Building a PC for Gaming and VR - Want Opinion\Review on Part List Please!!

scholletech · Nov 12, 2015

Looking to invest in the Oculus Rift CV1 and for higher end gaming! And I am sure you get a lot of requests for reviewing PC Part Lists, but I really need your help! Please help me evaluate my builds to turn them to the ultimate enthusiast build! I only need one build in the end.

These are the things I want to focus on in order to make my ultimate build:

Best Gaming Graphics and VR Rendering + Performance
Upgrades for the future
Best Bang for Buck but not compromising the Gaming\Performance to go down
Overall question: Can I put better parts in these builds?

Part List Links:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PRkJK8

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gK4MsY

Please let me know if you need any other details from me, this will be my first serious build! Thanks!

Outlander_04 · Nov 12, 2015

Neither
Build using a skylake 6700k and DDR4 RAM

scholletech · Nov 12, 2015

Outlander_04 :

What RAM do you prefer GSkill or Corsair?

Barty1884 · Nov 12, 2015

Outlander_04 is right regarding Skylake for your upgradeability requirement. It'll hold you for longer.

As far as "bang for buck" goes, I don't think you can go wrong with the 4790k. Neither the 5820k nor the 6700k give you the additional performance to justify another $50/15% on the CPU.

For your GPU, the 980ti is the clear winner out of the two cards, but....
You could always take the GTX 970 4GB initially. A very, very capable card.
If you're into SLI, you could always SLI 2x970 in future which, according to http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-review/ will put you anywhere between 5-20% faster than the 980ti.

You could SLI it today for marginally cheaper than the 980ti, but I don't see it as a "bang for buck" situation today. The 980ti isn't going to give you a 115% increase in performance, yet is 115% increase in price.

Outlander_04 · Nov 12, 2015

Very little extra cost , minor performance upgrade , chance of future upgrades
Red internal color scheme to match the graphics card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1878.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 15:04 EST-0500

scholletech · Nov 12, 2015

Outlander_04 :

Very little extra cost , minor performance upgrade , chance of future upgrades
Red internal color scheme to match the graphics card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1878.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 15:04 EST-0500

Thanks! This has been a great help!

scholletech · Nov 12, 2015

Outlander_04 :

Very little extra cost , minor performance upgrade , chance of future upgrades
Red internal color scheme to match the graphics card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1878.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 15:04 EST-0500

scholletech · Nov 12, 2015

Barty1884 :

Outlander_04 is right regarding Skylake for your upgradeability requirement. It'll hold you for longer.

As far as "bang for buck" goes, I don't think you can go wrong with the 4790k. Neither the 5820k nor the 6700k give you the additional performance to justify another $50/15% on the CPU.

For your GPU, the 980ti is the clear winner out of the two cards, but....
You could always take the GTX 970 4GB initially. A very, very capable card.
If you're into SLI, you could always SLI 2x970 in future which, according to http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-review/ will put you anywhere between 5-20% faster than the 980ti.

You could SLI it today for marginally cheaper than the 980ti, but I don't see it as a "bang for buck" situation today. The 980ti isn't going to give you a 115% increase in performance, yet is 115% increase in price.

Thanks! This has been a great help!

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