Part selection for $2000 PC build

Behemoth44 · Dec 29, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XF2nMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XF2nMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($289.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($124.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($91.66 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1927.36

Is this any good?

I am looking for a system that will play every game on ultra.

Jeff Baffalo · Dec 29, 2014

Yea builds very good however with $2000 you could definitely get a better gpu which will give you better performance when playing games on ultra.

okcnaline · Dec 29, 2014

1) Good enough. But why that expensive motherboard? And also, I've seen a slightly better case at that price.
2) No need for a better GPU.

Sandstorm3000 · Dec 29, 2014

Instead of your RAM i'd go with these: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4k4g4d240fsa
it will save 90$ now you saved this money you should get an GTX 980 instead of the 970.

okcnaline · Dec 29, 2014

GTX 980's 15% increase of performance isn't worth $200.

Jeff Baffalo · Dec 29, 2014

yes but with $2000 you could get like 2 gtx 980 in SLI.

okcnaline · Dec 29, 2014

Not worth it. 2 extra cores and 4 more threads would be more of a performance boost than 15% boost on 2 cards.

Jeff Baffalo · Dec 29, 2014

I pretty sure that having an i5 4690k with two gtx 980's SLI will out perform an i7 5820k with only one gtx 970. You can easily make a gtx 980 SLI build with 2 grand, wether its worth it or not.

endeavour37a · Dec 29, 2014

A few different parts...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.51 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($253.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($91.66 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2002.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-29 17:15 EST-0500

okcnaline · Dec 29, 2014

It would outperform, but you're paying $400 more for 15% performance improvement on both cards. Versus the GTX 970 SLI.

Jeff Baffalo · Dec 29, 2014

yes the 980 SLI isn't really worth it but both builds will cost $2000.

Behemoth44 · Dec 29, 2014

What would be my price range if I wanted to max out a game like crysis 3 in 1080p with 60+ fps, along with the option of 4k in the future? What parts should I change?

Jeff Baffalo · Dec 29, 2014

Go for a i5 4690k, you don't need to spend THAT much on a mobo. A $100-$200 mobo can oc well. Then you can go for ddr3 cause its a lot cheaper and will game great. Then if you want you can use the money you saved on a better gpu.

g-unit1111 · Dec 29, 2014

Behemoth44 :

4K isn't really a viable option for gaming right now - even dual GTX 980 are known to struggle on a single 4K monitor, most GPUs will breeze through 1440P and 1080P though. And for gaming there's virtually zero difference between the i7-4790K and i7-5820K. So if you're paying more to be "future proof", forget about it. Unless you're willing to fork over the $1400 for a Titan Z, but there's not too many of us that have that kind of cash. :lol:

I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Directron)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Directron)
Total: $2131.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-29 17:48 EST-0500

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