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Hey All!

 

Lately I am working on making a Gaming PC which will allow me to play, Battlefield 1, ArmA 3, DayZ, ARK ect with solid frames and hopefully on High-Medium settings.

This is what I have been working on lately so please all tell me your thoughts on how I can improve this and get what the $$ is worth. 

 

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste

Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory

Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card

Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case

Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

I do already have a 2TB hard drive.

 

Part List: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xkLPzM

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i7 6700k is too much. see if you can get a 6600k and a 1070 instead. also no HDD?

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For 1800 you can do better than that. Have a look at MSY, their prices are often far more reasonable.

Also, I suggest you wait for ZEN because prices for current-gen Intel processors should drop rather significantly.

Overall your build looks reasonably well thought out (I would see if you could fit in a 1070 from MSY)

Looking forward to seeing the build log :)
 

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12 minutes ago, DOGZ said:

Hey All!

 

Lately I am working on making a Gaming PC which will allow me to play, Battlefield 1, ArmA 3, DayZ, ARK ect with solid frames and hopefully on High-Medium settings.

This is what I have been working on lately so please all tell me your thoughts on how I can improve this and get what the $$ is worth. 

 

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste

Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory

Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card

Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case

Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

I do already have a 2TB hard drive.

 

Part List: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xkLPzM

Here is a system that is far superior for $1AUD less

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($458.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($103.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($599.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($96.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1710.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 15:06 AEDT+1100

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12 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

i7 6700k is too much. see if you can get a 6600k and a 1070 instead. also no HDD?

The i7 6700K is fine considering most of those games are ridiculously CPU-intensive, especially ARMA 3 and DayZ cause they couldn't give a rat's arse about your GPU... However, I'm not sure about ARK...

 

@DOGZ, if you want to stretch the limits of your budget, I'd get a GTX 1070... A GTX 1060 for $500 AUD is what I'd consider a bad price. Plus, 120mm AIOs aren't worth it when you could get a quieter and cheaper air cooler that will have less points of failure.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($458.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($11.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($234.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($599.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1792.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 15:06 AEDT+1100

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($458.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($182.70 @ Skycomp Technology)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($118.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($176.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($659.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1840.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 15:22 AEDT+1100

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2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($458.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($182.70 @ Skycomp Technology)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($176.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($659.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1831.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 15:19 AEDT+1100

why only 8gb of RAM. I know it is upgradable but 6700k +  1070 on an 8gb of ram? I also know you went over budget

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2 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

why only 8gb of RAM. I know it is upgradable but 6700k +  1070 on an 8gb of ram? I also know you went over budget

Misclick, I changed it.

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35 minutes ago, DOGZ said:

Hey All!

 

Lately I am working on making a Gaming PC which will allow me to play, Battlefield 1, ArmA 3, DayZ, ARK ect with solid frames and hopefully on High-Medium settings.

This is what I have been working on lately so please all tell me your thoughts on how I can improve this and get what the $$ is worth. 

 

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste

Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory

Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card

Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case

Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

I do already have a 2TB hard drive.

 

Part List: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/xkLPzM

Your initial choices aren't too bad, however there are ways you could better allocate your money.

- The single 120mm AIO isn't really worth it, you'd be better off saving $30 and going with an air cooler like the Cooler Master 212X or Cryorig H7 at around $55 each.

- The 1060 is very overpriced for the performance it puts out, you'd be better off saving a bit more for a 1070, otherwise you could pick up a 970 used for around $300 easily - the used market it saturated with them at the moment.

- Go for a Gold-rated PSU, EVGA's G2 series is usually great value, with excellent quality and warranty.

 

- If you're strictly limited in terms of budget, a 6600K+1070 would be a better option than 6700K+1060.  However whilst an i5 is perfectly fine for gaming, the extra threads on i7s can be helpful, but I would recommend trying to stretch your budget to fit the 1070.

- Your RAM capacity is fine, speed is less important, get whatever is good for your budget.

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K; Cooler Cryorig R1 Universal; MB Asus ROG Maximus IX Code; RAM G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (4 x 8GB); GPU ASUS GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix Gaming OC; Case Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro Silver; Storage Samsung 960 EVO 500GB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB; PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2; OS Windows 10; KB Corsair K70 (MX Brown); Audio O2 & ODAC, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser RS 185, Swan M200MKIII; Monitors 2x Dell U2410

 

Previous Build

 

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K; Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212X; MB Asus Z97-A; RAM G.Skill Sniper (2 x 4GB); GPU 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (SLI); Case Corsair Obsidian 450D; Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 1TB, Hitachi 750GB; PSU EVGA Supernova 750W G2; OS Windows 10; 

 

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21 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Gold rated efficiency does fuck all.

It's not about the efficiency, it's about the quality of the unit [edit] and for the most part, many Gold rated PSUs are built better than Bronze ones (with exceptions of course).  But I'm not going to get into argument about PSUs.  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K; Cooler Cryorig R1 Universal; MB Asus ROG Maximus IX Code; RAM G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (4 x 8GB); GPU ASUS GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix Gaming OC; Case Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro Silver; Storage Samsung 960 EVO 500GB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB; PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2; OS Windows 10; KB Corsair K70 (MX Brown); Audio O2 & ODAC, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser RS 185, Swan M200MKIII; Monitors 2x Dell U2410

 

Previous Build

 

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K; Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212X; MB Asus Z97-A; RAM G.Skill Sniper (2 x 4GB); GPU 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (SLI); Case Corsair Obsidian 450D; Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 1TB, Hitachi 750GB; PSU EVGA Supernova 750W G2; OS Windows 10; 

 

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Just now, TW1ST3R said:

It's not about the efficiency, it's about the quality of the unit.  But I'm not going to get into argument about PSUs.  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Gold directly relates to the efficiency.  There is no opinion needed.  There are gold units of lower quality then some bronze units.

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48 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Here is a system that is far superior for $1AUD less

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($458.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($103.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($599.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($96.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1710.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 15:06 AEDT+1100

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Just now, stconquest said:

Gold directly relates to the efficiency.  There is no opinion needed.  There are gold units of lower quality then some bronze units.

Rephrased my statement while you were posting.  Yes ratings are efficiency based, should have been more clear in case the OP isn't versed on PSU knowledge.  Yes, there are always exceptions, but many Gold units are of higher overall quality such as the one I recommended.

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K; Cooler Cryorig R1 Universal; MB Asus ROG Maximus IX Code; RAM G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (4 x 8GB); GPU ASUS GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix Gaming OC; Case Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro Silver; Storage Samsung 960 EVO 500GB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB; PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2; OS Windows 10; KB Corsair K70 (MX Brown); Audio O2 & ODAC, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser RS 185, Swan M200MKIII; Monitors 2x Dell U2410

 

Previous Build

 

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K; Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212X; MB Asus Z97-A; RAM G.Skill Sniper (2 x 4GB); GPU 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (SLI); Case Corsair Obsidian 450D; Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 1TB, Hitachi 750GB; PSU EVGA Supernova 750W G2; OS Windows 10; 

 

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1 minute ago, TW1ST3R said:

Rephrased my statement while you were posting.  Yes ratings are efficiency based, should have been more clear in case the OP isn't versed on PSU knowledge.  Yes, there are always exceptions, but many Gold units are of higher overall quality such as the one I recommended.

So you are advising the OP to use efficiency rating as an indicator of quality.  That might work with the majority of units.

 

What I am saying is why settle for a single indicator of high quality, when you can actually know the quality of the unit you plan to purchase.

 

We have tech reviewers' work available to us.  We should make use of their findings.;)

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14 minutes ago, stconquest said:

So you are advising the OP to use efficiency rating as an indicator of quality.  That might work with the majority of units.

 

What I am saying is why settle for a single indicator of high quality, when you can actually know the quality of the unit you plan to purchase.

 

We have tech reviewers' work available to us.  We should make use of their findings.;)

I did say I should have better phrased my initial comment.  And you're right, it's not the best way to find the right PSU, and honestly the system itself is flawed, rating things purely on efficiency has its inherent limitations, realistically there should be an additional quality metric which we really only get from external reviewers.  Unfortunately not everyone is going to go look at reviews for everything so we end up with a cycle of misinformation when trying to simplify things, which I didn't intend to contribute to.  Should have pointed OP to a tier list such as this one for reference. 

 

 

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K; Cooler Cryorig R1 Universal; MB Asus ROG Maximus IX Code; RAM G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (4 x 8GB); GPU ASUS GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix Gaming OC; Case Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro Silver; Storage Samsung 960 EVO 500GB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB; PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G2; OS Windows 10; KB Corsair K70 (MX Brown); Audio O2 & ODAC, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser RS 185, Swan M200MKIII; Monitors 2x Dell U2410

 

Previous Build

 

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K; Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212X; MB Asus Z97-A; RAM G.Skill Sniper (2 x 4GB); GPU 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (SLI); Case Corsair Obsidian 450D; Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 1TB, Hitachi 750GB; PSU EVGA Supernova 750W G2; OS Windows 10; 

 

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Thank you everyone that has helped me out here :) I have decided on these parts right now. If you still think it can be improved shout it out. Thanks!

 

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory

Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card

Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case

Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

I own a 2TB Hard drive

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/DpW38K

 

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