I'm building my first PC build ever. I'm looking for some help figuring out the rest of the components.

JosephMWills · Apr 12, 2016

Here's a PC Part Picker list of my components (I'm also open to changing them):

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6s3f7

Now I need help figuring out the rest of the components. I'm up for changing the ones I have, but I want to be able to play new and upcoming games at or around 40-60fps, on ultra settings, at 1080p. As I see it I need an SSD/HD, RAM, and a motherboard.

I'm also opening to changing one of my components to get better bang for my buck or if I'm over spending.

I can spend around 1,2000 or 1,300 dollars (it's fine if it goes over a bit).

Thanks for your help.

bjornl · Apr 12, 2016

Why the Xeon? I'd suggest a i5 4690, i7 4790k, or a skylake i5 or i7 as they would be around the same price, faster and allow for lower cost motherboards.
With a 980ti, you're seriously overkill in the GFX dept.
I'd suggest the i5 6600k as the best value over all followed closely by the ones I listed above. Get a 170 motherboard of your choice, some mid-range ddr4 ram and a budget SSD. The ROI for the spendy SSDs isn't really there.

norseman4 · Apr 12, 2016

For 1080p gaming, either a 970 or an R9 390 will provide what you want for some time to come.

Both are more than $300 USD less expensive so building a Skylake system is easily within your budget.

Here is a build, with a 390. (using a 970 would, maybe be about $5 usd cheaper.)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gm3Ypg

You have just shy of $300 for a good monitor (unless you are going to use a TV, in which case it's a good start for a Pascal/Polaris replacement in the future)

unclemao · Apr 13, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler ($45.99 @ Directron)
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)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1302.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 20:36 EDT-0400

This is the best assuming your going to overclock

bjornl · Apr 13, 2016

unclemao :

That isn't alot of PSU for a pair of particularly power hungry graphics cards.
Also SLI/crossfire can be problematic. It can be glitchy, performance will be inconsistent between different games, and so on. For that money, I'd rather have a 980ti which uses much less energy, and puts less heat in to the case.

unclemao · Apr 13, 2016

bjornl :

While the fury's are power hungry after having a look at some psu calculator stuff it says it's within limits.

But the points on the heat/energy/crossfire and sli optimization issues arevery true so in case you want a 980ti i'll leave a link here: http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/msi-video-card-gtx980tigamingle

Niklas_13 · Apr 13, 2016

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Niklas_13/saved/#view=4hT2FT

Nice system for your 1080 gaming needs

If you think you will add a 2nd GPU go with a 850W PSU like
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p20850x1

if you like nvida the gtx 970 if a good 1080 gpu

g-unit1111 · Apr 13, 2016

I'm kind of confused by the topic here - are you saying that you need a motherboard as well? Then why are you going for last generation hardware? That doesn't make a lot of sense.

On a $1200 - $1300 budget this is what I would recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.77 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($403.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.59 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1226.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 21:54 EDT-0400

17seconds · Apr 13, 2016

unclemao :

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

AMD R9 Fury (X) - On your average system the card requires you to have a 600 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R9 Fury (X) Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 850~950 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

If you are going to overclock the GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_fury_strix_review,9.html

unclemao · Apr 14, 2016

17seconds :

Duely noted

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler ($45.99 @ Directron)
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)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.49 @ Newegg)
Total: $1307.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-14 03:08 EDT-0400

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