Triple monitor gaming pc build. $6000

[bellbell098]

My old PC needs to be retired. Its been a while since I looked into new parts. It going to be used mostly for gaming and streaming/recording. With a little video editing and 3d rendering. Im also still deciding if i want 32 or 64 gb ram, and 1 or 2 graphics cards. How does this build look? Anything im missing? Thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yBhPkT

**Type**[Item]Price

**CPU** [Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor] $599.00

**CPU cooler** [EK-KIT X360 liquid cooling kit] $480.00

**Thermal Compound** [ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste] $5.79

**Motherboard** [GIGABYTE AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 9] $500.00

**Memory** [G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory] $596.98

**Storage** [Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive] $219.99

**Storage** [Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] $146.36

**Video Card** [Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card (2way SLI)] $1620.998

**SLI** [Aorus sli bridge] $50.00

**Case** [Phanteks - Enthoo Primo ATX Full Tower Case] $249.99

**Power Supply** [EVGA - SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply] $228.23

**Optical Drive** [LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer] $46.88

**Operating System** [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit] $132.89

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (x3)] $86.000

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)] $51.000

**Fan Controller** [NZXT - SENTRY 3 Fan Controller] $33.89

**Monitor** [Samsung - LC24FG70FQNXZA 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (x3)] $810.000

**Keyboard** [Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard] $189.99

**Mouse** [Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse] $55.99

**Mouse** [Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse] $59.99

**Mouse pad** [MM800 RGB POLARIS Gaming Mouse Pad] $60.00

**Headphones** [Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset] $59.99

**Speakers** [Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers] $63.89

$6254.996

 

[jaslion]

My old PC needs to be retired. Its been a while since I looked into new parts. It going to be used mostly for gaming and streaming/recording. With a little video editing and 3d rendering. How does this build look? Anything im missing? Thanks!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yBhPkT

**Type**[Item]Price

**CPU** [Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor] $599.00

**CPU cooler** [EK-KIT X360 liquid cooling kit] $480.00

**Thermal Compound** [ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste] $5.79

**Motherboard** [GIGABYTE AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 9] $500.00

**Memory** [G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory] $596.98

**Storage** [Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive] $219.99

**Storage** [Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] $146.36

**Video Card** [Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card (2way SLI)] $1620.998

**SLI** [Aorus sli bridge] $50.00

**Case** [Phanteks - Enthoo Primo ATX Full Tower Case] $249.99

**Power Supply** [EVGA - SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply] $228.23

**Optical Drive** [LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer] $46.88

**Operating System** [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit] $132.89

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (x3)] $86.000

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)] $51.000

**Fan Controller** [NZXT - SENTRY 3 Fan Controller] $33.89

**Monitor** [Samsung - LC24FG70FQNXZA 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (x3)] $810.000

**Keyboard** [Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard] $189.99

**Mouse** [Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse] $55.99

**Mouse** [Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse] $59.99

**Mouse pad** [MM800 RGB POLARIS Gaming Mouse Pad] $60.00

**Headphones** [Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset] $59.99

**Speakers** [Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers] $63.89

$6254.996

Do you mind going with ryzen? Same performance for a lot less.
Also don't use sli it's pretty much done as almost no games support multi gpu anymore and it tends to give a lot of issues anyways.

 

[bellbell098]

I was undecided on the SLI or not for the money and compatability problems. And I have just always used intel in the past. Never really looked into the AMD ryzen. But I may be open to it.

 

[Sedivy]

**Looks at price tag
**Falls over
No but seriously if you're going to go with that premium level system with custom liquid cooling, go with something swankier for a case. Show it off a little.
I agree on the sli. Its support is dwindling instead of rising among game developers so impact may be marginal.

 

[bellbell098]

Ok. Ill probably drop the sli and go with a single 1080ti. What kind of case would you suggest? Thats probably my least researched item.

 

[bellbell098]

And ive never been good at adding up power supply needs. Would a 850 be enough for a single GPU along with everything else, or should i go with a 1000. I will also be overclocking this.

 

[theyeti87]

Ok. Ill probably drop the sli and go with a single 1080ti. What kind of case would you suggest? Thats probably my least researched item.

Lian Li cases are known to be of high quality, perhaps scan through their offerings. Case selection is the most subjective individual component to system builds.

 

[Sedivy]

I'd go for something designed to be a showpiece. Like a lot of thermaltake cases. Here's a few:
http://thermaltakeusa.com/Chassis/Super_Tower_/The_Tower/C_00002974/The_Tower_900/design.htm
or
http://thermaltakeusa.com/Chassis/Full_Tower_/Core/C_00002998/Core_X71_Tempered_Glass_Edition/design.htm
http://thermaltakeusa.com/Chassis/Cube_Case_/Core/C_00003042/Core_X5_Tempered_Glass_Edition/design.htm

Or if you're into more normal looking towers, get one of Phanteks's full (luxe tempered, elite) or roomy mid towers (like enthoo evolv atx) that come in tempered glass edition. Or Corsair's crystal series though I do not know if they'll be big enough. but they're tempered glass on all sides, can't get much more showy than that.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/crystal570x
though this last one lacks a spot for a fan controller.
It really depends on your taste in cases. But if you're spending this much on gear, it'd be a shame not to show it off and make it look fantastic.

 

[Mike3k24]

Not to be a downer or anything but for the tasks you're doing you absolutely do not need the setup that you've listed.

 

[bellbell098]

I think ill drop it to a single 1080ti.
32 gb ram instead of 64.
The corsair obsidian 900d case.
And 850 power supply.
Saving about $1000.
Making this the new list.


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8vsYZ8


**Type**[Item]Price

**CPU** [Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor] $599.00

**CPU cooler** [EK-KIT X360 liquid cooling kit] $480.00

**Thermal Compound** [ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste] $5.79

**Motherboard** [GIGABYTE AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 9] $500.00

**Memory** [G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 64GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory] $298.98

**Storage** [Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive] $219.99

**Storage** [Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] $146.36

**Video Card** [Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card] $760.00

**Case** [Corsair - 900D ATX Full Tower Case] $332.998

**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA T2 850W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply] $195.78

**Optical Drive** [LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer] $46.88

**Operating System** [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit] $132.89

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (x1)] $86.00

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)] $51.00

**Case Fan** | [Thermaltake - Riing 14 RGB 3-Pack 51.1 CFM 140mm Fans (x2)] $113.00

**Fan Controller** [NZXT - SENTRY 3 Fan Controller] $33.89

**Monitor** [Samsung - LC24FG70FQNXZA 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (x3)] $810.000

**Keyboard** [Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard] $189.99

**Mouse** [Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse] $55.99

**Mouse** [Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse] $59.99

**Mouse pad** [MM800 RGB POLARIS Gaming Mouse Pad] $60.00

**Headphones** [Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset] $59.99

**Speakers** [Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers] $63.89

$5250.00

 

[jaslion]

I think ill drop it to a single 1080ti.
32 gb ram instead of 64.
The corsair obsidian 900d case.
And 850 power supply.
Saving about $1000.
Making this the new list.


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8vsYZ8


**Type**[Item]Price

**CPU** [Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor] $599.00

**CPU cooler** [EK-KIT X360 liquid cooling kit] $480.00

**Thermal Compound** [ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste] $5.79

**Motherboard** [GIGABYTE AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 9] $500.00

**Memory** [G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 64GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory] $298.98

**Storage** [Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive] $219.99

**Storage** [Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] $146.36

**Video Card** [Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card] $760.00

**Case** [Corsair - 900D ATX Full Tower Case] $332.998

**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA T2 850W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply] $195.78

**Optical Drive** [LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer] $46.88

**Operating System** [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit] $132.89

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan (x1)] $86.00

**Case Fan** [Noctua - NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)] $51.00

**Case Fan** | [Thermaltake - Riing 14 RGB 3-Pack 51.1 CFM 140mm Fans (x2)] $113.00

**Fan Controller** [NZXT - SENTRY 3 Fan Controller] $33.89

**Monitor** [Samsung - LC24FG70FQNXZA 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (x3)] $810.000

**Keyboard** [Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard] $189.99

**Mouse** [Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse] $55.99

**Mouse** [Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse] $59.99

**Mouse pad** [MM800 RGB POLARIS Gaming Mouse Pad] $60.00

**Headphones** [Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset] $59.99

**Speakers** [Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers] $63.89

$5250.00

With a ryzen 1800x + 350 board you will pay under half of the current i7 + motherboard and lose about 15% performance. Up to you if the big expense is worth it. Btw ditch those noctua fans your kit includes more than good enough fans.

 

[James Mason]

Kind of wasting money in a lot of places, here's what I think will be a better build in looks and performance.

While Ryzen is certainly good, This is still better, and the extra cost does equal the improved performance fairly:
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core--i7-7820X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-1800X/3928vs3916

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($599.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ B&H)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut 1g 1g Thermal Paste ($11.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X299-A ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($267.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($270.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card ($778.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($135.49 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Thermaltake - Riing 14 RGB 3-Pack 51.1 CFM 140mm Fans ($56.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Thermaltake - Riing 14 RGB 3-Pack 51.1 CFM 140mm Fans ($56.89 @ OutletPC)
Fan Controller: BitFenix - Recon (White) Fan Controller ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - H236HLbid 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - H236HLbid 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($529.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel Headset ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($63.89 @ B&H)
Other: MM800 RGB POLARIS Gaming Mouse Pad ($60.00)
Total: $4192.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-23 18:14 EDT-0400

That said... you're still overspending for what you want to do I think.