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[valktuna]

Hi, I'm getting my first rig soon and I'd like some advice on parts to get, and if I can get the total price any lower.

 

I'll be using the computer for gaming, 3D modelling and Photoshop painting, among other things. I'm fine with 1080p, but want to try 1440p. I haven't got a monitor, so I'm also open to suggestions on that front.

 

I have already narrowed down a list: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SouthTuna/saved/9Cz7P6

 

Help would be much appreciated. Thanks! :] 

[Stardar1]

4 minutes ago, valktuna said:

Hi, I'm getting my first rig soon and I'd like some advice on parts to get, and if I can get the total price any lower.

 

I'll be using the computer for gaming, 3D modelling and Photoshop painting, among other things. I'm fine with 1080p, but want to try 1440p. I haven't got a monitor, so I'm also open to suggestions on that front.

 

I have already narrowed down a list: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SouthTuna/saved/9Cz7P6

 

Help would be much appreciated. Thanks! :] 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HRTwkT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HRTwkT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($399.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1269.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 12:40 EST-0500

 

I swapped the motherboard to shave off a bit of money, swapped the PSU (100W for $5, why not?), cheaper case, cheaper (but still good) SSD, and I changed the HDD to a faster WD Black, which is more expensive, but probably worth it. 

 

do you really need a 2TB HDD though? at that point you may be better off with a NAS.

[Stardar1]

8 minutes ago, valktuna said:

Hi, I'm getting my first rig soon and I'd like some advice on parts to get, and if I can get the total price any lower.

 

I'll be using the computer for gaming, 3D modelling and Photoshop painting, among other things. I'm fine with 1080p, but want to try 1440p. I haven't got a monitor, so I'm also open to suggestions on that front.

 

I have already narrowed down a list: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SouthTuna/saved/9Cz7P6

 

Help would be much appreciated. Thanks! :] 

Actually, this might be better for what you are doing:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k2V3m8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k2V3m8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($26.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($399.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1209.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 12:44 EST-0500

 

it cannot support as large an overclock, but the extra threads will help with the production software. 

[Unexas.]

17 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Actually, this might be better for what you are doing:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k2V3m8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k2V3m8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($26.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($399.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1209.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 12:44 EST-0500

 

it cannot support as large an overclock, but the extra threads will help with the production software. 

Why not change the PSU to something with decent quality?

26 minutes ago, valktuna said:

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Get a EVGA G2 PSU instead.

[Moress]

23 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Actually, this might be better for what you are doing:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k2V3m8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k2V3m8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($26.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($399.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1209.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 12:44 EST-0500

 

it cannot support as large an overclock, but the extra threads will help with the production software. 

Change that NEX PSU out for the G2. Same price and much better quality

[Stardar1]

18 minutes ago, Moress said:

Change that NEX PSU out for the G2. Same price and much better quality

 

19 minutes ago, Unexas. said:

Why not change the PSU to something with decent quality?

Get a EVGA G2 PSU instead.

Woops, I thought that was the G2, my bad. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVD4BP

[xephoneration]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($581.49 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: be quiet! PURE ROCK SLIM CPU Cooler 120W TDP - BK008 ($14.90)
Other: MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z1 ($74.99)
Other: Intel SSD 600p Series (512GB, M.2 2280 80mm NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4, 3D1, TLC) Reseller Single Pack ($132.99)
Other: TOSHIBA P300 HDWD130XZSTA 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Desktop Internal Hard Drive Retail Kit ($94.99)
Other: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 ($299.99)
Other: EVGA 750 GQ 210-GQ-0750-V1 80+ GOLD 750W Semi Modular EVGA ECO Mode Power Supply ($59.99)
Total: $1367.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 13:27 EST-0500

 

$30 extra from your original build

 

 

majority is from buildapcsale

[valktuna]

Thanks for the help everyone, swapped out the NEX for a G2 but the rest of the parts remained the same.

Couldn't stretch for an i7 because the price jump is a bit too much where I live.