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"I Need a New PC!" 2016 Plus Ultra! HBM2, VR, 144Hz, and 4K for all!
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Yautja_Warrior
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Finally time to say goodbye to my trusty Sandybridge i5 2500k and GTX 760 now, had it for a long time, feel like its time for something newer now, so I've finally started building my Skylake PC.
I will salvage a few bits to cut down a bit of cost, like the SSD + hard drives, PSU, fan controller and dvd / blu- ray drives.
Final Spec.
Phanteks Ethoo Primo White Full Tower Case.
Intel i7 6700k.
AiO Watercooler. (not decided yet)
Msi Xpower Gaming Titanium Motherboard.
Msi Gaming X GTX 1070. (or maybe a 1080)
16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 3000Mhz RAM.
PSU 1000w Enermax Revolution 85+.
NZXT LCD Fan Controller.
LG DVD Writer and blu-ray drives.
Samsung 128GB SSD
2x 2TB Samsung Spinpoint HDD's.
RGB lighting.
Should be done next month hopefully, just need the CPU, Watercooler, GPU and the RGB lights now and it will be complete.
I will salvage a few bits to cut down a bit of cost, like the SSD + hard drives, PSU, fan controller and dvd / blu- ray drives.
Final Spec.
Phanteks Ethoo Primo White Full Tower Case.
Intel i7 6700k.
AiO Watercooler. (not decided yet)
Msi Xpower Gaming Titanium Motherboard.
Msi Gaming X GTX 1070. (or maybe a 1080)
16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 3000Mhz RAM.
PSU 1000w Enermax Revolution 85+.
NZXT LCD Fan Controller.
LG DVD Writer and blu-ray drives.
Samsung 128GB SSD
2x 2TB Samsung Spinpoint HDD's.
RGB lighting.
Should be done next month hopefully, just need the CPU, Watercooler, GPU and the RGB lights now and it will be complete.
You need to buy it solely for the serial key.
The install media is freely available.
And the monitor doesn't connect to the case. It connects to the graphics card output (HDMI/DP/DVI).
I started at 1500dpi but have reduced it to 1250dpi. I was changing between desktop and CS GO, but it was better just to keep it the same else my mouse muscle memory got confused.
So I buy my Windows 10 license with my PC, get a 4GB USB stick, install the Windows 10 install software on it with my laptop, and then use that to install Windows 10 on my new PC?
Thanks, btw. I feel really dumb trying to figure all this out.
Yes, that's right.
On your laptop download the Windows 10 ISO from Microsofts site.
There should be a tool (also from Microsoft) to then create USB installation media using that ISO.
Boot the USB on your newly built PC.
Follow on screen to install Windows to your SSD/HDD.
It'll prompt for the serial key.
Done.
Ok, I think I can handle that. Thanks.
timetokill
Banned
Oh, so 1070s are all backordered. Well, fuck. 
Ordered everything else but can't find one of these at a reasonable price.
Ordered everything else but can't find one of these at a reasonable price.
timetokill
Banned
Wait,is there any reason not to buy from Nvidia directly? Like is it a weaker card or not improved in some way?
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
The main point was that most of the surface area of the heatpipes at the base don't touch the hot part. I just used that picture to illustrate it. The gaps have nothing to do with my point I was making.
If you could turn the base 90 degrees, all 4 of them would at least touch the heatsource.
Strafebogey
Member
Oh, so 1070s are all backordered. Well, fuck.
Ordered everything else but can't find one of these at a reasonable price.
http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/nvidia/gtx1070/
MSI Gaming 1070 available at Newegg.
timetokill
Banned
Huh, nice. What's the difference between this version and, say, the Founders Edition? I mean beyond the LEDs on this one that I would never use in an office setting.
Questions one and two are very difficult to answer, as "max settings" varies between games and engines. If you just max every setting in every game, you'll have a miserable time. When people complain that their GeForce 970 is not enough for a game, they just aren't willing to mess around enough to get good image quality at their desired frame rate. Good 1080p cards range from the Nvidia 750 Ti to the AMD 380. For 1440p, anything from the 4GB 380X on up will work well. The RX480 is supposed to launch soon, and be great for both resolutions and VR. If this is true, it's worth waiting for.
The i5-6600K is probably the best value for money (for now) as a gaming/general purpose CPU. The i3-6100 below it is great as well, it's just not quite as versatile and probably won't last as long. The i7-6700K and 5820K are the ones to get right now. They're not insanely faster than an i5 for games, but will probably last a lot longer, like the Bloomfield i7s (920, 930, 950, etc.) did.
There is not much difference between mATX and ATX. EATX is generally used in servers, as it fits lots of PCIe lanes and sometimes multiple CPU sockets. You can safely ignore this form factor for a gaming PC. If you want a small PC, you could look into Mini-ITX.
It sounds like you're building a home theater-type PC, so you'd be fine with 8GB. 16GB is very inexpensive now, so there isn't much reason not to get it. Having lots of RAM rules! But if you aren't doing many non-gaming tasks, you could save a little money.
Hey guys. I've been wanting a new PC for a while and will hopefully be building his within the next few months. I'd just really appreciate some feedback on the overall parts list and where it could improve. The budget is around 4K.
The idea behind the PC is high quality gaming with a custom cooling loop on the cpu and gpu, going pump/res->cpu->radiator->gpu->radiator->back to start. This is to be over clocked obviously.
I've listed the parts below. Note that I'm from Australia when recommending parts/prices on things. The list below does not have the gpu block as there isn't one available that I can find for that make of the card.
I'm mostly unsure of the water cooling bits and also the ssd and whether I should have an m.2 ssd instead.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/qKJLkT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/qKJLkT/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/tdmxFT/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $483.00 @ Centre Com
**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/tBZ2FT/asus-motherboard-maximusviiihero) | $345.00 @ Centre Com
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Cf98TW/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvkb) | $117.00 @ IJK
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | $189.00 @ PLE Computers
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/3fvZxr/gigabyte-video-card-gvn1080g1gaming8gd) | $1139.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/fkTrxr/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bkow) | $182.00 @ IJK
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/qNrG3C/cooler-master-power-supply-rs850afbag1us) | $235.00 @ Centre Com
**Monitor** | [Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/zj8Zxr/asus-monitor-90lm00u0b01370) | $959.00 @ IJK
**Other**| Water block| $89.00 EK supremacy acetel
**Other**| Pump/Reservoir| $159.00 xres 140 revo d5
**Other**| Radiator 240| $49.00 xspc ex 240
**Other**| Radiator 360| $55.00 xspc ex360
**Other**| Pump bracket $15.00
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$4016.00**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-06-23 08:21 AEST+1000 |
The idea behind the PC is high quality gaming with a custom cooling loop on the cpu and gpu, going pump/res->cpu->radiator->gpu->radiator->back to start. This is to be over clocked obviously.
I've listed the parts below. Note that I'm from Australia when recommending parts/prices on things. The list below does not have the gpu block as there isn't one available that I can find for that make of the card.
I'm mostly unsure of the water cooling bits and also the ssd and whether I should have an m.2 ssd instead.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/qKJLkT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/qKJLkT/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/tdmxFT/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $483.00 @ Centre Com
**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/tBZ2FT/asus-motherboard-maximusviiihero) | $345.00 @ Centre Com
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Cf98TW/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvkb) | $117.00 @ IJK
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | $189.00 @ PLE Computers
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/3fvZxr/gigabyte-video-card-gvn1080g1gaming8gd) | $1139.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/fkTrxr/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bkow) | $182.00 @ IJK
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/qNrG3C/cooler-master-power-supply-rs850afbag1us) | $235.00 @ Centre Com
**Monitor** | [Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/zj8Zxr/asus-monitor-90lm00u0b01370) | $959.00 @ IJK
**Other**| Water block| $89.00 EK supremacy acetel
**Other**| Pump/Reservoir| $159.00 xres 140 revo d5
**Other**| Radiator 240| $49.00 xspc ex 240
**Other**| Radiator 360| $55.00 xspc ex360
**Other**| Pump bracket $15.00
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$4016.00**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-06-23 08:21 AEST+1000 |
Why wouldn't you get a faster m.2 SSD? Its already over 4 grand, whats a couple hundo?
Strafebogey
Member
A lot of the negativity towards the Founders Edition is due to the fact that it's 100 dollars more expensive and "supposedly" does not overclock as good as the partner boards like from MSI, Asus, etc.
My 1080 Founder Edition gets up to 2088Mhz overclock pretty much the same and in some case, higher than the factory overclocked partner boards from MSI and ASUS. My 3DMark FireStrike Ultra benchmark result.
Other than that, cooling is allegedly better on non-Founders Edition cards, but in my case, I rather not have a fat card blowing hot air back into the tight enclosure of my case, so the blower-style Founders Edition suits my need. If you have a bigger case, that may not be an important point to note, provided you make sure your case setup has positive airflow (proper air intake and exhaust through the top or back of the case).
Noise is another factor too. The Founders Edition has a single blower style fan, while most partner cards employs two or three large blade length, high volume fans that can spin at low RPM thus generating less noise. That is true to a certain extent, but I program my own fan curve into MSI Afterburner app that only kicks in when temperature approaches 82C where the card throttles back it memory and core clock frequencies to avoid overheating. Plus, when I'm deep in gaming with my home theatre setup or headphones on, noise factor becomes moot. I don't game in silence. Bear in mind though, Founders Edition cards at 100% fan RPM does sound like a vacuum cleaner. It's a question of whether you need the fan to ramp up to 100% or otherwise. I only get my Founder Edition GTX1080 card to ramp up to 100% during benchmarking run when I overclock my system to the maximum it can do to see what it can do. After that I will be setting a milder overclock, that I can live with during most of my gaming sessions and needs, which sets the fan RPM to ramp up to tolerable noise levels, around 60-80%.
Plus, my computer case can only fit the Founders Edition, none of the partner boards from MSI, Asus, etc would fit into the RVZ01. It was my intention to keep that RVZ01 build as slim and small and inconspicuous as possible so that it can co-exist in an entertainment cabinet or hidden behind the TV.
They're two times as expensive as SATA drives, and not much of an improvement for games.
My suggestion: why not get 32GB of RAM? It couldn't hurt.
Strafebogey
Member
I was assuming that if you were going to spend 4 grand on a PC, that you may as well get the best.
timetokill
Banned
Thanks dude. I ended up getting the one you linked, since it's pretty much the only one I could find, and it was either that or go to a 980 because I really can't wait a month to do "real work" at the office. I'm working off a laptop now and it's killing me. No way to develop practically on this thing.
Hopefully it fits in my case and everything works out. Thanks for the last minute help
Everything is ordered and I should have it all by Wed. next week.
Strafebogey
Member
Thanks dude. I ended up getting the one you linked, since it's pretty much the only one I could find, and it was either that or go to a 980 because I really can't wait a month to do "real work" at the office. I'm working off a laptop now and it's killing me. No way to develop practically on this thing.
Hopefully it fits in my case and everything works out. Thanks for the last minute help
Everything is ordered and I should have it all by Wed. next week.
No worries, glad I could help. Photos of the setup once it's built and benchmark it with your favorite games.
aus money
I'm going to build an arcade cabinet this summer. I'm like 90% sure I'm going with a Raspberry Pi since it has most of what I want at a way lower price, but I'd like to explore my options. The reason I would build a cheap PC for the cabinet is to emulate games that the Pi cannot, like Dreamcast, N64, PS1/PS2, and Gamecube/Wii. Under $350 would be ideal.
I threw this list together in a few seconds. According to the Dolphin Wiki, they say that the GTX 460 handles games pretty well so I assume the 750ti will do a good job. Any noticeable things in this list I could switch out?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gz83K8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gz83K8/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($30.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $352.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 18:55 EDT-0400
I threw this list together in a few seconds. According to the Dolphin Wiki, they say that the GTX 460 handles games pretty well so I assume the 750ti will do a good job. Any noticeable things in this list I could switch out?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gz83K8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gz83K8/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($30.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $352.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 18:55 EDT-0400
This is a fair call, but is doubling the price going to make the PC SIGNIFICANTLY faster? This is what I'd like to know as my budget is already being stretched due to missing the gpu block($100 most likely) and the tubing and fittings for the cooling.
Keihart
Member
So i'm looking to build a new PC between now and end of the year, but i have a friend traveling to NA soon, so my question is, Should i wait till the new tech releases or what is already avaible is good enough?
I don't game that much with my PC, but i like it to feel fast with aplications for at least 4 years, i haven't changed PC since 2010 so i'm kinda running a steam and coal machine at this point.
I'm willing to spend up to 1200 USD at most, keyboard mouse and monitor will stay the same.
Thanks in advance fellow PC GAF
I don't game that much with my PC, but i like it to feel fast with aplications for at least 4 years, i haven't changed PC since 2010 so i'm kinda running a steam and coal machine at this point.
I'm willing to spend up to 1200 USD at most, keyboard mouse and monitor will stay the same.
Thanks in advance fellow PC GAF
Aztechnology
Member
Nope that's a solid build that should work really well for a cabinet. In fact that's basically just the recommended cheap budget gaming build for a the last year or so.
Here's my more-or-less finalized part list. Waiting for a check on Friday and then I'll buy everything, but right now I have the MSI 1070 in my cart. Depending on how far I can stretch my dollars, I may scratch the 1TB HDD and just get the 500GB SSD for now. My case says it has easy installation for additional HDD anyway.
All in all, with a monitor and everything included, my build is gonna cost me about $1600. That ended up being about as much as I'm capable of spending at this point, so it's kinda a relief on that front. Now just worried about them all shipping safely and somehow putting it together.
Still up for feedback or alternate suggestions, since I have a few days to wait anyhow.
All in all, with a monitor and everything included, my build is gonna cost me about $1600. That ended up being about as much as I'm capable of spending at this point, so it's kinda a relief on that front. Now just worried about them all shipping safely and somehow putting it together.
Still up for feedback or alternate suggestions, since I have a few days to wait anyhow.
Hey, does anyone here have experience maintaining/updating late-2000s Mac Pro machines? I'm seeing eight-core 2007-2008 models for $250-400 used and refurbished. It looks like Clover/Harpertown Xeons are still viable for many tasks. And the build quality is looks super-solid. Looks like it's possible to install an SSD, newer GPU's, and OSX up to El Capitan.
I've done a decent amount of research on this, but Apple seems to make things very complicated. Is there a major reason not to pick up one of these for general-purpose computing/home server/NAS stuff and some lightweight games?
I've done a decent amount of research on this, but Apple seems to make things very complicated. Is there a major reason not to pick up one of these for general-purpose computing/home server/NAS stuff and some lightweight games?
I am having a very strange issue with my gaming PC which I have had for a little over a year. First my specs
Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE
Intel 4970k (not over clocked)
EVO 212 cpu cooler
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB RAM (not overclocked)
Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 980 (not overclocked)
Windforce care with 2 250mm fans on the side
Recently I have started hearing what can best described as 3 chirping noises coming in a row randomly from the motherboard/bottom of the case near the video card. First thing I was thinking was a fan issue. I have:
1. Disconnected the fans on the side of the case.
2. Just for a few seconds stopped the fans on the video card, Processor, and power supply when these noises occur.
None of these stopped the noise from happening. It is really annoying, but I can't figure out exactly where its coming from. Since it's down by the video card and not always present I am thinking it might be a strangle coil sound since I know GPU's make coil whine when under load, but it happens when I am browsing websites.
The case is cool enough that you almost never hear the fans kick up so I don't think it's heat related either.
I also have a few SSD's and 2 4 TB 7200 RPM HDD's down in that area. I disconnected the mechanical drives and it didn't help in the slightest.
I am truly at a loss on my next steps to fix this. Anyone run into this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE
Intel 4970k (not over clocked)
EVO 212 cpu cooler
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB RAM (not overclocked)
Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 980 (not overclocked)
Windforce care with 2 250mm fans on the side
Recently I have started hearing what can best described as 3 chirping noises coming in a row randomly from the motherboard/bottom of the case near the video card. First thing I was thinking was a fan issue. I have:
1. Disconnected the fans on the side of the case.
2. Just for a few seconds stopped the fans on the video card, Processor, and power supply when these noises occur.
None of these stopped the noise from happening. It is really annoying, but I can't figure out exactly where its coming from. Since it's down by the video card and not always present I am thinking it might be a strangle coil sound since I know GPU's make coil whine when under load, but it happens when I am browsing websites.
The case is cool enough that you almost never hear the fans kick up so I don't think it's heat related either.
I also have a few SSD's and 2 4 TB 7200 RPM HDD's down in that area. I disconnected the mechanical drives and it didn't help in the slightest.
I am truly at a loss on my next steps to fix this. Anyone run into this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Yes
500GB is probably good for some time. You could also try a 250GB SSD + the terabyte drive, since Steam games are fairly easy to move around.
Also (and I'm definitely overthinking this, but) you could try a nice 250GB drive (the 850 EVO) (~$85) for a boot drive with a slightly less durable 480GB SSD (A-Data SP550) (~$95) for other stuff. You'd spend a tiny bit less and have completely solid-state storage-albeit at half the capacity of your build plan.
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Random question, hooked one of my desktops up to my 40inch regza tv..gtx970/2k tv..via hdmi of course. Unlike my other tvs, windows10 on this one looks huge. It's not an overscan or resolution problem..it's just..like if I open the Battle.net client it basically fills the whole screen. I dont have this on any of my other tvs, but all my other tvs are basic 1080p and they have win8 machines on them. Does anyone even know wtf im talking about lol. Everything looks/runs fine in terms of games and media..just wondering if this weird zoom effect was a win10 thing, or if it actually is the tv..i messed around in nvidia control panel but nothing. I guess i need to check tv aspect ratio..?
It's probably worth waiting for reviews of the AMD RX 460 in a week's time. It's only $10 more expensive than the 750Ti you've got there and current rumours indicate that it's about a ~30% jump in performance. Probably wouldn't make a whole lot of difference for emulation (unless you're running a very high resolution), but if you ever use it for any non-emulated games it's potentially a worthwhile buy.
Go to display settings in Windows, check what your scaling is set to.
I'm currently looking at a 27", non-IPS, freesync, 16:9, 1080p monitor for around $330 AUD. Any reason this isn't a good idea?
Probably no noticeable difference in gaming, but if you do a lot of large file transfers you'll notice the difference. It also allows for a cleaner case (no wires) if thats your thing.
PCIe SSD's are for workstations. SATA SSD's cleared up a lot of the flaws of mechanical drives. PCIe SSD's are just faster.
No noticeable difference. And I've seen a lot of reported issues with m.2 drive incompatibilities. More money and trouble than it's worth. You could consider a 1TB SSD though, if you want more space. Also, maybe consider the 279Q over the 278Q? IPS vs TN.
m.2 are different from pci-e ssd. Not as fast as pcie but faster than sata.
M.2 is a form factor, PCIe is a bus standard. Recent NVMe drives fit in M.2 slots and communicate over PCIe on boards that support them.
Some M.2 drives use SATA, but desktop boards with SATA-controlled M.2 connectors are mostly in the past.
ArtistDude88
Member
Alllllllrighty-then! It has taken a few days to compile this list.
Been a while since I've put together a PC. Need another on to last me 7+ years with all the pretty graphics!
Anything I could tweak? I plan to (hopefully) have a VR headset in the future.
Been a while since I've put together a PC. Need another on to last me 7+ years with all the pretty graphics!
Anything I could tweak? I plan to (hopefully) have a VR headset in the future.
opticalmace
Member
You should get faster ram (say 3000mhz). Also I would definitely get a 1070 over the 980 Ti. They have similar performance in games but the 1070 should be much better at VR. I don't have any other comments as I'm not familiar with the cooler, nor ITX builds.
Hm, are you sure you want a blu-ray writer? I didn't realize they were that expensive.
Strafebogey
Member
Right at the limit of your PSU capability. You may wanna consider the 600W SFX PSU model. 450W would have been okay if you're using the 1070 or 1080, they're more power efficient.
Power requirement drops to 370W on the 1070.
any thoughts?
opticalmace
Member
Sure, why not? Which PSUs are they anyway? EIther one modular?
If only one is for gaming, then you'll probably want the better power supply in that one anyway.
Fixed! 3000mhz ram, 600W PSU, 1070 GPU. If you're not set on a mini ITX form factor you could save a couple hundred bucks.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Silverstone 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Silverstone SST-SOB02 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1562.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 23:03 EDT-0400
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