i have 5k to build a pc what should i get

Black-Beauty · Jul 3, 2015

OK guys need some advice so Ive been without a PC for like 6months now an its killing me all i have is a dell laptop so my question is should i wait another 4 months for the new stuff or just get x99 now my budget is around the $5000 mark that's not including monitors I have other money for that let me know your ideas thanks

Sapphire Thunder · Jul 3, 2015

Hmm...I would say just build it now. It will take much longer before the new Intel Skylake comes up with the top end stuff. The first cpus are just some "cheap" (as cheap as Intel can get) basic ones.

So building X99 system right now is definitely better.
Then upgrade to Skylake Refresh somewhere around mid 2016- mid 2017.

But the question is: will you be doing something for which you would need something like X99 system?
1440p - 4K video editing? Rendering, coding, encoding? etc. etc.

Wolfshadw · Jul 3, 2015

What's the intended use for the system?

-Wolf sends

Black-Beauty · Jul 3, 2015

well at the moment im doing a lot of programming an server integration work with some video editing ive been stealing my work msi laptop for this atm but i also like to pay online rpgs and stuff like that an would also like use it for heavy video encoding/ streaming will the skylane refresh work on the 2011-3 socket? also i would most likely only do a 2 way sli build dont see any reason in going more than 2 cards

Wolfshadw · Jul 3, 2015

Doesn't look like it. From what I'm seeing, Skylake requires a new CPU Socket LGA1151. If that's the route you're looking to go, then we'll have to wait until the new components are released so we can see what the prices ranges are. However, I seriously doubt you'll need anywhere close to $5K. I'd be willing to guess closer to $3500.

Wild Guess-timates here:

Processor: $600
Motherboard: $250
DDR4 RAM: $250
SSD: $100
HDD: $75
Graphics: $2000
Case: $75
Power Supply: $125
OS: $100

-Wolf sends

Sapphire Thunder · Jul 3, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d8pKD3

Here's a total beast.

CPU:
Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor $999.99 SuperBiiz

CPU Cooler:
Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $114.99 Amazon

Motherboard:
Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard $309.99 Amazon

Memory:
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $249.99 Newegg

Storage:
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $165.05 Amazon
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $88.41 Amazon

Video Card:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) $699.95 B&H
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) $699.95 B&H

Case:
NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (Black) ATX Full Tower Case $138.99 SuperBiiz

Power Supply:
SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $227.04 Newegg

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $89.99 NCIX US

Total: $3784.34

The RAM, case, cooler and Motherboard can be changed as feels good.
I just chose what were familiar to me.

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