Building a new PC and I want advice (new to this)

GamerGalaxy212

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Approximate Purchase Date: I do not have an approximate date, I will be buying the parts over time whenever I can

Budget Range: $1500-$2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, streaming movies and tv shows, surfing the web

Are you buying a monitor: Yes, if it is within the budget. If not, then I can get one another time.



Parts to Upgrade: building a new PC, but I know I want to use the GTX 1080. I want to be able to max out graphics in 1080p. I will eventually start using 4k, but no time too soon unless I can within the budget.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg or Amazon

Location: City, State/Region, Country - North Carolina, US.
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Parts Preferences: I really do not have a preference, but I really don't know a good brand for parts.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: I do not have a monitor yet, but I want a 1920x1080, or higher (only if in budget)

Additional Comments: It does not have to look amazing, but I would like a window. If anything has LEDs, I would prefer it to be all the same color. Color preference is red, blue, or purple.

I am asking for advice because, like I have mentioned, this will be my first build. I want something that will be worth the time and money I am putting in it. I will be playing games such as Battlefield 1, DayZ, Minecraft, The Division, etc. I want to be able to run all of my games at full 1080p with smooth frames. If I have not mentioned something, or you need me to specify more info, then please just comment and I will reply as soon as I can. Thanks for the help!
 
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Do not bother with the 4790k. There is no reason to purchase haswell when skylake has been out for months.
Get a 6700k, a quality Z170 motherboard, and some nice DDR4 RAM.
Not to mention that build lacks a proper cooler, uses the arguably worst 1080, and used EVGAs lacking series.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Directron)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950...

Gilbertify

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I wouldn't get a 1080 if you're just gonna do 1080p. That's overkill. Only get it if you want 4K. Otherwise, get a 1060 and save yourself $300-350.

Here's a build you can use:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tzQFtJ

Got you a 1080p ASUS monitor (the best imo) and it still fits within $1700.

Also got you a 750w EVGA PSU for overclocking

Didn't add an optical drive because I don't know if you want/need one. Also didn't add an SSD, don't know if you care about that either.

The case is an S340 which has a window and enough headroom for upgrading and long GPU's.

i7 4790k can be overclocked to 4.2 GHz.

Z97 is a good motherboard for overclocking too. Heat spreaders, another PCI x16 slot for SLI, and 4 DIMM slots if you want 32GB of RAM in the future. Only got you 16GB because that's more than comfortable for gaming. Anyway, 16GB will last you years.

GPU is an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW. Best brand to OC with. If you don't care about overclocking, get an MSI 1080 instead. $100 cheaper.

Also, don't know if you're hard set on OC'ing, so I didn't add a liquid cooler. IF you do want to, get a Corsair H110i Water Cooler. That'll set you back $100 though.

Sorry, i'm all over the place, but yeah. lol.
 

GamerGalaxy212

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Thanks for the help! Everything looks great. I thought about getting the 1060 or 1070, but I decided that I will go to 4k eventually, and it would save some money to go ahead and plan on getting the 1080. Don't really need the optical drive, or the SSD, I can make do with the HDD, but of course if I needed one down the road then I could just get one. You said you added 16GB of RAM, but I saw 32GB. I may have misread it, but if it is 32GB of RAM then that is fine, it still fits the budget. I am not totally set on overclocking, but I am thinking I might sometimes, just to add that little extra boost. Also, the GPU that you added was the MSI GTX 1080. Should I get the other one for overclocking? And again, thank you so much for the help!
 
Do not bother with the 4790k. There is no reason to purchase haswell when skylake has been out for months.
Get a 6700k, a quality Z170 motherboard, and some nice DDR4 RAM.
Not to mention that build lacks a proper cooler, uses the arguably worst 1080, and used EVGAs lacking series.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Directron)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($724.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($257.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2024.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-22 00:35 EDT-0400
 
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GamerGalaxy212

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Thanks! Everything on this one looks good, but it says this, "The motherboard M.2 slot #0 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6Gb/s port is disabled."
 

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