second attempt at first pc build, HELP!

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510
ild i tried back in 09 and it ended miserably, paid about $700 on parts and thought i knew what i was doing, ended up putting everything together and something happened that friend my brand new motherboard, my new cpu and my pre existing HDD i was using (which still powers up but wont read, still needing data off of it 7 years later).
With my taxes coming in, i thought it was time to tackle this endeavor once more, this time putting more money and patience into it and asking the experts what my options are. I think i have about a $2500 budget on hardware and have assembled a list of items from amazon that id like to run, read the reviews, everything seems to be find, but before laying down that much money id like to know if im doing the right thing here. my list is as follows:

AMD FX-8370 black edition 8 core AM3+ 4.3ghz 125w 16mb FD8370FRHKBOX
NZXT Kraken X61 280mm all in one liquid cooling system
ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX MB
Corsair AXi Series AX1200i fully modular 80+ plat power supply
EVGA geforce GTX 980ti ACX 2.0+ with backplate
Kingston HyperX FURY 2x8gb 1600mhz DDR CL10 DIMM
Samsung 850 evo 1 tb 2.5 inch sata internal ssd
asus 24x dvd-rw serial ata internal oem optics drive
windows 10 home
and finally the case i choose was the NZXT ATX mid tower CA-H442W-RA a razer inspired case

i am deathly afraid im going to order these parts and something mess up, i wanted a good running gaming and media pc, that will hopefully be on top of current games for at least another 5 years, i dont mind replacing parts every now and then. Ive done the reading, the watching of videos, and have been compiling this list for over a month now and think ive finally got it where i want it, so now i ask the experts, will this build run? will it run good? and ive never went with AMD before so do i have a limited life expectancy from this CPU? Im sorry for the large amount of text any and all comments are appreciated, thank you in advance
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
P

profoundnoah

Distinguished
May 12, 2015
2,247
0
20,960
Just verifying, your budget is $2500. Do not go with AMD FX processors with this budget. What price range would you like this to be in. I can put a list together anywhere from $1200-2500, depending on your needs/preferences.I'll get a list set up as soon as I hear from you.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510
yea thats about right, $2500 is about what i wanna spend, i think so far my build is about $4000, but thats giving $1500 for monitors and peripherals. i have my heart set on getting 2 of the 34 inch ultrawides with g-synch from LG call me crazy haha.
but id like to not go over $2500, and well i guess thats it, as long as i get a processor thats gonna be at least a little future proof, thats really my only worries because my cpu now cant keep up with current mmos
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
babernet_1

babernet_1

Honorable
May 8, 2012
2,850
0
13,460
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($327.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($646.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone RV05B-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA T2 750W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GS40N DVD/CD Writer ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2099.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 15:56 EST-0500

Here is a great build with a fantastic power supply, the fastest gaming processor and graphics card there is. The case is amazing, filters on all air inlets so no dust and has a unique cooling system that is amazing. I have it myself.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510
oh wow, both of those lists are great, but how come such low wattage power supply's? i have a gtx 770 card in my pc now and i needed a 600w to use it so i opted to get a 835w gold, i guess im not understanding what exactly takes power and how much, also what are the disadvantages of liquid cooling, someone said something about risking damage, do they leak easily?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
babernet_1

babernet_1

Honorable
May 8, 2012
2,850
0
13,460
The power supply I speced is a super quality one that is expensive. It comes at 850W for $240 and 1000W for $280 if you want. It is titanium efficiency so there is little wasted heat and uses the highest quality parts there are and has very good performance for noise and voltage output regulation etc.

Liquid cooling breaks down far more often than simple air coolers. When the fluid starts leaking, it can destroy your computer.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
babernet_1

babernet_1

Honorable
May 8, 2012
2,850
0
13,460
Note also that the build I supplied draws only about 442 watts. The power drawn is found in the PCPartPicker site as you add the parts. Also I speced a narrow optical disk reader since the case only has room for one narrow disk reader.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510
you did say that you had the same case, i was looking at it and the back view doesnt look like it has a cutout for I/o from the motherboard, am i missing it? lol i know it has to have it
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
babernet_1

babernet_1

Honorable
May 8, 2012
2,850
0
13,460



That is what is so cool about the case. The motherboard is rotated 90 degrees so all the cables come out the top. There is a large space on top of the case so the cables come out a hole in the top back of the case. On the bottom of the case are two huge 18cm fans that blow a lot of air. They have a huge air filter in front of them. This way the air simply goes from bottom to top for best performance since hot air rises. The power supply also has a filter for it too. Since the case has no output fan you have positive pressure in the case for maximum cooling and keeps the dust away, it cannot come in through cracks and all.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510
now thats what im talking about, i havent been able to find a case like that, i was gonna build through origin but they are way too expensive for their parts, but that had the 90 degree and inverted options with their cases and it made me drool. i suppose you dont have any cooling issues with any of your parts then? i know that GPU is big and the heatsink for the CPU might be big as well, donnt want to clutter and risk overheating issues, if at all possible i wannna keep everything about 40C ive had my current setup get around 86C and that had me worried which is why i wanted to try liquid but also was scared due to never mesisng with it
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
P

profoundnoah

Distinguished
May 12, 2015
2,247
0
20,960
Yes, but considering that that case doesn't have a top dust filter, I'm not too sure how well that would work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5bkGyDl7Mc
I personally use the NH-D14 and think it's amazing, so the D15 should be even better. I don't recommend that inverted layout though, as there are a few problems such as inconvenient hard drive cages, and a cheap feeling plastic exterior as per the HWC Review. You might be upset about not getting that layout, however, the corsair 780t makes up for it. Check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IihNgyt-ztE You could also try the phanteks enthoo luxe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQOPK-OgvnM
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510
well neither have top dust filters and the 760 has spots for 3 fans up top that it doesnt use, it seems the cooling for the smaller case would better due to the direction of the airflow, i like the more room the 760 offers, but it looks cheaper, i was trying to stray away from cases that have old style drive bays up front that make it look bad in my opinion of course, the silverstone has that sleek self feed bay on the side which i like a lot, id rather have a self feed disk drive thats hidden like all my other consoles have than that of a typical extending drive bay which is what i have now.
the silverstone does worry me tho with how compact it is and i cant get proper measurements on the power supply and GPU or the heatsink for the CPU. sorry i know i type a lot, just really scared about making these choices and having to get something i might not like ascetically, so far the lists were both very similar and ive went to amazon and added all the parts to my shopping list and removed what i had. i will say that originally i did want a white case with blue LED's and the 760 did please me on that, tho the flexability of the MB mounting and side panels have me very iffy
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
babernet_1

babernet_1

Honorable
May 8, 2012
2,850
0
13,460


You don't understand, there are two large 18cm fans blowing up from the bottom. No dust is blown into the case which is the source of 99 percent of dust. It seems any small amount of dust that settles on the top would be blown away once it is running. The case looks amazing, at least my color one does. Everyone that sees it really likes it. Looks like a strorm trooper. Everything looks and fits together very well. Just takes a second to remove the top or sides.

A good point I forgot is that to fit power supplies longer than 170mm you need to remove that internal disk cage. But I am using 100% SSD for storage as the original poster.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
babernet_1

babernet_1

Honorable
May 8, 2012
2,850
0
13,460


The power supply needs to be 160mm or less long to fit without taking out the little drive cage in the back. It has a couple other mounting points for 2.5 inch drives. Also, the CPU cooler must be 162mm tall at most. The graphics cards must be 12.3 inches long or shorter.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
N

nightmareitachi

Reputable
Feb 3, 2016
9
0
4,510


correct, but i couldnt find the dimensions of those said parts on the website, they all list specifications which are great but dont really give dimensions, which so far im using your build. i suppose everything will fit lol...
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom