 would be enough even at 1440p.

[maxazillionduce]

1 hour ago, antisleep said:

Here's a Newegg parts list.

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 

^This should provide you with everything you need and then some. >Reviews
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

^You need an SSD if you don't already have one, there are cheaper/slightly slower 240gb's for around $65
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($414.98 @ Newegg) 

^Went with this instead of the ASUS. Cheaper, performs similarly/better and offers RGB LED logo as well
Case: Corsair Carbide 400Q ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

^Just a personal preference. You can stick to the 750D but there are other full tower cases that offer more for the value like the Enthoo Pro
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

^High tier PSU that saves you money
Total: $1319.91

 

An i5-6600K and a 1080 isn't a good combination. A 1070 would be enough even at 1440p.

Thanks a ton, I really appreciate the help.