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Apologies in advance if this is the wrong category for this or if questions like these are not allowed here.

However, I am in a rather annoying situation. I want to build a high-end gaming/video editing PC but this is my first time trying and I have no idea what parts I should get, besides the GPU which I've already decided.

I've asked for help on a few other sites and I got some answers, but when I did some investigating I learned some of the parts weren't compatible.

So, here I am reaching out for your help.

I'm planning to get an Asus ROG Swift PG279q and one MSI GTX 980Ti. I am too inexperienced to be able to choose the CPU, Motherboard, RAM, etc. I just feel like I would pick something terrible.

So, any help with this? Preferrably from someone who knows what they're talking about. Thank you in advance.

EDIT: Feel free to ask any questions if it'd help.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 120XL 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($188.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($638.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2184.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 04:47 EST-0500
 
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For this usage and budget, the only reasonable choices for the CPU are:

- i5-6600k
- i7-6700k
- Xeon 1230v5

The i5 is the best bang for your buck in terms of gaming and should have enough performance for the video editing stuff. It can be overclocked as well to squeeze more performance out of it if required.

The i7 is quite a bit more expensive and is only a bit faster for games but has hyperthreading meaning that some programs, particularly video/audio editing and that sort of thing will run a lot faster. It can also be overclocked.

The Xeon is cheaper than both, similar to the i5 in gaming performance and only a bit weaker than the i7 in workstation stuff. excellent value for money but can't be overclocked.

If you've got the budget for it, the i7 is best.


I would go for 16GB of DDR4 RAM as suggested above, if possible I'd get 2x8GB and leave 2 slots free on the motherboard so you can upgrade to 32GB in future.

You need a Z170 motherboard with the i7-6700k so you can overclock it if you want.

A SSD is a good idea for this build, whether it be an M.2 or a SATA one. 250GB is enough for most people but I'd consider 500GB.

Hope that helps, for the record I think the above build looks great.
 
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pd2cwe

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Thank you for the replies.

I've been reading a lot about the i5-6600k and i7-6700k and it does look like those are the best options for me right now. It seems like the benefits of going with the i7 are minor and not worth the major price increase, however if I go with i5 then the suggested motherboard above will not be compatible, from what I understand.

Also, I've heard a lot of bad things about Gigabyte, are there any specific reasons as to why you decided to go with that specific Motherboard? @Outlander_04
 
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No, that motherboard would still be compatible. Any socket LGA1151 motherboard will be compatible, a Z170 board would be best with the i5-6600k because they are aimed at performance users and support overclocking.

All major motherboard manufacturers are pretty reliable nowadays (MSI, ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, EVGA etc.) A lot of the components used in them are exactly the same and made in the same factories anyway so there really isn't much of a quality difference. All components can fail and you probably just spoke to people that happened to have Gigabyte boards fail. I personally have had a lot of bad luck with ASUS and MSI boards but that wouldn't stop me buying an ASUS or MSI board in future because I know it is just bad luck and can happen with any board.

Unless you're going for extreme overclocking or need specific features such as USB 3.1, dual ethernet ports, good integrated sound or M.2 sockets or something, I'd just go for the cheapest Z170 board. Just have a think about whether you'd use any of those features.

EDIT: Just to let you know as well, if it was my money I'd go for the i5 for the same reason as you. The i7 is better but I think it is too expensive.
 
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How would the Maximus VIII Hero Alpha compare to the motherboard that was suggested above? I feel like the motherboard is the only thing where I shouldn't settle for less but I'm not sure, some of the different features seem useless. Any opinons?
 
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I know my input maybe too late for you, but it may help someone else with the same question.

Video editing is very demanding on disk access. Going for SSD is definitly the way to go, but on top of that, I would suggest buying two, putting them on a RAID 0 configuration and on two separate disk controllers. Without entering too much into the technical details, this would allow you to cut in half the access time to your disk in half, since each writing operation would be separated about half and half between both disk controllers. The downside is that it will cost you a second SSD drive to do that.

And here's a hint to everybody: On my PC, I did the same thing for my OS. I installed windows on a logical drive which is in fact two SSDs in this configuration. I have 12 GB RAM and I disabled every damned virtual memory. This disk only stores the OS and the drivers. Everything else (games and software) are installed on separate drives. So that when playing a game, if the system needs to acces any dll or system related information, it goes on the OS drive. In other words, it access the OS disk controllers. So it doesn't impact my game performance. Same goes for my applications (in your case your video editing software). Lastly, I also made a separate drive for my documents, with bigger cluster size because documents are usually larger and larger cluster size means less travelling for the reading head. They also tend to be more contiguous. With those recommandations, you'll have the most optimized pc ever. (note that by separate drive, I mean PHYSICAL drive; not partitions as partitions are on the same drive, it means they share the same controller).
 
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