Thread: thinking bout a new build

I'm with heavy on the upgrade cycle. It used to be you could expect a full rebuild every year and a half. But cpu tech is starting to plateau and a good cpu can last multiple years now. That 3930K I had was still pretty hefty and upper tier on benchmarks for a desktop cpu. I'd still be running it (and it came out in 2011 or 2012) if the motherboard hadn't croaked. But the GPU tech keeps progressing and that you can expect to upgrade every 2 years like clockwork to stay on top of things.

Ok so the parts list / build I have listed be a good gaming rig for a while ? And do all those parts work together since the build is under budget I can change out a couple thing's if need be or add an sad

Originally Posted by moving-target

well i want to be able to run games for the next 2 years at medium to high who knows maybe if this whole VR thing takes off fuck with that

This is going to be dependent on your GPU. Games are NOT CPU dependent the majority of the time, they are GPU dependent. Just remember that when you are saying you want something to last you 2 years, you should consider buying a higher end GPU.

Realistically, a high end GPU should last you 2 years. A mid range GPU will likely last a year, then will start to get slow as the new releases come out. Expect to get a new GPU each year if you are going with mid range.

Still rocking my 560. But moving into a new house ate up my upgrade budget.

Well I totally expected to upgrade a video card every year or 2 long as I don't need to upgrade the whole thing

Originally Posted by HeavyG

What model Power Supply do you have again?

I would recommend getting the following:

CPU Cooler - $44.99
Cooler Master Hyper 212X ? CPU Cooler with dual 120mm PWM Fan-Newegg.com

Memory - $67.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM-Newegg.com

Video Card - $399.99
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GV-N1070WF2OC-8GD 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Cards - Newegg.com

SSD (500GB) - $159.99
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SSD SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Drive MZ-75E500B/AM-Newegg.com

Power Supply (750w is WAY more than you need) - $59.99 (after rebate)
EVGA 750 BQ 110-BQ-0750-V1 80+ BRONZE 750W Semi Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply-Newegg.com

so is this build good not good i know i dont really like the PSU id like to have removable cables but whatever

That build keeps your cpu/mobo you currently have.

Originally Posted by Kanati

That build keeps your cpu/mobo you currently have.

Really seems different from my current mobo 4 ran slots vs 2 and room for 2 vid cards so what should I be looking for on a mobo and cpu in a cpu I just know about cores and ghz dunno what else I'm looking for

Originally Posted by moving-target

CPU
Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 - Newegg.com 239 ( could sae 40$ if i went for a 3.2)

mobo
ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com 109



CASE ROSEWILL NIGHTHAWK 117 ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case, Supports up to 420 mm long VGA Card, 5 Fans Pre-installed, Fan Speed Control-Newegg.com

cd/dvd
ASUS DVD-Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA CD DVD Burner Drive DRW-D3ST with Cyberlink Burning Software,Sata Cable-Newegg.com

hard drive

Seagate Constellation ES ST32000644NS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA5752R41464

vid card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814126122 (these damn things used to be 250$)

RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231902 (random DDR4 )

CASE

CASE ROSEWILL NIGHTHAWK 117 ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case, Supports up to 420 mm long VGA Card, 5 Fans Pre-installed, Fan Speed Control-Newegg.com

so if im not missing anything my total would be Total: $731.74

which is under budjet so i could modify or improve i dont know if these are all good parts and if they all go toghter just a blind build

Ok my blind ass quoted the wrong list

Is this a good build do all the parts work together it's under budget so I got room to improve if need be or add a ssd

Looks fine. I would go higher with the PSU but that's just me. I like to overkill that because without that nothing else works. But the calculator I used said you should be using ~400W. ME? I would go to 800W...