New Gaming Build $2000 budget Need Advice

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Subayyal

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: $2000. Can push it to 2200.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing, Movies.

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: Completely new build

Do you need to buy OS: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, ncixus etc.

Location: - Dallas, TX

Parts Preferences: Intel cpu.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Your Monitor Resolution: 4k

Additional Comments:

I have made a list on pcpartpicker.com

I am pasting the link here.

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If the link cant be accessed, here is the list of parts.

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (Available for $359 at local microcenter)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99)
Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99)
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99)
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) $599.99 ea.
NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $65.99
EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 94.99

total comes to about $2215.

I wanted opinion of you all. Is the build going to have any compatibility issues? Can it be optimized further without increasing the total amount?

Thanks!
 
Yes. The build is pretty good but the power supply unit is going to be the biggest mistake.

I've changed it for the sake of your rest components:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($439.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($599.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($599.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2272.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 15:20 EST-0500

Still, this what would i suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.25 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.65 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($599.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($599.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2233.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 15:24 EST-0500
 
Thanks! Yes after posting the thread I realized that the power supply probably would be a problem.

Also, If I can get Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz in the same price as Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz, which one would be better?

Should i be concerned about the cooling inside the case? Do i need to buy extra fans?
 


Really? A bronze Leadex unit is going to be your biggest mistake? Those aren't the EVGA B or Nex series (if they are, I agree) - they're the same units as the G2/P2/T2, only at a much lower price range. :ange:

That build looks pretty good but keep in mind that Micro Center deal is in store only - if you live near one great, if you don't you can't score that deal.

This is my suggestions for improving your build - mainly CPU cooler, case, and power supply, I also used the slightly less expensive Asrock Z170 Extreme 6, though the Maximus VIII is a good option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme6+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.65 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($644.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($644.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2375.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 15:41 EST-0500
 
Well, that's a good question. Intel Skylake for sure.

The Intel 5820k performs much better in heavy rendering, encoding, editing & so..... Since, games prefer faster cores rather than slower. So, Skylake is the clear winner & it draws less power than Haswell-E chip. So, 6700k is perfect for your purpose.

Just make sure, you're cleaning up your dust filters & the CPU heatsink once a year including case fans. No need for extra fan. If you can afford, i would suggest a good 140mm for rear as they don't cost much, hardly $18-$20.

Hope this helps.
 


Why on earth you do that. For 2x980Ti, at least 900W or more would be ideal. A 850W would be neck to neck.
and
I never meant the power supply bad but i would not suggest that for Overclocking.
 


Not true - the current generations (and future) use less power than previous generations do. I can run a GTX 660 and a Pentium G on 430W, and I've run 8 core AMDs and Radeon 7800s on that kind of PSU. It's not the wattage - it's the quality of the unit. A poor unit and yes you would need higher wattage. But a Leadex or any Seasonic unit can handle that kind of wattage without breaking a sweat.
 
That build looks pretty good but keep in mind that Micro Center deal is in store only - if you live near one great, if you don't you can't score that deal.
Click to expand...

Yes. It's 10 mins drive from my place.

Also, is it worth it to have SLI configuration? I do have a 4k monitor and I do plan running games on 4k. But two 980 ti really going to give me extra FPS? I know i depends on individual games and all but generally what do you all think?
 


It depends. I myself was faced with that same exact question a few weeks ago. I decided to go with the X99 build.

The truth: Skylake is "currently" better at playing most games due to its faster speed. Games do not currently use more than 4 cores, as a result, anything more than that is just over kill.

I ended up going x99 because I wanted to have the ability to be somewhat future proof, especially if games in the future use more than 4. Additionally it allowed me to do things like quad channel ram... which I wanted.

Overall I spent about the same amount of money (1.9k) but I did not get the second graphics card. Instead I spent more money on a better cooling system, ram, etc. I've also heard that x99 is better for sli... but I don't know how much truth there is to that.

As far as needing better fans... I think it depends on whether or not you plan on serious over clocking.
If not.. you probably don't need anything too fancy.
 


You are misinformed on power supplies. At full draw and heavily overclocked that might break a quality power supply, but if you look at any wattage calculator on the internet, they all have a warning that's like the one on PC Part Picker or similar to this: "Note: Wattages are estimates only. Actual power draw may differ from listed values.". On idle and even on full use NVIDIA GPUs don't use much wattage. Only if they're heavily overclocked and you start messing with the voltages, do they use more than their estimated wattage. Otherwise they do not.
 


I learnt a lot from your statement but i'm not wrong anyway. :)
:http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-review,8.html
 


Did you read that article you linked to?

Measured power consumption

System in IDLE = 92 Watts
System Wattage with GPU in FULL Stress = 332 Watts
Difference (GPU load) = 240 Watts
Add average IDLE wattage ~10 Watts
Subjective obtained GPU power consumption = ~ 250 Watts
Click to expand...

That's the ideal GPU power consumption. So GPU (250) x 2 + CPU (110) + drives and fans (30W) = ~640W average power draw. With that in mind yes an 850W is perfectly acceptable.
 
To be fair, that article did recommend, 900w min, for SLI.

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 980 Ti - On your average system the card requires you to have a 600 Watts power supply unit.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 900 Watts power supply unit as minimum.
Click to expand...

I do agree that a quality 850w should handle it., if not overclocking.
 
So this is what I have ordered. I got Zotac 980 Ti Amp edition so I went ahead and got 1000 watt fully modular corsair PSU.

I am not so sure about the Case yet. I am not looking for a flashy or a beast looking case. I am just looking for something practical.

Here is the list. I have applied rebates myself.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MpzL3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MpzL3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $389.99)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (Purchased For $19.99)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Purchased For $184.99)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (Purchased For $82.99)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $77.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $44.99)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) (Purchased For $599.99)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) (Purchased For $599.99)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $109.99)
Total: $2110.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 19:53 EST-0500
 


Looks good! Post some pictures when you get it built!
 
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