Pc build on a 2100$ CAD budget

[Nigel_22]

I want to build my first Pc soon so I've made a partlist and I was wondering if I could make it any better.
Also, I already own a 144hz 1080p monitor.
Any help would be appreciated.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/NyvfBm

 

[jtabb1256]

Which cad programs? Depending which ones, your GPU could be a gaming card or it could need to be a pro card.

 

[jtabb1256]

Change your CPU cooler. Tone down your Motherboard. I'm not sure if it's worth getting 1866 over 1600mhz cas 9 ram.

Tone down your PSU. Case is a personal choice, but it could be cheaper.

 

[Archgaull]

Which cad programs? Depending which ones, your GPU could be a gaming card or it could need to be a pro card.

I believe he meant canadian dollar, not CAD programs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($166.39 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($169.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.75 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card ($859.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($214.00 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $2103.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 22:19 EDT-0400

 

[MasterDell]

I'm sorry but whenever I come to a post in CAD (I'm Canadian too), there is always that one person who thinks it's computer aided design. :lol:

Arch's build is pretty well spot on. I wouldn't be going for a full tower case though. Wayyy to big for no reason.

 

[Archgaull]

I'm sorry but whenever I come to a post in CAD (I'm Canadian too), there is always that one person who thinks it's computer aided design. :lol:

Arch's build is pretty well spot on. I wouldn't be going for a full tower case though. Wayyy to big for no reason.

I usually do the same thing, but I always check the pcpartpicker link to see if it's the canadian version.

As for the case, I totally agree with you. It's a bit expensive, but I'm sure the OP picked it for a reason. A nice alternative, even if you want to stick with full tower, is the NZXT Phantom 530 (white), it looks similar and is $60 cheaper. That, paired with a smaller wattage of the EVGA G2 series (650 vs 750W) can fit a 500GB Samsung SSD, vs the 250GB I have in there currently.

 

[MasterDell]

Or a 750W EVGA B2 for $20 more than the 650W G2

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

[Archgaull]

Yup, that works as well. Here's everything put together, for reference.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($166.39 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($152.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.00 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card ($859.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $2076.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 23:23 EDT-0400

 

[MasterDell]

OP, I recommend avoiding Canada Computers, Vuugo, and ShopRBC. If they have the best price, then NCIX will match that. Memory Express will do the same + 10% off that but good luck because they never have anything is stock

 

[jtabb1256]

I'm sorry but whenever I come to a post in CAD (I'm Canadian too), there is always that one person who thinks it's computer aided design. :lol:

Arch's build is pretty well spot on. I wouldn't be going for a full tower case though. Wayyy to big for no reason.

I usually do the same thing, but I always check the pcpartpicker link to see if it's the canadian version.

As for the case, I totally agree with you. It's a bit expensive, but I'm sure the OP picked it for a reason. A nice alternative, even if you want to stick with full tower, is the NZXT Phantom 530 (white), it looks similar and is $60 cheaper. That, paired with a smaller wattage of the EVGA G2 series (650 vs 750W) can fit a 500GB Samsung SSD, vs the 250GB I have in there currently.

The sad thing is I knew it was Canadian money, but still thought he was talking about computer aided design XD

 

[MasterDell]

I'm sorry but whenever I come to a post in CAD (I'm Canadian too), there is always that one person who thinks it's computer aided design. :lol:

Arch's build is pretty well spot on. I wouldn't be going for a full tower case though. Wayyy to big for no reason.

I usually do the same thing, but I always check the pcpartpicker link to see if it's the canadian version.

As for the case, I totally agree with you. It's a bit expensive, but I'm sure the OP picked it for a reason. A nice alternative, even if you want to stick with full tower, is the NZXT Phantom 530 (white), it looks similar and is $60 cheaper. That, paired with a smaller wattage of the EVGA G2 series (650 vs 750W) can fit a 500GB Samsung SSD, vs the 250GB I have in there currently.

The sad thing is I knew it was Canadian money, but still thought he was talking about computer aided design XD

:lol:

Oh well, it happens to the best of us

 

[jtabb1256]

why get 4 x 4 instead of 2 x 8?

 

[Archgaull]

Quad channel. You could go 2x8, but I doubt OP would be upgrade to 32 or 64GB any time soon, and I've hard that 4x4GB is preferable over 2x8GB, although it is slightly more expensive.

EDIT: Now that I look at it, The Z170P doesn't support Quad channel, so it would be better to go with 2x8GB. My mistake.

 

[MasterDell]

Okay first off, that motherboard or CPU only supports dual channel. Second off, 2x8GB will out perform a 4x4GB kit. When gaming, there will be absolutely no difference. In rendering and such, there will be a very small one.

 

[Archgaull]

Okay first off, that motherboard or CPU only supports dual channel. Second off, 2x8GB will out perform a 4x4GB kit. When gaming, there will be absolutely no difference. In rendering and such, there will be a very small one.

Yeah, I realized that now. I've edited my original post to a 2x8GB.

 

[Nigel_22]

I don't think an hdd will be needed as I already got one from my old laptop. Anyway, I think that a 500gb ssd should be enough for me. And if I manage to squeeze a 980 ti in my budget, which one should I go for.

 

[Nigel_22]

Would this psu be good enough for the build since I really like the 780T case and it would put the total to 2101$
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr

 

[Archgaull]

$12 over budget, but it has the case you want, and is SLI ready. PSU should be able to handle two GTX980ti's.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($152.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.00 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($849.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($214.00 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2112.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 06:56 EDT-0400

 

[Nigel_22]

OP, I recommend avoiding Canada Computers, Vuugo, and ShopRBC. If they have the best price, then NCIX will match that. Memory Express will do the same + 10% off that but good luck because they never have anything is stock

$12 over budget, but it has the case you want, and is SLI ready. PSU should be able to handle two GTX980ti's.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($152.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.00 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($849.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($214.00 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2112.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 06:56 EDT-0400

I've searched the psu, and it's not determined in which tier it is yet so I don't think I should go for it.
On top of that, I don't plan on buying a second 980ti until next year at which point I'll have another 2000$ to spend on the pc.
And as MasterDell said, If I avoid CanadaComputers and Vuugo and get this
ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1
instead, the total would be 2122$.
I can go 100$ over budget if necessary, so is this 980ti the best I can get for the budget?
ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44990kr

 

[Archgaull]

Here's an indepth review to the PSU.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=408

 

[Nigel_22]

So the final build should be like this?
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/yRn6zy

 

[Archgaull]

Looks good to me.

 

[Nigel_22]

Ok thanks guys

 

[MasterDell]

That PSU gets a 7.5/10 by Johnny Guru. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=408

I would be going with a better unit.