New Rig?

[Adrian Grech]

So I'm planning on building a new PC and I wanted so opinions before I buy anything.

 

Parts list:

• CPU - Intel Core i7 5930k
• CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i v2
• Motherboard - MSI X99A Godlike gaming carbon
• Memory - Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4-3200 (4x16gb)
• Storage - (2x250gb) Samsung 2.5" SSD
• Storage - 6TB WD Red pro
• Video Card - (2x) MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8gb
• PSU - Corsair 860w 80+ Platinum Fully modular ATX power supply

[VerticalDiscussions]

2 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

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Yep, and the cooler he chose isnt a slouch, so overclocking the 5930K to 4.2Ghz shouldnt be too complicated (save some bucks he may need to :p?)

[Apollo Refugio]

why tf do you need a Godlike mobo? I think 99.99% of people won't need a $550 mobo.

[dizmo]

21 minutes ago, Adrian Grech said:

So I'm planning on building a new PC and I wanted so opinions before I buy anything.

 

Parts list:

• CPU - Intel Core i7 5930k
• CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i v2
• Motherboard - MSI X99A Godlike gaming carbon
• Memory - Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4-3200 (4x16gb)
• Storage - (2x250gb) Samsung 2.5" SSD
• Storage - 6TB WD Red pro
• Video Card - (2x) MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8gb
• PSU - Corsair 860w 80+ Platinum Fully modular ATX power supply

Firstly, welcome to the forum!

The 5930k is an older chip, is there a reason you went with it? The only way it makes a lot of sense is if it's a fair bit cheaper than the equivalent newer chip. How much are you paying for it?

That's an expensive motherboard, do you need all of the features on it?

I wouldn't go with 2 SSD's, nor would I go with that much RAM...however, what are you using the computer for? Use case can greatly alter the composition of a computer build.

Why SLI 1070's?
What monitor will you be running?

 

[Adrian Grech]

5 minutes ago, Apollo Refugio said:

why tf do you need a Godlike mobo? I think 99.99% of people won't need a $550 mobo.

I had a $5000 (AUD) budget, so why not

[Adrian Grech]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Firstly, welcome to the forum!

The 5930k is an older chip, is there a reason you went with it? The only way it makes a lot of sense is if it's a fair bit cheaper than the equivalent newer chip. How much are you paying for it?

That's an expensive motherboard, do you need all of the features on it?

I wouldn't go with 2 SSD's, nor would I go with that much RAM...however, what are you using the computer for? Use case can greatly alter the composition of a computer build.

Why SLI 1070's?
What monitor will you be running?

 

Thanks for the welcoming, now with the computer. I have a $5000 AUD budget to build a new PC, I'm fairly new in the Custom PC world. I've been doing 3D animation for 2 years and my current PC is really slow. I wanted to build a PC that is future proof ( hence the expensive motherboard and 64gb of ram).

[PigWithAMustache]

Get a 5820k. The $200 USD (whatever that is in AUD, should be roughly the same) price gap is simply not worth it imo. 

[dizmo]

5 minutes ago, Adrian Grech said:

Thanks for the welcoming, now with the computer. I have a $5000 AUD budget to build a new PC, I'm fairly new in the Custom PC world. I've been doing 3D animation for 2 years and my current PC is really slow. I wanted to build a PC that is future proof ( hence the expensive motherboard and 64gb of ram).

Very few things actually use 64GB of RAM...the only one I can think of off the top of my head being Photoshop.

I don't think you need very much to do 3D animation. I built a computer for my friend who does the same thing, and we just got him 32GB of RAM. He does perfectly fine with it, and honestly even that is probably overkill for what he does.

 

There's no such thing as future proof, and generally it's better to not go all out and upgrade every couple of years.
Not to mention, if you don't make use of it, it's money wasted and a pointless purchase.

 

What's your current system?

 

[Adrian Grech]

21 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Very few things actually use 64GB of RAM...the only one I can think of off the top of my head being Photoshop.

I don't think you need very much to do 3D animation. I built a computer for my friend who does the same thing, and we just got him 32GB of RAM. He does perfectly fine with it, and honestly even that is probably overkill for what he does.

 

There's no such thing as future proof, and generally it's better to not go all out and upgrade every couple of years.
Not to mention, if you don't make use of it, it's money wasted and a pointless purchase.

 

What's your current system?

 

[Adrian Grech]

EVGA GTX 1060

Gigabyte H110m-A

8gb Crusial Ballistix

2TB WB Blue

500w EVGA PSU

 

Also I don't think I mentioned it before, but I will be gaming on this PC.

[dizmo]

I'd go with a 6800k, 32GB of RAM, and a 1080. If you're not in a hurry perhaps use your 1060 until the 1080Ti comes out, and grab that. There's no real point in going with RAID for the SSD's, unless you're doing a TON of streaming/encoding at the same time. Other than that, it's a waste.

 

What's your monitor?

[NTDaws]

The more the merrier, have fun building it.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/6j8cGf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/6j8cGf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($798.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($239.00 @ Scorptec) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($389.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($635.00 @ Scorptec) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($439.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($192.70 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Total: $3989.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Adrian Grech]

20 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I'd go with a 6800k, 32GB of RAM, and a 1080. If you're not in a hurry perhaps use your 1060 until the 1080Ti comes out, and grab that. There's no real point in going with RAID for the SSD's, unless you're doing a TON of streaming/encoding at the same time. Other than that, it's a waste.

 

What's your monitor?

I'm using a 32" benq for now, I might end up getting 2 4K monitors later.

 

question. Would a TitanX be better then the 1080Ti? Or should I just wait?

[dizmo]

10 minutes ago, Adrian Grech said:

I'm using a 32" benq for now, I might end up getting 2 4K monitors later.

 

question. Would a TitanX be better then the 1080Ti? Or should I just wait?

No, the 1080Ti will likely (if it's anything like the Titan X vs 980Ti) be exactly the same but considerably cheaper. Perhaps even more powerful.

 

The 1080Ti is what I'd go for if you want a good experience with 4k. 2 1070's would be ok, unless the game has poor support for SLI, which is quite possible.