$1500 PC build for ArmA 3 mainly

[blade2697]

Hi! I'm looking to build a new PC. I would be playing mainly ArmA 3 on it, and I understand that ArmA 3 is a pain in the arse to run smoothly but please try Much love! I would like to spend 1500$ max (Not including shipping) but I am willing to go over a couple hundred if it helps. This is what I have right now http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fNRfvV

Don't include case fans in the price as i'm going to get some of those regardless. I am pretty adamant on getting that case for some reason ha ha, I just love it. I will accept suggestions for different cases though.

I do not need monitors or a HDD. I have a 2TB one in my current build. I would like to get a new Keyboard and mouse but not necessary if it messes with the price. I would be purchasing sometime at the end of this week or beginning of next. Thanks in advance.

 

[PatrioticPickle]

Looks pretty good.

But why not go to Skylake and get a 6700k and DDR4 RAM? Practically the same price as Previous gen and ddr3

Something roughly like this http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d6vLsJ.

You can change motherboard to something z710 that you prefer. Same with RAM, I just did this for a rough idea.

You will get the latest and greatest, and its $1 cheaper! Hahah

 

[Low Profile Gamer]

Yeah, just switch to skylake and you're good to go

 

[blade2697]

Looks pretty good.

But why not go to Skylake and get a 6700k and DDR4 RAM? Practically the same price as Previous gen and ddr3

Something roughly like this http://pcpartpicker.com/list/d6vLsJ.

You can change motherboard to something z710 that you prefer. Same with RAM, I just did this for a rough idea.

You will get the latest and greatest, and its $1 cheaper! Hahah

Awesome! Thank you so much! Any other suggestions ?

 

[King Dranzer]

i7-6700K GTX1080 build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1570.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:32 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

 

[blade2697]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

I do have a PSU I can use if needed to save money, It's the Corsair Cx600M The case fans are out of the question ha ha. I also have a 2TB already which I mentioned

 

[Chugalug_]

Features better components and leaves room for 1080 SLI.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1469.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:28 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

I do have a PSU I can use if needed to save money, It's the Corsair Cx600M The case fans are out of the question ha ha. I also have a 2TB already which I mentioned

Yeah, I saw.
I assume it's the green older CXM, i'd replace it for a new high end rig.
See above.

 

[blade2697]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

I do have a PSU I can use if needed to save money, It's the Corsair Cx600M The case fans are out of the question ha ha. I also have a 2TB already which I mentioned

Yeah, I saw.
I assume it's the green older CXM, i'd replace it for a new high end rig.
See above.

Ya It is definitely the older Green one Thank you so much !

EDIT: While youre at it could you recommend a nice keyboard/mouse ? Mechanical preferred. I've never used one and apparently they are good

 

[King Dranzer]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

What in the world are you talking about. I went for Corsair RMx series not CXM, RMx is top of the PSU has great quality and comes with 10year warranty. The case fans I included are to replace fans that comes with Corsair H110i which are bit noisy.

 

[King Dranzer]

Features better components and leaves room for 1080 SLI.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1469.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:28 EDT-0400

H110i gives better and stable cooling than Cryorig H7 and maintains temperature in case low.

 

[blade2697]

Have you guys ever ordered from SuperBiz? Is it reliable/good?

EDIT: I lied, It's out of stock on almost every website

 

[Chugalug_]

Features better components and leaves room for 1080 SLI.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1469.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:28 EDT-0400

H110i gives better and stable cooling than Cryorig H7 and maintains temperature in case low.

It does.
Also costs more though, i'll put in a NH-D14 to keep cooling lower then!
Note that you also went 70 bucks over.

 

[Chugalug_]

Updated.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1504.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:41 EDT-0400

 

[blade2697]

Updated.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1504.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:41 EDT-0400

Do have any other GPUs to use? That specific one is out of stock everywhere it seems

 

[Chugalug_]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

I do have a PSU I can use if needed to save money, It's the Corsair Cx600M The case fans are out of the question ha ha. I also have a 2TB already which I mentioned

Yeah, I saw.
I assume it's the green older CXM, i'd replace it for a new high end rig.
See above.

Ya It is definitely the older Green one Thank you so much !

EDIT: While youre at it could you recommend a nice keyboard/mouse ? Mechanical preferred. I've never used one and apparently they are good

Sure thing!
A good place to start is Cherry MX Blues, they are the most popular switch, and my personal favorites.
If you pay 30 bucks more you can get the Strafe in RGB.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Corsair M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $138.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:44 EDT-0400

 

[GraySilencer]

You're building this just for one game mainly? No need to spend too much then. This includes a GTX 1080 and doesn't cost too much.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($38.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card ($595.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP14-PWM 78.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1343.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:42 EDT-0400

 

[blade2697]

You're building this just for one game mainly? No need to spend too much then. This includes a GTX 1080 and doesn't cost too much.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($38.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card ($595.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HP14-PWM 78.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1343.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 00:42 EDT-0400

Eh, I wouldn't say just one game. I'd like to play all the new and upcoming games at max settings etc as well. Thank you though

 

[Chugalug_]

PSU quality is poor, case fans are not necessary and the case is overpriced.
I'll put together a better build in a sec.

What in the world are you talking about. I went for Corsair RMx series not CXM, RMx is top of the PSU has great quality and comes with 10year warranty. The case fans I included are to replace fans that comes with Corsair H110i which are bit noisy.

Wasn't talking about your build it wasn't up when I was making that post!
I was talking about the NEX power supply listed above, and the case fans attached to that build which didn't have a radiator.
Even so, AF fans have a horrible static pressure rating, and if you were to attach them to the radiator they would probably do worse than the stock fans due to the fact that they would not effectively push air through the heat fins of the radiator.
Go with the Fractal HP-12s or 14s for radiators.
Some other good options are the SP120s if you're on a budget or the NF-F12s if you can cough up a bit of cash, although the HP-14s are a nice in between with great operation.
Sorry for any confusion.

 

[King Dranzer]

OP if going for Radiator cooler place fans in pull setup instead of push. It will perform better and with Pull setup the dust will settle on the mesh instead of radiator which will be easy to clean and maintain and will give better cooling results for long time.

 

[Chugalug_]

Why would you put a radiator in pull?
It is sucking air from the outside, through the hot fins of your radiator and pulling hot air into your case.
If anything it will be HARDER to maintain.

 

[Chugalug_]

If you want something cheaper OP, get this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($240.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($629.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1306.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 01:11 EDT-0400
Edit: Accidentally chose the wrong PSU, fixed.

 

[King Dranzer]

Why would you put a radiator in pull?
It is sucking air from the outside, through the hot fins of your radiator and pulling hot air into your case.
If anything it will be HARDER to maintain.

You got it wrong. The fans will be placed above the RAD and will pull the heat from RAD and disperse it out of the case.

 

[Chugalug_]

Why would you put a radiator in pull?
It is sucking air from the outside, through the hot fins of your radiator and pulling hot air into your case.
If anything it will be HARDER to maintain.

You got it wrong. The fans will be placed above the RAD and will pull the heat from RAD and disperse it out of the case.

Oh right, had the visual image of intake pull!
That'll be fine, although dust still builds up on the inside, it's a problem you have to deal with no matter the configuration.