Need some advice on a build

**loki2158** · 10-31-16, 08:27 PM

Looking to get a new rig by new years. Current build is:

MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com

CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply & New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply - Newegg.com

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0 - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0 - Newegg.com

CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 - CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 - Newegg.com

Intel Core i7-860 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor - Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W BX80605I7860 Processor - Newegg.com

GTX 770 NVIDIA Graphics Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-028-_-Product

Tossed this guy together on one of those prebuild sites:

Case :: Thermaltake Chaser A21 Gaming Case Black
Processor :: Intel® Core™ i7-6800K Processor (6x 3.40GHz/15MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-6800K
Processor Cooling :: Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-2011] - Free Upgrade to Asetek 550LC (Standard 120mm Fan)
Memory :: 16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR4-2400 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand **Free Upgrade to DDR4-3000 ADATA XPG**
Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 8GB (GDDR5X) (VR-Ready) - Single Card
Motherboard :: MSI X99A SLI PLUS -- 4x PCIe x16, 2x USB 3.1 6x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
Power Supply :: 650 Watt - EVGA SuperNOVA NEX650G - 80 PLUS GoldFree Upgrade to 750W EVGA 750GQ - 80 PLUS Gold
Primary Hard Drive :: 256 GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 520MB/s - Single Drive
Data Hard Drive :: 1TB Hard Drive -- 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive :: 24X Super Multi Interal DVD Rewriter Optical DriveBlack -- Free Upgrade to LG Blu-ray Reader Combo Drive
Media Card Reader / Writer :: 12-In-1 Internal Media Card Reader/WriterBlack
Sound Card :: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Rx [PCIE] -- 7.1 Channels, 192kHz/24-bit, 106 dB SNR
Network Card :: Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

Operating System :: Windows 10 Home + Office 365 Trial [Free 30-Day !!!] - (64-bit) *Newest Microsoft Windows*

Need opinions on the prebuild. Can I do better for cheaper? If I build this myself with the parts listed I save a little bit.

**B-@-n-@-n-@** · 10-31-16, 10:05 PM

I don't know much about builds but I have found the build a pc sales on reddit to be really helpful for finding good sales and saving money. Once you get your build lined up I might watch it for the next month and see what you can get! Been really helpful for upgrading my PC!

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/

**Kanati** · 11-01-16, 12:15 AM

I would go 16GB ram and do NOT skimp on the GPU. The GPU will be your biggest and longest lasting bottleneck. At LEAST go 900 series. You are proposing to buy a card two generations back.

**loki2158** · 11-01-16, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by Kanati

I would go 16GB ram and do NOT skimp on the GPU. The GPU will be your biggest and longest lasting bottleneck. At LEAST go 900 series. You are proposing to buy a card two generations back.

I'm a little confused. 1080 is 2 gens behind?

Sent from the Dark Side of the Moon.

**BrokenApe** · 11-01-16, 07:07 AM

Might want to see if you can get measurements in a local store on that motherboard/case combo... the chips located near the top case side of the mobo are close to the motherboard edge, and stick up a ways.. if there's not a large amount of space between the top of the case and the motherboard, you could have difficulties with placement of your AIO cooler ( having run into that myself I mention it as worth looking at) ifyou mount it on the top mounting location.. nbd though if you place it in the front however I suppose

**moving-target** · 11-01-16, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by loki2158

I'm a little confused. 1080 is 2 gens behind?

Sent from the Dark Side of the Moon.

the is a new 1080 with the same name i think

**rush2049** · 11-01-16, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by loki2158

I'm a little confused. 1080 is 2 gens behind?

Sent from the Dark Side of the Moon.

He became confused between current and proposed build.....

**Rumble** · 11-01-16, 10:18 AM

Since you can find a 1060 for as low as $159 if you watch daily deals at places like Fry's Electronics and Newegg there really isn't an excuse for not using a 10xx series card in a new build.

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**CivilWars** · 11-01-16, 10:31 AM

Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 8GB (GDDR5X) (VR-Ready) - Single Card

Just gonna point out this part since some people seem to be missing it.