New gaming build 1300 - 1600

[Bizket]

Getting ready to upgrade my system. Would like to stay with the red/black scheme. Please have a look and give comments and suggestions for a better build.


Plan on purchasing in the next month or so, pending holiday sales.

Budget Range: 1300 to 1600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing web

Are you buying a monitor: Eventually looking for a new 27 inch recommendation

Parts to Upgrade: Reusing existing storage ssd drives

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($225.69 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1439.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 21:45 EDT-0400


Location: City, State/Region, Tampa, Florida

Parts Preferences:

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440

Additional Comments: main games are fps i.e. Battlefront, Bf, COD, and ffxiv

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: system is 5 years old

 

[CTurbo]

This would be better



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1438.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 22:18 EDT-0400

 

[Bizket]

Why would you not run the skylake chip? You could get the i7-6700k for roughly the same price. Also would air cooled not cause an issue with OC?

 

[CTurbo]

Skylake is still overpriced. Why would you choose Skylake over the X99 platform? It's far more capable.

No... mid-range air coolers are almost as good as closed loop water coolers.

 

[nikoli707]

my take on the build. change a few things around and for $60 more you have a massive graphical performance boost. doesn't the nzxt has a power supply shroud?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1501.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 22:37 EDT-0400

i understand your reasoning for the water cooler because it definitely does look a whole lot nicer. but if you were willing to spend a few bucks more and go with air you could have quite a bit more cpu horsepower.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1552.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 22:47 EDT-0400

 

[Bizket]

Nikoli707 If I reuse my existing PS it would look like this. Basically 40 bucks and better proc and video card. Thanks for the advice.

Not sure I really understand you cturbo on why it is overpriced or less capable than the x99 you recommend. The i7-6700k and msi mb are still cheaper than the haswell. I realize you are getting two less cores but don't understand what that would mean in terms of gaming. I also didn't realize that closed loop systems were about the same as an air cooled system. Thanks for the advice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $1472.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 23:31 EDT-0400

 

[CTurbo]

Not sure I really understand you cturbo on why it is overpriced or less capable than the x99 you recommend. The i7-6700k and msi mb are still cheaper than the haswell. I realize you are getting two less cores but don't understand what that would mean in terms of gaming.

Well it looks like the i7 6700k has dropped in price by $20 in the last couple of hours, but it's usually around $360-370 compared to the i7 5820k which is also usually around $370. The i7 4790k is usually around $320-330. I just have a hard time justifying the 6700k's price tag considering. It's not that much better than the much cheaper 4790k and it's not as good as the equally priced 5820k.

 

[spentshells]

This would be better



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1438.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 22:18 EDT-0400

While I will let the OP pick the best answer, I feel ths is the best answer.

This setup offers a lot more, more pcie lanes for sli and other tools.

The additional cores are far more valuable than the newer architecture , both can be overclocked. You are getting a lot more compute power for next to nothing price wise.

 

[Bizket]

Right now I am leaning toward the skylake build. Waiting to see what the holiday season releases and does to pricing.

Really came down to looks on this one and I like 107 mb better.

Thanks for all the help.

 

[nikoli707]

skylake will continue to drop in price as haswell stock drops. if you will be buying around holidays then things will change since prices are always fluctuating.