High Budget PC

[Rayzer_116]

Hi I'm planning to build a gaming and small time 3D rendering rig the budget is basically under $2000 at most $2200. Also I'm from Australia so yeah!

I'm wondering what components I should get?

I7-4790K?
GTX970?

 

[RafaSimpsons]

Most importantly, what resolution do you intend to use and do you want to sli? Also if you're spending so much money I would advise waiting for skylake for improved performance and ddr4.
Anyway, here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.64 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($661.23 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1775.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 06:43 EDT-0400

16 GB for the rendering, 500 GB of SSD and 1 TB HDD since it can fit in the budget. For the GPU I chose the 980 ti, the best gamer GPU on the market right now. You have the option to sli with that mobo, but if you really plan on sli'ing, I recommend choosing a 1000W or higher PSU, like the HX1000i or the 1000 G2. Anyway, it's a monster build. You dont need to spend more than this.

 

[Rayzer_116]

Most importantly, what resolution do you intend to use and do you want to sli? Also if you're spending so much money I would advise waiting for skylake for improved performance and ddr4.

1080p and probably not SLI. Also skylake is aimed at laptops and phones and isn't supposed to have much of a gaming performance upgrade. Also DDR4 has much higher latency and not much of an improved performace.

 

[RafaSimpsons]

Most importantly, what resolution do you intend to use and do you want to sli? Also if you're spending so much money I would advise waiting for skylake for improved performance and ddr4.

1080p and probably not SLI. Also skylake is aimed at laptops and phones and isn't supposed to have much of a gaming performance upgrade. Also DDR4 has much higher latency and not much of an improved performace.

Ok, then the build above is good to go, you just change the Extreme4 to a MSI Z97 PC Mate, which is cheaper and you spare more money. Ooh, I forgot its AUS dollars, let me update build.

 

[RafaSimpsons]

Ok, Im really sorry, didnt notice it was in AUD currency, anyway you will still have the same gaming performance, no change on that but maybe a little bit slower 3d rendering depending on the demand, because it 8GB of RAM and not 16GB, but not much difference:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($1089.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.00 @ Umart)
Total: $2143.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 20:57 AEST+1000

 

[Rayzer_116]

Ok, Im really sorry, didnt notice it was in AUD currency, anyway you will still have the same gaming performance, no change on that but maybe a little bit slower 3d rendering depending on the demand, because it 8GB of RAM and not 16GB, but not much difference:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($1089.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.00 @ Umart)
Total: $2143.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 20:57 AEST+1000

What if I change the 980 ti to a 970. Then I can have more RAM and better CPU and can SLI later on if I need to?

 

[RafaSimpsons]

That's also a possibility, you choose.

 

[sadams04]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($459.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($205.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($153.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($499.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1910.00