- Oct 14, 2010
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Hi guys, thanks for any help in this regard.
So firstly budget, anything up to $2500, the cheaper the better of course, this is my first gaming pc that I'll be building and owning (I've had gaming laptops up till now due to travel/work so I've had to be mobile).
I would like it to be future-proof whilst also being latest gen/tech and able to support and work with all the new stuff coming out such as 3D oculus rift.
Will need basically everything. I have an idea of some stuff, however I am new to this and open to any suggestions and changes. Essentially want to be able to play all the latest games and future ones on max settings high resolution without going overboard with a Titan Z monster pc.
MOBO: MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION
CPU : Intel Core i7-6700K OR Intel Core i5-6600K (Is the 6700k worth the extra $ or unnecessary?)
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6gb (Alternatives welcome)
RAM : G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 OR G.SKILL TridentX Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) (Difference in price is only $10 so not much of a saving, is DDR4 worth the extra money?)
PSU : CORSAIR HXi CP-9020072-NA 750W Power Supply (No idea how much power is necessary, suggestions welcome)
SSD : SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
HDD: Seagate Constellation 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
That particular SSD is rather expensive, there are cheaper ones, such as SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 500GB. I would like a 500gb (larger aren't out yet I believe?) M.2 SSD to be used as the main boot drive and have the normal HDD as the main storage drive. Essentially are other M.2 SSDs good enough or will there be noticeable performance difference.
Chassis: Something that can provide good cooling and keep sound down whilst being big enough (ATX factor) to not have to squeeze in everything.
Monitor: Whatever can be usable for potential 3D Gaming, resolution so long as it's 1080p, features such as Gsync and 144hz refresh rate would be nice, 4k isn't necessary for me.
CPU cooler: If necessary what would be good?
Additional Cooling: If necessary what would be good?
Final note, I would like stuff to be overclock-able (of which I am again a rookie in) to maximize the value out of the parts I purchase to get the most out of them and have better future-proofing.
As it stands without a chassis and monitor the components will cost just under $2000 which is a lot but I am open to any suggestions especially cost saving and knowledge about what might be unnecessary and not good value. I would like components that are good whilst also having and being worth the money spent for them.
Granted I am aware of new hardware coming up in the coming months and prices changes, I would like to get a good idea now of what's good and what I can perhaps look to change whilst I keep learning and gaining good knowledge so I make the best purchase possible for what I want within my budget.
Thanks once again for any help.
So firstly budget, anything up to $2500, the cheaper the better of course, this is my first gaming pc that I'll be building and owning (I've had gaming laptops up till now due to travel/work so I've had to be mobile).
I would like it to be future-proof whilst also being latest gen/tech and able to support and work with all the new stuff coming out such as 3D oculus rift.
Will need basically everything. I have an idea of some stuff, however I am new to this and open to any suggestions and changes. Essentially want to be able to play all the latest games and future ones on max settings high resolution without going overboard with a Titan Z monster pc.
MOBO: MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION
CPU : Intel Core i7-6700K OR Intel Core i5-6600K (Is the 6700k worth the extra $ or unnecessary?)
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6gb (Alternatives welcome)
RAM : G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 OR G.SKILL TridentX Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) (Difference in price is only $10 so not much of a saving, is DDR4 worth the extra money?)
PSU : CORSAIR HXi CP-9020072-NA 750W Power Supply (No idea how much power is necessary, suggestions welcome)
SSD : SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
HDD: Seagate Constellation 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
That particular SSD is rather expensive, there are cheaper ones, such as SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 500GB. I would like a 500gb (larger aren't out yet I believe?) M.2 SSD to be used as the main boot drive and have the normal HDD as the main storage drive. Essentially are other M.2 SSDs good enough or will there be noticeable performance difference.
Chassis: Something that can provide good cooling and keep sound down whilst being big enough (ATX factor) to not have to squeeze in everything.
Monitor: Whatever can be usable for potential 3D Gaming, resolution so long as it's 1080p, features such as Gsync and 144hz refresh rate would be nice, 4k isn't necessary for me.
CPU cooler: If necessary what would be good?
Additional Cooling: If necessary what would be good?
Final note, I would like stuff to be overclock-able (of which I am again a rookie in) to maximize the value out of the parts I purchase to get the most out of them and have better future-proofing.
As it stands without a chassis and monitor the components will cost just under $2000 which is a lot but I am open to any suggestions especially cost saving and knowledge about what might be unnecessary and not good value. I would like components that are good whilst also having and being worth the money spent for them.
Granted I am aware of new hardware coming up in the coming months and prices changes, I would like to get a good idea now of what's good and what I can perhaps look to change whilst I keep learning and gaining good knowledge so I make the best purchase possible for what I want within my budget.
Thanks once again for any help.
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