Building a PC for the first time

Jesper Heidenberg Hansen · May 26, 2016

I'm about to build my own PC and i'm wondering about what parts i should buy. I thinking about buying a GTX 1080 and i'm wondering about what parts i should set it up with. Do anyone have any nice builds you would svare with me? I may get another GTX 1080 someday so i want a motherboard that supports SLI.

JQB45 · May 26, 2016

How much do you want to spend? What country will the parts be shipped to? Will you do anything other then Game with the computer? If so what?

burdenbound · May 26, 2016

I personally would steer clear of SLI/CF especially on your first build. If you absolutely want to do multi GPUs I would recommend getting an intel i7, if only one GPU then the i5 will do nicely. If you plan on overclocking your CPU make sure you get the version ending with a 'K' (unlocked).

why_wolf · May 26, 2016

well if you have more cents than sense you can do this (swap the 980ti for 1080 if you want to). But I really don't recommend it. Going with an i5 or i7 and a single GPU is a much more sane option. Going all out like this is involves paying lots of money for diminishing returns.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4h2kcc) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4h2kcc/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75820k) | $369.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14se2011) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothx99) | $307.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42400c15q32gvr) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw) | $416.87 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44996kr) (2-Way SLI) | $598.49 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44996kr) (2-Way SLI) | $598.49 @ Amazon
**Case** | [NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440wm1) | $118.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic X Series 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-x1250) | $178.17 @ SuperBiiz
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc08930) | $129.00 @ B&H
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$2907.97**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-05-26 12:50 EDT-0400 |

Jesper Heidenberg Hansen · May 26, 2016

JQB45 :

Komplett.no is where i think i'm going to buy the parts from. My budget is maybe about 2000-3000 USD

mrfungi · May 26, 2016

With that budget, wait till the 1080 comes out. It's due to be released in the UK tomorrow and in the US either now or soon after, its a beast from what information is out there. Like it was said before, don't bother with SLI on your first build.

Threw this together to give you an idea of what to go for, with in mind of going SLI in the future and assuming you don't have an OS already and you do have a monitor.

I'm sure someone else will want to throw in their two pence.

I went for Windows 10 OS, as that'll support 64gb RAM if you want to upgrade your RAM further than 32gb. If you prefer Windows 7, then you'd have to go with the Pro versions to upgrade further than 32gb, but cost roughly the same as Win10.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kxjG3F) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kxjG3F/by_merchant/)

**CPU**| [Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $338.99 @ SuperBiiz

**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15) | $84.99 @ NCIX US

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviiihero) | $202.98 @ Newegg

**Memory** | [G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43333c16d32gtz) | $199.99 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | $149.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-stbd3000100) | $99.99 @ Best Buy

**Case** | [Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-sgc5000wkwn1) | $139.99 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-ax1200i) | $307.99 @ Amazon

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc09131) | $199.99 @ B&H

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1864.89
| Mail-in rebates | -$25.00
| **Total** | **$1839.89**

The price for a GTX 1080 will be roughly around $600-650 over in the US, from what I've read, so this will take you roughly to $2400

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