Need help building my first custom gaming computer budget is about 2500$

[Caberiano]

So i need help selecting components for my first gaming pc. I have already picked some parts so if someone could check it out and either tell me what i need to remove or add that would be great. Thanks ahead http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LsW4zy

 

[Hawkshot]

What are you going to be using it for as this is WAY over the top for gaming on 1080p this is even a bit much for 1440p as far as CPU goes. what games are you going to be playing and at what screen resolution as this makes a huge difference. also the PSU you have chosen sucks XD

 

[Caberiano]

What are you going to be using it for as this is WAY over the top for gaming on 1080p this is even a bit much for 1440p as far as CPU goes. what games are you going to be playing and at what screen resolution as this makes a huge difference. also the PSU you have chosen sucks XD

i´m going to be using this computer for gaming, I know it´s a bit overkill but i want it to be future proof and i want it to be able to play almost any game at ultra or high grapics with very good FPS. What PSU would you recommend? Thanks for the fast reply btw. ( I´m going to play with the resulotion 1920 X 1080 but i might get a new screen in the near future)

 

[Zachary_3]

Honestly you are set and future proof with that build. Here is my one gripe about the build however. If you are using it for gaming most games only utilize 2 or at MAX 4 cores. So from a gaming perspective you would be better off with the I7-6700K. Regardless you will be just happy with either choice and in a few years you can just up your RAM and SLI that 980Ti to keep running Ultra settings ;3

 

[Hawkshot]

Honestly if you are looking to Future proof your computer you should get something like this and wait for the new gen GPU's to come out as they will stomp all over the current 980ti: this is using the newer Gen i7 from intel which gives you access to DDR4 ram which is awesome plus the GTX 970 will run any game at 1080p no problem. plus if you want to SLI in future with new GPU's I gave you an amazing PSU in this build tell me what you think I can always swap things.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($374.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1888.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 09:10 EST-0500

 

[Zachary_3]

Corsair is a solid Brand for your PSU. You shouldn't have any issues with them and I once had to get a RMA on a stick of RAM and it went very well so support in my personal experience = awesome!

 

[Hawkshot]

Corsair is not a solid Brand for PSU's only certain lines of their products are good, such as the AX, AXI and RMI lines the CX,CS and RM lines are very low quality PSU's

 

[Victorion]

So i need help selecting components for my first gaming pc. I have already picked some parts so if someone could check it out and either tell me what i need to remove or add that would be great. Thanks ahead http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LsW4zy

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($399.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card ($1029.33 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($162.70 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2239.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 09:29 EST-0500

4k gaming rig - enough said.

With a generous budget of 2500 USD - you should get a Titan X card, and be the envy of all your friends and fellow gamers that cant afford it 😀

 

[Zachary_3]

A very small amount of people had issues with the RM series. While they run hotter than many PSUs there voltage regulation is decent. Yes you can always get better with the AX or HX. The RM series carries a 5 year warranty though, so they must be doing okay.

 

[Hawkshot]

A very small amount of people had issues with the RM series. While they run hotter than many PSUs there voltage regulation is decent. Yes you can always get better with the AX or HX. The RM series carries a 5 year warranty though, so they must be doing okay.

They can do ok but they do not handle overclocking very well and as OP is planning on overclocking due to him having a K processor the RM just isn't good enough.

 

[Victorion]

Corsair is not a solid Brand for PSU's only certain lines of their products are good, such as the AX, AXI and RMI lines the CX,CS and RM lines are very low quality PSU's

Corsair is one of the most reliable brands for PSU. Other name that comes into mind is Seasonic (and Antec).
And surprise surprise, everything is manufactored by Seasonic.

Saying Corsair is not a solid brand, is basically saying that Seasonic isn´t either.

 

[Victorion]

A very small amount of people had issues with the RM series. While they run hotter than many PSUs there voltage regulation is decent. Yes you can always get better with the AX or HX. The RM series carries a 5 year warranty though, so they must be doing okay.

They can do ok but they do not handle overclocking very well and as OP is planning on overclocking due to him having a K processor the RM just isn't good enough.

Do you know how overclocking works? It has very little do with the PSU Brand, and much more to do with cooling and watts.

And me being the proud owner of Corsair AX760 760Watt 80 PLUS Platinum, it´s best power supply I ever owned.
Silent, hybrid mode, awesome ripple suppresion, spectacular voltage regulation and 760 Watt is enough to power SLI.

 

[Zachary_3]

A very small amount of people had issues with the RM series. While they run hotter than many PSUs there voltage regulation is decent. Yes you can always get better with the AX or HX. The RM series carries a 5 year warranty though, so they must be doing okay.

They can do ok but they do not handle overclocking very well and as OP is planning on overclocking due to him having a K processor the RM just isn't good enough.

Why I mentioned overclocking because my understanding is it needs good voltage regulation to happen without error. Also I don't see anywhere on the post mentioning overclocking and stock speeds on this system will run anything Caeriano would like to run. Please don't assume.

 

[Hawkshot]

So i need help selecting components for my first gaming pc. I have already picked some parts so if someone could check it out and either tell me what i need to remove or add that would be great. Thanks ahead http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LsW4zy

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($399.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card ($1029.33 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($162.70 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2239.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 09:29 EST-0500

4k gaming rig - enough said.

With a generous budget of 2500 USD - you should get a Titan X card, and be the envy of all your friends and fellow gamers that cant afford it 😀

Why would you get a titan I don't understand, the R9 295x2, the R9 Furyx and SLI GTX980 all run better on games than a single titan and cost less so I have no idea why anyone would go for that option...

 

[Hawkshot]

A very small amount of people had issues with the RM series. While they run hotter than many PSUs there voltage regulation is decent. Yes you can always get better with the AX or HX. The RM series carries a 5 year warranty though, so they must be doing okay.

They can do ok but they do not handle overclocking very well and as OP is planning on overclocking due to him having a K processor the RM just isn't good enough.

Why I mentioned overclocking because my understanding is it needs good voltage regulation to happen without error. Also I don't see anywhere on the post mentioning overclocking and stock speeds on this system will run anything Caeriano would like to run. Please don't assume.

then there would be no point getting a K processor, if OP doesn't plan on overclocking he is wasting his money on any of the selected builds in the thread, if he dosent want to OC I can understand that and if that is the Case then the best CPU will be a Xeon chip such as the Xeon 1231 V3.

 

[Victorion]

Why I mentioned overclocking because my understanding is it needs good voltage regulation to happen without error. Also I don't see anywhere on the post mentioning overclocking and stock speeds on this system will run anything Caeriano would like to run. Please don't assume.

Ripples have a moderate amount of impact on overclocking, unless the values are massively out of specification. Small ripples, may shorten a component lifespan, rather than have an an actual impact in overclocking.

Less ripples are still preferred and tighter voltage regulation is still better than loose. And Corsair are outstanding in both, especially when you look at their higher end line of products.

 

[Victorion]

Why would you get a titan I don't understand, the R9 295x2, the R9 Furyx and SLI GTX980 all run better on games than a single titan and cost less so I have no idea why anyone would go for that option...

SLI GTX980 is a bit more expensive than a Titan X.
And generally single card is preferred. No hassle with heating, space in cabinet, extra heat+power consumption, poorly supported or non-supported SLI games etc.

And who says you can´t run Titan X in SLI? - it´s even cheaper than the Titan Z which has 2 inbuilt GPUs.

Titan X because its the singlemost powerful graphic card today, and possibly the only graphics card that can do 4k gaming in decent FPS.

 

[Hawkshot]

Ripples have a moderate amount of impact on overclocking, unless the values are massively out of specification. Small ripples, may shorten a component lifespan, rather than have an an actual impact in overclocking.

Less ripples are still preferred and tighter voltage regulation is still better than loose. And Corsair are outstanding in both, especially when you look at their higher end line of products.

I know they are, that's what I said in my previous comment, but the lower end Corsair stuff like most CX series and some CS series are very poor quality where as some of the high end PSU's like yours are top notch.

 

[Hawkshot]

Why would you get a titan I don't understand, the R9 295x2, the R9 Furyx and SLI GTX980 all run better on games than a single titan and cost less so I have no idea why anyone would go for that option...

SLI GTX980 is a bit more expensive than a Titan X.
And generally single card is preferred. No hassle with heating, space in cabinet, extra heat+power consumption, poorly supported or non-supported SLI games etc.

And who says you can´t run Titan X in SLI? - it´s even cheaper than the Titan Z which has 2 inbuilt GPUs.

Titan X because its the singlemost powerful graphic card today, and possibly the only graphics card that can do 4k gaming in decent FPS.

in all the testing ive done personally and all the benchmarks ive seen nothing is strong enough as a single card to run 4k gaming at a high enough frame rate to even consider doing it and at anything lower than 4k the GTX 980ti is better preforming

 

[Victorion]

I know they are, that's what I said in my previous comment, but the lower end Corsair stuff like most CX series and some CS series are very poor quality where as some of the high end PSU's like yours are top notch.

The Corsair PSU suggested here are not CX or CS. So that argument is not relevant. We suggested 2 high end PSU from Corsair, which you rejected because you stated Corsair isn´t a solid brand name.
Every brand has low end and high end products, and you would you say that Intel is a bad brand, just because they also produced Intel Celeron M 360?

in all the testing ive done personally and all the benchmarks ive seen nothing is strong enough as a single card to run 4k gaming at a high enough frame rate to even consider doing it and at anything lower than 4k the GTX 980ti is better preforming

a single googlesearch will show plenty of tests done on 4k gaming on Titan X. Surprising amounts of tests show fair fps in the ranges of 40-60 FPS in 4k. It´s a remarkable feat of engineering and there´s no argument it is the best and most powerful video card in todays market.

NB. When you say you did the testing personally. I am a bit curious if you mean to tell me that you own both a SLI setup of 980TIs and a Titan X?

 

[Caberiano]

Honestly if you are looking to Future proof your computer you should get something like this and wait for the new gen GPU's to come out as they will stomp all over the current 980ti: this is using the newer Gen i7 from intel which gives you access to DDR4 ram which is awesome plus the GTX 970 will run any game at 1080p no problem. plus if you want to SLI in future with new GPU's I gave you an amazing PSU in this build tell me what you think I can always swap things.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($374.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1888.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 09:10 EST-0500

I went with this anything anyone of you would want to change? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ktGLGX btw will the CPU cooler be in the way of the RAM?

 

[Hawkshot]

I know they are, that's what I said in my previous comment, but the lower end Corsair stuff like most CX series and some CS series are very poor quality where as some of the high end PSU's like yours are top notch.

The Corsair PSU suggested here are not CX or CS. So that argument is not relevant. We suggested 2 high end PSU from Corsair, which you rejected because you stated Corsair isn´t a solid brand name.
Every brand has low end and high end products, and you would you say that Intel is a bad brand, just because they also produced Intel Celeron M 360?

in all the testing ive done personally and all the benchmarks ive seen nothing is strong enough as a single card to run 4k gaming at a high enough frame rate to even consider doing it and at anything lower than 4k the GTX 980ti is better preforming

a single googlesearch will show plenty of tests done on 4k gaming on Titan X. Surprising amounts of tests show fair fps in the ranges of 40-60 FPS in 4k. It´s a remarkable feat of engineering and there´s no argument it is the best and most powerful video card in todays market.

NB. When you say you did the testing personally. I am a bit curious if you mean to tell me that you own both a SLI setup of 980TIs and a Titan X?

the RM series of Corsair is also low/mid end PSU which is one that was mentioned which for the price is defiantly not worth it, maybe I was wrong to brand Corsair as not being a solid brand name they just have a fairly bad rep when it comes to mid/low end PSU's compared to other names such as XFX.

I agree it can handle "some" games on 4k by its self, but it won't get you 60+fps on ultra setting which is im assuming what most gamers aim to get out of their system, and no I don't own these parts but I do work as a computer system builder and tester for a large multinational company

 

[Caberiano]

I went with this anything anyone of you would want to change? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ktGLGX btw will the CPU cooler be in the way of the RAM?

 

[Victorion]

the RM series of Corsair is also low/mid end PSU which is one that was mentioned which for the price is defiantly not worth it, maybe I was wrong to brand Corsair as not being a solid brand name they just have a fairly bad rep when it comes to mid/low end PSU's compared to other names such as XFX.

I agree it can handle "some" games on 4k by its self, but it won't get you 60+fps on ultra setting which is im assuming what most gamers aim to get out of their system, and no I don't own these parts but I do work as a computer system builder and tester for a large multinational company

The OP himself had picked RM 850W which has a 2-3% voltage regulation. That is totally acceptable and within the margins of gold certified PSUs. AX has voltage regulation of less than 1% and AXi even more tight.
That said, it´s doesn´t really impact OC unless the values are way out of specification.

There is no doubt that 980 TI SLI is more powerful in 4k gaming. However, it doesn´t come to close to solid 60 FPS either. SLI doesn´t come without hassle or with a guarantee. Some games are badly sli-supported or not at all.

 

[Hawkshot]

Honestly if you are looking to Future proof your computer you should get something like this and wait for the new gen GPU's to come out as they will stomp all over the current 980ti: this is using the newer Gen i7 from intel which gives you access to DDR4 ram which is awesome plus the GTX 970 will run any game at 1080p no problem. plus if you want to SLI in future with new GPU's I gave you an amazing PSU in this build tell me what you think I can always swap things.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($374.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1888.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 09:10 EST-0500

I went with this anything anyone of you would want to change? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ktGLGX btw will the CPU cooler be in the way of the RAM?

good choice on build, and I don't think it will block the Ram slots althought the D15 is pretty big so it has the potential to block 1 or 2