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Mark_jason

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Case and PSU: Corsair 200R Black mid case 210x430x497 & Antec TPC-750 Gold PSU.

CPU and Mobo: i7-6700K CPU @ 4GHz & ASRock Fata1ty Z170 Gaming K4 mbrd - updated bios.

Coolermaster Nepton 240M CPU Water CPU cooler.

RAM, SSD and HDD: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3000 DDR4 ram, 256 GB Transcend SSD & 750GB HDD.

Monitor and GPU: AOC 24" FHD 1ms Gaming monitor & MSI GTX970 4GB GPU, LG Bluray writer.

Windows 7Pro 64bit upgraded to windows 10Pro on 17April.

Win 10 Performance 8.5,8.5,8.7,9.9,8.2 (without OC)

Main use: gaming (full HD, not 4K for now, if I need to go 4K I will need to add another 970 I guess?) and video editing.
 
Solution
Didn't know that.

So, here it is, and here is why I have an issue with the DIY thing...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($484.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($120.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...


Thanks alot, can you use the Australian pcpartpicket, it lets you choose where you are, once you choose the parts, it will list the prices automatically, and then can choose the cheapest available prices.
 
Didn't know that.

So, here it is, and here is why I have an issue with the DIY thing...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($484.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($120.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($589.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($137.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: BenQ RL2460HT 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2236.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 10:37 AEST+1000

That's i7+390x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($335.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($120.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($589.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($137.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: BenQ RL2460HT 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2087.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 10:39 AEST+1000

That's an i5+390x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($335.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($120.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($469.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($137.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: BenQ RL2460HT 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1967.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 10:41 AEST+1000

i5+390

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($484.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($120.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($469.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($137.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: BenQ RL2460HT 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2116.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 10:42 AEST+1000

i7+390

While I'm more of a fan of the 390(x) than the 970/980... It's lowest price is $400 over what you're going for.
 
Solution
Hi, I think that was awesome, very nice pick.
And if you don't mind I will just say this: if it is solely a gaming rig, you should be just fine with an i5 professor.
There are only two games (among a lot of them) I play that the professor is going to do hard labor:

Crysis 3 which is the most demanding of all games and Battlefield Hardline - there my professor is up to nearly 55% in both, in all other games it never goes beyond 30% usage of the cores.

Which mean that an i5 will just do perfectly fine and the price will be somewhat lower.
Best regards and Good luck. :)
 


Thanks Fisherman but the thing is I'm going to use for video rendering as well.
 

Yes, then You will need the power, no question about that. Power and lots of memory, but i was16GB ehh..?
Thumbs up.

 


Yes man, wish me luck 😀