Building first PC

[Propofolz]

Hi People,

Long time lurker. I have been getting by on pre-built PC's and want to finally build my own (slightly nervous). Was going to go with an another pre-built machine but I want to adventure into building my own.

 

-Budget: ~1500-2000; Location: USA.

-Aim: Some video/photo editing with gaming (Tomb raider, DOOM, LoL, Overwatch)

-2-3 monitors; 1080p and 1440p

-Will be running windows and do not need peripherals

-Upgrading because I would like a desktop (currently only have a laptop).

 

*Do not need monitors or OS included in budget*

 

Thank you for your time and suggestions.

[Guest]

This one would be amazing as hell

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($212.12 @ Jet) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($124.42 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($639.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($129.95 @ B&H) 
Total: $1964.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:20 EST-0500

[Guest]

This one for maxium performance

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1996.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:24 EST-0500

 

[Propofolz]

Wow man thanks for the quick reply. Few questions...do you think I need to use a liquid cooler *ive never used one before.* And is there any reason to go x99 over the z170?

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

This one for maxium performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1880.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:23 EST-0500

forgot storage.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

forgot storage.

Does a 6800k and 1080 in SLI justify having only 1TB of HDD?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Jet) 
Total: $1997.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:25 EST-0500

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

This one for maxium performance

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1996.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:24 EST-0500

 

But no storage? And I would personally get a single Titan XP instead of the 1080's. And also 4x4 RAM sticks. 

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Does a 6800k and 1080 in SLI justify having only 1TB of HDD?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Jet) 
Total: $1997.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:25 EST-0500

Not imo. I'd rather just have a single 1080 and have the other parts be better. 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Matias_Chambers said:

But no storage? And I would personally get a single Titan XP instead of the 1080's. And also 4x4 RAM sticks. 

look up above

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, Propofolz said:

Hi People,

Long time lurker. I have been getting by on pre-built PC's and want to finally build my own (slightly nervous). Was going to go with an another pre-built machine but I want to adventure into building my own.

 

-Budget: ~1500-2000; Location: USA.

-Aim: Some video/photo editing with gaming (Tomb raider, DOOM, LoL, Overwatch)

-2-3 monitors; 1080p and 1440p

-Will be running windows and do not need peripherals

-Upgrading because I would like a desktop (currently only have a laptop).

 

Thank you for your time and suggestions.

So do you need monitors and OS included in the budget?

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Propofolz said:

Wow man thanks for the quick reply. Few questions...do you think I need to use a liquid cooler *ive never used one before.* And is there any reason to go x99 over the z170?

 

 

for video editing would be nice for x99. but stick z170 if gaming only

[Propofolz]

Sorry i neglected that part; do not need monitors or OS included in the budget.

[Herman Mcpootis]

abit over but:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.82 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC J180-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.89 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $2004.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:33 EST-0500

[Matias_Chambers]

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($179.89 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($96.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1993.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:38 EST-0500

 

I personally don't think you need dual 1080's for 1440p, but if you want it @herman mcpootis build is good. Would get a better cooler though. 

[Moress]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($141.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($124.42 @ NCIX US)
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  ($604.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Matte 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($224.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1946.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:43 EST-0500

Its about $1750 for the PC alone. Comes with a legit full copy of windows, and 6700k which is the best cpu you can get for gaming. X99 should only be used when video production or other tasks that use 6+ cores are very important. Also, the motherboard comes with built in Wifi. Which may not be needed, but will be a life saver if for whatever reason you can't get an ethernet connection.

[Propofolz]

6 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($179.89 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($96.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($580.81 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1993.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 22:38 EST-0500

 

I personally don't think you need dual 1080's for 1440p, but if you want it @herman mcpootis build is good. Would get a better cooler though. 

Thanks man, really like this build.

 

Stupid questions:

4x4 ram vs 8x2?

Air cool vs liquid cool?

Thanks!

[Matias_Chambers]

9 hours ago, Propofolz said:

Thanks man, really like this build.

 

Stupid questions:

4x4 ram vs 8x2?

Air cool vs liquid cool?

Thanks!

Go with 4x4 because you will get Quad Channel memory for double the bandwidth. The Dark Rock Pro 3 is quite and will cool pretty good. A 280 MM AIO might perform a bit better though. Keep in mind that AIO's tend to be kind of loud.