Hello! Need help with building a PC :)

GamingPotato

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Mar 20, 2016
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Alrighty. so to start off, I'm 16 and I have 10 and a half years of experience along with a father who's been working in the tech field for 17 years. I am building my first gaming PC and I know the cores, the only thing I'm not completely sure of is how exactly it'll all fit together and what parts to get. "Not too good with getting parts that are compatible with each other,"
So to sum it up, I need to know what parts I can fit in this tower. I have a brand new CM storm trooper full tower with the glass window.
I'm looking at getting a GTX 980 or a GTX 970, 1000w Power supply "Not sure which one to get yet, or if this is a little to high in watts for my build" 16 gb of ram, "I already have this and 3 terabyte hard drives" an AMD CPU " Not sure which one" And a motherboard which I am not sure of as well..
What parts do you recommend changing and getting? I'm really stuck, I'm willing to spend up to 1500$ right now "I can get this all pretty cheap, around 1300$ for everything I listed so far. But Any suggestions are fine and I'm down to go for a 1500 to 2000$ build depending on how much I can build onto it,"
Please. serious answers only, I just really want to know what I need and what I can fit in this CM storm trooper. "And no, I'm not doing water cooled unless I absolutely have too, I'm in colorado so it's not too hot and not hard to keep a PC cool"
PS: I'm looking to play Gta 5 maxed, fallout 4 maxed, and that's what wll be good for me for a couple years, not looking to go too big. So if I can dim down on the parts a bit and get something good enough for cheap enough, let me know! Suggestions for monitors, keyboards, and mouses are welcome!
Thanks! :)
 
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Revised the list since you're not overclocking and already have a few parts. Also, that aftermarket CPU cooler is not entirely necessary (since the non-K CPUs come with a stock cooler), but it is significantly quieter than the stock cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory...
What resolution will you be playing at? And also will you be overclocking?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.37 @ Amazon)
Total: $1515.49
 

GamingPotato

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Mar 20, 2016
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I'm not entirely sure of resolution, currently I use 1440 x 900 but I can definitely go bigger depending on what monitor fits best. And no I won't be overclocking, Also. I looked at the parts list, so I have the OS, hard drive, SSD, and 3 terabyte hard drives already. it lowered the total to 1200$ Would this build be able to handle a bit more of a power full CPU or is that CPU good enough?
 
Revised the list since you're not overclocking and already have a few parts. Also, that aftermarket CPU cooler is not entirely necessary (since the non-K CPUs come with a stock cooler), but it is significantly quieter than the stock cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1498.82
 
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GamingPotato

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Mar 20, 2016
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I really like the set up you listed, I'm definitely going to write that down and maybe build on it a little. It overall looks like the perfect build for me, Is the dual R9 Fury's better then a 980 TI? I never had a radeon so I'm not sure of how well they preform, and with this build. How many fans would you recommend?
 


The R9 Fury is about equivalent to a GTX 980 in performance (performs significantly better with DX12), so yes, 2 R9 Furies are significantly more powerful than a single 980 Ti. Also, only Z170 boards (from the ones with 1151 socket anyway) support SLI.

As for fans, you don't really need case fans that much, but if you want to get some, get 3 Jetflo fans (with red LEDs), 2 intake and a rear exhaust. Jetflos are the best airflow fans aside from Noctua IndustrialPPC airflow fans.