Jump to content

$2,000 build

BattleCraft
By BattleCraft
in New Builds and Planning
 Share
Posted

Is this alright for a build purely meant for gaming? 

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.75 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.53 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($11.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($211.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($177.68 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($660.31 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1879.19
 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
4 minutes ago, BattleCraft said:

Is this alright for a build purely meant for gaming? 

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.75 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.53 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($11.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($211.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($177.68 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($660.31 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1879.19
 

u dont need 32gb of memory 16gb will be fine plus you done need thermal compound.  your cpu cooler most likley comes with it on,  also i would recommend geting a different gpu maybe like the strix 

Current Rig=  AMD Ryzen 9 5900x, Asus Crosshair Hero VIII, EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 ultra, 32gb Corsair Vengence Pro RGB 3000hz White, EVGA 750 P2 PSU, 1TB Samsung 980 Pro, 500gb samsung 860 evo, 250GB Samsung 850 evo, 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 2TB seagate firecuda sshd,  LianLi PC 011 Dynamic XL ROG edition, Corsair h150i elite capelix

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258804
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, BattleCraft said:

Is this alright for a build purely meant for gaming? 

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.75 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.53 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($11.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($211.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($177.68 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($660.31 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1879.19
 

Purely Gaming you can drop the i7 to i5, 32 GB Ram to 16, You also dont really need an after market Thermal paste cause the CPU cooler come with one preapplied, just make sure to not touch it. Dont get a Founders care, get an after market cooler GPU from any of the brand. I suggest MSI Gaming X but other are fine. Also your PSU is way over kill, even 600W should be more than enough for you.

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258807
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You don't need 32GB for gaming. Don't get an FE card as there are better options out there

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($100.12 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.50 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.66 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.66 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1989.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 21:40 EST-0500

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258809
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 minutes ago, Megazero said:

Purely Gaming you can drop the i7 to i5, 32 GB Ram to 16, You also dont really need an after market Thermal paste cause the CPU cooler come with one preapplied, just make sure to not touch it. Dont get a Founders care, get an after market cooler GPU from any of the brand. I suggest MSI Gaming X but other are fine. Also your PSU is way over kill, even 600W should be more than enough for you.

 

why go for a i7 if he can afford it, 32 gb of ram is also good if he can afford it. i rather have an overkill system for the future than a good system for now. 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258824
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You don't need 32GB for gaming. Don't get an FE card as there are better options out there

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($100.12 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.50 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.55 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.66 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.66 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1989.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 21:40 EST-0500

Looked at this and laughed when i saw the 2-way sli, it startled me (with 2 1080s in a 2k build)

🙂

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258831
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Since this is gaming only there are tweaks that can be made.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($145.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($591.48 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1680.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 21:43 EST-0500

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258837
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Since this is gaming only there are tweaks that can be made.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($145.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($591.48 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1680.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 21:43 EST-0500

water cooling maybe? h7 performs well, but for such a high budget water cooling seems appropriate - nzxt kraken x62 or thermaltake riing 240/360 are great

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258858
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, gtx1060=value said:

water cooling maybe? h7 performs well, but for such a high budget water cooling seems appropriate - nzxt kraken x62 or thermaltake riing 240/360 are great

Yeah, I actually ended up $320 under budget so those could go into a dank looking AIO and SLI 1070s

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258862
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.66 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($580.66 @ B&H) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-G3-R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2006.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 21:53 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/728182-2000-build/#findComment-9258884
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing New Builds and Planning

×