Help and Suggestions for a $1700 Gaming Rig

Radices · Sep 8, 2015

Hi everyone! It'll be my first build after I saved up for a $1700 USD rig. Can you check my part's list and see if it's good or not? You can also suggest better ones. =)

PCPartPicker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PkWkBm

For: Heavy Gaming with occasional Movie and Image rendering/editing
Color Theme: Red and Black
Budget: $1700 max

Archaic59 · Sep 8, 2015

The only major problem I see is that the power supply will not work with the video card you picked. Try this one-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438028

The video card might interfere with hard drive cage since it is very long. You might want to wait to see how the system runs before buying all those extra fans. You might not need them if temperatures are good.

_Hi_ · Sep 8, 2015

If you are planning on making a 1700 dollar gaming pc, I would reccommend playing on 1440P resolution, you can play with 1080p for now but you can also save up to get a nice 1440p monitor.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.59 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($648.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1698.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-08 14:27 EDT-0400

This is on the edge of the 1700 and in the future you can add more case fans, in this build i didn't include the OS because you can get product keys (windows 8.1) on boanza for about 40 dollars then you can boot from usb.

nzrajput · Sep 9, 2015

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.98 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($148.50 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($231.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($131.65 @ OutletPC)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($11.59 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1579.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

or You can go with this motherboard
Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)

hatib · Sep 11, 2015

nzrajput :

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.98 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($148.50 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($231.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($131.65 @ OutletPC)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($11.59 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1579.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

h97 doesn't suppoet overclocking

nzrajput · Sep 11, 2015

hatib :

nzrajput :

h97 doesn't suppoet overclocking

Asus says it does. I can change the board to Z97
https://www.asus.com/sg/News/0yYwfwL2ZA9CFAMK

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