My First Build, Thoughts on this 2K Gaming Setup

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Hello All,

I am looking to get into PC gaming and play some fairly demanding games, for example GTA V and Far Cry 4 at high/ultra settings at 1440p. I'm sick of playing TF2 and Minecraft on my Macbook Air. So, I've gone and compiled this list of parts for my new setup, and I'm looking to stay around $2000 for the whole thing. Thanks!

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1151 95W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 - $249.99

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
- $159.99

GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 Fury 100379SR 4GB 4096-Bit HBM PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support TRI-X (UEFI) Video Card - $559.99

RAM: HyperX FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FBK2/16 - $79.99

HDD: Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - $52.99

Power Supply: EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 750 W 10 yr Warranty ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support - $125.99

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan - $29.99

SSD: Crucial BX100 CT250BX100SSD1 2.5" 250GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $84.99

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red Switches - $89.99

Case: DIYPC Adventurer-I8-BL Black Dual USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case with Build-in 5 x Blue Fans - $49.99

Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z Black-Red 27" 1ms HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor - $549.99

Mouse: ROCCAT Kone XTD USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse - $67.49

Total Price: ~$2,110.33

 
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Upgradability is good, especially for a high budget build like this.

I haven't heard much of Avexir recently, but I doubt it's worth $50 extra

About the new build, why not use the same cooler as before? It looked quite good form the reviews I found (the H5 is no competition)

Here's my take on it, just offering more options:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! DARK ROCK TF 67.8 CFM...
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Please fill out this form: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/visc-virtual-cores-cpu-performance,news-49128.html

I'd suggest you go with a GTX 980, or maybe R9 390 as better value alternatives.

Grab a better cooler. NZXT Respire 120, Rajintek Thermis or Ereboss and Cyrorig H5/7 are good options that cost around the same. Otherwise, theres the NH-D14. Probably won't need that one though.

It is recommend that you use DDR3-L memory (1.35 V or below), if you can't get DDR4 or don't want to spend the extra. Make sure the RAM fits on your motherboard.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! DARK ROCK TF 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer XB280HK 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($680.88 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($58.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2323.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Try looking at this. It is a little more expensive but it's a G-sync 4k set up and AAA titles will work 1440P.
 
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@ HH - Firstly, thanks for the feedback. I realize that this setup here is 4K, which is great- although I was thinking that the 144hz on the Benq monitor would preferable to the 4K quality of the one here. I've also read that at certain distances 4K becomes impossible to discern to the human eye. I also just don't know what kind of GPU is required to run AAA titles at that kind of resolution. Also, the Benq monitor runs freesync and not Gsync, to that's why I leaned towards an AMD card. Although, if there's a GSync 1440p 144hz monitor within the same price range I'd definitely consider. I suppose I'm just wondering if it's wise/worth it to even consider the fury, or go with the cooler (temperature), more popular 980. Also, I know that the r9 390 is cheaper than both of these, but I'm somewhat concerned about the performance benchmarks on that card (achieving very high framerates at 1440) @Alpha3031, you're definitely right on the cooler, I kinda skimped on that part, but I will probably greatly regret that so definitely a better CPU cooler.
 
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Ok, So the 2 2k displays with G-Sync and a 144hz refresh rate are the R.O.G swift and the Acer XB270HU which I know is available here in the Uk but im not sure about the US,

I would definitely advise for the R.O.G Swift if possible.
 
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I mean you could run something like this though? Skylake doesn't give you a huge benifit...

If you ever plan on running SLI I have put an 850 w PSU in there. If you don't plan it then I'd advise looking at an EVGA GS 650 PSU or an XFX XTR 650w psu

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($447.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($669.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($58.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2204.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 05:13 EDT-0400
 
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No problem,

The Haswell build above will actually work better if you're looking into streaming by the way. The hyperthreading on the i7 will be great if ever you're doing processes such as video editing and working with CAD software. I know you probably won't but if you can bang it in for not much extra it gives you wicked performance.
 
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I see that the ROG swift is a TN monitor with 144hz and 1440p, but the acer XB270HU is an IPS panel, which is better I thought. What is the rationale behind the ROG swift recommendation? Is it solely based on the 1ms response time?
 
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Upgradability is good, especially for a high budget build like this.

I haven't heard much of Avexir recently, but I doubt it's worth $50 extra

About the new build, why not use the same cooler as before? It looked quite good form the reviews I found (the H5 is no competition)

Here's my take on it, just offering more options:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! DARK ROCK TF 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($344.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($127.50 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($58.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2049.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 06:11 EDT-0400

I've stuck with skylake for the part list for now, but switch is quite simple
-Pros
Skylake is a better overclocker, and the BCLK is isolated from the PEG, so you have more options. Runs cooler, even without that fancy NGPTIM in Devils Canyon
-Whatevers
Newer features, better iGPU. The chipset has plenty of PCI-E, but the DMI is slow as hell (but, you can overclock it)
-Cons
If you use lots of threads, HT is missing. DDR4 is more expensive

That's all I can think of so far.

HDD is the Toshiba DT01ACA200. Speed isn't that much diffrent, and you get 2 TB for the price of 1: http://hdd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/WD-Black-1TB-2013-vs-Toshiba-DT01ACA200-2TB/1822vs2736

GPU: R9 390, Sapphire Nitro. Currently not as fast as the GTX 980 at 1440p (difference is only a few FPS though), but it has 8 GB of VRAM which could come handy in the future. Power consumption is a bit higher, which is reflected in the PSU. Still CF capable, even with a heavy overclock. Sapphire because good quality, three fans and good support.

Monitor: Well, that benQ monitor looked pretty nice, and I really don't see why you should spend $100 extra for Gsync

EDIT: You can probably drop one or two extra fans in it too: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xigmatek-case-fan-xaff1452
 
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Wow, so I just found this awesome monitor - and I know this thread is "solved," but I really think it's a game changer. It requires I use an AMD card, but that's honestly fine with me- they seem to benchmark pretty well and who knows how new drivers might influence the performance of the new cards. So the monitor - the ASUS MG279Q ($579.99), is 144hz, 4ms response, freesync enabled between 90 and 35 hz, and uses an IPS panel. Now, for AAA titles, I'm not going to get over 90hz at 1440p anyways, so it doesn't seem to make a difference with the 90 hz cap there. But if I wanted to play tf2 or csgo at 144hz, I think, though I'm not sure, I would still be able to do that without noticeable screen tearing with freesync disabled... Also, with general everyday usage I could still be able to use it at 144hz which is cool too, not to mention the benefits of the IPS panel in movie watching with groups of friends and other stuff. So that would entail likely going back to the fury or 390x as a graphics card I suppose. I don't know, does anyone have any thoughts on the matter?
 
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You can always unmark a best answer, or ask a mod to do it. You can post as long as you want, as long as it isn't spam. After all, it is your thread.

For the AMD card, I wouldn't recommend the 390X. The 390 is only 1 or 2 FPS slower, for 100 less, or yes, the Fury (which isn't a bad deal at all, only $100 to $50 more than a GTX 980, and a good deal faster in most scenarios.)

(and here's another benchmark link I don't know where to put)

Bit warm, so I'd recommend the extra fans, and it definitly won't hurt to have a 1200 W PSU if you plan on CF: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstoneg1200
(Don't think that'll be needed though. Single card is pretty fast) and single card should run on a 750 W

For the 390, a bit less, CF should run on the 1000 W and still have OC head room
 
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Yeah, I appreciate that Alpha3031, I can ask a mod to deselect the best answer in this thread. It's tough because these days you kind of have to choose your video card to fit your monitor and vice versa. Also thanks for the feedback on the video cards, I somehow still want to go with the fury because FUCK YEAH and my money is burning a hole in my pocket lol. I also suck at compromise. I don't know though, there is a lot to consider with these cards, and it's hurting my head haha. The 390 seems like you get a lot more for your money. I also feel like the 980 would have been the best choice in general, but if I had gone and bought this quality monitor with g-sync, it would have been 200-300 dollars more expensive. Also, I was going to look at a slightly cheaper case, http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Removable-Management-Motherboards-Watercooling/dp/B00MNSDBVW/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=02KSHSYC32WY89ED6AJA. You both recommended the Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX, so I'm assuming that's a pretty solid case and it will stay nice and cool even though it's a full tower.
 
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^the Enthro pro is definitely one of the cooler cases out there, though, because airflow is a priority, it might also be slightly noisier. Fury is pretty nice. I'd say go for the tri X, but there are only 2 options any way, and you can't go wrong with either of them.

Whether you go Skylake or Haswell is entirely up to you, but I do recommend you stay with the be quiet! cooler that was first suggested by -HH- and maybe get a better motherboard, the Gaming 5 and the SOC are both also from gigayte, but more features and better quality:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsoc
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming5

i thi can unselect it for you, if you want.
 
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