My first PC build, am I ready?

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

About a month ago I started getting interested in PC gaming,but my 6 year old budget laptop just isn't doing it for me. A friend of mine just sent me a list of parts for me to build my own desktop, and after looking into it and making a couple changes, I wanted to confirm it with people I'm sure know what they're doing, so can anyone tell me if this will work and if everything will fit together properly?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor

Also money isn't a huge issue, I know this is a decently expensive build, I just need to know if it will work. Thanks.

superninja12 · Oct 6, 2016

good news it will work, bad news outdated parts.
the newest parts are the same price so why aren't u getting that?

three more questions for you

1 where are you from
2 do you want to do overclocking streaming video editing ?
3 do you want to sli in the future? ( 2 graphics cards in 1 rig)

sli will NOT benefit in every game so its a waste of money imo.
4 , also you got such a beast pc soon, why are you getting that monitor?

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

superninja12 · Oct 6, 2016

you only quoted buddy

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

I think this is one of my friends old builds, and he just sent me the parts for it, and since i'm still new to this I didn't really know what to change (all I did to change it was switch from a GTX 970 to a 1070) and the monitor was part of it. Do you have any suggestions for part changes and maybe a different monitor?

superninja12 · Oct 6, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($404.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor ($799.00 @ B&H)
Total: $2178.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 07:21 EDT-0400

https://www.asus.com/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG279Q/

if i had this setup and monitor i would probably never see daylight again.

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

Yeah I realized that after I did it

Chugalug_ · Oct 6, 2016

I can do better than that @superninja!

The XB271HU is a better monitor than the PG279Q by the way, clearer panel with less backlight bleed and slightly more vibrant colors.
Also the PSU, case, HDD, and cooler are poor choices.
Give me a budget @OP and i'll put something together for you.
Do you need OS/peripherals included?

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($404.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor ($799.00 @ B&H)
Total: $2178.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 07:21 EDT-0400

https://www.asus.com/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG279Q/

if i had this setup and monitor i would probably never see daylight again.

Thanks bro, I'll look into this

Chugalug_ · Oct 6, 2016

Read above! You can do much better in that price range.

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

Chugalug_ :

Budget is somewhere in the $2000 range but I can go a little over if I have to. I already know I'm getting Windows 10 home so that's all good, I have a slight idea of my peripheral choices but if you have any suggestions feel free to throw them in and i'll take a look

superninja12 · Oct 6, 2016

you can do better, but i pay a bit extra for showoff like platinum efficiency and that asus monitor.
but yeah u can lower the price and maintain the same quality.

Chugalug_ · Oct 6, 2016

Any pref on color scheme OP?

Chugalug_ · Oct 6, 2016

Here you go, i've gone for a red and black build to play it safe.

I'll make a separate peripherals list.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($619.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2008.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 08:02 EDT-0400

Chugalug_ · Oct 6, 2016

What I recommend for peripherals.

If you want to spend a bit more, get this: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fshj4D/corsair-k70-lux-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-ch-9101011-na

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($131.91 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($91.81 @ Amazon)
Total: $273.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 08:06 EDT-0400

Robounicalien · Oct 6, 2016

Chugalug_ :

Not really, I have a dark room so I guess something dark would fit best in here

Chugalug_ · Oct 6, 2016

See above.

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