$2000-2300 non vr gaming rig

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10thmtnarty

10thmtnarty

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Rig primarily for gaming, may be doing some CAD work on it, but probably not heavily. Not getting into VR. $2000-2300 budget. Could even go a bit over if necessary.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($336.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: TUNIQ TX-2 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($649.00 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $1917.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 22:36 EDT-0400

Wondering on a good aftermarket air cooler. Someone suggested something better than the 212 evo.

Good CPU?
Anything you'd like to point out that doesn't make sense?
Any way to improve on the build, or the budget?
Will not budge from EVGA GPU (which means Invidia GPU) or Intel CPU.
Gigabyte and Asus are the only two motherboards I'll trust, and I heavily prefer Asus.

I WILL NOT be using VR.
 
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ryguybuddy


A Cryorig H7 would be a ideal choice for that CPU. Moderate overclocks and great temps for its price.
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Sakkura

Sakkura

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1. The 980 Ti is a lot cheaper than the 1080. But also way slower. The GTX 1070 is also a little faster than the 980 Ti, and slightly cheaper. So there's very little reason to consider the 980 Ti.

2. Whatever goes with the platform.

CPU is okay, but a 6700K is a little faster and you definitely have the budget for it.

I'd spend a little more on the CPU cooler. At least like a Cryorig H7.

The Samsung 840 Evo is a terrible buy. The newer 850 Evo is faster, doesn't suffer from the 840 Evo slowdown issue, and costs a lot less. And there are even cheaper alternatives worth considering.

A full tower case is overkill. Unless you really love that look.
 
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rhysiam

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Any reason you're picking all last-gen hardware? You can do a lot more with your money.

1) Swap out to an i7 6700K and Z170 board
2) Swap out to at least an 850 EVO (not the old 840 you've picked), or wait a few days (weeks?) until Samsung launch the NVMe 960 EVO which is due very soon
3) You don't need to spend anything like that much on a motherboard.
4) Get just 2 RAM sticks, (like 2x8), gives you room for future upgrade.
5) You sure you want Win 7? DX12 is Win10 only and the free upgrade period is over. I understand some people have privacy issues with Win10, but not having DX12 is potentially going to start becoming an issue for a gaming PC.
6) 1080 for sure. It is much faster. Not even a contest: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1714?vs=1715
 
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ThatVietGuy

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Had to steal this from another post, but look at what you can do with NEW generation parts and still be the same price as what you had.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($138.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1933.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 22:17 EDT-0400
 
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10thmtnarty

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What I have so far

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($336.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: TUNIQ TX-2 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($649.00 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 3-Pack 64-bit
Total: $1831.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 22:27 EDT-0400

Should I go with 32gb ram or is 16 fine for a coupla years yet?

What's a very reputable hydro bearing air cpu cooler?
 
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10thmtnarty

10thmtnarty

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($336.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: TUNIQ TX-2 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($649.00 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $1917.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 22:36 EDT-0400
 
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ryguybuddy

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Bearings aren't terribly important. If you are fine spending more money on a cooler the one you linked and a NH-D14 or NH-D15 are great choices. The Cryorig H7 is just a great value cooler and is really all you need.
 
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