Hey guys, I posted this on reddit earlier and wanted y'alls take as well. The answering format there covers a lot so I will keep it basically the same.
What is your intended use for this build?
In terms of heavy lifting, likely gaming. These would consist of a number of RPGs, shooters, strategy and racing games, but I likely won’t be streaming or anything else outside the game while I play. Occasionally will be used for photoshop/illustrator, as well as some excel work.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings) Would like to run games at high-max settings. Consistent 60 fps would be ideal, anything beyond that would be nice if it doesn’t cost too much extra.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
$3000 is my ceiling. I am currently looking at a $~2500 build and obviously would like to keep costs down, but if there’s something amazing that I’m missing I would be willing to listen.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
USA
PCPartPicker part list
Provide any additional details you wish below.
Disclaimer: I have little idea of what I’m doing, this is my first build.
• My ultimate goal is to create something of a beast that can handle just about anything out there now, and require very minimal modifications to last for the next 5-10 years. I like to run my machines into the ground before getting a replacement—if I can fix it along the way that would be ideal.
• I am not sure of where I should be focusing my attention—do I need a top of the line mobo like I have listed?
• Is the Asus monitor I have too expensive/not worth it versus something like the Benq 24” here? I’d like my monitor to run at 1080p, ideally 1440
• Is the new Skylake architecture worth buying into? Is there a six or eight core CPU that may be more useful? (Unlikely)
• I assume the DDR4 memory is worth getting on, especially if I want to future proof this, correct?
• Is doubling the storage worth double the price, or is this a diminishing returns situation? (Have both listed for easy comparison)
• Video card(s): My understanding is just one GeForce GTX 980 Ti should handle close to anything—is there any realistic scenario where having two would be at all necessary?
• In regards to cases, I assume this is just a style thing, once you get the size down, right? Is this an accurate size for the components listed?
• I assume the power supply is more than I would need…
• Headsets/speakers: Headsets would be for both gaming and Skyping, while the speakers would be for regular web surfing and the like. Additionally, any recommendations on webcameras?
• Thoughts on the Corsair Raptor M45? I’d like something beyond a standard mouse, but don’t need a million buttons and such—this seems like a decent middleground, and is currently on sale.
• I have Windows 7 listed as a placeholder, as I am considering using Linux instead. I could also just buy Win7 and upgrade for free to 10 if I wanted to, right?
• Are there any other things I’m missing?
Thanks so much for the help!!!
What is your intended use for this build?
In terms of heavy lifting, likely gaming. These would consist of a number of RPGs, shooters, strategy and racing games, but I likely won’t be streaming or anything else outside the game while I play. Occasionally will be used for photoshop/illustrator, as well as some excel work.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings) Would like to run games at high-max settings. Consistent 60 fps would be ideal, anything beyond that would be nice if it doesn’t cost too much extra.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
$3000 is my ceiling. I am currently looking at a $~2500 build and obviously would like to keep costs down, but if there’s something amazing that I’m missing I would be willing to listen.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
USA
PCPartPicker part list
Provide any additional details you wish below.
Disclaimer: I have little idea of what I’m doing, this is my first build.
• My ultimate goal is to create something of a beast that can handle just about anything out there now, and require very minimal modifications to last for the next 5-10 years. I like to run my machines into the ground before getting a replacement—if I can fix it along the way that would be ideal.
• I am not sure of where I should be focusing my attention—do I need a top of the line mobo like I have listed?
• Is the Asus monitor I have too expensive/not worth it versus something like the Benq 24” here? I’d like my monitor to run at 1080p, ideally 1440
• Is the new Skylake architecture worth buying into? Is there a six or eight core CPU that may be more useful? (Unlikely)
• I assume the DDR4 memory is worth getting on, especially if I want to future proof this, correct?
• Is doubling the storage worth double the price, or is this a diminishing returns situation? (Have both listed for easy comparison)
• Video card(s): My understanding is just one GeForce GTX 980 Ti should handle close to anything—is there any realistic scenario where having two would be at all necessary?
• In regards to cases, I assume this is just a style thing, once you get the size down, right? Is this an accurate size for the components listed?
• I assume the power supply is more than I would need…
• Headsets/speakers: Headsets would be for both gaming and Skyping, while the speakers would be for regular web surfing and the like. Additionally, any recommendations on webcameras?
• Thoughts on the Corsair Raptor M45? I’d like something beyond a standard mouse, but don’t need a million buttons and such—this seems like a decent middleground, and is currently on sale.
• I have Windows 7 listed as a placeholder, as I am considering using Linux instead. I could also just buy Win7 and upgrade for free to 10 if I wanted to, right?
• Are there any other things I’m missing?
Thanks so much for the help!!!
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