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Hey guys. It's been a while since I built a new rig so I was wondering if someone could make a set up for me. Budget would be up to $2,000 excluding monitor and accessories. Thanks
 
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JackNaylorPE

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Intended usage and Monitor resolution ?

This assumes a gaming build, and water cooled CPU and GPU

Note... some parts are "stand ins" as PCPP doesnt list my preferred choices

Cooler is a stand in For Swiftech H240 or H320
The GFX card is a stand in for the MSI 1080 Ti Seahawk EH X w/ full cover water bl;cok from EK


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.64 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Alphacool - Eisbaer 240 63.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($136.75 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($133.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($153.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SEA HAWK X Video Card ($804.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1939.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-23 13:57 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.59 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($119.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card ($779.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2082.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-23 14:14 EDT-0400
 
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Correct this would be a gaming rig. Monitor resolution would be 1920x1080. I'd like to be able to play The Division at 60 fps at ultra settings as a benchmark of what I'm aiming for. Thanks for the setup
 
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At 1080p anything beyond a GTX-1060 is just a waste of money.
If you think you will upgrade to faster refresh rate or faster resolution then a 1080 would be warranted, otherwise it is just $400 you wont see any gain out of.

Will you be doing anything else CPU intensive besides gaming (like video editing/rendering or photoshop).
 
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Ok cool, sounds good. It will be strictly for gaming 95% of the time. At most it will be used to edit a video or two but that's about it. Thanks for your build too

EDIT: I might at most use 2 monitors at the same time. Maybe 3 lol. So maybe the 1080 would be a good idea no?
 
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Like the game, this is a little old ;) http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/the-division-pc-graphics-performance-benchmark-review,1.html

Also, it's not particularly hard on the cpu: https://www.techspot.com/review/1148-tom-clancys-the-division-benchmarks/page5.html

BUT...With this being a new build I think we should all have an eye on the future so I'll post something a little more 'middle of the road'

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming K5 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($152.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($551.33 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1574.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-23 14:55 EDT-0400

Why Ryzen? Well, 8 cores and 16 threads for that price is hard to ignore, especially given that this build will be expected to run for some years to come. The non 'X' variant also comes with a nice RGB cooler, I've not tried it personally, my rig is all liquid cooled, but I've heard good things about the bundled Wraith cooler.
Naturally there's an X370MB-why have cotton when you can have silk? ;)

Naturally, 16Gb of memory is included-it's much standard for new builds-and the Trident parts seems to be highly compatible with Ryzen builds.

Good, large SSD and a even bigger HDD handle storage-note, you could opt for a 1Tb SSD and stay under budget but at around $450 it seems far too expensive.

That GTX1070 is a bit too much for a 60Hz 1080 screen, but it'll slay anything out there at 1080 rez, maxed out and it's not shy of running at 1440 rez or a 144Hz 1080 screen when/if you upgrade later-Note under USA pricing the GTX1080 is 'only' about $140 more and is a far more capable card...Just a thought for the future.

The Corsair case is really a placeholder, a good, solid choice but you may very well have other ideas.

Don't diss the Rosewill Capstone PSU, it's a very, very solid part, and not too expensive.
 
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Yea I was using the game as more of minimal requirement to set the benchmark. Thanks for your build too
 
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What CPU do you currently have?

And, contrary to what boosted1g said, some games will give you higher fps at 1080p 60 Hz with a GTX 1080 vs 1060. There is even a greater FPS difference if the 1080p monitor is running at 120Hz/144Hz.
 
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I currently have the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition. Well now that I'm considering running 2 monitors while I play games or doing whatever else the GTX 1080 would be better for that purpose I would think
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($323.11 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Corsair)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($147.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES.3 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX 11Gbps Video Card ($589.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($173.29 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.59 @ Amazon)
Total: $1853.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-23 15:58 EDT-0400


The Division game report of current build

Bottleneck checker

Bottleneck with current build
Check Here
 
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I see further down that you are considering 2 or 3 monitors so if gaming across all screens, the 1060 not going to cut it. But if you don't go there, I assumed a 1440p upgrade would soon follow. I dropped to 4 cores assuming it was a gaming rig having more simply brings nothing to the table.

Lots of different was you can go here depending on what your upgrade plans are, the only mistake you could make would be using a CLC cooler..... there are $37 air coolers which bury $100+ CLCs .

Personally I prefer custom loops, but unless you into the aesthetics and mod stuff in a big way, the OLC type AIOs from Swiftech and EK give nothing way to custom loops. Yes, there are C:LCs that come close to competing with much cheaper air coolers. But the H100i for exampe loses to the NH-D15 by 3C under load and the H100i is 12 times as loud.

 
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Ok cool, thanks for your help
 
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