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eToothe
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Currently I have (or will soon have) this build here:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zJPJr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zJPJr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.39 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($779.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($107.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($760.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2594.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Is there anything I could do to make this build quicker, better, or just more powerful in any way?

I will be using this rig for gaming (Destiny 2, Overwatch, Titanfall 2, etc) and very heavy web browsing (100 tabs at once at some times)

Try to keep the suggestions under roughly 500 USD.

I have been thinking about upgrading the SSD boot drive to M.2, which would mean I would probably upgrade to a Z270 or X299 mobo+cpu, or maybe Ryzen

Thanks in advance.

 

EDIT -

Thanks for the help, I will be upgrading to Coffee Lake, and M.2 storage (probably a 950/960 Pro). Any other advice?

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Just now, eToothe said:

Yeah, I have heard about that, but should I upgrade to Z270 or X299 or just stay on Z170 if I am to get an i7? @Lurick

 

Depends on if you plan to go with a 7700K or 6700K.

If you're looking to swap, I would go for the 6700K to save the hassle of changing boards too.

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Just now, eToothe said:

Yeah, I have heard about that, but should I upgrade to Z270 or X299 or just stay on Z170 if I am to get an i7? @Lurick

 

Get a 7700K or wait for Coffeelake, which will be like a 6C/12T 7700K. Although, you will have to get a new motherboard for Coffeelake.

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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2 minutes ago, eToothe said:

Currently I have (or will soon have) this build here:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zJPJr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zJPJr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.39 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($779.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($107.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($760.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2594.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-13 16:44 EDT-0400

 

Is there anything I could do to make this build quicker, better, or just more powerful in any way?

I will be using this rig for gaming (Destiny 2, Overwatch, Titanfall 2, etc) and very heavy web browsing (100 tabs at once at some times)

Try to keep the suggestions under roughly 500 USD.

I have been thinking about upgrading the SSD boot drive to M.2, which would mean I would probably upgrade to a Z270 or X299 mobo+cpu, or maybe Ryzen

Thanks in advance.

 

 

I'd recommend either a Ryzen 7 or i7. Personally, I think the extra cores and threads of Ryzen will give it an advantage in the long run as games are optimised for more cores but if you already have a Z170 motherboard then get an i7. Make sure to check if a Kaby Lake will even run properly on your chipset (check Motherboard manufacturer's website) and if now then you'll either have to get a Skylake i7 or upgrade to Z270. The other option is wait for Coffee Lake.

|| CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (@3.9GHz) || Motherboard: ASUS Prime B350 Plus || Cooler: Arctic Freezer 33 eSports Edition || GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 SC || Memory: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB C16 (@2933MHz) || SSD: SanDisk 128GB || HDD: WD Blue 2TB, Toshiba 2TB, Transcend 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM550x || Case: Fractal Design Focus G || Monitor: 2x AOC 23” I2369VM IPS Full HD, Samsung 32" LED TV Monitor || Mouse: Logitech G703 Wireless || Keyboard: Cooler Master MK750 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) || Speakers: Dell Stereo Speakers || Headphones: Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT / Samsung Galaxy Buds ||

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I'd just wait to get the parts since Coffee Lake is coming out soon 

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My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Depends on if you plan to go with a 7700K or 6700K.

If you're looking to swap, I would go for the 6700K to save the hassle of changing boards too.

You don't need to swap birds, just flash the bios ? 

 

As as others have suggested I would wait for coffee lake, however that won't land until after destiny 2. That game is also supposed to to use all cores so a Ryzen chip maybe viable, however in your situation your build looks good with the i5 aside, I would just swap in the 7700k and flash your boards bios (chances are if it's new it will already have a bios supporting kabylake onboard)

 

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CPU - Ryzen 1700 @ 4Ghz  Motherboard - Gigabyte AX370 Aorus Gaming 5   Ram - 16Gb GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200  GPU - Palit 1080GTX Gamerock Premium  Storage - Samsung XP941 256GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB   PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W  Case - INWIN 303 White Display - Asus PG278Q Gsync 144hz 1440P

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4 hours ago, Leshya said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME EATX AM4 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $547.87
 

Honestly, I would probably get the Crosshair Hero with ac wifi, if I was going to get anything, bc I just don't think the extra M.2 and a few more I/O ports are worth it, when I could get a 1700 with it and have an extra 4 threads.

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1 minute ago, Leshya said:

Yes, you could. If it's straight gaming, Intel triumphs with IPC and clock speeds, go ahead and wait for the coffee lake for gaming. At the same time, Zen 2 is coming out a bit after CoffeLake. See what that has in store as it also might be a great choice. Not that Ryzen isn't already it's just that the gaming performance is lacking compared to Intel.

Yeah, that 6 core i7 looks pretty good too. I'll just pair it with the mid tier Maximus X

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