Need Advice on Building a Gaming PC

Guest · Aug 22, 2015

Hello,

I've been saving up to build a high end gaming PC for about half a year now. Currently I run a 720p Monitor with i5-3450 3.1 Ghz Processor with R9 270X 2GB from Sapphire. I wanna upgrade to a 1080p or 1440p system which runs games on Ultra settings at atleast 40+ FPS. Also, I am an Animator-in-training so I'd also like the system to be capable of some quick rendering.

But frankly, I do not follow any news or upcoming hardware sections of the companies so I am in the dark if there's some new piece of better technology around the corner. So this is where I need help.

I wan't to know what components to buy for a system capable of high-end gaming (not 4K though), rendering 3D animation projects and handle after-effects without getting noisy or tired. As far as my knowledge goes, I know I'd need a faster processor, preferably in the 3.6+ Ghz ranges, a 1000W PSU, A 980Ti (I am not sure but I read somewhere that a better range of Nvidia cards are around the corner, due in 2016), a liquid cooling system, 16? gigs of RAM, A capable (possibly higher configuration, for future upgrades) motherboard and either a SSHD or a SSD+HDD combo.

I have no time curfew, I can wait another year or more if that means a better bang for my buck. Budget is pretty flexible but I would not go wayyyy over the top and buy a $5000 rig. Open to all suggestions and ideas.

Thanks in advance

EDIT: I forgot to mention, yes I am selling my old system as I am moving to another country

esco_sid · Aug 22, 2015

if your going with 1080p there is no reason to go beyond 1400 i would say

something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB 100 Million Edition Video Card ($349.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1400.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 23:01 EDT-0400

HideOut · Aug 22, 2015

First of all, no rig over about 2000 would make sense. Its best to go say 1200 then replace or moderately upgrade in 2 to 3 years. At the end of 4-5 years you'd have spent the same, or even less and have a much more capable PC at that point.

Now. 1000 W PSU isnt needed by anyone unless your running THREE 980Ti's with wild overclocking. A 500 gig class SSD + a storage drive of at least 2 TB (only a few bucks to go from 1 to 2, or 2 all the way to 4). 16gig (maybe 32 if your really into graphics editing) and either a 980TI or the fury ATI card would be great. Even then a 970 @ 1080 would easily be enough. If you go out to 1440 then thats when the 980 or fury max might be needed more so. It would depend on the game and software. As far as CPU and chipset goes I think you'd be best of going for the newest 6xxx series should be your goal. Its a bit more pricey than the 4xxx BUT has a longer future and when you start doing pro level graphics work it might be worth it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561 is the 250$ cpu. Overclocks well. The extra cost comes more from the motherboard/ram. It runs quad channel DDR4 so the ram might be 10-30% more but has tons more bandwith when pushed. And you can tweak it far more than the older chipsets allowed. There is an I7 6700K for $100 more thatll be a bit faster, but it is a huge cost upgrade for th e little performance you get. On the gaming side it wont be noticable. The graphics side the hypterthreading and 2MB of extra cache might be a bit helpfull. 16gig (4x4gb) min but you might want to consider 32 total. Probably a 650ish PSU of good quality. All in all, spending 12-1400 would be about there. Then maybe in two or so years you can upgarde the grapics card for a huge boost but only another 400ish at the time. Still spending less than 2000 in that long of a span.

Guest · Aug 22, 2015

tea urchin :

Yes, sorry I forgot to mention that I was gonna sell the current system when I eventually pack up. I'll still be using it for a solid year though. Just wanted to know if it's better to wait a bit for some newer technology or the current components would suffice me for say 3 or 4 years :3

Guest · Aug 22, 2015

HideOut :

First of all, no rig over about 2000 would make sense. Its best to go say 1200 then replace or moderately upgrade in 2 to 3 years. At the end of 4-5 years you'd have spent the same, or even less and have a much more capable PC at that point.

Now. 1000 W PSU isnt needed by anyone unless your running THREE 980Ti's with wild overclocking. A 500 gig class SSD + a storage drive of at least 2 TB (only a few bucks to go from 1 to 2, or 2 all the way to 4). 16gig (maybe 32 if your really into graphics editing) and either a 980TI or the fury ATI card would be great. Even then a 970 @ 1080 would easily be enough. If you go out to 1440 then thats when the 980 or fury max might be needed more so. It would depend on the game and software. As far as CPU and chipset goes I think you'd be best of going for the newest 6xxx series should be your goal. Its a bit more pricey than the 4xxx BUT has a longer future and when you start doing pro level graphics work it might be worth it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561 is the 250$ cpu. Overclocks well. The extra cost comes more from the motherboard/ram. It runs quad channel DDR4 so the ram might be 10-30% more but has tons more bandwith when pushed. And you can tweak it far more than the older chipsets allowed. There is an I7 6700K for $100 more thatll be a bit faster, but it is a huge cost upgrade for th e little performance you get. On the gaming side it wont be noticable. The graphics side the hypterthreading and 2MB of extra cache might be a bit helpfull. 16gig (4x4gb) min but you might want to consider 32 total. Probably a 650ish PSU of good quality. All in all, spending 12-1400 would be about there. Then maybe in two or so years you can upgarde the grapics card for a huge boost but only another 400ish at the time. Still spending less than 2000 in that long of a span.

I appreciate all the details, I still have one doubt in my mind. I have about a year left to get the upgrades, would I still be looking at these components then or would there be better stuff coming out for arguably the same price or more?

Guest · Aug 22, 2015

esco_sid :

if your going with 1080p there is no reason to go beyond 1400 i would say

something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB 100 Million Edition Video Card ($349.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1400.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 23:01 EDT-0400

Thanks man, I'll definitely be looking into these, appreciate it

Guest · Aug 22, 2015

tea urchin :

Okay, which 970 would I be looking to - EVGA, MSI, ZOTAC, Gigabyte or ASUS?
Also I am thinking of setting up a 3 monitor config shifting from my current 1 monitor config. Any ideas on what I should be doing? My current card has only 1 display port and I have no idea what the other ports do, how do I proceed from there?

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