New Builder - Would appreciate input and opinions

bigisland

Commendable
Nov 10, 2016
2
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1,510
Have been reading about building a computer for a while, but concerned given all the negative feedback I see on parts on amazon and newegg. My alternative was just to buy from CUK. Please take a look at what I had considered so far and give me some feedback if you'd be so kind. Thanks in advance.

My goals are primarily as an every day use/gaming rig. I'm not a professional in IT or computers. I'm just hoping to be able to have a 4k desktop and maybe play GTAV and witcher 3 sometimes. I output to my 4k tv.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/KRdgzM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/KRdgzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 OC Formula ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($313.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($643.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2141.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-10 22:00 EST-0500
 

CTurbo

Pizza Monster
Moderator
Here is the same real world performance for $500 less

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($168.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.80 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($599.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1653.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-11 00:25 EST-0500
 
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bigisland

Commendable
Nov 10, 2016
2
0
1,510



Awesome, I truly appreciate the input. Love the site and the community. Still open to suggestions/opinions. Also, is this a good time to be buying or might there be some big upgrades/discounts in the near future? I'm not in any major rush. Thanks again!
 

g-unit1111

Titan
Moderator


I think Zen is getting seriously overhyped. You could wait but then you might as well just keep waiting for Kaby Lake even though that's not going to make much difference either, I agree with that.

I would do something similar to your build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme6+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($183.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($599.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.17 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1760.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-11 12:26 EST-0500