How would you do it?

[AJ-Goodrich]

Need build advice. Looking at cost here. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

Budget? Country?

[AJ-Goodrich]

2000$ hopefully or less. U.S.A.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, AJ-Goodrich said:

2000$ hopefully or less. U.S.A.

live near a micro center? 

[AJ-Goodrich]

Nope. Oregon. I have prime. 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, AJ-Goodrich said:

Nope. Oregon. I have prime. 

monitor keyboard mouse?

[AJ-Goodrich]

I want just the tower/case.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.49 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ 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 Gamestorm-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2003.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-03 01:16 EST-0500

[The Sloth]

4 minutes ago, AJ-Goodrich said:

I want just the tower/case.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WRNPYr

[AJ-Goodrich]

I currently have a:

Intel 4790K @ 4.8ghz (daily) 

Corsair Vengeance Ram (2400 mhz / 32GB)

Samsung 950 Pro NVME (m.2 on pci-e riser card for full bandwidth) *512gb*

Gigabyte Windforce 980TI oc'ed to 1524 core/8000 mem

Corsair 850W Power Supply 

Air 540 Corsair Case

Enermax Liqtech 240 AIO w/corsair SP120 fans in a push/pull

Asus Maximus VII Hero board

Corsair AF 140 on the back, and 3 SP 120 fans for front.

1TB drive for storage (I dont save much I am a minimalist with data)

 

 

Are these really worth the upgrades?

 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, AJ-Goodrich said:

I currently have a:

Intel 4790K @ 4.8ghz (daily) 

Corsair Vengeance Ram (2400 mhz / 32GB)

Samsung 950 Pro NVME (m.2 on pci-e riser card for full bandwidth) *512gb*

Gigabyte Windforce 980TI oc'ed to 1524 core/8000 mem

Corsair 850W Power Supply 

Air 540 Corsair Case

Enermax Liqtech 240 AIO w/corsair SP120 fans in a push/pull

Asus Maximus VII Hero board

Corsair AF 140 on the back, and 3 SP 120 fans for front.

1TB drive for storage (I dont save much I am a minimalist with data)

 

 

Are these really worth the upgrades?

 

That system is still pretty good. Does it struggle in any games ? If not then stick with what you have.

[PCMasterDebater]

52 minutes ago, AJ-Goodrich said:

I currently have a:

Intel 4790K @ 4.8ghz (daily) 

Corsair Vengeance Ram (2400 mhz / 32GB)

Samsung 950 Pro NVME (m.2 on pci-e riser card for full bandwidth) *512gb*

Gigabyte Windforce 980TI oc'ed to 1524 core/8000 mem

Corsair 850W Power Supply 

Air 540 Corsair Case

Enermax Liqtech 240 AIO w/corsair SP120 fans in a push/pull

Asus Maximus VII Hero board

Corsair AF 140 on the back, and 3 SP 120 fans for front.

1TB drive for storage (I dont save much I am a minimalist with data)

 

 

Are these really worth the upgrades?

 

If you replace the 980ti with a 1080 and get windows 10 you'll be rocking DX12 hardware. That's all you really need IMO.

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, PCMasterDebater said:

If you replace the 980ti with a 1080 and get windows 10 you'll be rocking DX12 hardware. That's all you really need IMO.

The 980 ti is still a good gpu though depending on what res he is gaming at.

[PCMasterDebater]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

The 980 ti is still a good gpu though depending on what res he is gaming at.

Agreed. But the 980ti is not DX12 ready and that was the point of the recommended hardware upgrade   

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, PCMasterDebater said:

Agreed. But the 980ti is not DX12 ready and that was the point of the recommended hardware upgrade   

The 980 ti supports DX12.

[AJ-Goodrich]

So a video card upgrade... Running Win10 ATM and actually LOVE IT!  

[AJ-Goodrich]

And no it doesn't struggle much of anything just wasn't sure if the new was going to eclipse what I have. Seeing as its 3 generations old. I did the upgrade last year to my 980ti (before the 10 series came, big mistake.) and the NVME ssd with riser card for full bandwidth from my understanding. I'm above average but not elite with builds yet. THINKING of a good water cooling though I don't like anything above 55c on load.  Considering the EK kit I saw recently. 

[brob]

15 hours ago, AJ-Goodrich said:

I currently have a:

Intel 4790K @ 4.8ghz (daily) 

Corsair Vengeance Ram (2400 mhz / 32GB)

Samsung 950 Pro NVME (m.2 on pci-e riser card for full bandwidth) *512gb*

Gigabyte Windforce 980TI oc'ed to 1524 core/8000 mem

Corsair 850W Power Supply 

Air 540 Corsair Case

Enermax Liqtech 240 AIO w/corsair SP120 fans in a push/pull

Asus Maximus VII Hero board

Corsair AF 140 on the back, and 3 SP 120 fans for front.

1TB drive for storage (I dont save much I am a minimalist with data)

 

 

Are these really worth the upgrades?

 

Not worth upgrading at this point in time.

 

Custom cooling loop would be a fun project and might net a slightly faster and slightly quieter system. OTH, there is the risk that one might be without the system for a few days.