Build me a new PC: Oz

Sintha

Sintha

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Hi Folks,

Im in the market for a new PC, ill finally update from my GTX 285 and Vista operating system. It's been about 7 years since i built my last computer and im pretty out of my depth at the moment. I would like to get a Nividia 1080 card with a new intel skylake CPU. I plan to spend about 3k Australian.

Anyone able to help me out with a build?

Sintha
 
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Grimbli

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Building a computer is super easy!

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KiwiB1rd

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I'm building one in September and this is what I'm planning on using

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/knYbvV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/knYbvV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.00 @ Adorama)
Video Card: GTX 1080 (not sure which one yet)
Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1400-1500 (ish)
 
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Grimbli

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KiwiB1rd said:
I'm building one in September and this is what I'm planning on using

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/knYbvV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/knYbvV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.00 @ Adorama)
Video Card: GTX 1080 (not sure which one yet)
Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1400-1500 (ish)
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I would go with liquid cooling if the budget allows. My CPU rarely goes above 70f. Even under full load.
 
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Sorry to put a spanner in the works, but I would take an i7 6700k over a i7-5820K every day of the week.

Most games need more MHZ, not more cores. Even star citizen. 4 cores @ 4.0ghz spank 6 cores @ 3.3ghz all day long every day in games.

If you water-cool with an all in one unit - get a good overclock I would expect an i7 6700k to hit 4.4ghz+ which will improve things even more.
 
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Sintha

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Thanks for the information guys. Ill do se reading. Something that was mentioned was the different 1080 cards what does this mean exactly?
 
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this is basically what i just build for myself. a few months ago.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/rjkohlun/saved/fwyG3C

course i have upgraded my mem to 64gb. since. and running 2 28" ips 4k monitors. all my periferial are razor but my new thrusmaster warthog setup. if i was doing it again. i would NOT get a mid tower case go full tower. and go with a coolerrmaster water rig not corsair
 
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I am looking to do a build with these components:

GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 750W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continuous Power Supply
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GV-N1070G1 GAMING-8GD 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card
 
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Dawnshie

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Kortheous said:
I am looking to do a build with these components:

GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 750W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continuous Power Supply
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GV-N1070G1 GAMING-8GD 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card
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looks good..
 
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Pro tip: do not skimp on the power supply. Buy a NICE one. If you buy a really good one, they can last WITH WARRANTY upwards of 10 years across multiple builds. The PSU has the capacity to permanently and catastrophically destroy every component in your computer. Hell, a cheap one might even set your house on fire. Buy a good one. Solid name brands for PSU's include Seagate, Corsair, and EVGA. RussianJ probably knows the most about PSU's on here. If he happens to drop by this thread and give you a suggestion, listen to it.
 
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GrammarGestapo said:
Pro tip: do not skimp on the power supply. Buy a NICE one. If you buy a really good one, they can last WITH WARRANTY upwards of 10 years across multiple builds. The PSU has the capacity to permanently and catastrophically destroy every component in your computer. Hell, a cheap one might even set your house on fire. Buy a good one. Solid name brands for PSU's include Seagate, Corsair, and EVGA. RussianJ probably knows the most about PSU's on here. If he happens to drop by this thread and give you a suggestion, listen to it.
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To expand upon this, PSU's are rated by Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. Gold is the lowest I would go with, but Silver would probably be ok.
 
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GrammarGestapo said:
Pro tip: do not skimp on the power supply. Buy a NICE one. If you buy a really good one, they can last WITH WARRANTY upwards of 10 years across multiple builds. The PSU has the capacity to permanently and catastrophically destroy every component in your computer. Hell, a cheap one might even set your house on fire. Buy a good one. Solid name brands for PSU's include Seagate, Corsair, and EVGA. RussianJ probably knows the most about PSU's on here. If he happens to drop by this thread and give you a suggestion, listen to it.
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I sign this and like to add, that the biggest is not the best. I'd recommend to calculate the power needs of your PC and choose your PSU corresponding to the result. For example, I've read of rigs with a 1 kilowatt PSU, but the components within only needed approx. 500 watts. Thats worth a mega facepalm of death imho. But anyway, not my bill to pay at the end of a year. :rolleyes::D
 
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Sintha

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Grimbli said:
Definitely this! Never go small case unless you have room constraints. The added airflow will help cooling immensely.
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Thanks for the info. I have a full case at the moment, i was thinkimg a mid but the size makes made no real difference to me initially but your point about cooling i didnt consider. Its consistently 36 to 38 in the western suburbs so the bigger one might be best
 
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