The Aussie 2K Build

[Eden_Frawley]

Hey everyone. have I made a great PCPP list? the list is http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/dmsrGf

 

I chose the i5 6600K because it has 4 cores and is overclock able (wish me luck in the silicone lottery). this CPU parred with the   Deepcool Captain 240EX White 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler should be a great pair.

 

for RAM, i went for the Avexir Raiden 16GB (2x8) DDR4 at 2666. I chose this because of it is white and with a hint of blue even though it has PLASMA FREAKIN TUBES. Linus did a video of this. 

 

The motherboard that I chose is the Asus z170-A, i kinda chose this for its fan headers and its CPU_OPT as well as its colour... WHITE

 

I also put in a Crucial MX300 and a Western Digital Black Series 1TB. the SSD is for...Obviously... to store my gam I'm just buustin your balls. It is for a boot drive and you know the rest.

 

The case that I chose is the Phanteks Eclipse P400S. I heard that liquid cooling can be loud so I went for the Silent edition. I wonder if you are catching on to the colour scheme. This case is white and has blue LED's at the front bottom and a connector for an LED strip. it also comes with a fan controller for the case fans that come with the case.

 

For the most expencive piece in the build, the Graphics Card. I chose the Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Dual series with 8GB of GDDR5. this card can run most games at 1440p Max/Ultra settings. it is white as well.

 

The Power Supply that i went for is the Corsair RM650X. It is a bit overkill but i do have head room if I want a new GPU or CPU.

 

The Wireless adapter... I live saver for many... a need for others. In my case, I need it. If there was no such thing as Wi-Fi, life for many will be pretty difficult, My router is quite far away through a wall. so I need a Wireless adapter to help me with this. I chose the Asus PCE AC68. perfect for me and others. 

 

Last but not least is the Thermal compound or Paste. whatever you want to call it, you need it. I dont know what Thermal Paste I just went with the Zalman ZM-STG2 3.5g. I heard it was good and cheap also but this is one thing that I need help with. Thankyou for Reading this and I hope you enjoyed it.

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00) 
Thermal Compound: Zalman ZM-STG2 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99) 
Memory: Avexir Raiden 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($139.99) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($610.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.00 @ Scorptec) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($135.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($99.00 @ IJK) 
Other: Phanteks RGB LED Strip Starter Combo Set ($29.00)
Total: $1923.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-16 20:36 AEDT+1100

 

Made it a bit cheaper. Just set the LEDs on the Strix to something that fits your colour scheme

[alexhelvetica]

It is fine.

[HKZeroFive]

Personally, I'd get a i7 6700K and the CRYORIG M9i over the i5 6600K and the expensive cooler so I wouldn't ever have to worry about the CPU when upgrading. Plus, it performs better for CPU intensive games.

 

But that's just me.

[Technous285]

Eh, save a bit of cash and space by going with a single 16GB stick (Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 16GB DDR4-3000 Memory CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 - $129.03), as you're not gonna get much benefit from the dual-channel 2x8GB kit unless you're gonna be editing videos on that rig regularly.

[Eden_Frawley]

Thank you everyone for replying. (This community is amazing) I havent built this PC yet so i will make all of these modifications. I will take the Strix but is there any other card that is white? (TheRandomness)

[Eden_Frawley]

HKZeroFive, the CRYORIG M9i doesn't fit the build in the colour way and this build is not going to be upgraded in a very long time. I want this build to last me for a long time before I do build a new PC. With the water cooler, I will have low tempuratures and the build is going in a wardrobe that has the doors taken off so I need a water cooler to keep my PC cool in such a small space. I might go for a different set of ram sticks and put the left over money towards a 6700K

[Eden_Frawley]

Technous285, the colour doesn't fit the build.

[rn8686]

23 minutes ago, Eden_Frawley said:

HKZeroFive, the CRYORIG M9i doesn't fit the build in the colour way and this build is not going to be upgraded in a very long time. I want this build to last me for a long time before I do build a new PC. With the water cooler, I will have low tempuratures and the build is going in a wardrobe that has the doors taken off so I need a water cooler to keep my PC cool in such a small space. I might go for a different set of ram sticks and put the left over money towards a 6700K

Quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. High end air will perform very well for much less. 

[Eden_Frawley]

1 minute ago, rn8686 said:

Quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. High end air will perform very well for much less. 

I keep on forgeting to quote.

 

I will look into the air factor of cooling and i will decide which one I want. Thank you for your help