is this a good gaming pc? (keep in mind I know nothing about building a PC)

[phantomskyliner]

Is this a good gaming PC build? ( Rookie PC Builder)


CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3 [+216]
HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+29] (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE X99-UD4 ATX w/ Intel GbE LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 (Maxwell) (Single Card)

 

[Darkbreeze]

It's WAY overkill for a single card. What is your budget for the whole build?

A 4790k will game just as well, or even a 4690k, as that 5930k unless you're playing exceptionally CPU intensive games, and maybe even then, or are running higher end cards than the 970 but in SLI and need the additional PCI lanes to clear performance issues with PCI x16 bandwith.

What are your actual expectations and budget and we can configure a suitable build and possibly save you a good amount of your hard earned cash.

 

[JQB45]

Maybe overkill but it will last you a good 4 years maybe more. You can always add a 2nd or even 3rd video card later.

 

[SamiSC]

post your budget and country and maybe someone can post better parts, also i dont see any power supply or SSD drive.

 

[phantomskyliner]

It's WAY overkill for a single card. What is your budget for the whole build?

A 4790k will game just as well, or even a 4690k, as that 5930k unless you're playing exceptionally CPU intensive games, and maybe even then, or are running higher end cards than the 970 but in SLI and need the additional PCI lanes to clear performance issues with PCI x16 bandwith.

What are your actual expectations and budget and we can configure a suitable build and possibly save you a good amount of your hard earned cash.

I don't necessarily have a set budget but I'd like to spend no more than $2K. I plan to become a YouTube gamer and would like to be able to run games such as Batman Arkham Knight, GTA V etc really well on high settings. That build came up to around 1.8K (without the accessories such as webcam microphone and headsets of course) Also I stay in the U.S.

 

[Darkbreeze]

This, will outgame your build with the GTX 970, by miles.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($136.48 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($13.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1787.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 03:50 EDT-0400



And the addition down the road of a second 980 TI would likely allow you Ultra 60+ frame rates at 4K should you ever decide to go that route, as the reference model 980TI was able to do medium 60fps on a 4k surround, which is triple 4k resolution. A single 4k monitor should easily be able to be gamed with fairly high settings at 4k if high resolution gaming ever becomes desirable to you.

 

[JQB45]

You may also want to wait till next month and see what Intel's Skylake CPU does to the chip prices.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You may want to read the news. Skylake has been delayed to at least Q4.

 

[JQB45]

Thanks for the update

 

[Darkbreeze]

NP.

Intel has been running their 14 nanometer (nm) fabs at full capacity, which could be as a result of continued yield challenges. Moreover, such yield challenges at 14nm could lead Intel to delay the launch of its Skylake platform until the fourth quarter (about a one-quarter delay). We also believe Intel will likely delay the move to 10nm by roughly two quarters (into 2016), likely as a result of the product roadmap delay and not as a result of technology challenges. Along with our estimate cuts and expectation of 10nm being delayed, we believe Intel will lower their capital-expenditure guidance and we now estimate full-year capital expenditure in the $7.7 billion range (versus our prior view of $8.7 billion).