Rate my Pc gaming build/cost estimate and offer opinions.

[CN Shana]

Hello. I'm building a gaming rig. Budget for me is somewhat of importance, like i won't spend 10,000$, but i dont mind spending 5,000ish$

I'm going to use Cyberpowerpc's website.

And this is the complete list of parts/details.

Please offer any opinions on what you think is good/bad/necessary/unnecessary/over the top/under the top.

Please note: The price does not include any monitors, mouse/keyboard, speaker system, or other peripherals/devices/gear.

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*BASE_PRICE: [+1249] [ Cyberpower X99 Configurator Intel PC ]

BLUETOOTH DONGLE: None

CABLE: None

CASE: Corsair Obsidian 750D w/ USB 3.0, Full Side Panel Window [+91]

CASEUPGRADE: RGB Multi-Color (16 color) LED interior light strip with Remote Controller [+24]

CD: LG 16X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, 3D Playback DVD+RW Combo Drive [+69] (Black
Color)

CD2: None

COOLANT: Standard Coolant

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3 [+216]

CASE_FAN: Maximum Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fan
[+39]

DOCKINGSTATION: None

ENGRAVING: None

FA_HDD: None

FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H110i GT 280mm Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ Copper Cold -
Extreme Performance [+84] (Dual Enermax TB SILENCE UCTB14 140mm Performance cooling with a low-noise profile Fans (Push-Pull) [+56])

FLASHMEDIA"flash drive": None

FREEBIE_VC1: FREE! The Batman™: Arkham Knight Game Coupon [+0]

HD_M2PCIE: None

HDD: 512GB Samsung 850 PRO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 550MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write [+360] (512GB x 2 (512GB Capacity) RAID 1 Performance with Data Security [+419])

HDD2: 4TB (4TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+167] (4TB x 2 (4TB Capacity) RAID 1 Data Mirror Security [+167])

HEADSET: None

HS_HANGER: None

IUSB: Built-in USB 3.0 Ports

KEYBOARD: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR4/2800MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX)

MONITOR: None

MOPAD: None

MOTHERBOARD: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX w/USB 3.1, Intel GbLAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1,1x M.2, 8x SATA 6Gb/s, 1x SATA Express (All Venom OC Certified)

MOUSE: None

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

NFC: None

NOISEREDUCE1: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro [+135]

OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]

POWERSUPPLY: 1,000 Watts - Corsair RM1000 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Fully Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply [+109]

SLI_BRIDGE: None

SOFT1: Microsoft® Office 365 Personal 1 Year Subscription (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access and Unlimited OneDrive cloud storage) [+49]

SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster ZXR 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCIe Sound Card w/SNR
124dB, DBPro optical output, Multi-channel surround, SBX Pro Studio, Sound Core3D Processor & Audio Control Module [+226]

SPEAKERS: None

TEMP: NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Performance Fan Controller & Temperature Display [+59]

TUNING: Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel [+39]

TVRC: None

USBFLASH: None

USBHD: None

USBX: NZXT Internal USB 6-PORT Expansion Module [+19]

VIDEO: EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 (Maxwell) [+400] (Single Card)

WNC: GIGABYTE GC-WB867D-I 802.11AC Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo w/ Dual Antenna PCI-E Adapter

WTV: None


TOTAL PRICE: 4,103$

SERVICE: EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN: 4-YEAR [4 Year Labor, 2 Year Parts] SERVICE PLAN PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT [+199]

CARE1: Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution - Protect Your Dream System During Transit [+19]

CARE2: Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable
Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System [+19]

TOTAL PRICE INCLUDING WARRANTY AND EXTRAS: 4340$. BEFORE TAXES

TAX(California): $390.59

TOTAL: $4,730.60

There is no shipping costs, because i live 60 miles from where cyberpowers company is, and will pick up in person.
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For a general sense of info, i will probably be spending around 500$ each for two monitors so 1,000$, either Asus or samsung 4k's

Anywhere from 100-200$ on a keyboard, 50-100$ on a mouse, i already own various mouse pads, and anywhere from 100-400$ on a speaker system.

Estimating around 6,300ish$ total.

Before wondering, no i'm not rich, i just happened to get lucky and win a Slot jackpot at a local casino in California and took home 15,000$ after taxes.

I am a student and also work.

Please no negative or hateful replies or any rule breaking, all i'm looking for is helpful opinions and reviews/thoughts on what i'm spending and the parts i chose.

Thank you!

 

[bootcher]

- SSD's in raid 1 is usually a bad idea, since they tend to perform slower than regular setup SSD's, or just give the same perfomance.
- Since the GTX 980ti is available why not go for that one?
- The motherboard has integrated audio, unless you're some sound professional you don't really need the sound card.
- A 750 watts PSU is more than enough, and Corsair RM series is not bad but not what I would use for overclocking.
- extended warranty sounds nice, but I never buy it. It is just an extra moneymaker for them.
- It looks like a fun PC, just you're missing out on all the fun of assembling and overclocking it yourself ;-)

 

[CN Shana]

- SSD's in raid 1 is usually a bad idea, since they tend to perform slower than regular setup SSD's, or just give the same perfomance.
- Since the GTX 980ti is available why not go for that one?
- The motherboard has integrated audio, unless you're some sound professional you don't really need the sound card.
- A 750 watts PSU is more than enough, and Corsair RM series is not bad but not what I would use for overclocking.
- extended warranty sounds nice, but I never buy it. It is just an extra moneymaker for them.
- It looks like a fun PC, just you're missing out on all the fun of assembling and overclocking it yourself ;-)

im just sure if i tried it, even with guides, text or youtube tutourials, or even product manuals, i'd be sitting there for 30 hours trying to figure it out, and also have the risk of possibly damaging something, costing me even more money.

so basically your saying that the raid 1 thing, "at least for ssd's, since you didnt mention hdd since i also chose hdd raid 1" is solely to not lose my files in the event that one of them crashes and i have to reinstall windows on it because shit hit the fan? because the perfomance boost is only noticable in hdd's?

the 980ti was 155$ more, is it worth the difference in price?

and for a powersupply, are you thinking thermaltake or coolermaster is better?

 

[Larry Litmanen]

That's a beast of a PC, and yeah i would go for GTX 980ti. Also i live in an apartment so to me speakers are useless, i can't blast them. I find that having a monitor with built in speakers gets the job done and having a great headset is more important. Maybe you can save a few bucks that way too.

Don't forget you will also need a controller for the PC, you can buy a new Xbox Controller in a few weeks, MS did some updates on it including adding a headphone jack.

 

[CN Shana]

That's a beast of a PC, and yeah i would go for GTX 980ti. Also i live in an apartment so to me speakers are useless, i can't blast them. I find that having a monitor with built in speakers gets the job done and having a great headset is more important. Maybe you can save a few bucks that way too.

Don't forget you will also need a controller for the PC, you can buy a new Xbox Controller in a few weeks, MS did some updates on it including adding a headphone jack.

hey thanks for the info, yeah im in a house, and theres also a lot of distance between ours and the other homes, not miles or anything, but its a newly built home and they built the yards very big so even the side yards of the home make each home further apart than most others built. and on top of that it came with a downstairs room thats soundproof, not like a music studio, but more so soundproof than any other room in the home, like you cant even hear the doorbell in that room, and its right near the front door... my whole setup is in there, even my flatscreen. so TL;DR, i can definitely blast sound.

I know a headset is important, but i already have a good quality mic i use to record some other things for other things with. and i own beats wireless over ears, so, i mean...... i could buy a headset but, i probably won't in the long run, i have 0 friends to speak to online or on xbox anyway. "cry's" anyway thanks for the info on the xbox controller i was actually about to buy one tonight off amazon, if theres an updated model comming i'll chill for a bit then.

 

[bootcher]

- SSD's in raid 1 is usually a bad idea, since they tend to perform slower than regular setup SSD's, or just give the same perfomance.
- Since the GTX 980ti is available why not go for that one?
- The motherboard has integrated audio, unless you're some sound professional you don't really need the sound card.
- A 750 watts PSU is more than enough, and Corsair RM series is not bad but not what I would use for overclocking.
- extended warranty sounds nice, but I never buy it. It is just an extra moneymaker for them.
- It looks like a fun PC, just you're missing out on all the fun of assembling and overclocking it yourself ;-)

im just sure if i tried it, even with guides, text or youtube tutourials, or even product manuals, i'd be sitting there for 30 hours trying to figure it out, and also have the risk of possibly damaging something, costing me even more money.

so basically your saying that the raid 1 thing, "at least for ssd's, since you didnt mention hdd since i also chose hdd raid 1" is solely to not lose my files in the event that one of them crashes and i have to reinstall windows on it because shit hit the fan? because the perfomance boost is only noticable in hdd's?

the 980ti was 155$ more, is it worth the difference in price?

and for a powersupply, are you thinking thermaltake or coolermaster is better?

I now see that you are planning on running dual 4k monitors, for this you will need at least dual 980's in SLI to have good performance on dual 4k resolution. You will also need more PSU power, around a good 850 watt minimum.
Corsair have good PSU in their AXi/HX series (titanium/platinum rated), Coolermaster has good PSU's in their V series (gold/platinum rated).

As Larry said, the Tiis better, but you might be good running 2 regular 980's in sli, but the 980ti will perform better.

For regular hdd's raid 0/1 does make a lot of sense, it does perform much better than regular hdd's. Raid 1 is better so you have a backup of your data at all times. Whether or not it makes sense to invest in raid is up to you, will you be using the raid 1 array so often that it will actually make a difference? Since there are SSD's I personally don't use raid anymore, data that i need to read/write quickly is put on a SSD (OS, programs, current projects/files), the rest on regular hdd's without the hassle of raid.

 

[CN Shana]

I now see that you are planning on running dual 4k monitors, for this you will need at least dual 980's in SLI to have good performance on dual 4k resolution. You will also need more PSU power, around a good 850 watt minimum.
Corsair have good PSU in their AXi/HX series (titanium/platinum rated), Coolermaster has good PSU's in their V series (gold/platinum rated).

As Larry said, the Tiis better, but you might be good running 2 regular 980's in sli, but the 980ti will perform better.

For regular hdd's raid 0/1 does make a lot of sense, it does perform much better than regular hdd's. Raid 1 is better so you have a backup of your data at all times. Whether or not it makes sense to invest in raid is up to you, will you be using the raid 1 array so often that it will actually make a difference? Since there are SSD's I personally don't use raid anymore, data that i need to read/write quickly is put on a SSD (OS, programs, current projects/files), the rest on regular hdd's without the hassle of raid.

ok ill do raid 1 for the hdd's and no raid for the ssd.

would you know if dual 980ti's is better than just having this: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN X Hydro Copper 12GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card)

 

[QuestionableUsername]

This is what I have, feel free to ask me any questions about it! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X27WTW
I didn't include the peripherals and monitor and extra fans, etc. came out to be roughly 4000 with EVERYTHING