Help with sli build

[Dropndestroy213]

Hey guys so im looming to build another rig. My buddy gave me 2 980s.im looking need mobo psu ram cpu ssd n hd looking to spend around

$300us. Going to be used for school work and minecraft with mods. Build is for my kid will be useing a p400s caae.

Also looking for a case that will support a custom loop for another build i have 

 

[gtx1060=value]

2 minutes ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

Hey guys so im looming to build another rig. My buddy gave me 2 980s.im looking need mobo psu ram cpu ssd n hd looking to spend around

$300us. Going to be used for school work and minecraft with mods. Build is for my kid will be useing a p400s caae.

Also looking for a case that will support a custom loop for another build i have 

 

you ok with used? 

 

300 USD brand new is going to bottleneck the sli so much

what major city are you near?

[hconverse02]

Do you want an overclockable cpu?

[HKZeroFive]

Nope, $300 isn't enough for a decent CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU and storage. Sell the GTX 980s... $200 each is realistic. So let's say you're working with a $700 budget for all the things you need including the GPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $713.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 21:31 EST-0500

[hconverse02]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4GB-PC3-12800-DDR3-1600-Mhz-240Pin-4G-Ram-For-AMD-Motherboard-Desktop-Memory-NEW-/162349068029?hash=item25ccc22efd -ram

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MMQdvV  (super sketch ssd and idk if that cpu will bottleneck 2 gpus) gl man I don't know if you can do this with $300 usd maybe save some more ($600 usd?)

[Dropndestroy213]

2 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

Nope, $300 isn't enough for a decent CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU and storage. Sell the GTX 980s... $200 each is realistic. So let's say you're working with a $700 budget for all the things you need including the GPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $713.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 21:31 EST-0500

i was looking to keep the 980s since they where a gift for my daughter

I wasnt sure what would be a good budget to go with.

i was also thinking about going witha 7600k or 7700k for my pc and put my 6600k in hers and gigabyte board,

2 hours ago, gtx1060=value said:

you ok with used? 

 

300 USD brand new is going to bottleneck the sli so much

what major city are you near?

im in nyc i go to micro center all the time

2 hours ago, hconverse02 said:

Do you want an overclockable cpu?

not sure  if it would be needed 

[HKZeroFive]

11 minutes ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

i was looking to keep the 980s since they where a gift for my daughter

I wasnt sure what would be a good budget to go with.

Cool but SLI is a pain in the arse to work with, coming from personal experience. Better off selling them and getting a single card, whether it be a RX 480, GTX 1060 or GTX 1070.

 

Stretch that budget to $500-600... that would the ideal amount.

11 minutes ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

i was also thinking about going witha 7600k or 7700k for my pc and put my 6600k in hers and gigabyte board,

Not a bad idea but an i5 7600K would barely be an upgrade for you. The i7 7700K, on the other hand, will be. But seeing how you need close to $500 just for a i7 7700K and Z270 motherboard, it's going to be a more costly investment (but Microcenter should give you a good deal). And you need to factor in the cost for a new CPU cooler for your daughter's PC.

[Dropndestroy213]

8 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Cool but SLI is a pain in the arse to work with, coming from personal experience. Better off selling them and getting a single card, whether it be a RX 480, GTX 1060 or GTX 1070.

 

Stretch that budget to $500-600... that would the ideal amount.

Not a bad idea but an i5 7600K would barely be an upgrade for you. The i7 7700K, on the other hand, will be. But seeing how you need close to $500 just for a i7 7700K and Z270 motherboard, it's going to be a more costly investment (but Microcenter should give you a good deal). And you need to factor in the cost for a new CPU cooler for your daughter's PC.

cooler i was going to give her my h100i and would on a custom loop fior mine

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

cooler i was going to give her my h100i and would on a custom loop fior mine

Alright, that's sorted out. $300 is a perfect amount for the rest of the parts (RAM, storage and power supply). But you still need to spend a good amount just for the parts for your own build.

[Dropndestroy213]

ook im a have to sit down n re think this lol

[gtx1060=value]

14 hours ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

ook im a have to sit down n re think this lol

i can actually make do with 300 dollars - but do understand the tech may be 3 or 4 years old but will run fine

[gtx1060=value]

15 hours ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

ook im a have to sit down n re think this lol

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/sop/5961449041.html

 

i would offer 190 for that, then it leaves you 110 to play with - if you could up your budget to 350 or 400 you could get a nice build

[gtx1060=value]

https://newyork.craigslist.org/brx/sop/5966874603.html

cpu cooler for aforementioned cpu/mobo/ram combo, would offer 15

[gtx1060=value]

https://cnj.craigslist.org/sop/5949396263.html

kind of far from nyc but if you could make the drive, the psu would be worth it for 25 bucks

[gtx1060=value]

https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/sop/5968895908.html

ssd would offer 35

[gtx1060=value]

https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/sdp/5941129674.html

17 bucks for a hdd - wd black too - really really cheap by craigslist standards, maybe the guy doesn't know the real value -  i would offer 10 and see what happens

[gtx1060=value]

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/sop/5956885117.html

corsair carbide case - pretty cheap - 30 bucks

 

 

[gtx1060=value]

total price of all the parts above (if you negotiate a bit) around 322 dollars