overkill for 1440p gaming?

[Jonnieboy Nickerson]

i just posted another build recently i plan on getting been messing around with builds, im waiting for black friday to buy any parts, how do u guys feel about this build? overkill for 1440p? alot of this stuff i went for as well is for aesthetic and performace http://pcpartpicker.com/list/chVTPs

 

[DarkSable]

There's not MUCH reason to spend $200 on RAM; a 16GB kit is plenty for now.

Also, a single 1080 is probably sufficient - if you want SLI, there's certainly no reason to pick 1080s over the 1070s; they represent way worse price to performance, even with a 144Hz 1440p monitor like that.

 

[RCFProd]

Nothing is overkill for 1440p@144fps. Just depends on how good your price/performance level is.

Instead go for the Corsair ML case fans. Those are the better ones.

32GB RAM, for what? Future proofing or aesthetics? For now, don't need more than 16GB at all for gaming and productivity.

Could save ~35 dollars and get the Hitachi Ultrastar 7200rpm 2TB HDD, if 3TB isn't necessary.

I'd recommend reference design graphics cards (blower) for SLI setups. They offer improved air circulation compared to custom AIB's.

Motherboard choice etc. is all your chose.

Example: Parts with same grade performance for a cheaper price.

 

[Jonnieboy Nickerson]

i switched to the cosair fans and hitachi what Gpu would you rrrecomd then? and for thee rram is was more for stlye but i brought it down to 16gb

 

[RCFProd]

This was the build I suggest for a better price/performance rated build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/9qJXnn

Doesn't include case fans, monitor or peripherals. Just the build.

The R1 probably still blasts the Corsair H105 away performance wise. Air coolers are less hassle and high performance for the money

 

[Zerk2012]

I would start with one GTX 1080 and see how you like the performance before adding another in SLI I really see no reason to use reference cards for under 200 Watt video cards.. I would also pass on the MSI motherboard and all you need is 16GB of memory. Buy a SSD to load all your games on not much in game performance increase but helps cut screen/load times.
If you like the looks without the Air cooler then no biggie to me but I would get a Cryorig H5 cooler it's plenty for a 6700K with a decent overclock.
The only places I would buy parts from is Newegg and Amazon.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GAMING 6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($180.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($91.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX300 750GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($629.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1865.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 19:44 EST-0500

 

[Jonnieboy Nickerson]

for performace i might go with that one, if i dont go sli should i still use those cards you think?

 

[Zerk2012]

for performace i might go with that one, if i dont go sli should i still use those cards you think?

I would not use reference cards even running SLI.

 

[Serious_Undead54]

Instead,


Buy a 5820k and x99 mobo(MSi x99 sli krait recommended)

Buy a 2tb or 2.5 tb hard disk with 500gb ssd (750 evo)

Buy a 16gb(recommended) or 8gb 3000mhz ram(Trident Z recommended)

Buy a 1080p 120hz monitor(not much difference from 144hz)

Buy a single GTX 1080(it can run games at 4k low/medium settings)(buy one more GTX 1080 if you find any lag to your games)

Buy a H100i

 

[Serious_Undead54]

A 5820k is better for 2 or 4 way sli

 

[DarkSable]

Why would he downgrade the monitor to 1080p? 😛

That being said... I would just start with a single 1080, like others are saying, and work my way up from there. I have a feeling one will be plenty.

 

[Jonnieboy Nickerson]

thank you everyone for you suggestions, i took them all in and made some changes http://pcpartpicker.com/list/TH6fhq

 

[RCFProd]

It's a pretty sick build now.

 

[Jonnieboy Nickerson]

yes i cant wait! im gonna wait for black friday/cyber monday to start buying the parts, thank you again everyone for you help especially RCFProd youve allways been a great help with my build questions! once this beast is complete i will post some pics !

 

[RCFProd]

Good, you can find 2TB HDD's that are equally good for a cheaper price. Like the Hitachi I listed earlier, that one isn't worse in anyway than the Seagate Barracuda. Actually, the Hitachi Ultrastar has a lower failure rate than the Barracuda. Since it also costs about 20 quid cheaper, it makes it a hard deal to ignore. Good luck though, what you have now regardless of price is a monster. We're waiting for pictures.

 

[Jonnieboy Nickerson]

justt bought the I7!