Amazing PC build? Opinions and suggestion needed

[divridz]

Hi, i am new to pc building and just wanted some suggestions and opinions about this build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GhK9Cy

Please suggest if I could possibly have a smooth virtual reality experience with this build and any way I could save some money. Also This about reaches my max budget and can't really go much higher. I will also like to play some new games on high settings 😛

Would it be useful to go to one of the newer processors? and also going to one of the newer graphics cards? Maybe a better motherboard or ram? or even a case?

Thanks so much for your help.

 

[amtseung]

I'm really curious why you're trying to buy all last-gen components. A GTX970 won't provide a good VR experience. I'd say, get a 6600k, some Z170 motherboard, 2x4GB of DDR4, skip the optical drive, and get a GTX1070. Do you already have a VR headset, or is that part of the budget as well?

Edit: Here is a PCPartpicker list of what I mean. You can add/substitute what you want in there. Way more performance, same cost.

 

[kapsharma12]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQrXlfn7tJA

 

[stl522013]

Hi, i am new to pc building and just wanted some suggestions and opinions about this build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GhK9Cy

Please suggest if I could possibly have a smooth virtual reality experience with this build and any way I could save some money. Also This about reaches my max budget and can't really go much higher. I will also like to play some new games on high settings 😛

Would it be useful to go to one of the newer processors? and also going to one of the newer graphics cards? Maybe a better motherboard or ram? or even a case?

Thanks so much for your help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQrXlfn7tJA

I never recommend using a YouTube video for PC parts. Prices fluctuate, and some YouTubers are sponsored by companies that sell PC parts, so there is potential bias. I helped my friend build a PC, and for $650, and it would perform better than that $1000 PC (that was in the video kapsharma12 linked). Here is the build I made. I left a case out so you can add whatever case you want, but the build is about the same price as the one you made, it has a better processor, better RAM, a better PSU, a better hard drive (it is more reliable and has triple the amount of storage),and the GPU I put is much much better. The GTX 1070 performs better than a GTX 980 Ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ B&H)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1197.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 20:12 EDT-0400