First Custom PC

[Meta_Man16]

Hello, this is my first post on here and I was just wondering if I could get some feedback on this build I am planning. I haven't built a PC before so I am running on the assumption that I might have missed some incompatibilities and what not.

     My budget isn't too bad for this build. I am trying to keep it around the $2300 mark, but price is not my main concern. I want a machine that can handle VR and some gaming but I will mainly be using the PC for video editing and music recording/production. Possibly might be used for some graphic design. I pretty much just copy and pasted a list I have been making on pc part picker. The cooling and case were both one unit (the deepcool Genome ROG edition) but it wasn't listed on the PC part picker website. Here is a link to the actual list with hyperlinks: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/meta_man16/saved/rFNpgs

 

 

 

CPU

Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor

$586.79

Motherboard

Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard

$306.99

Thermal Compound

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste

$7.49

Memory

G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

$89.89

Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card

$584.99

Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

$93.88

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit

$139.77

Sound Card

Creative Labs ZXR 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card

$209.99

Custom

Genome case and cooling

$300.00

*Link to the Genome Case https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811853044

Storage

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

$46.89

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

$49.55

Total:

$2391.23

[Energycore]

A lot to change there. Gimme a sec.

[xephoneration]

you can get a key off of kinguin or reddit, for a lot cheaper

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 2.2GHz 10-Core Processor  ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($246.10 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.48 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($584.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($129.77 @ OutletPC) 
Other: DeepCool Case Cases GENOME II BK-RD  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2291.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 23:02 EST-0500

 

[Energycore]

There, way way better. No need for a sound card, ASUS does pretty good sound on their high-end motherboards.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($7.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($306.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($184.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($584.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($129.95 @ B&H)
Other: DEEPCOOL GENOME worldwide first unique PC case with integrated 360mm liquid cooling system Black case with Red helix  ($245.21 @ Amazon)
Total: $2260.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:41 EST-0500

[Guest]

Assuming you go wit this Genome:

 

I picked you a more appropriate build. Hell do you really need that expensive sound card? You have:

• Bad SSD
• Bad PSU
• 6850k is too much money for a little increase in performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($375.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($418.95 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($122.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.45 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($609.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Deepcool Genome ($300.00)
Total: $2144.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:41 EST-0500

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

6850k is too much money for a little increase in performance

*no increase in performance whatsoever

[GDRRiley]

for you cpu consider waiting, you may be able to get an 8 core for 500$ soon. ryzen should be out late February 

[Guest]

Just now, Energycore said:

*no increase in performance whatsoever

Also, I think I fucked up with the case, just realized his tiny newegg link that he wanted a black/red genome. RIP  blue

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($375.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) I PUT A COOLER HERE BECAUSE IF I DON'T PCPP WILL SAY I HAVE AN ERROR AND I HATE THAT
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Deepcool Genome ($300.00)
Total: $2017.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:46 EST-0500

[Guest]

And here is another build for the insane. Almost the same but with 1080 in SLI

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($85.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.45 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($584.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($584.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 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: $2324.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:54 EST-0500

[Meta_Man16]

14 hours ago, Energycore said:

*no increase in performance whatsoever

This was the main reason I wanted to consult a forum. The main reason I originally chose the 6850k was for the 40 PCI lanes, but I may be over thinking how many lanes I will actually need. Other than that, what would the difference  be between a 6800k and a 5820k?

[Meta_Man16]

Thanks to everybody for the replies! I had posted in some other forums and got 0 responses so I wasn't expecting so many. I have a lot to rethink now.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Meta_Man16 said:

This was the main reason I wanted to consult a forum. The main reason I originally chose the 6850k was for the 40 PCI lanes, but I may be over thinking how many lanes I will actually need. Other than that, what would the difference  be between a 6800k and a 5820k?

As far as raw performance, once both are OC'd, the 6800K is some 2-3% faster. The 5820 hits higher speeds while overclocked, whereas the 6800K does a little bit more work every cycle.

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, Meta_Man16 said:

The main reason I originally chose the 6850k was for the 40 PCI lanes

The only reason you'd want 40 lanes is if you were going to run 4 cards on the same system. I advise against you doing such a thing

[Meta_Man16]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

The only reason you'd want 40 lanes is if you were going to run 4 cards on the same system. I advise against you doing such a thing

haha wow, I definitely don't plan on anything like that. I was thinking about if I possibly wanted to buy an audio interface for music recording that connects with PCI. I already ordered the sabertooth x99 last night. I tried to cancel it as soon as I saw these posts, but it might not work. If I chose the 6800k over the 5820k that would mean a change in motherboard as well?

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Meta_Man16 said:

haha wow, I definitely don't plan on anything like that. I was thinking about if I possibly wanted to buy an audio interface for music recording that connects with PCI. I already ordered the sabertooth x99 last night. I tried to cancel it as soon as I saw these posts, but it might not work. If I chose the 6800k over the 5820k that would mean a change in motherboard as well?

That's fine. The sound card can run on as little as one single lane (I don't think you should get one, high-end ASUS boards have pretty good integrated sound). No need to change motherboards if you go with 6800K.

[Meta_Man16]

7 minutes ago, Energycore said:

That's fine. The sound card can run on as little as one single lane (I don't think you should get one, high-end ASUS boards have pretty good integrated sound). No need to change motherboards if you go with 6800K.

Haha my cancellation went through so I am just going to reorder the mobo once they refund the money for the order. This build is taking so long!!! Thanks for your help. I'm going to work on a new parts list later today and I'll post it up here again.

[Meta_Man16]

*I edited this to get rid of a double post.

[Meta_Man16]

19 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($375.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) I PUT A COOLER HERE BECAUSE IF I DON'T PCPP WILL SAY I HAVE AN ERROR AND I HATE THAT
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Deepcool Genome ($300.00)
Total: $2017.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:46 EST-0500

 

19 hours ago, Energycore said:

There, way way better. No need for a sound card, ASUS does pretty good sound on their high-end motherboards.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($7.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($306.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($184.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($584.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($129.95 @ B&H)
Other: DEEPCOOL GENOME worldwide first unique PC case with integrated 360mm liquid cooling system Black case with Red helix  ($245.21 @ Amazon)
Total: $2260.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:41 EST-0500

How about this build?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($409.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($7.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($294.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($184.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.48 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($584.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($129.77 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Genome case and cooling ($300.00)
Total: $2201.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-22 15:05 EST-0500

[Meta_Man16]

On 1/21/2017 at 10:47 PM, deXxterlab97 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($375.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) I PUT A COOLER HERE BECAUSE IF I DON'T PCPP WILL SAY I HAVE AN ERROR AND I HATE THAT
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Deepcool Genome ($300.00)
Total: $2017.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:46 EST-0500

I was looking more into the  MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  that you had recommended, and It looks really nice (especially some of the audio features it comes with). Is there going to be a big difference between that board and the x99 Sabertooth? It seemed like the Sabertooth might be a little more built for a workstation than a gaming motherboard (which is kind of what I'm after), although I don't know if the difference is really big enough to care that much. I'm mainly worried about windows 10 and modern drivers having issues with either of these boards. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Meta_Man16 said:

I was looking more into the  MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  that you had recommended, and It looks really nice (especially some of the audio features it comes with). Is there going to be a big difference between that board and the x99 Sabertooth? It seemed like the Sabertooth might be a little more built for a workstation than a gaming motherboard (which is kind of what I'm after), although I don't know if the difference is really big enough to care that much. I'm mainly worried about windows 10 and modern drivers having issues with either of these boards. 

No, maybe not. I love the red accent of it though. The issue should not exist afaik