Plans for $2000 Gaming PC

[hkeatmy]

I am planning to build a gaming PC soon and before I get all excited and buy everything blindly, I would like to get some good advice. I admit though that I'm not much of an expert myself and I apologize if my build seems funny.

 

Budget : <$2000 USD (Just for computer)

Use : Mostly for gaming purposes, a bit of light video editing as well.

Monitors : 2 27" 1080P Monitors

OS : Windows

 

CPU : Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0Ghz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler : Noctua (NH-D14) CPU Cooler

Motherboard : Asus X99-A II

Memory : Corsair RAM DDR4 Vengeance LPX 8GB x 2 units

Storage : WD 2TB 3.5" HDD - 64MB SATA III & Samsung 120GB 850 EVO

Video Card : MSI GTX 1070 8GB Gaming Z 8G

Case : Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA

PSU : EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 Gold

Case Fans : 2 x 120mm Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM Fan (Along with 3 x 120mm fans included in casing) 

 

Do let me know your opinions on this build. I'm open to all suggestions. Thank you!

[Guest]

No need at all for 850w psu

Let me get something

You need z170 chipset for 6700k not x99

[iRileyx]

Can't use a 6700k on a X99 board, you'd need an extreme chip (2011-v2 socket) for X99.
Swap the motherboard for a Z170 board. everything else seems decent.

 

Also i'm guessing you mean 2000 for the computer, not the actual cpu? lol

2 minutes ago, hkeatmy said:

 

Budget : <$2000 USD (Just for CPU)

 

[hkeatmy]

2 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Can't use a 6700k on a X99 board, you'd need an extreme chip (2011-v2 socket) for X99.
Swap the motherboard for a Z170 board. everything else seems decent.

 

Also i'm guessing you mean 2000 for the computer, not the actual cpu? lol

Thanks so much man. One more question, is my PSU an overkill? And it shows of me being a rookie huh haha

[hkeatmy]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

No need at all for 850w psu

Let me get something

You need z170 chipset for 6700k not x99

Thanks so much man. Have any recommendations of a better PSU?

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($70.98 @ Directron)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($597.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.30 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.83 @ Jet)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.83 @ Jet)
Total: $1944.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 10:55 EST-0500

 

Nicely put by me

[iRileyx]

Just now, hkeatmy said:

Thanks so much man. One more question, is my PSU an overkill? And it shows of me being a rookie huh haha

850 is a little overkill, a 550 would be fine for that build. Not sure you can get G2 550 watts but you can get Corsair RM550x's, just as good as the G2's.

[NTDaws]

Whatta bout this

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FjJBzM
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FjJBzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 240 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($209.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($195.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($23.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($21.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.83 @ Jet) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.83 @ Jet) 
Total: $2246.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 10:46 EST-0500

 

Edited

[pagani123]

7 minutes ago, hkeatmy said:

Thanks so much man. One more question, is my PSU an overkill? And it shows of me being a rookie huh haha

yes the psu is just a little bit overkill I would go with a 700W. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

optimised for video editing:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Le Grand Macho Fanless CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: Intel 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.50 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($597.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1745.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 10:42 EST-0500

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.82 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($597.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($597.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) $40 after rebates.
Total: $2001.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 10:48 EST-0500

 

[knightslugger]

10 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

850 is a little overkill, a 550 would be fine for that build. Not sure you can get G2 550 watts but you can get Corsair RM550x's, just as good as the G2's.

Or a seasonic SS660. That would land power vs performance right in a sweet spot.

[iRileyx]

2 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

Or a seasonic SS660. That would land power vs performance right in a sweet spot.

Quite a bit more expensive than a rm550x though, £80 more in UK, so like $100 lol

The RM550x's are already at tier 1, so not much reason to pay that much more for something of "equal" quality.

[Daveeede]

Use PCPartpicker in the future it will help you sort of some of the incompatibilities.  I'd personally recommend the i7-6700k with GTX 1080 in your budget. Also get at 240GB for your SSD, 120 doesnt really cut it and the price difference is minimal.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($70.98 @ Directron) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($629.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1488.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 10:56 EST-0500

[hkeatmy]

10 minutes ago, Daveeede said:

Use PCPartpicker in the future it will help you sort of some of the incompatibilities.  I'd personally recommend the i7-6700k with GTX 1080 in your budget. Also get at 240GB for your SSD, 120 doesnt really cut it and the price difference is minimal.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($70.98 @ Directron) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($629.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1488.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 10:56 EST-0500

Will a Z170A Gaming M3 by MSI be better or the Krait can offer more? And can they be overclocked?

[Daveeede]

Just now, hkeatmy said:

Will a Z170A Gaming M3 by MSI be better or the Krait can offer more? And can they be overclocked?

Overclocking is dependent on the chipset. Z170 is what you need to overclock the i7-6700k. I haven't compared the M3 and Krait in detail. I chose the Krait because I've used one of the older versions before and liked how it looked. They are probably quite similar. 

 

I checked and Krait has a type-c port while the M3 doesn't. M3 has killer ethernet instead of intel. Really, there aren't any major differences between the two. It would come down to the price.

[knightslugger]

10 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Quite a bit more expensive than a rm550x though, £80 more in UK, so like $100 lol

The RM550x's are already at tier 1, so not much reason to pay that much more for something of "equal" quality.

While it may be true that it's top tier, there are a few things that separate them, such as the amount of modularity. it'll basically run one mid tier 1070 (one 8-pin power, forget anything that used 10 phase) and a handful (three) SATA chains. It's also 80+ Platinum making it SLIGHTLY more power efficient (if that's a thing for you). For a 10 year warranty and future expandability (future-proofing) i'd say the SS is the clear winner of the two.

 

Buy once cry once mate. It's the only way to do this and not regret.

[hkeatmy]

39 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

850 is a little overkill, a 550 would be fine for that build. Not sure you can get G2 550 watts but you can get Corsair RM550x's, just as good as the G2's.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q4PvD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q4PvD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.75 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($7.95 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($7.95 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1407.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 11:21 EST-0500

 

What I ended up with. Looks promising?

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, hkeatmy said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q4PvD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q4PvD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.75 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($7.95 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($7.95 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1407.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 11:21 EST-0500

 

What I ended up with. Looks promising?

The nex-g's arent the best power supplies. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438054

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139144&cm_re=rm550x-_-17-139-144-_-Product

That rm550 is $75 after a rebate, i'd personally grab that one.

[Herman Mcpootis]

8 hours ago, hkeatmy said:

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
 

What I ended up with. Looks promising?

the NEX-G is medocre, get the EVGA B2 instead, $40 after rebates and far better.

[Guest]

22 hours ago, hkeatmy said:

I am planning to build a gaming PC soon and before I get all excited and buy everything blindly, I would like to get some good advice. I admit though that I'm not much of an expert myself and I apologize if my build seems funny.

 

Budget : <$2000 USD (Just for computer)

Use : Mostly for gaming purposes, a bit of light video editing as well.

Monitors : 2 27" 1080P Monitors

OS : Windows

 

CPU : Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0Ghz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler : Noctua (NH-D14) CPU Cooler

Motherboard : Asus X99-A II

Memory : Corsair RAM DDR4 Vengeance LPX 8GB x 2 units

Storage : WD 2TB 3.5" HDD - 64MB SATA III & Samsung 120GB 850 EVO

Video Card : MSI GTX 1070 8GB Gaming Z 8G

Case : Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA

PSU : EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 Gold

Case Fans : 2 x 120mm Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM Fan (Along with 3 x 120mm fans included in casing) 

 

Do let me know your opinions on this build. I'm open to all suggestions. Thank you!

Do you already own the monitors ?

 

[hkeatmy]

12 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Do you already own the monitors ?

 

I already own one of them but I won't be buying the other one soon. Just want to set-up my rig first

 

[hkeatmy]

Is there any considerably cheap MoBos that fits my Core i5-6600K but has also key gaming rig features installed in it. For instance, overclock-able, capable of SLI, on-board wifi and audio ETC

[DELTAprime]

Asus's Pro Gaming line is cheaper than their ROG line but still has good features and overclocks well.

[GirlFromYonder]

26 minutes ago, hkeatmy said:

Is there any considerably cheap MoBos that fits my Core i5-6600K but has also key gaming rig features installed in it. For instance, overclock-able, capable of SLI, on-board wifi and audio ETC

For me Gigabyte Z170-UD3

[Guest]

Define considerably cheap. What price range?