Building a good pc for 1500$

[Ender Chris]

I need help, i want a desktop computer that does not go over 1500$
the problem is: it needs to have a titan x or something that can give similar performance to that
please note that i already have: monitor, mouse, keyboard, 3 hard drives and 2 optical drives
i have been saving money for 8 years (don't ask about my age)
it would also be nice for it to be upgradable (extra ram slots or hard drives, perhaps video card)

the pc i'm using right now is trash, and i don't think it can survive for more than 3 years
any help would be appreciated.

 

[Math Geek]

$1500 gets a lot these days. here is a 980 ti (almost as good as a titan x) with all the bells and whistles for below your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($113.63 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1395.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-12 14:16 EDT-0400

can easily change the case to whatever you like with the leftover budget but any more than this would be serious overkill (for a system that is already overkill) and spending just to spend. the power supply is enough to run a second 980 ti later on if oyu wish to do so. this is why it has so much power. can save some cash if you don't want to and drop it down to a more moderate level for a single card.

 

[IAmTheTofu]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($618.59 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1510.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-12 14:15 EDT-0400

980 TI = Titan X

I added an SSD because stuff installed on the SSD (Including OS) will boot up and load a LOT faster than a regular hard drive.

You CAN downgrade to an i5 6600K but it's up to you. It will save you 100 dollars.

Also, you can add another video card later on.

 

[Math Geek]

aint it nice how that stuff works out

extra hundred in the budget and extra $100 to go to the i7. i assume he has an os but i left a bit of wiggle room in case he needed that too. but nice build as well.

 

[Ender Chris]

$1500 gets a lot these days. here is a 980 ti (almost as good as a titan x) with all the bells and whistles for below your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($113.63 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1395.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-12 14:16 EDT-0400

can easily change the case to whatever you like with the leftover budget but any more than this would be serious overkill (for a system that is already overkill) and spending just to spend. the power supply is enough to run a second 980 ti later on if oyu wish to do so. this is why it has so much power. can save some cash if you don't want to and drop it down to a more moderate level for a single card.

best one, i had to modify some stuff though:
- I dislike water cooling, changed it to noctua NH-DH14
- you missed the sound card
- you missed the thermal compound
- you missed the wired/wireless network adapter
the end result was 1478.88

 

[Math Geek]

you don't need a sound card as the mobo has it built in and it is plenty good enough for anything but commercial music creation.

thermal compound comes with the cooler so the extra tube is simply in case you need more in the future.

and the wireless card i did not include cause i did not know it was needed

but overall, it is still a solid build you will enjoy for a long time to come.