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Hey everybody,

ive been gaming on PC for a while now but this is my first time building a new PC. ive build a PC on part picker.

(i do not wish to do water cooling)

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/gvjL2R

i have a few questions regarding this build,

1. what case would you recommend? the case i chose was for average price im willing to spend but its not practical for the build. i am not concerned with a flash case.
2. im looking for a NIC card that both supports ethernet and Wifi Connections but being unfamiliar with NIC cards i figured i should make sure i purchase a dependable option
3. My PC is about 7 years old and i recently got a new GPU for it but since then the computer has become unstable not due to the GPU just the computer in general with games i see signifigant frame loss and im not sure if thats because of the GPU or the system my current GPU is "AMD radeon R9 200 / HD 7900 series" i would like to get a GPU that can support any game on maximum settings and run at 60fps. so as with games becoming more demanding my GPU will keep up

And any things you may see that could benefit me by cutting costs down while still maintaining performance im open to. any questions ill be on often to answer.

thank you for any help.
 
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yah you'd have to change the motherboard to an 1150 socket from the x99 you had. that's why they are cheaper as they are not the super high end x99 models.

they make the same mobo you picked in a z170 version and it's just as good. though a bit overpriced for z170 boards
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nice build but you don't need the audio card as it is built into the motherboard and is plenty good enough. the mobo also supports ethernet, 2 ports to be exact so you only need to worry about wifi connection if you plan on using one. i use a netgear AC 6210 USB 3.0 model and it works great for wifi and is not that costly.

other than that, the cpu is rather overkill for a gaming rig but if you have the cash and want to spend it, then who am i to judge :) an i7 skylake would be ample for now and years into the future for a gaming rig and would save some decent cash (mostly in the mobo price). as for the case, that is very personal choice so i tend to avoid suggesting any. i like huge cases and currently use a cooler master HAF XB EVO but ti is rather large for most people though i love it myself.
 
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with the GPU would you recommend anything else or would one of the ones i listen be plenty good to last for the next few years of gaming upgrades?



 
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if i did buy a better card do you think that buy 2 of the 1070s and running sli would be better than upgrading fully to 1 1080, im not a professional still learning a lot :)
 
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1070 sli would beat a 1080 in the few games it works well on. honestly it is not worth it when a single 1080 is such an awesome card.

an i5-6600k overclocked is ample cpu but an i7-6700k would ensure the added power for any other high end tasks you might want to do. but you could save a ton with a 6600k and a much cheaper mobo that would easily cover the cost of moving to a 1080.

for info about the various pascal cards see this thread http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html has all the info you could ever want on the cards including performance numbers, model specs, reviews and any other links i could find to include :)
 
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could you send me the full name of the processor you recommend it wont pop up on partpicker for some reason, and the radeon gpu you would recommend replacing? i want to make sure i do everything i can this is a expensive project for me :)

 
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here is the i5 and i7 newest versions for overclocking http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/gx648d,tdmxFT/

the i7-6700k is almost as much as the chip you chose but you'd save on a cheaper motherboard for it. the i5 is a lot cheaper as is the motherboard for it as well. total savings is easily $250 with the i5 option. covers the difference of the 1070 vs 1080 for the most part.
 
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its saying they are incompatible with the motherboard. would you say stick with what i had before or change the mother board?
 
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yah you'd have to change the motherboard to an 1150 socket from the x99 you had. that's why they are cheaper as they are not the super high end x99 models.

they make the same mobo you picked in a z170 version and it's just as good. though a bit overpriced for z170 boards
 
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