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Hey Guys,
long story short, ive been researching a gaming build and have reached a point where im running into paralysis by analysis. with so much new technology, i could really use some help.... hopefully this can also benefit others who are also in a similar situation
Purpose I play pretty exclusively blizzard games, namely Heros of the storm (http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/). that being said, i know its not a very hardware intensive game, so i dont want to build a comp thats overkill for. At the same point in time, im aware games become more and more intensive, so while i dont want to go top tier, i do want to go fairly high end.
Goals
*Reliability is very important to me. Overclocking isnt typically my thing, i dont want to deal with water cooling and constantly working on the rig.
*I dont have a budget but i also dont want to spend an arm and a leg for a 4k top of the line gaming that i dont do. Im trying to find the happy medium of maybe 1 or 2 year old technology thats still powerful but also priced more fairly. (kind of where to opt for the cheaper freesync or more pricey gsync comes into play)
*I really would like to be able to play HEROS with a 1440p with 144mhz refresh on an IPS montior, id imagine this would need some sort of adaptive sync technology to maximize the experience
*i also want to have a mobo/cpu that will stay relevant to be able to upgrade in the future without having to build a brand new rig
Questions Im going to have a sample build with some questions in there, but in general, a few things off the bat
*whats the go to monitor right now? im having such difficulty finding 1440p IPS with 144hz and adaptive sync technology. i can find monitors that have 3/4 but rarely all 4. here are the ones i have been able to find
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mg279q
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0173PEX34/?tag=pcpapi-20
*with SSD and hard drives, how is best to optimize that? do you install the OS on the SSD and games on the SSD but storage stuff on the HD? can you run everything on a 500gig ssd if that is all you need?
*the age old question. Nvdia vs AMD/ATI. with my desires of a powerful but not top top of the line gaming, i was hoping to be able to use freesync (only because the monitors are cheaper). is it justifiable going with nvidia?
*overclocking.... is there a safe way of doing it with air cooling? if so, with my goals, is it even worth it?
*is thermale paste still needed or do coolers have that build on the heatsync now?
Specs: please make feel free to suggest improvements
Monitor: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mg279q or http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0173PEX34/?tag=pcpapi-20 or Gsync (please suggest)
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor OR the i7-6700 (please advise)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler OR Corsair Hydro H115
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card:https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-TRIPLE-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B011D7A526?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:23341494292023269
or https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-TRIPLE-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B011D7A526?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:23341494292023269
or https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Founders-Graphics-08G-P4-6180-KR/dp/B01FWI6F08?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:92771494292023266
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Windows 10
thanks guys, all help is greatly appreciated
long story short, ive been researching a gaming build and have reached a point where im running into paralysis by analysis. with so much new technology, i could really use some help.... hopefully this can also benefit others who are also in a similar situation
Purpose I play pretty exclusively blizzard games, namely Heros of the storm (http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/). that being said, i know its not a very hardware intensive game, so i dont want to build a comp thats overkill for. At the same point in time, im aware games become more and more intensive, so while i dont want to go top tier, i do want to go fairly high end.
Goals
*Reliability is very important to me. Overclocking isnt typically my thing, i dont want to deal with water cooling and constantly working on the rig.
*I dont have a budget but i also dont want to spend an arm and a leg for a 4k top of the line gaming that i dont do. Im trying to find the happy medium of maybe 1 or 2 year old technology thats still powerful but also priced more fairly. (kind of where to opt for the cheaper freesync or more pricey gsync comes into play)
*I really would like to be able to play HEROS with a 1440p with 144mhz refresh on an IPS montior, id imagine this would need some sort of adaptive sync technology to maximize the experience
*i also want to have a mobo/cpu that will stay relevant to be able to upgrade in the future without having to build a brand new rig
Questions Im going to have a sample build with some questions in there, but in general, a few things off the bat
*whats the go to monitor right now? im having such difficulty finding 1440p IPS with 144hz and adaptive sync technology. i can find monitors that have 3/4 but rarely all 4. here are the ones i have been able to find
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mg279q
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0173PEX34/?tag=pcpapi-20
*with SSD and hard drives, how is best to optimize that? do you install the OS on the SSD and games on the SSD but storage stuff on the HD? can you run everything on a 500gig ssd if that is all you need?
*the age old question. Nvdia vs AMD/ATI. with my desires of a powerful but not top top of the line gaming, i was hoping to be able to use freesync (only because the monitors are cheaper). is it justifiable going with nvidia?
*overclocking.... is there a safe way of doing it with air cooling? if so, with my goals, is it even worth it?
*is thermale paste still needed or do coolers have that build on the heatsync now?
Specs: please make feel free to suggest improvements
Monitor: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mg279q or http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0173PEX34/?tag=pcpapi-20 or Gsync (please suggest)
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor OR the i7-6700 (please advise)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler OR Corsair Hydro H115
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card:https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-TRIPLE-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B011D7A526?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:23341494292023269
or https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-TRIPLE-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B011D7A526?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:23341494292023269
or https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Founders-Graphics-08G-P4-6180-KR/dp/B01FWI6F08?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:92771494292023266
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Windows 10
thanks guys, all help is greatly appreciated
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