Build a new "console" type rig. wondering about my spec

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

So I am build a new "Console" base rig. And I've got a outline of what will be included. I wanted to see if I could get a bit a feedback concerning the parts. Primarily the PSU, CPU cooler, and possibly the MOBO.

First off I went with a i5 Skylake instead of the i7 because I will be using this PC strictly for entertainment uses. So I thought I save a couple of bucks on the CPU.

I went with Gigabyte because they are good. Wanted to go with an ASUS ROG the new Maximus XIII. But the cost and the lack of an M2 really bothered and most folks say you are mostly paying and xtra 80 for the name.

Case looks great went with the black vents instead of the clear, because they came with dust filters. Which I can't understand why silverstone would not have done the same with clear version

I am wondering regarding PSU. If anyone knows if I should be good as far as power consumption.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Below is a list of everything included in my latest creation.

Thanks!

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Skylake)
Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case
Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply
LG BT30N Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)

maxalge · Jan 4, 2016

museprime :

So I am build a new "Console" base rig. And I've got a outline of what will be included. I wanted to see if I could get a bit a feedback concerning the parts. Primarily the PSU, CPU cooler, and possibly the MOBO.

First off I went with a i5 Skylake instead of the i7 because I will be using this PC strictly for entertainment uses. So I thought I save a couple of bucks on the CPU.

I went with Gigabyte because they are good. Wanted to go with an ASUS ROG the new Maximus XIII. But the cost and the lack of an M2 really bothered and most folks say you are mostly paying and xtra 80 for the name.

Case looks great went with the black vents instead of the clear, because they came with dust filters. Which I can't understand why silverstone would not have done the same with clear version

I am wondering regarding PSU. If anyone knows if I should be good as far as power consumption.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Below is a list of everything included in my latest creation.

Thanks!

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Skylake)
Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case
Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply
LG BT30N Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)

drop down to 8gb of ram if all you want to do is game

you are not going to run a 980 ti on that power supply

though "cute" that case is going to strangle your gaming options

pointless going with a overclockable i5 as well, unless you also get an AIO cpu cooler

as it stands you should run a gtx 970 max

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

maxalge :

The whole purpose of the case was to build and compact case. With that said below is the what I am currently gaming. So now I'm thinking instead is moving the 970 to the new build and moving the 980 ti into the current build. Because the 250D has great venting. And upgrade the PSU to a 700W. For the Raven case to instead of going from a i5 skylake to i7 to compensate since maybe the 980ti would run to hot. (However if I get a GPU that has a blower instead that might work) I've seen a few rigs that have actually run the 980ti.

Thoughts?

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

By the way this is a build running a 980ti on a 600W for now.

http://imgur.com/a/tl5RF

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

maxalge :

museprime :

drop down to 8gb of ram if all you want to do is game

you are not going to run a 980 ti on that power supply

though "cute" that case is going to strangle your gaming options

pointless going with a overclockable i5 as well, unless you also get an AIO cpu cooler

as it stands you should run a gtx 970 max

And then there is this. http://www.techspot.com/review/1062-silverstone-raven-rvz02/page3.html

I might instead just go for the challenge of dropping a 980ti into the case and see what happens.

maxalge · Jan 4, 2016

museprime :

i would love to see their gaming experience under full load, if they get lucky their power supply just gives out prematurely and doesnt take anything else with it

you really want 650w minimum for a 980 ti

500w would be fine for a gtx 970

great choice on the monitor though, I have the same and they are flawless XD

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

maxalge :

Yeah I agree with with you on the PSU. I'll upgrade the unit. cooling was my other concern mostly but most reviewers are saying that cooling isn't bad. So that's good. PC part picker give me a usage of 433W so Im going to get the 600W that silverstone makes. I hear that there is a 700W coming soon. Any thoughts on skylake i5 vs i7?

RobCrezz · Jan 4, 2016

600w is plenty, the 980 ti uses around 233w in gaming, the rest of your components use around 150w max.

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

RobCrezz :

You think I could even stick with 500w or is that pushing it?

RobCrezz · Jan 4, 2016

Yep should be enough, but depends on how close to the limit you want to be. A 600w would make more sense if you can go for it.

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

Dont plan on ocing. Putting it together plugging it up to the tv and turning it on lol

museprime · Jan 4, 2016

Also what are your thoughts on the mobo? I was also checking out asrock new fata1ity boards

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