- Jul 20, 2009
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Basically I built a PC some 5 years ago and even though it is still holding, I am starting to need something more up-to-date. GTAV is not running that smoothly even on a low-med setting and some games won't even play or have graphical glitches. (Running a Radeon HD4800 series and I am fairly sure driver updates for this is long gone). With the holiday seasons coming up, hoping to pick up some cheaper parts to upgrade myself. Outside of gaming however, I don't use the computer for anything intensive.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $254.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $165.98 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $159.98 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card $328.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case $159.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $95.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1335.89
Mail-in rebates -$30.00
Total $1305.89
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 22:26 EST-0500
Changes: Above was my original plan. I have tried to make it a little cheaper. Lower RAM (I really want to keep it at 16GB, but might have to just go for 8GB), changed to 390 (how is 390 vs 390x for $100 more?) and a cheaper PSU (not really sure how bronze certified vs the initial gold certified vary).
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory | $58.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card | $309.98 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply | XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $55.98 @ Newegg
My overall plan with this is that I want to build something that will last me another 5 or so years (with room to upgrade like SLI/Crossfire and overclock). I think I went overboard with some things, but as my title said, I am not the most knowledgeable with parts and hope someone can give it a glance over. It would be great if I can run newer games on high settings, and be prepared for those that are will be release in the next few years.
On the other hand, I think I need to watch my budget. I originally plan for it to be ~$1000 (and then some for tax and S&H) and obviously I missed that goal. I think I am willing to suck it up and bump up my budget to maybe ~$1500, but the cheaper I can get it the better, so I can use it to maybe grab a new monitor or something.
Individual parts: I am loving the case, so I hope to not change that (though it mainly serve as aesthetic purpose).
CPU/MB: I don't think it would be wrong to jump on the Skylake now, but I am unsure between spending a bit more for Asus ROG Ranger (or Hero) or keeping this (or another brand altogether). Otherwise, would it be worth it to stick with an older CPU?
CPU Cooler: I sort of went on a budget choice for the cooler. Is it worth it to spend more for, say, a Noctua? RAM: I think these RAM would fit the MB, but honest truth I sort of Google "RAM" and briefly glanced over things and not sure how good these are. Would 16GB be overkill?
Power Supply: I also sort of randomly chose this after some brief Googling. I ran Corsair TW750 (I think) in my current computer, and now thinking that 750W might be overkilling it.
Hopefully I covered the basic for a critique, but I will gladly provide more info as needed. Thank you.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $254.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $165.98 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $159.98 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card $328.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case $159.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $95.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1335.89
Mail-in rebates -$30.00
Total $1305.89
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 22:26 EST-0500
Changes: Above was my original plan. I have tried to make it a little cheaper. Lower RAM (I really want to keep it at 16GB, but might have to just go for 8GB), changed to 390 (how is 390 vs 390x for $100 more?) and a cheaper PSU (not really sure how bronze certified vs the initial gold certified vary).
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory | $58.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card | $309.98 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply | XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $55.98 @ Newegg
My overall plan with this is that I want to build something that will last me another 5 or so years (with room to upgrade like SLI/Crossfire and overclock). I think I went overboard with some things, but as my title said, I am not the most knowledgeable with parts and hope someone can give it a glance over. It would be great if I can run newer games on high settings, and be prepared for those that are will be release in the next few years.
On the other hand, I think I need to watch my budget. I originally plan for it to be ~$1000 (and then some for tax and S&H) and obviously I missed that goal. I think I am willing to suck it up and bump up my budget to maybe ~$1500, but the cheaper I can get it the better, so I can use it to maybe grab a new monitor or something.
Individual parts: I am loving the case, so I hope to not change that (though it mainly serve as aesthetic purpose).
CPU/MB: I don't think it would be wrong to jump on the Skylake now, but I am unsure between spending a bit more for Asus ROG Ranger (or Hero) or keeping this (or another brand altogether). Otherwise, would it be worth it to stick with an older CPU?
CPU Cooler: I sort of went on a budget choice for the cooler. Is it worth it to spend more for, say, a Noctua? RAM: I think these RAM would fit the MB, but honest truth I sort of Google "RAM" and briefly glanced over things and not sure how good these are. Would 16GB be overkill?
Power Supply: I also sort of randomly chose this after some brief Googling. I ran Corsair TW750 (I think) in my current computer, and now thinking that 750W might be overkilling it.
Hopefully I covered the basic for a critique, but I will gladly provide more info as needed. Thank you.
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