ElectroPulse
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Hello, all!
My brother is planning on purchasing the parts for his first true PC build in the next couple of days, so I've been going through looking at components with him the past couple of days. I figured I'd run it past you guys to see if there are any parts we could improve for similar prices.
Obligatory questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~$2000, quite flexible (that's just a general target)
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Boise, ID
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc.
CPU, mobo, RAM, storage (SSD+HDD), PSU, GPU, case, CPU cooler, optical drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None being reused, completely new build (previous desktop ~6 years old, so wanting a complete refresh)
6) Will you be overclocking?
He says possibly in future, but if so fairly mildly.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I believe it's this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313), I'll check in the morning when he's not asleep. 1080p, 24", 144hz.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
He'd like to purchase the parts ASAP (next day or two)
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
He has not expressed any special requirements for the mobo... 1151 is new enough that it has all the features we could think of wanting (SLI support (he has expressed interest in purchasing a second 980 Ti maybe next year to up performance), M.2, PCIe 3.0, USB 3.1 gen 2 (damn you, USB standard namers...), etc.).
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No. It isn't being figured into budget at this point. Will likely get Win 10 Home or Pro x64.
Here's the link to the build we've pulled together (CPU cooler is a placeholder, as PC Hound doesn't have Scythe Kotetsu):
https://pchound.com/rpXSv5/
Also, how's that GPU? I've read around online, and it sounds like the Zotac AMP! Extreme, MSI Lightning, and Asus Strix seem to be the top picks, unless the user intends to heavily OC. At this point, my brother is intending to stick with factory speeds on everything, so we're not really considering OC performance as heavily.
Also, how's an 850W PSU look? It's definitely good for the single GPU, but what if he were to add an additional 980 Ti in the future? Depending on the calculations I look at, it looks like with two of them there's anywhere from ~150W to 20W wiggle room.
Thanks for the feedback!
ElectroPulse
My brother is planning on purchasing the parts for his first true PC build in the next couple of days, so I've been going through looking at components with him the past couple of days. I figured I'd run it past you guys to see if there are any parts we could improve for similar prices.
Obligatory questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~$2000, quite flexible (that's just a general target)
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Boise, ID
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc.
CPU, mobo, RAM, storage (SSD+HDD), PSU, GPU, case, CPU cooler, optical drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None being reused, completely new build (previous desktop ~6 years old, so wanting a complete refresh)
6) Will you be overclocking?
He says possibly in future, but if so fairly mildly.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I believe it's this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313), I'll check in the morning when he's not asleep. 1080p, 24", 144hz.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
He'd like to purchase the parts ASAP (next day or two)
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
He has not expressed any special requirements for the mobo... 1151 is new enough that it has all the features we could think of wanting (SLI support (he has expressed interest in purchasing a second 980 Ti maybe next year to up performance), M.2, PCIe 3.0, USB 3.1 gen 2 (damn you, USB standard namers...), etc.).
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No. It isn't being figured into budget at this point. Will likely get Win 10 Home or Pro x64.
Here's the link to the build we've pulled together (CPU cooler is a placeholder, as PC Hound doesn't have Scythe Kotetsu):
https://pchound.com/rpXSv5/
Also, how's that GPU? I've read around online, and it sounds like the Zotac AMP! Extreme, MSI Lightning, and Asus Strix seem to be the top picks, unless the user intends to heavily OC. At this point, my brother is intending to stick with factory speeds on everything, so we're not really considering OC performance as heavily.
Also, how's an 850W PSU look? It's definitely good for the single GPU, but what if he were to add an additional 980 Ti in the future? Depending on the calculations I look at, it looks like with two of them there's anywhere from ~150W to 20W wiggle room.
Thanks for the feedback!
ElectroPulse