Building a Gaming Computer?

[T_hanks3138]

So I've been researching for the last few weeks of what parts to use and the budget that I want. I've also been debating on either to build it my self or have a company build it for me (I know all of you say to build it myself, but understand its my first PC and I'm a noob). Anyway I was doing research on this company called Ironside, and have heard a lot of great things about them. So i decided to just play around with their site and build myself a computer using their build your custom computer. Then I compared the parts they used to building it myself, and found out that I was saving about $300 building it myself. Which is a lot, but for a $1600 build its not that crazy more, plus there is a 5 year warranty on everything.

Anyway I would love to hear your opinion on the parts they have chosen, and also if you have heard anything good or bad about Ironside products, I know their customer support is amazing.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KNMHYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KNMHYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($168.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($117.74 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($154.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1668.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 23:59 EDT-0400
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[cdabc123]

is it just for gaming? will you overclock?

 

[T_hanks3138]

is it just for gaming? will you overclock?

No I will not be overclocking. Other then playing games I plan on editing go pro and video game videos for YouTube.
I want to run all my games at the highest settings too.

 

[cdabc123]

is it just for gaming? will you overclock?

No I will not be overclocking. Other then playing games I plan on editing go pro and video game videos for YouTube.
I want to run all my games at the highest settings too.

ok then no need for a aftermarket cooler and a unlocked cpu. get a i7 6700 or i5 6600 instead they will game the same but will save money the i5 will be a little weaker for recording videos and editing. i would aslo build it your self it is pretty much like legos to get together. if you can get a 980 with the money you save

 

[dudeman509]

No I will not be overclocking.

In that case, save a bit of $ and pick up a H170 motherboard and the regular i7-6700 (non-K).

All games maxed out might require slightly more than a 970, depending on the resolution.

 

[T_hanks3138]

is it just for gaming? will you overclock?

No I will not be overclocking. Other then playing games I plan on editing go pro and video game videos for YouTube.
I want to run all my games at the highest settings too.

ok then no need for a aftermarket cooler and a unlocked cpu. get a i7 6700 or i5 6600 instead they will game the same but will save money the i5 will be a little weaker for recording videos and editing. i would aslo build it your self it is pretty much like legos to get together. if you can get a 980 with the money you save

So your saying to not get a water cooler at all? i have a friend whos computer overheats a lot, and want my computer to always stay cool. also you said get a i7 6700, is that not the same one that i have?

 

[cdabc123]

is it just for gaming? will you overclock?

No I will not be overclocking. Other then playing games I plan on editing go pro and video game videos for YouTube.
I want to run all my games at the highest settings too.

ok then no need for a aftermarket cooler and a unlocked cpu. get a i7 6700 or i5 6600 instead they will game the same but will save money the i5 will be a little weaker for recording videos and editing. i would aslo build it your self it is pretty much like legos to get together. if you can get a 980 with the money you save

So your saying to not get a water cooler at all? i have a friend whos computer overheats a lot, and want my computer to always stay cool. also you said get a i7 6700, is that not the same one that i have?

air will do just fine for that cpu and no a i7 6700 and a i7 6700k are differant

 

[T_hanks3138]

So your saying that i will need to spend another $200 to bump up to a 980 graphics card to play things at the best resolution. By the way i mainly play csgo.

Also if i went with a water cooler anyway would that be worse then air

 

[cdabc123]

So your saying that i will need to spend another $200 to bump up to a 980 graphics card to play things at the best resolution. By the way i mainly play csgo.

Also if i went with a water cooler anyway would that be worse then air

it wouldnt worse just really unnecessary. save the 168 and get the 980. however csgo will run fine on much lower systems

 

[T_hanks3138]

So your saying that i will need to spend another $200 to bump up to a 980 graphics card to play things at the best resolution. By the way i mainly play csgo.

Also if i went with a water cooler anyway would that be worse then air

it wouldnt worse just really unnecessary. save the 168 and get the 980. however csgo will run fine on much lower systems

Ok I revised my list a little bit. I still kept the liquid cooler (I really don't mind paying extra even if it is overkill). Also I didnt change the processor because its just a $50 difference for the 6700k is there a difference between the two and how much of one? I bumped up the graphics card to a 980 its not the same brand as the other one but this one got a lot of good reviews, thoughts?


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vwtTdC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vwtTdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($168.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($131.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($154.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($492.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1795.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 09:57 EDT-040

 

[cdabc123]

their will be no difference atall between a 6700 and 6700k unless you overclock.

 

[dudeman509]

their will be no difference atall between a 6700 and 6700k unless you overclock.

Actually, though I recommended that as well, there looks to be quite a difference in stock speeds (3.4 vs 4 GHz).

 

[cdabc123]

their will be no difference atall between a 6700 and 6700k unless you overclock.

Actually, though I recommended that as well, there looks to be quite a difference in stock speeds (3.4 vs 4 GHz).

ahh i just now noticed that

 

[DJSlofstra]

If you don't overclock, I would just get a nice aftermarket aircooler (like the hyper212). It will keep your pc extremely cool. Watercoolers can leak after a while and also aren't completely silent, as some people think.