I've never built a gaming pc before, and decided to save around 2,500 USD to build a desktop after hearing about the nvidia 1080. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this selection?
>>339119445
just get alienware prebuilt bro
>paying for windows 10 when it is literally free
>Microsoft Windows 10
might as well go full tower neon green meme setup
Change youre CPU to the 6000 series
Get Windows 7 and 1 or 2 980s (1080 upgrade is not worth it). Looks fine besides that.
>>339119445
>5900RPM HDD
>No SSD
Enjoy your slow as fuck load times.
Get DDR4 ram, get an SSD and your cpu cooler is overkill, unless you want to do sick overclocking ofc. Also, why such low rpm on hdd? Get a western digital black. Upgrade cpu to 6000 series. And for fuck sake, dont buy an OS.
OP here, sorry Im not very computer savvy, but thanks for all the feedback so far
Go for the i5-6600k instead. Cheaper and faster.
Go for 16GB ram.
Get a 1TB HDD instead of 2.5tb archive and a 256GB SSD for Windows install.
Obviously switch motherboard to accommodate skylake CPU.
Go for a 750+ gold certified PSU for upgradability. (Also from a reputable brand. Don't cheap out on it)
GET A BETTER MONITOR!!!!!!!
I'm serious. It's what you will spend all your day looking at and the extra cost is justified. Get a 27" display that's IPS. Or an ultrawide if you don't mind some games having to be 16/9 for compatibility.
Also wait until AMD unveils the new Polaris GPU's and benchmarks are out before buying your rig.
>>339119664
>>339119509
>>339119676
>>339119734
Have you ever considered the fact that some people are browsing 4chan on $200 laptops from 2006 with celeron m cpus that can't even get a single fps on tf2? OP wants to start FROM A CLEAN SLATE
>>339119445
If you're going for that high quality of a build, you might want to get a better monitor, and invest in a 5.1 audio system.
Also get a better Hard drive (7200RPM), an SSD, and DDR4 ram.
>>339120020
Take a look at logicalincrements.com, its an up to date pc building guide by /g/ if im correct
>>339119445
1080p 60hz monitor?
>>339120116
I'm literally browsing on a prebuilt pc from 2002. Everything post 2000 lags for me.
>>339119445
First, don't cheap out on the PSU. Wish I never did. Get a good bronze to gold rated 750, it's worth it. Second, memory is an odd choice, and any more than 16 on a gaming rig just doesn't make sense really. Also seriously get rid of the HDD. 6tb sounds nice but the speed is atrocious, get a 7200rpm minimum for decent load times, or use a primary SSD and that if you need that much storage. Everything else about it wouldn't be my choice personally but it doesn't seem that dumb.
>>339119445
>getting a founder's edition
You are paying more to get less. Aftermarket 1089s come on June 10th. Wait until then and buy a superclocked aftermarket card that's got two proper fans instead of a fucking blower that'll sound like a jet engine under load.
Gaming mouse, large cloth mousepad, DDR4 RAM, 120/144hz monitor, SSD and a HDD that isn't made by Seagate.
Would this be a good build for a 1080 or most likely the 1080ti?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nynypb
>>339119445
>Bronze PSU
goodbye bud
Thanks guys, clearly I wasn't reading carefully when I made this, thanks for the feedback
Swap out the processor for an i7 6700k.
Marginally better performance, but it will allow you to use DDR4 instead of DDR3 ram.
**IMPORTANT, IF THAT MONITOR IS NOT A 4K RESOLUTION MONITOR, BE SURE TO GET A MONITOR WITH A REFRESH RATE OF 144**
With a refresh rate of 144, you can easily hit 144fps in most games with that setup.
A 60hz monitor is an injustice when you have a beast rig like that.
>>339119445
lol.
>60hz 1080p tn panel monitor
>bronze psu
>haswell (2013) cpu
>archive hdd
>32gb of ram
>cheapest case possible
surely you are trolling
>>339120473
$400 dollyroos for a 1440p monitor with a refresh rate of 60 and 5ms response time
Everything else is p. Solid tho.
>>339119445
buy prebuilt, they're worth the shekels
Should I go for an i7-6700k or the i5-6600k?
>>339119445
>72 dollar cpu cooler
>no SSD
>40 dollar case
>bronze power supply
>blu-ray drive
>actually buying windows any edition
>20 dollar useless fan
>gaming """""""""""""""""""""""keyboard"""""""""""""""""""""""
JUST
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4ZxZBm
I could wing this build right now, is it decent?
3.5k to play multiplats and pixel games
Excellent.
>>339121398
i5 6600k - 3.5 ghz, no hyperthreading.
i7 6700k - 4.0 ghz, has hyperthreading.
>what's hyperthreading?https://youtube.com/watch?v=wnS50lJicXc
>>339119445
DON'T get the founders addition. It has a bad cooler, is loud, and is too expensive.
Wait a week or two and get an EVGA FTW Edition, ASUS Strix, MSI 8G, or something. Cheaper and simply a better product
>>339121565
Looks solid.
>>339121481
>hating on his choice of keyboard
Man, don't be like that. Only keyboard I could find at the time I was making mine that had cherry MX reds was one of those gaymurr keyboards. I love reds for playing vidya, but I prefer buckling springs when I'm writing.
I realize now that this build here is terrible so I wiped it, I'll take your advice to heart and try again some other time.
I'm not op but I'm buying a new graphics card, is it worth it to wait for the nicer ones to drop in price because of the 1080 or are they as low as theyre gonna get?
>>339121565
Not bad, but go for a 4GB R9 380 Sapphire, maybe change the HDD brand for another one, and know that if you go with a 6000 series cpu, you'll have to upgrade to Windows 10.
>>339121905
It takes some research to know what's good and what's a meme.
And despite what /v/ says, www.logicalincrements.com is a decent place to start, if it's your first build and you don't know anything. I wouldn't recommend blindly buying one of their parts lists, but it's a good reference.
>>339119445
Don't listen to these faggots. i7 is fine, and i5 is going out the window.
Drop that cooler down to a cheaper one. Iirc Cooler Master makes a $34 one that's served me well so far.
Ditch the Windows 10. Get a cheap Windows 7 OEM or just pirate it, anything but W10.
If you get a good case, the fans should be superfluous and included.
Get a SSD for your bootdisk. Lightning fast startups.
The $700 grafix card seems excessive, but if it fits in your budget then go for it. You want to splurge on the processor, matching mobo, and graphics card. Everything else is personal preference.
OP, don't get a seagate drive. They're prone to crashes, especially for storage sizes greater than 2TB.
Hitachi is best, Western Digital is a close second.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive-q4-2014/
Also, get an m.2 SSD to store your operating system on along with the game or two you play most. Crazy fast read/write speeds, you'll have a near instant boot and load times on it versus a traditional HDD.
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-V5P256BW
>>339122074
Older ones will drop in price, and aftermarket cards will be better cooled, more powerful, and cost less than the founders edition, and release on the 10th of June. Wait it out.
>>339121905
Anon, all you had to do was get less ram, a better monitor since the GPU was overkill for it, a less cheap case, an SSD since your budget allows it, and maybe change the processor for an i5-4690k, since an i7 is not necessary for your needs, unless you think paying an extra 100 dollars is worth a few extra fps.
>>339122075
>if you go with a 6000 series cpu, you'll have to upgrade to Windows 10.
I'd rather not mess with W10, suggestions?
Did I do decent?
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Hithiro/saved/8NrNnQ
Heated buttock massaging gaming chair.
>>339121905
If you need a guide, this is the build I'm getting this summer. I've been tweaking it all year but its a good start for you to do the same, research and swap out parts here as you please.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kingkaga898/saved/zCYj4D
>>339122371
Pirate Windows 8.1 Pro. Microsoft will give you a legit ISO for free, find a legit version of KMS activator, and make sure to block Windows 10 updates on your setup. Google is your friend.
>>339119445
>4790k is old, there's an 6xxx equivalent out. also the 7xxx series should be launching "soon", might be worth waiting for
>nhd14 is a meme. $30 coolers give you 90% of the performance without the price or gimmicks
>again, z97 is outdated. you should be buying lga 1151
>again, ddr3 is outdated. you should be buying ddr4. also 32gb is overkill
>why the fuck do you need 6tb
>stop undercutting your case and psu like a noob. buy legit corsair not shitty 3rd rate crap
>literally why buy a blu ray drive
>paying for windows10 botnet like a good goy
>2nd meme cooler fan
>gtx1080 for a 1080p display
in a nuthsell buy lga 1151 with ddr4. then take the money you save from buying useless shit and get a better psu/case or better monitor so you actually use that 1080
>>339122429
That CPU supports DDR4 ram
Get a 144hz monitor
>>339122458
get rid of the cooler, stock is fine even if you overclock a little bit.
32 gigs of ram.
cheaper case
dvd drive or anything, useless, or re-use what u have.
never buy windows
return the headset, return the mouse
>>339122429
Do NOT cheap out on your power supply, you'll have a bad time. Wait for the 3.5 meme to price drop, it should get cheaper in a few weeks, or go for a 1070 which will only be a bit more expensive, but the performance will be worth it. Get a better monitor, a 970 paired with a 60Hz monitor is sad. Check out logicalincrements.com/monitors or read reviews for monitors with at least 120Hz. And again, if you dont want to deal with Windows 10, dont go with a 6000 series CPU.
>>339122804
>return the kb+m
And go back to this shit? Nty
Also 6700ks dont come with stock coolers, also I plan on overclocking
>>339121905
Everyone's got to go through a few "mistake" builds on paper at first before fully understanding what makes a good build.
Really, you weren't far off. The CPU cooler was unnecessary, you had too much RAM (16 GB is ideal), the HDD you chose is bad (get a 7200 RPM drive - 2GB is probably fine. Add a small 128GB or 256GB SDD if you want for much better load times on the OS), your case chose could have been better, and finally you should pick a better monitor. With a 1080 you should either be going 1440p or 1080p/144hz at least.
As far as the monitor goes, at 1080p/144hz I'd recommend the VG248QE. At 1440p I only really know about the really high end ones, butr the Acer XB270HU 1440p/144hz monitor is sublime.
I need to get a cpu cooler for an i7-6700k, what do you guys suggest?
>>339122990
>>return the kb+m
>And go back to this shit? Nty
that keyboard is shit m8
>Also 6700ks dont come with stock coolers, also I plan on overclocking
buy a 20-30 dollar cooler then, you're paying 70 for literally nothing.
>>339123028
Just look on pcpartpicker,under 'completed builds', check what builds are using an i7 6700k and see how their coolers worked out for them
>>339122992
OH, also, do NOT get the founder's edition GTX 1080. It has a mediocre cooler, is loud, and is too expensive. Wait a week or two and get an EVGA FTW Edition, ASUS Strix, MSI 8G, or something. They are cheaper and simply a better product.
>>339123124
hey man fuck you I love this keyboard
it goes clickity clack when I type
>>339122940
>>339122792
Thanks for the advice. I switched out the monitor for a 144hz one, found one that didn't slap another 500 dollars onto my price. Also chose a better PSU for the time being.
I can live with W10 tbqh
Ok after taking your advice to heart I tried something different. dont worry about the founder graphics card, I'm not gonna get it, I'm just putting it there as a placeholder
>>339124181
shit cooler
shit mobo
shit ssd
you don't need a full tower case
you need at least a 650w psu
>>339124181
Noctua's big ass DH-15 is the best and most quiet air cooler
that mobo is not for overclocking, and you have an overclockable i7
Don't need a full tower, and you don't need one with a window on it, it's noisier
Seasonic PSU but semi-modular, get a fully modular Seasonic
Do you even watch blurays?
>>339124181
Change the mobo for a z170 one or you wont be able to oc. Change the HDD for another brand, and full tower cases are a meme, go for a mid tower. And the cooler looks like shit.
>>339124181
Anon, go to
>>>/g/sqt
Remove the cooler, get a better one (NH-U12S or 14S or DH-15).
Get a Z170 motherboard, you got a unlocked CPU.
PNY SSDs are beyond unreliable shit, get a 850 EVO.
Get a WD HDD.
A cheaper case.
A EVGA 750 G2.
Why the blu ray?
>>339123302
Whoa shit, I have that keyboard too.
>>339124494
>you don't need a full tower case
Opinion should be discarded
>>339124181
Nice, this is a lot better!
A few criticisms:
You probably don't need a full tower case. Mid tower should be fine. Of course, full tower leaves you with more wiggle room in the future, so totally up to you.
As far as the CPU cooler goes, if you arten't going to overclock it you won't need to buy a cooler, the one that comes with the CPU will be fine. Again, up to you.
At 1080p - even at 144hz - a GTX 1070 will probably be more than enough for you rather than a GTX 1080. You could save a solid $250 by going that route! Again though, with the 1070 don't go founders edition. Get one with a third party cooler.
That's about it. This build looks very nice other wise. One piece of advice i'll give you is I think it's always good for people to invest in a decent mouse. Doesn't have to be crazy or anything, but something like the Steelseries Sensei is much more enjoyable to use than a crappy $15 mouse, so consider that.
>>339124998
>>As far as the CPU cooler goes, if you arten't going to overclock it you won't need to buy a cooler, the one that comes with the CPU will be fine. Again, up to you.
Skylake unlocked CPUs dont come with a cooler.
Also the build looks horrible, stop baiting people.
>>339124998
Woops, forgot about the motherboard. I would get a better one than that. Make sure it's one that accommodates your CPU and allows you to take advantage of DDR4 RAM.
>>339125058
Oh my bad on that.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pdZ9TH
this is what i am gonna get
>>339125353
Change the WD RE4 for a WD Black.
Invest a bit more in the HSF.
And thats it, really good build.
>>339125353
I have that same case, anon. Go for the R5 if you want the upper drive bay to be removable. Do you really need that much RAM and a dvd writer? You can create a bootable usb and install windows with it.
>>339125606
I was thinking about getting the wd black but not sure since I am just thinking merely for storing stuff.
>>339125634
Is that so? R5 would be a better choice? I need the DVD for old games that I have on discs and stuff. About the ram, I don't really need more than 8-16gb but I thought why the hell not. I mean with that much I won't need to worry ever about running out or if a memory leak did happen shit would hit the fan.
>>339119445
>300 dollar processor
>700 dollar video card
>30 dollar case
>100 dollar monitor
absolute retard.
>>339125839
Get the R4 with no window, it has these lovely noise dampers inside the case
>>339124181
Great build, but get a z170 motherboard
650-750w power supply as well
Everything else is either fine or a negligible difference
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TpmVdC r8
Will likely swap out the card with a Vega this christmas if AMD's schedule is to be believed
Also I have an Asus MG278Q monitor
>>339126276
Will play games on/10
>>339126374
thanks dude
>>339126276
liquid cooler, no thanks, unless you make a custom loop it's not worth it
>>339126513
Yeah, I was considering a dark rock pro 3 until I read about the skylake cpus bending under the weight of heavier HSFs. If intel addressed that I might not have heard about it yet.
Also the case has a concealed radiator mount on the top so I thought getting a rad would be better aesthetically
where is the poptarts
>>339126781
that only happened to pre-builts
>$2500 for a /v/ and Steam Early Access machine
>>339126823
he already ate them, why do you think his budget is 2500 instead of 3000
Part 3 of "Op is a goddamn moron", updated again, also thank you guys, sorry for being stupid and having to put up with me.
>>339119445
Haswell when it's now 2 years old
Meme cooler
Micro ATX mobo
Memeskill Memory 32gb
Seagate 5900RPM
Founders Edition
Rosewill Bronze
Bluray reader
Deepcool
Shit B8 1/10, here's your (you)
>>339126897
Cool, thanks for the scoop. will probably go air now
>>339126991
>buying a 1080 founders edition
jesus christ wait for the third party
>>339127080
>>339126991
Sorry I said above that I'm not actually going to buy the founders edition, that is just there to show what card I want
>>339126991
Aside from that expensive looking HDD, everything looks good.
>>339119445
>$72 aftermarket cooler
Do you actually plan on overclocking? If you're really not going to be overclocking much (and let's face it, majority of vidya doesn't need much CPU power) you could just get a cheaper one and save ~$40, or not get one at all if you actually aren't going to OC.
>Seagate
Known to be unreliable. What the fuck do you even need 6TB for? You could get a decent WD 1 or 2TB and an SSD for that price.
>32GB RAM
Again, what the fuck do you need that much for? Save yourself some money there.
>buying Windows
Never skimp on your mobo, psu or case.
>>339126991
looks bretty good. If I were to change anything it would probably be the motherboard. nothing wrong with this one, but it's lacking usb 3.1 and SLI compatibility.
You may not ever use either but it's nice to have options
I would just like to say thanks for all the help you guys provided, really appreciate it.
>>339127576
Only PSU matters. Motherboards are fine as long as you get one above $60 and cases literally don't matter as long as you aren't buying a cardboard box to build in.
>>339127710
>as you aren't buying a cardboard box to build in.
Don't be hating.
>>339126991
Looks good to me but that samsung is retardedly expensive for 120GB. MX200 is a good Crucial SSD, see if you can get the M.2 500 or 250GB versions.
>>339126991
>$85 Noctua cooler
Jesus christ stop. Noctua is overpriced shit and you don't need to pay any more than $40 for a cooler, if you even buy one at all. Stock coolers are perfectly fine if you don't overclock.
>>339122075
>know that if you go with a 6000 series cpu, you'll have to upgrade to Windows 10.
Wait, what? I was just about to buy a 6500, are you saying it will force me to upgrade to windows 10 or something? It doesn't work at all with windows 7? I can't seem to find a solid answer on Google.
>>339122075
>and know that if you go with a 6000 series cpu, you'll have to upgrade to Windows 10.
Wrong.
>>339128379
You do need some work around for it to install Window 7 since Windows 7 does not come with USB3.0 Driver.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/15458-uefi-bootable-usb-flash-drive-create-windows.html
http://codeabitwiser.com/2014/03/how-to-install-windows-7-with-only-usb-3-0-ports/
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/391038-cd-dvd-device-driver-missing-w-win7-ultimate-bootable-usb.html
>>339128379
>>339128497
I never said when.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/01/skylake-users-given-18-months-to-upgrade-to-windows-10/
>>339128497
Ah, ok, thanks. The hdd I plan on using is from my old build and already has windows 7 on it, so I should be good then.
>>339119445
What a shit build m8.
A pc is cool and all but why op?
Wouldn't you prefer the xbox scorpio or ps neo instead?
