i5 Gaming Build

[Zeyedica]

I've been putting together different lists for a new gaming pc. I will be upgrading from an AMD FX6xxx series. I've decided that I will be going the i5 route after some thought about going Ryzen. I've put together what I'm calling a core list. The list doesn't have storage or a graphics card listed, as those are components that I will get later, and I'm planning on using my 1tb HDD and my 970 for now. Eventually I will go ssd, and a 1080. I'm looking for any suggestions on this build. Is it pretty solid, any changes that might be better? I'm looking to order all the parts this week. Feel free to ask any questions or critique as much as possible. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tHbVTH

Thank You 

[ARikozuM]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $760.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-24 20:00 EDT-0400

 

Looks good.

[AvocadosGuac]

1. Do you need RGB RAM?

2. Are you ok with watercooling?

[Zeyedica]

Don't flame me, but I put in RGB ram, and specifically G.Skill because I like the aesthetics of it. And I will probably eventually replace the air cooler with a AIO water cooler down the road when I over clock it. I plan on Overclocking a bit, or as comfortable as air cooling and that setup can handle it. 

[AvocadosGuac]

This rig has 6 cores/12 threads.

PSU with more wattage(for sli 1080 in the future)

The CPU will last an extra 3-4 years due to the core count alone.

 

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($248.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($102.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($107.83 @ Amazon) 
Total: $783.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-24 20:15 EDT-0400

 

I understand that you wanted to go the core i5 route but that WILL need to be upgraded a much sooner than a 1600x.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Zeyedica said:

And I will probably eventually replace the air cooler with a AIO water cooler down the road when I over clock it. I plan on Overclocking a bit, or as comfortable as air cooling and that setup can handle it. 

Air-cooling can handle nearly any overclock until you hit a thermal limit, so don't worry about having to use water-cooling for the most heavy overclock.

[AvocadosGuac]

3 minutes ago, Zeyedica said:

Don't flame me, but I put in RGB ram, and specifically G.Skill because I like the aesthetics of it. And I will probably eventually replace the air cooler with a AIO water cooler down the road when I over clock it. I plan on Overclocking a bit, or as comfortable as air cooling and that setup can handle it. 

LOL dont worry i think it looks kinda cool.

[Clyne]

You can get a i7-6700K in that price range...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($283.17 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $777.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-24 20:17 EDT-0400

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Bubblewhale said:

You can get a i7-6700K in that price range...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($283.17 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $777.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-24 20:17 EDT-0400

I'd choose this one.

[AvocadosGuac]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

I'd choose this one.

Over the Ryzen setup?

 

The 1600x lags behind the 6700k just a tiny bit and if hes getting a 1080 i doubt hes gonna be gaming at 1080p anyways.

[SteveGrabowski0]

For $8 more you get an i7 and DDR4 that's almost as fast.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.34 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($107.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $769.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-24 20:22 EDT-0400

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Over the Ryzen setup?

 

The 1600x lags behind the 6700k just a tiny bit and if hes getting a 1080 i doubt hes gonna be gaming at 1080p anyways.

I don't see many of the calculations in games turning over to using more than two threads anytime soon. Most calculations in FPS engines are single-threaded such as those in Frostbite.

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

I don't see many of the calculations in games turning over to using more than two threads anytime soon. Most calculations in FPS engines are single-threaded such as those in Frostbite.

GTA V, Battlefield 1 and many other games all run better with more cores.

 

Games are starting to use more cores and it being seen all around.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Jrock said:

GTA V, Battlefield 1 and many other games all run better with more cores.

 

Games are starting to use more cores and it being seen all around.

Using more cores doesn't mean that calculations are multi-threaded. Certain physics calls like a building falling, for instance, would benefit from fast, numerous cores since there is a lot to calculate for and it doesn't require the lowest latency to produce an accurate result. A bullet on the other hand requires that the calculations be done on a single core, in sequence, as it travels since passing off to another core would only delay the calculation. Using multiple threads does not indicate that a program's underlying engine is multi-threaded all-around.

[Zeyedica]

Thanks for the input. I think I'm going to take the advice of getting the i7. It should perform better than the new i5, and it looks like i'll save on the board. As far as gaming which is mainly the only  thing I do. I will be gaming at 1080p until I can get a 1440 monitor, and perhaps one day 4k. But I'm sure by the time I can afford to do 4k gaming, i'll be building a new computer for that. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

$20 over, but you won't have to wait for an ssd anymore.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($283.17 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T50 AXE (Black) 62.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.99 @ Directron) on par with 240mm AIOs.
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $781.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-24 21:40 EDT-0400