Hello hardware folks,
I have been given a $3000 budget to build a sweet gaming rig for a friend. I like building PCs, having built all of my own in the past. I just wanted to run this by you guys before I put in the order for the parts.
Some note about the machine:
- Will be used primarily (almost exclusively) for gaming.
- Parts will be purchased in USA (Washington state).
- The only parts I am firm on are the CPU and the 970 2-way SLI.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3RgP4D
INDIVIDUAL PARTS
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($228.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.00 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($92.90 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung U28E590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($525.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung U28E590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($525.90 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($61.73 @ Amazon)
Total: $3082.84
Thank you very much for looking.
I have been given a $3000 budget to build a sweet gaming rig for a friend. I like building PCs, having built all of my own in the past. I just wanted to run this by you guys before I put in the order for the parts.
Some note about the machine:
- Will be used primarily (almost exclusively) for gaming.
- Parts will be purchased in USA (Washington state).
- The only parts I am firm on are the CPU and the 970 2-way SLI.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3RgP4D
INDIVIDUAL PARTS
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($228.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.00 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($92.90 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung U28E590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($525.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung U28E590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($525.90 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($61.73 @ Amazon)
Total: $3082.84
Thank you very much for looking.