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I recently came, or will come, into some money. I part of that I want to invest into a long-time dream I had since I was 13, a top of the line gaming PC. As I'm older now, 24, I'm also an animator, this build needs to include it.
I did a bit of research, and I have selected some parts based on that research, but I want more opinions on it. I'll include my selected parts at the bottom of this post.
Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully this week. That's what I'm expecting, but life happens.
Budget Range: $3000. Maybe a little more depending on what I buy, any warranties needed.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, animating, rendering videos, watching videos, surfing the web, oh and general work.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes. I want it to be 1440p, 144hz, and at least 27 inches wide.
Parts to Upgrade: Pretty much everything. The only thing I plan on reusing is the speaker and headset I bought a few years ago.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, but I plan on testing out Windows 10 first. If I dislike it, I'll downgrade back to 7.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Not sure. Maybe Newegg? Otherwise, Amazon.
Location: Cadiz, KY, USA. Small town middle of nowhere. There's a few somewhat larger towns around, Hopksiville, Murray, Madisonville, but I don't know of any great PC stores.
Parts Preferences: All I really know is I want great build quality.
Overclocking: Maybe. I never done it. It's a worry to try.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe far in the future. For now, sticking to 1 GPU.
Your Monitor Resolution: I'm wanting to upgrade to 2560 x 1440 monitor.
Additional Comments: My primary concern is longevity, rendering videos quickly, having games play beautifully but also very high framerate. If I can have games play at 144 fps, then I want 144fps. Of course, I also want it pretty.
Longevity... my build below is partly a result of my inexperience. I chose a full tower for lots of airflow despite not having that much equipment in there. It was designed to alleviate as much heat as possible. Or at least to my knowledge. Originally, I was planning on putting a Noctua air cooler in there. But the case I chosen had a window. I liked the case so much that I chosen to get a Dark Pro 3 to keep it looking nice -- hoping it'll keep it cool enough with all the room and not overclocking.
This being my first build, I'm taking a lot of steps to try to insure this doesn't die in a short time, I don't know if it's all necessary. I probably don't need as large of a case as I have.
I understand the Cosair Obsidian brand of cases were designed to help make builds easier, part of why I chosen the case I did. If there's another case that can fit these parts easily and doesn't have a window, I'd probably put the Noctua case back in.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm working on an old store bought Dell XPS computer my grandfather got a while ago. His computer started acting up, so I took it off his hand for him to get a new one. It was better than mine at the time, mostly due to the low-end graphic card (mine was an integrated chip), so for me, huge upgrade. Wiped OS and just used it.
Worked okay, was able to play a lot of games I wanted, most from mid-2000s, but as time goes on, some new games appeal to me. I want to take part in that.
Of course, as mentioned, I'm also an animator. I use Source Filmmaker to do most of these and I'd like to decrease render time for them. Rendering a minute long clip at 720p can take hours if the graphics are beefed up in them. Of course, they look nicer beefed up.
Needless to say, but I also have to edit videos in other programs like Sony Vegas, sometimes. I tend to work with HD clips. With this new build, I'll be rendering at 1080p. I want working to be quick.
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Now, here's the parts I have selected based on a few hours of research:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($91.23 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($597.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($599.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Corsair)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2745.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 15:18 EST-0500
As I said, I have chosen these parts based on inexperience with building. I worry about performance, burning up parts because i know I'm going to be working with videos and games. I kept my case spacious, chosen a strong, though not the best, aircooler, and chosen a case to do lots of airflow.
I probably went overkill of safety. I'm not overclocking or doing SLI (at least for now), and I chosen a full tower. I will probably be transporting this a few times a year, but twenty - forty pounds isn't too bad.
Anyway, not sure how I did for someone with no experience in choosing parts. I hope it's on the right track. Any input would be great.
I did a bit of research, and I have selected some parts based on that research, but I want more opinions on it. I'll include my selected parts at the bottom of this post.
Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully this week. That's what I'm expecting, but life happens.
Budget Range: $3000. Maybe a little more depending on what I buy, any warranties needed.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, animating, rendering videos, watching videos, surfing the web, oh and general work.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes. I want it to be 1440p, 144hz, and at least 27 inches wide.
Parts to Upgrade: Pretty much everything. The only thing I plan on reusing is the speaker and headset I bought a few years ago.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, but I plan on testing out Windows 10 first. If I dislike it, I'll downgrade back to 7.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Not sure. Maybe Newegg? Otherwise, Amazon.
Location: Cadiz, KY, USA. Small town middle of nowhere. There's a few somewhat larger towns around, Hopksiville, Murray, Madisonville, but I don't know of any great PC stores.
Parts Preferences: All I really know is I want great build quality.
Overclocking: Maybe. I never done it. It's a worry to try.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe far in the future. For now, sticking to 1 GPU.
Your Monitor Resolution: I'm wanting to upgrade to 2560 x 1440 monitor.
Additional Comments: My primary concern is longevity, rendering videos quickly, having games play beautifully but also very high framerate. If I can have games play at 144 fps, then I want 144fps. Of course, I also want it pretty.
Longevity... my build below is partly a result of my inexperience. I chose a full tower for lots of airflow despite not having that much equipment in there. It was designed to alleviate as much heat as possible. Or at least to my knowledge. Originally, I was planning on putting a Noctua air cooler in there. But the case I chosen had a window. I liked the case so much that I chosen to get a Dark Pro 3 to keep it looking nice -- hoping it'll keep it cool enough with all the room and not overclocking.
This being my first build, I'm taking a lot of steps to try to insure this doesn't die in a short time, I don't know if it's all necessary. I probably don't need as large of a case as I have.
I understand the Cosair Obsidian brand of cases were designed to help make builds easier, part of why I chosen the case I did. If there's another case that can fit these parts easily and doesn't have a window, I'd probably put the Noctua case back in.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm working on an old store bought Dell XPS computer my grandfather got a while ago. His computer started acting up, so I took it off his hand for him to get a new one. It was better than mine at the time, mostly due to the low-end graphic card (mine was an integrated chip), so for me, huge upgrade. Wiped OS and just used it.
Worked okay, was able to play a lot of games I wanted, most from mid-2000s, but as time goes on, some new games appeal to me. I want to take part in that.
Of course, as mentioned, I'm also an animator. I use Source Filmmaker to do most of these and I'd like to decrease render time for them. Rendering a minute long clip at 720p can take hours if the graphics are beefed up in them. Of course, they look nicer beefed up.
Needless to say, but I also have to edit videos in other programs like Sony Vegas, sometimes. I tend to work with HD clips. With this new build, I'll be rendering at 1080p. I want working to be quick.
--
Now, here's the parts I have selected based on a few hours of research:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($91.23 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($597.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($599.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Corsair)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2745.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 15:18 EST-0500
As I said, I have chosen these parts based on inexperience with building. I worry about performance, burning up parts because i know I'm going to be working with videos and games. I kept my case spacious, chosen a strong, though not the best, aircooler, and chosen a case to do lots of airflow.
I probably went overkill of safety. I'm not overclocking or doing SLI (at least for now), and I chosen a full tower. I will probably be transporting this a few times a year, but twenty - forty pounds isn't too bad.
Anyway, not sure how I did for someone with no experience in choosing parts. I hope it's on the right track. Any input would be great.
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