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Building new rig

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Adrian1up

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Update 8/27/2015 bought some stuff

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: within this month

1. What your budget is (and whether it includes taxes, shipping charges, and/or other costs)

Around 2k or more if need be ( budget amount including what I already bought)

2. Which parts you need within that budget

Monitor = a good monitor that fits my build (1440 at 144hz maybe or something cheaper but takes advantage of setup)
Case = in case i dont need 750d im open to suggestions
Case Fan(s) = if needed what sizes and how many
CPU Cooler/Heatsink with Fan (HSF) = undecided whether to go air or water cooling (close loop) for the i7 5930k
Memory (RAM) = thinking about getting Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 4x4 16gb/open to suggestions
Sound Card =only if needed

3. What the system is going to be used for

Gaming (Witcher 3, GTA V, MGS V)
Editing ( Adobe Photoshop and Premiere)
Surfing the Web

4. All of the components that you already have and/or are planning on reusing

Processor (CPU)= already bought i7 5930K
Motherboard = Asus x99 Sabertooth
Video/Graphics Card (GPU) = EVGA GTX 980 ti
Power Supply (PSU) = Seasonic 1050w 1050p
Solid State Drive (SSD) =2 Evo 850 250gb (raid)

5.Which components you are considering getting (list out your components with model numbers/names along with links to the stores you're getting them from)

CPU Cooler/Heatsink with Fan (HSF) = Corsair H100i GTX, Noctua DS-15 or Be Quiet Dark Pro 3 (open to other suggestions)
Hard Drive (HDD) = 2 HDD (raid) maybe some seagate 3tbs planning to buy from http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Deskt...pebp=1440613899155&perid=1NAVQ31SWKX09MG5SQ5K
Case = Corsair 750d but im open to suggestions




Update 8/27/2015 bought some stuff: Decided to get the Asus x99 Sabertooth now im just thinking about Case, Memory & CPU cooler if you have any good suggestions please let me know oh and also a Monitor that would go well with my build and if the case you suggest needs fans please also include the size and how many i need thank you. :)


STUFF I BOUGHT ALREADY:
PC Hound Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K ($508 - Custom)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 ($230 - Custom)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4995-KR ($600 - Custom)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 1000W Platinum-1000 ($130 - Custom)
Storage: SAMSUNG 250GB 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM ($87 - Custom)
Storage #2: SAMSUNG 250GB 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM ($87 - Custom)
Total: $1,642.00
Price may include shipping, rebates, promotions, and tax
Generated by PC Hound
 
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Not sure about Seagate Hard Drives at this time, I'm just going by complaints showing up.
I nave not bought a hard drive in some time so no personal experience.
 
If you're not OCing, but you might dabble with it later, I would recommend the following configuration as a guideline:

PC Hound Part List

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) ($88.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: LEPA 1200W G1200-MA ($80.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ($89.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Seidon 240M RL-S24M-24PK-R2 ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP ($16.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $526.43
Price may include shipping, rebates, promotions, and tax
Generated by PC Hound
 
Update 8/27/2015 bought some stuff: Decided to get the Asus x99 Sabertooth now im just thinking about Case, Memory & CPU cooler if you have any good suggestions please let me know oh and also a Monitor that would go well with my build and if the case you suggest needs fans please also include the size and how many i need thank you. :)

STUFF I STILL NEED

Monitor = a good monitor that fits my build (1440 at 144hz maybe or something cheaper but takes advantage of setup)
Case = in case i dont need 750d im open to suggestions
Case Fan(s) = if needed what sizes and how many
CPU Cooler/Heatsink with Fan (HSF) = undecided whether to go air or water cooling (close loop) for the i7 5930k
Memory (RAM) = thinking about getting Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 4x4 16gb/open to suggestions

STUFF I BOUGHT ALREADY:
PC Hound Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K ($508 - Custom)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 ($230 - Custom)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 06G-P4-4995-KR ($600 - Custom)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 1050W Platinum-1050 XP3 ($130 - Custom)
Storage: SAMSUNG 250GB 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM ($87 - Custom)
Storage #2: SAMSUNG 250GB 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM ($87 - Custom)
Total: $1,642.00
Price may include shipping, rebates, promotions, and tax
Generated by PC Hound
 
Adrian1up said:
Case = in case i dont need 750d im open to suggestions
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The 750D is a good case. But I would still recommend looking around to make sure that's what you really want. Here some other cases that I would recommend:
$100 - Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Case
$110 - Phanteks Enthoo Pro PH-ES614P_WT White Full Tower Case
$103 - Antec 1100 V2 ATX Case
$110 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$110 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$120 - Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black ATX Case
$120 - Corsair Obsidian Series 450D ATX Case
$136 - NZXT Phantom 530 Black Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - Corsair Obsidian Series 750D ATX Case
$140 - Corsair Graphite Series 730T ATX Case
$150 - NZXT Phantom 630 White Windowed Full Tower ATX Case
$150 - Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case
$158 - NZXT Phantom 630 Gunmetal Full Tower Case
$170 - Corsair Graphite Series 600T Arctc White Full Tower Case
$180 - Corsair Graphite Series 760T Black Full Tower Case
$180 - Corsair Graphite Series 760T White Full Tower Case
180 - Corsair Graphite 780T Black ATX Full Tower Case
$190 - Corsair Graphite 780T White ATX Full Tower Case
$230 - Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case


Adrian1up said:
Case Fan(s) = if needed what sizes and how many
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Generally, most of the above cases really won't need additional fans. But try them out first and then decide if you really need extra fans.

Adrian1up said:
CPU Cooler/Heatsink with Fan (HSF) = undecided whether to go air or water cooling (close loop) for the i7 5930k
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If you're planning to overclock and want some semblance of quiet, I would look at the H100i GTX:
$112 - Corsair Hydro H100i GTX Liquid CPU Cooler

If you're planning to overclock and don't care about noise, the Seidon 120M isn't a terrible choice:
$90 - Coolermaster Sedon 240M Liquid CPU Cooler

If you're not planning to overclock and want as low noise as reasonable possible, I would look at these HSF:
$47 - Scythe SCKTT-1000 HSF
$76 - Noctua NH-D14 HSF

If you're not planning to overclock and don't care too much about noise, then I recommend this HSF:
$31 - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo HSF

If you're planning to overclock and want as low noise as possible, I don't really have a recommendation for you as I don't think any HSF that's quiet by SilentPCReview standards is going to be enough cooling for an overclocked 5930K.

Adrian1up said:
Memory (RAM) = thinking about getting Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 4x4 16gb/open to suggestions
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Dominator RAM in general are rarely worth buying. Not to mention that a 4 x4 set means a more costly future RAM upgrade down the line if you want to use more than 48GB of RAM. I recommend getting this cheaper Corsair 2 x 8GB DDR4 2666 RAM set instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233835
 
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Dominator RAM in general are rarely worth buying. Not to mention that a 4 x4 set means a more costly future RAM upgrade down the line if you want to use more than 48GB of RAM. I recommend getting this cheaper Corsair 2 x 8GB DDR4 2666 RAM set instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233835
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I actually bought a corsair vegeance 4x4 16gb instead, just saw your suggestion a bit too late. someone suggested the corsair dominator to me but then i saw the price and thought it wasn't worth it


The 750D is a good case. But I would still recommend looking around to make sure that's what you really want. Here some other cases that I would recommend:
$100 - Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Case
$110 - Phanteks Enthoo Pro PH-ES614P_WT White Full Tower Case
$103 - Antec 1100 V2 ATX Case
$110 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$110 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$120 - Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black ATX Case
$120 - Corsair Obsidian Series 450D ATX Case
$136 - NZXT Phantom 530 Black Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - Corsair Obsidian Series 750D ATX Case
$140 - Corsair Graphite Series 730T ATX Case
$150 - NZXT Phantom 630 White Windowed Full Tower ATX Case
$150 - Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case
$158 - NZXT Phantom 630 Gunmetal Full Tower Case
$170 - Corsair Graphite Series 600T Arctc White Full Tower Case
$180 - Corsair Graphite Series 760T Black Full Tower Case
$180 - Corsair Graphite Series 760T White Full Tower Case
180 - Corsair Graphite 780T Black ATX Full Tower Case
$190 - Corsair Graphite 780T White ATX Full Tower Case
$230 - Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case
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awesome thanks for the suggestion ill check them out

how about a good gaming monitor preferrably 1440p or i want to hear what else is out there thats good for my setup and again thanks
 
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