Building New Desktop / Need Opinions Before Committing!

UnconsciousTaco · Mar 24, 2016

I am working on a new PC build and want opinions from more experienced builders!

Link to components on PCPartPicker.com:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/UnconsciousTaco/saved/c6qG3C

Want something powerful enough to handle at least 1440 gaming without dipping below 60fps no exceptions / entry level 4k. I'm not afraid to spend a little more on quality parts that will last a while down the road (hence the skylake / 980ti; I know these are a little overkill but I feel they will allow me to do minor upgrades like SLI the 980 as well as overclocking to hit decent 4k benchmarks in the future.)

Thoughts?
Am I going too far?
Is there something I missed?
Do I need to upgrade anything?

Thanks in advance!

(PS: Used for Gaming - Fallout4, GTAV, World of Warcraft, Battlefield, Warframe)

Mr Kagouris · Mar 24, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($619.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1549.78

- The Fury X has repeatedly beaten the 980 Ti in 4K and performs about the same at lower resolutions.
- I don't see a reason to get 2 smaller SSDs (none that you provided anyway), so a 240GB one would be better to reduce cost. If you wanted to do RAID 0 or something for higher speed, don't, get a 950 Pro 256GB instead.
- Switched Seagate Barracuda drive to WD Black as Black is higher performing than either Barracuda or WD Blue and more reliable (and it has a 5 year warranty).
- Switched thermal paste to ARCTIC MX-4 as it's slightly better.

UnconsciousTaco · Mar 26, 2016

Thanks much for the response!

My concern with the R9 is that its liquid cooled and I would prefer the system to be 100% free of any liquids as to avoid any leaking / destroying of components (I have bad luck). However if it performs insanely better id gladly consider it! Will look up benchmarks.

The dual ssd is so that i can keep a couple sets of files separate so will be necessary (long story behind that).

Other then those two the changes are much appreciated! Will defiantly swap those out!

Mr Kagouris · Mar 27, 2016

Unless you need to have those files on *physically* separate drives you can just create partitions.

No need to worry about fluid leakage. I'd prefer they made aircooled Fury Xs too but I guess they didn't see the reason to.

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