Red and Black Theme

Barry White

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Hello all! I've had my PC for about a year and a half now, it performs well but produces a lot of heat when I play any game. I have some money saved up and I think it's time for an upgrade, I would like to get a new Motherboard, WiFi card, PSU, Chassis and a second GPU, maybe a second monitor (Or a new one), and any place that could use an update, I would just like some recommendations on what to buy. I'm keeping a Red & Black theme with my PC, so any Chassis that's black(ish) or Motherboard with red LED's like MSI and can overclock.

Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (I have 2 sets of these so I run 16GB in Quad Channel)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
SSD: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card
Chassis: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor

I would just like some upgrade recommendations, especially on the case, something black(ish) and sleek looking. Thank you for your time.


 
Solution
All these parts should fit with your color scheme and are all high end at a great price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($263.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $513.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-24 13:58 EDT-0400
All these parts should fit with your color scheme and are all high end at a great price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($263.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $513.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-24 13:58 EDT-0400
 
Solution
is it is very good
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 360 273.4 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($449.95 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1559.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-24 14:14 EDT-0400
 
What is your budget?

Regardless of budget I don't think you really want to a add a second R9 390 if you think the current heat output is high!

The base setup is fine, there's really no need to change much.

Suggestions:
Go for a replacement Z170 motherboard, if you must. 😉
Consider going all SSD for storage, PCI-E NVMe drives are devastatingly fast and will be compatible with the new MB, but come at a price premium.
Drop the R9 390 and grab a GTX1070, they produce far less heat and are much faster.
That GPU upgrade is going to be severely throttled by the current display, cheapest option would be to get a 'stock' high refresh (120 or 144Hz) or Freesync monitor and run the GTX1070 in Adaptive Sync mode through the drivers, the ultimate would be a 2560x1440 Gsync display...At a cost!
The NZXT H440 is a fine case, but I've a soft spot for Phanteks parts, your call.
The PSU is actually not bad, I'd leave it alone.
 


I heard the new GPU's do not support SLI, and thank you for your answer.
 

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