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Hi everyone,

Looking to build a high-end gaming PC for my son and I. Hoping to get some advice/suggestions from the community.

These are the parts I have found so far, but unsure if they will work well together.

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 6-Core 3.50Ghz
GPU: MSI GTX 980TI Gaming 6GB
(Display is still 1920x1080, but will move up to 4k in the near future, can this handle 4k with good FPS?)

Motherboard: Asus ROG Rampage V Extreme/U
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Motherboard: MSI Gaming X99A Godlike Gaming LGA 2011-v3

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2800Mhz
M.2 Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280
SSD Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB
HD: WD Black Series 3TB 7200RPM
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H110i GT 280mm Liquid CPU Cooler

Parts I already own:

PSU: Corsair Professional Gold 1200W 80+ Gold
Case Phantom 820 Gunmetal
Windows 10

As for the CPU should I stick with the i7-5930k or remake the build around the new 6th Generation processors? I'm not sure which is better for gaming and thinking about future proofing a little as well.

Alright that's about it I think...Thank you all for your time in reading this.

I look forward to reading your thoughts and opinions.
 
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An i5-6600k would give better gaming performance than the i7-5930k and is a much cheaper platform. This is because games only utilise 4 cores and they are both 3.5Ghz, the difference is that the i5-6600k runs on a newer more efficient architecture.

Also overclocked, an i5-6600k is going to give the same performance as an i7-6700k for the same reason. For example if both were at say 4.2ghz, the only advantage of the i7 would be the 8 threads and games generally don't utilise them.

The AMD Fury X is worth considering as well, not as good at 1080P (not that it matters because both are overkill at 1080 anyway) but a tiny bit better at 4k. Similar price as well, only downside is that you need space for a 120mm radiator so two of them would...
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I personally think you should be on the Z170 platform if you're doing gaming. Unless you're doing high resolution complex video editing with more than 2 cards in SLI, I think the 5930k is unnecessary. This build should handle 4k pretty well and save you some money towards that 4k Panel :)http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kKryjX

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Since the i7 5930k is a 6-Core Processor, it won't come in handy as much in gaming, due to the current API focusing on 4 cores instead of 6. Also, another advantage of the 5930k is its PCIe Lane Count. This only comes in handy whenever you're running multiple PCIe devices, such as 3-4 way SLI, in combination with an NVME PCIe drive. The same goes for the X99 boards all together. As a personal skylake user, I can't recommend the G. Skill kit enough. Corsair RAM is usually a little bit overpriced, so you'd be getting better for the money with that kit, not to mention you'll be able to upgrade to 32 GB if you need to (which I doubt.) My main point of concern is with that liquid cooler. I don't mean to scare you away from it, but I myself have had some very unpleasant experiences with some AIO loops. I myself can sleep at night better knowing that I don't have any possibility of something leaking in my PC, but again, that's just my opinion. As for the 4k panel, this samsung should suffice http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-monitor-u28d590d as it has a great response time and has that 4k beauty, although you might want to buy a monitor arm stand as well.
 
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I would do this personally:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($398.50 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($121.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($150.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 1200W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1996.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I went with an Asus GPU since I picked an Asus MOBO, I have slight OCD and color usually matches better if they are from the same Manufacturer.

And I went with 2 sticks of 3000Mhz cause it was cheaper than the 2800Mhz for some reason and it lets you upgrade to 32GB (though I doubt you will need it).

The GTX 980TI can do 4k gaming at decent settings, but you can always add a second card for SLI for great 4k performance.

Also are you adopting?
 
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An i5-6600k would give better gaming performance than the i7-5930k and is a much cheaper platform. This is because games only utilise 4 cores and they are both 3.5Ghz, the difference is that the i5-6600k runs on a newer more efficient architecture.

Also overclocked, an i5-6600k is going to give the same performance as an i7-6700k for the same reason. For example if both were at say 4.2ghz, the only advantage of the i7 would be the 8 threads and games generally don't utilise them.

The AMD Fury X is worth considering as well, not as good at 1080P (not that it matters because both are overkill at 1080 anyway) but a tiny bit better at 4k. Similar price as well, only downside is that you need space for a 120mm radiator so two of them would take up a lot of room in your case.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($608.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Grey) ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 1200W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1292.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-25 17:06 EST-0500


That's going to give you slightly better performance at 4k than the 5820k and GTX 980Ti and the overall build should be a lot cheaper as well. In fact you'd probably save enough to build another separate PC if you want.
 
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At 3.5k, there's a lot that can be done...I could suggest this, which is at 3.5k like you asked.

Note that I didn't include case+PSU because you already have them.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZswtP6

4x SLI :)

I feel for some reason like I misunderstood your budget in some way because 3.5k is a LOT of money...but it says it in the title so I will go for it.
 
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4x SLI Is too much for the i7 6700k to run each card effectively. Not to mention, the scaling will be off after the first 2-3 cards are in play, plus that would be WAY TOO much performance for the kind of task they're looking for.
 
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Yeah, I realized that.

Well, I actually didn't take into account how that cpu would not be able to run each card.

But I wasn't really sure what to do with 3.5k. At this point OP may only want to spend near 2000$, I'm guessing.

Maybe this is slightly better...? https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ Again case and PSU not included. I used 2 way SLI but it can be scaled down to one GPU if necessary.

 
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OP Said They would be using for primarily gaming. Z170 Platform makes more sense, even if it's a little more expensive than X99 right now. 1440p is not a bad idea as that system could run very well on a 144 hz G-Sync Panel, but I'm not sure if the OP is dedicated to 4k or not.
 
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Agreed, the Z170 would make a more gaming minded build. However the 5820K would not perform any worse in anyway, especially when overclocked. In all actuallity the X99 platform is an enthusiast gamer build, with the potential of multiple GPUs and more expandability. I wish I went X99 just for that reason, otherwise the Z170 is a good choice also as the 6700k is an amazing CPU.
 
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I disagree, I think the 5820K would be worse. In terms of pure CPU performance for gaming it is only slightly worse (5-10% or something) but it also costs more money overall. The only real benefit for gaming is that the Z170 chipset doesn't have enough PCI-e bandwidth for 3 and 4 way SLI/Crossfire setups but X99 does. There's no point in 3-4 card setups for this build though in my opinion, one is enough and 2 would be plenty.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($688.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1444.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 17:42 EST-0500

Every time your son is not getting good FPS, just change the GPU to the newest one. Allotting 3.5kj now does nothing, especially when pascal is coming in the next few months. So, spen 1.5k now, new GPU, and tada.
 
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The 5820k only performs that rough 10% at stock clocks. If it was 4.0ghz or 4.2 like the turbo on the 6700k it would be no different. Why buy a K processor if your not going to overclock and free up some of that free performance? I dont disagree about the 6700k being a good option, if you look at my sig I have one, so im not bias. I usually always recommend the 6700k or 5820k no matter what for anything you do.
 
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