Looking for a build that can run everything very well at 1440p

[transientblue]

My requirements are simple: be affordable, high quality (power supply, case, etc.) and be able to run everything well at 1440p... I also need a 1440p monitor. Anything between 22 and 24 inches is great. I don't want to look at anything bigger. 

 

I don't have a budget because I'm upgrading from a PC that's already doing quite well for me... I just need to earn the money, but I'm obviously not looking for something super overkill. I don't need to max out any games at 1440p... Maybe something like an RX 480 or a GTX 1060?

 

I don't have a bias towards any manufacturer, brand, etc.

 

Thanks in advance for any help. 

[m0k]

core i5 6600k
gtx 1070
boot ssd

 

Edited November 3, 2016 by mok

[transientblue]

1 minute ago, mok said:

 

Which i5 should I buy? Is the i5-6400 going to suffer in performance because of the low clock speeds?

 

Which GTX 1070 would be the "best" aftermarket? 

[NEDIX]

What mok said:

6600k

GTX1070

Samsung 750 boot SSD, or something along the line

WD Black-ish HDD

16GB DDR4 (any really)

 

4 minutes ago, transientblue said:

Which i5 should I buy? Is the i5-6400 going to suffer in performance because of the low clock speeds?

 

Which GTX 1070 would be the "best" aftermarket? 

Your choice of GPU manufacturer should depend entirely on your market. In my area the MSI card seems to be the best bang for the buck.

[Guest]

Just now, transientblue said:

Which i5 should I buy? Is the i5-6400 going to suffer in performance because of the low clock speeds?

 

Which GTX 1070 would be the "best" aftermarket? 

I would get a 1070 with a 6600k

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($236.98 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($91.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($259.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1425.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-03 13:49 EDT-0400

 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, transientblue said:

Which i5 should I buy? Is the i5-6400 going to suffer in performance because of the low clock speeds?

 

Which GTX 1070 would be the "best" aftermarket? 

higher resolution would put more stress on gpu but still if you want you can get an i7 6700k and a 1070 or 1080. 1060 is not really a 1440p card but should do if you need minimum 30fps

[NEDIX]

16 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

higher resolution would put more stress on gpu but still if you want you can get an i7 6700k and a 1070 or 1080. 1060 is not really a 1440p card but should do if you need minimum 30fps

IMO 6700k is wayy overkill paired with a GTX1070 if you're purely looking for gaming performance. I'm running 2 or 3 VM's at any given time and have yet to find a situation in which my 6700k is the bottleneck while I'm gaming, that's on a triple 1080p setup.

[Guest]

Here is a slightly cheaper build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($236.98 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($78.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($259.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1336.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-03 14:02 EDT-0400

[Unexas.]

16 minutes ago, NEDIX said:

IMO 6700k is wayy overkill paired with a GTX1070 if your purely looking for gaming performance. I'm running 2 or 3 VM's at any given time and have yet to find a situation in which my 6700k is the bottleneck while I'm gaming, that's on a triple 1080p setup.

BF1

[Katsunaka]

I do pretty well with my machine, its overkill in some areas, but a 6600k, and 16gb of ram and basically about my pc is 1440p capable. 

 

 

[Sahil10416]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qYN38K (you can also pair this with a gtx 1060 for moderate 1440p gamng) [You can also buy a z170 mobo instead of b150 if you want to upgrade in future]

But if you have the budget then but an i5 6600k with a z170 mobo. 

[Gonio]

For GPU a 1070 would be a nice one yes. despite the thermal pads thingy the EVGA with ACX 3.0 is on of best coolers that also perform silent. EVGA offers free thermal pads and also have a bios update that fixes the possibly issue when extreme OCing. Other good ones are Asus Strix: bit louder but good performance numbers or the MSI gaming variants that are silent.

 

Anyway all 3 are good options.