Build Tips, Thoughts?

[Nubaca]

Budget: $800 US for gaming, 1 monitor.

 

Hello Guys, I'm really bad with forums but i LOVE watching Linus tech tips on youtube and thought i would give this forum a shot. I'll do my best.

 

--I bought a computer from ibuypower back in 2013 and have been upgrading it piece by piece for the past 4 years. My ultimate goal is to upgrade this build, and build another gaming PC from my old parts. Lets get into it..

 

The original ibuypower computer came with. CPU: AMD 9590 FX, GPU: AMD HD 7990, Cooling: CPU Corsair 125 mm watercooled radiator, RAM: 2 Corsair Vengeance 4gb DDR3 RAM, Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 R5, PSU: 1200w 80 plus bronze, Case: NZXT Phantom Full-Tower Case (White).

 

I was having overheating problems with this rig and began to upgrade slowly. I now have GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 ftw, and RAM: 4 Corsair Vengeance 4gb DDR3 RAM

 

I applied new thermal paste to my CPU and added fans wherever they would fit in my case which helped with the heating issue. **I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS and or ADVICE on where i should take it from here.

 

My goal is to go full INTEL and get a new CPU. I am currently looking at the Intel i7 6700k Skylake which would require me to upgrade my Motherboard and RAM (ddr4). I need help and suggestions on what products i should get to get the best performance for my gaming rig. And i don't know if this helps, but i use EVGA precisionx OC software for my overclocking. Also is my PSU good enough? Should i get something more than 80 plus bronze?

 

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecicated thank you!

 

~Alex

[Guest]

I would get i7 7700k if you can for extra overclock boost very nice

For a high end build like this you should get good PSU. Pick one from Tier 2 and 1

Yours is fine but I don't know which PSU exactly. It could be a bomb

[The Sloth]

wait for zen 

[Nubaca]

thank you for the quick reply! I'm curious about the PSU thing you posted. Pick one from either tier 2 or tier 1? is that what you meant?

[Nubaca]

8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I would get i7 7700k if you can for extra overclock boost very nice

For a high end build like this you should get good PSU. Pick one from Tier 2 and 1

Yours is fine but I don't know which PSU exactly. It could be a bomb

I am also curious about the max turbo frequency and integrated graphics neweggs compare says the i7 6700k has over the i7 7700k could you help me understand this?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=-1|19-117-726^19-117-726%2C19-117-559^19-117-559

[Zeusy]

get 8 gigs of ram, doesnt matter what speed

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, Zeusy said:

get 8 gigs of ram, doesnt matter what speed

only? his system should at least have 16 gb of ram. 

[Nubaca]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

only? his system should at least have 16 gb of ram. 

I do have 16gb now, the first list was my original the second is what i have done to it thus far.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 hours ago, Nubaca said:

thank you for the quick reply! I'm curious about the PSU thing you posted. Pick one from either tier 2 or tier 1? is that what you meant?

Which unit do you have right now?

[Nubaca]

AZZA titan 1000w 80+ bronze, sheesh i thought it was 1200w

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Nubaca said:

AZZA titan 1000w 80+ bronze, sheesh i thought it was 1200w

 

your psu is fine, shouldn't need an upgrade. i'd suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $588.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 04:51 EST-0500

and some better cable management.

[Nubaca]

7 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

your psu is fine, shouldn't need an upgrade. i'd suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $588.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 04:51 EST-0500

and some better cable management.

This is exactly what I was looking for Thank you