$3000 New Build (First Time DIY)

[mecoutdoorguy]

Newbie here, always bought Dell systems and decided to custom build my first PC. Looking for feedback on the components selected and any recommendations for modifications within my $3000 (taxes in) budget. NCIX staff helped in selecting the components.

 

System will be used for Sony Vegas Pro 14, MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, StarCraft II, Skyrim.

 

Here is the system link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dNmHpb

 

Any feedback is much appreciated.

 

Component		Selection	Price
CPU		Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor	$419.99	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$119.49	Buy
Motherboard		Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$234.99	Buy
Memory		G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$234.99	Buy
		G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$234.99	Buy
Storage		Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$329.98	Buy
		Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$104.99	Buy
		Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$104.99	Buy
Video Card		MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card	$569.99	Buy
Case		Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case	$199.99	Buy
Power Supply		Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$204.99	Buy
Optical Drive		LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer	$59.99	Buy
Operating System		Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$169.99	Buy
Wireless Network Adapter		TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$56.29	Buy
Other		nMedia i18-C28 5.25in Bay All-in-one USB 3.0 Card Reader with USB 2.0/USB 3.0/HD Audio Ports	$48.97	Buy
Total:			$3094.62

[The Sloth]

get a cheap 30 bucks window key(https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/). do you need 64 gb ram? 32 would be enough.  just a side note do you live near a micro center? 

[mecoutdoorguy]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

get a cheap 30 bucks window key(https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/). do you need 64 gb ram? 32 would be enough.  

Thanks for the link re: Windows OS. I tend to be borderline OCD with having 100's of tabs open on Chrome and was concerned about memory with running various video/photo editing software.

[DaveTheBeast023]

6 minutes ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

Newbie here, always bought Dell systems and decided to custom build my first PC. Looking for feedback on the components selected and any recommendations for modifications within my $3000 (taxes in) budget. NCIX staff helped in selecting the components.

 

System will be used for Sony Vegas Pro 14, MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, StarCraft II, Skyrim.

 

Here is the system link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dNmHpb

 

Any feedback is much appreciated.

The only nitpicky things I could find "wrong", is maybe buy cheaper ram, because ram is ram is ram is ram, but that ram seems pretty cheap. Also, are you absolutely sure you want a FULL tower case? Those things are f***ing enormous, and my friend once made the mistake of getting one instead of a midtower case, and I never let him live it down, because it's as tall as his desk, and about the length of it. One more thing, if you're doing lots of editing and such, or ever want to stream, I would suggest getting a 6800k or a 6900k.

[Energycore]

Jesus that computer is all kinds of overkill. You don't need more than 16GB RAM if you don't edit 4K video (in that case you only need 32). With your budget you should also get a monitor upgrade.

 

You're paying too much on:

 

Storage (unless you really need 6TB)

Case

PSU

Windows (Home is fine)

Wireless card

Even your USB 3.0 reader thingy

That 1070

[DaveTheBeast023]

1 minute ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

Thanks for the link re: Windows OS. I tend to be borderline OCD with having 100's of tabs open on Chrome and was concerned about memory with running various video/photo editing software.

I think the RAM is warranted, depending on how heavy your editing is.

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Jesus that computer is all kinds of overkill. You don't need more than 16GB RAM if you don't edit 4K video (in that case you only need 32). With your budget you should also get a monitor upgrade.

 

You're paying too much on:

 

Storage (unless you really need 6TB)

Case

PSU

Windows (Home is fine)

Wireless card

Even your USB 3.0 reader thingy

That 1070

 

 

he has the same problem with me on chrome tabs i have minimum of 80 tabs open in google chrome and that uses lots of ram so 64 gb is justified. 

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

he has the same problem with me on chrome tabs i have minimum of 80 tabs open in google chrome and that uses lots of ram so 64 gb is justified. 

I can't ever see just chrome using up 64GB, maybe 32

[mecoutdoorguy]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Jesus that computer is all kinds of overkill. You don't need more than 16GB RAM if you don't edit 4K video (in that case you only need 32). With your budget you should also get a monitor upgrade.

 

You're paying too much on:

 

Storage (unless you really need 6TB)

Case

PSU

Windows (Home is fine)

Wireless card

Even your USB 3.0 reader thingy

That 1070

Thanks for the feedback. I was planning on using the 1.0TB for the Windows OS and other programs installed, 3TB to store all my data (lots++ of video and photo files), and the additional 3TB as backup for my data.

[The Sloth]

Just now, mecoutdoorguy said:

Thanks for the feedback. I was planning on using the 1.0TB for the Windows OS and other programs installed, 3TB to store all my data (lots++ of video and photo files), and the additional 3TB as backup for my data.

 

you can build a nas and keep everything you don't need in that. 

[mecoutdoorguy]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

you can build a nas and keep everything you don't need in that. 

lol albeit I have no idea about what NAS is, how to build one or if it would would fit within my $3000 budget with the system. Any recommendations on a good site where I can learn more about a NAS?

[mecoutdoorguy]

6 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I can't ever see just chrome using up 64GB, maybe 32

Thanks for the feedback

[mecoutdoorguy]

11 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

The only nitpicky things I could find "wrong", is maybe buy cheaper ram, because ram is ram is ram is ram, but that ram seems pretty cheap. Also, are you absolutely sure you want a FULL tower case? Those things are f***ing enormous, and my friend once made the mistake of getting one instead of a midtower case, and I never let him live it down, because it's as tall as his desk, and about the length of it. One more thing, if you're doing lots of editing and such, or ever want to stream, I would suggest getting a 6800k or a 6900k.

I had the full tower case given to me as a gift from a friend and I know how massive it is. Actually, I like the fact that I can keep a case around for years and it will be able to grow with my needs.

 

Why the 6800K or 6900K for the video editing?

[DaveTheBeast023]

Just now, mecoutdoorguy said:

I had the full tower case given to me as a gift from a friend and I know how massive it is. Actually, I like the fact that I can keep a case around for years and it will be able to grow with my needs.

 

Why the 6800K or 6900K for the video editing?

It's just much faster.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

lol albeit I have no idea about what NAS is, how to build one or if it would would fit within my $3000 budget with the system. Any recommendations on a good site where I can learn more about a NAS?

 

 

this is my nas its a pi 3 nas you could build the whole nas under 40 bucks. I personally use a pi 2 nas i have 6 tb hdd hooked up to it, it has been running 24/7 for more than a year.

 http://www.techradar.com/how-to/computing/how-to-build-your-own-raspberry-pi-nas-1315968

[mecoutdoorguy]

2 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

It's just much faster.

I could justify the extra $100 for the 6800K but not the $$$ for the 6800K. Thanks for the feedback.

[DutchTexan]

17 minutes ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

Newbie here, always bought Dell systems and decided to custom build my first PC. Looking for feedback on the components selected and any recommendations for modifications within my $3000 (taxes in) budget. NCIX staff helped in selecting the components.

 

System will be used for Sony Vegas Pro 14, MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, StarCraft II, Skyrim.

 

Here is the system link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dNmHpb

 

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Starcraft really isnt demanding. Plus if you are playing at a high level then it'll be better to play it on the lowest, 'blockyist' settings. I find myself more capable of beating lower level masters with low settings vs all max and beautiful, bloody gameplay.

 

I'm not 100% versed in Canadian pricing, but I guess your budget is around $2,300-$2,500? 

 

For starters I don't think you need to be spending as much on a z170 board.

Also, I really think 64GB of memory is overkill.

So, maybe cut the memory in half and go to the cheapest x99 platform that you can? This would allow you to use 4 sticks of memory better than 2 sticks, incase you ever want to add another 32GB for the fun of it, or if you actually do need it, somehow.

 

I didnt really change much else. This is just to communicate my thought process

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/sRW8Ps
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/sRW8Ps/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($519.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.49 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($234.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($569.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($204.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($118.50 @ shopRBC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($56.29 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: nMedia i18-C28 5.25in Bay All-in-one USB 3.0 Card Reader with USB 2.0/USB 3.0/HD Audio Ports  ($48.97 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2973.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-01 00:15 EST-0500

 

[mecoutdoorguy]

3 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

Starcraft really isnt demanding. Plus if you are playing at a high level then it'll be better to play it on the lowest, 'blockyist' settings. I find myself more capable of beating lower level masters with low settings vs all max and beautiful, bloody gameplay.

 

I'm not 100% versed in Canadian pricing, but I guess your budget is around $2,300-$2,500? 

 

For starters I don't think you need to be spending as much on a z170 board.

Also, I really think 64GB of memory is overkill.

So, maybe cut the memory in half and go to the cheapest x99 platform that you can? This would allow you to use 4 sticks of memory better than 2 sticks, incase you ever want to add another 32GB for the fun of it, or if you actually do need it, somehow.

 

I didnt really change much else. This is just to communicate my thought process

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/sRW8Ps
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/sRW8Ps/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($519.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.49 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($234.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($569.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($204.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($118.50 @ shopRBC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($56.29 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: nMedia i18-C28 5.25in Bay All-in-one USB 3.0 Card Reader with USB 2.0/USB 3.0/HD Audio Ports  ($48.97 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2973.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-01 00:15 EST-0500

 

Thanks for the feedback. Some food for thought and yes my budget is $3000 in CDN funds.

[Creed1]

32 minutes ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

Newbie here, always bought Dell systems and decided to custom build my first PC. Looking for feedback on the components selected and any recommendations for modifications within my $3000 (taxes in) budget. NCIX staff helped in selecting the components.

 

System will be used for Sony Vegas Pro 14, MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, StarCraft II, Skyrim.

 

Here is the system link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dNmHpb

 

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Don't get Toshiba Hard Drives. I have had 3 toshiba hard drives in the past and they always die very quickly. 

[mecoutdoorguy]

2 minutes ago, CmzPlusHardware said:

Don't get Toshiba Hard Drives. I have had 3 toshiba hard drives in the past and they always die very quickly. 

In the alternative ... Seagate, WD?

[DutchTexan]

17 minutes ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

Thanks for the feedback. Some food for thought and yes my budget is $3000 in CDN funds.

The next area I would modify is the case. If, you want a monster-sized case, then go for that one. It leaves you a lot of room to expand. You obviously chose it for a reason. If it were me, I'd just stick to a mid tower. Almost all good ones accommodate 2 HDDs and at least 2 SSDs. If I was allotting that amount of currency towards a case, then I would go for a very sexy mid tower. Also, a 1TB SSD is pretty huge, if you're not a massive gamer, and even then, I think that is kind of overkill. Maybe a 250GB 960 evo and then a 500GB 850 evo could be better. Or just a huge M.2 SSD and the 2 HDD you chose.

 

Thirdly, your PSU. I think 850W is seriously overkill. Unless you plan to add a second 1070 in SLI, 650W are perfectly adequate. 

 

This is what I would personally do, including the first modifications I made. (I changed to windows 10 home too btw, forgot to mention(you can always buy massively cheap keys online, but I bought the $119USD version for myself for piece of mind))

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/33PHpb
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/33PHpb/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($519.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.49 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($234.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) I realize now that I just gave you the exact same storage only half of it is faster...after I said 1TB SSD is overkill... haha
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($325.00 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($569.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($118.50 @ shopRBC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($56.29 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: nMedia i18-C28 5.25in Bay All-in-one USB 3.0 Card Reader with USB 2.0/USB 3.0/HD Audio Ports  ($48.97 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2968.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-01 00:28 EST-0500

 

Edited January 1, 2017 by DutchTexan

[mecoutdoorguy]

20 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

 

this is my nas its a pi 3 nas you could build the whole nas under 40 bucks. I personally use a pi 2 nas i have 6 tb hdd hooked up to it, it has been running 24/7 for more than a year.

 http://www.techradar.com/how-to/computing/how-to-build-your-own-raspberry-pi-nas-1315968

Thanks for the link. Technically it seems beyond me at this point.

[DutchTexan]

10 minutes ago, mecoutdoorguy said:

In the alternative ... Seagate, WD?

This was going to be the last thing I changed. WD is just better IMO

 

 

[DutchTexan]

1 minute ago, DutchTexan said:

@mecoutdoorguy This was going to be the last thing I changed. WD is just better IMO

 

 

meant to quote

 

12 minutes ago, CmzPlusHardware said:

Don't get Toshiba Hard Drives. I have had 3 toshiba hard drives in the past and they always die very quickly. 

 

[mecoutdoorguy]

57 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

It's just much faster.

If I went with the 6800K processor, would I need to get a different motherboard?