It's that time again, need a new gaming rig!

[Thatguyky]

Hello there! I've been looking at parts for a new build that should be handle just about any game and minor audio/video editing I throw at it. I built one four years ago, and it's starting to show it's age. Here are the parts I was thinking of throwing in the rig.

--- Have a power supply
--- Have 16gb of RAM
--- Have plenty of SSD and HHD Space

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559 (i7 6700k).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83UD9877 (Gigabyte 115, Z170).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133244 (Thermaltake V71 Case).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125869 (Gigabyte 1080).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 (Corsair Liquid Cooling).

What do you guys think? Everything should talk just fine I think. Also if anyone knows of any places better than Newegg for gear I'd love to know!

 

[TotalerKrieger]

That is a pretty monstrous rig you are building - it will be lots of fun I'm sure. What is your power supply model/wattage? Sounds like you got things under wraps, but a crappy PSU can be the Achilles Heel of any PC. Also, what sort of monitor do you have? Your build will produce 100+ FPS at 1080p, 40 of which will go to waste if your monitor only has a 60Hz refresh rate.

You have selected the best gaming-level CPU on the market (diminishing returns if you select more expensive models), very high quality motherboard and case, and the fastest GPU on the market by quite a wide margin. Liquid cooling really only makes sense if you are aiming for a heavy overclock on your CPU. If that is your goal cool, but overclocking a 6700K will not provide a significant increase in gaming performance.

As this video shows, you will gain 1-2 FPS at best in the most demanding games available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9NdRKCs8sk

I personally would just stick with the stock cooler, or a less expensive custom cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, but each to their own.

Newegg usually has the best prices. However, you can double check by looking up the desired part on pcpartpicker.com/ which tracks prices across a wide range of vendors.

 

[SnowyGamester]

So are you reusing RAM or do you already have some ready? If it's coming from your old build then it will be DDR3 which won't suit that motherboard.

 

[Thatguyky]

So are you reusing RAM or do you already have some ready? If it's coming from your old build then it will be DDR3 which won't suit that motherboard.

Jeez! Thanks for pointing that out, I probably would have missed that. I'll have to get some DDR4

 

[Thatguyky]

That is a pretty monstrous rig you are building - it will be lots of fun I'm sure. What is your power supply model/wattage? Sounds like you got things under wraps, but a crappy PSU can be the Achilles Heel of any PC. Also, what sort of monitor do you have? Your build will produce 100+ FPS at 1080p, 40 of which will go to waste if your monitor only has a 60Hz refresh rate.

You have selected the best gaming-level CPU on the market (diminishing returns if you select more expensive models), very high quality motherboard and case, and the fastest GPU on the market by quite a wide margin. Liquid cooling really only makes sense if you are aiming for a heavy overclock on your CPU. If that is your goal cool, but overclocking a 6700K will not provide a significant increase in gaming performance.

As this video shows, you will gain 1-2 FPS at best in the most demanding games available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9NdRKCs8sk

I personally would just stick with the stock cooler, or a less expensive custom cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, but each to their own.

Newegg usually has the best prices. However, you can double check by looking up the desired part on pcpartpicker.com/ which tracks prices across a wide range of vendors.

I've got a fairly decent BenQ at the moment, so I'm set there. I've got a 650w power supply I thought that would be enough, or will I need at least 750w? Also on the specs sheet for the CPU it says it comes with just the CPU, no stock cooler

 

[TotalerKrieger]

I totally overlooked the need for DDR4 with Skylake CPU/Mobos - yea you're going to need new DDR4 RAM.

650W should be enough for a single GTX 1080. If you ever want to setup a two-way SLI, you will probably need to upgrade to a 750-850 Watt PSU.

That really sucks that the 6700K doesn't come with a stock cooler - Cryorig H7 and Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo would be good choices for air coolers that would also allow for some moderate CPU overclocking. Just make sure the cooler is compatible with the height profile of your RAM.

 

[Thatguyky]

*Snip*

Yeah, I'll be good with one 1080 xD. I know this is a fairly insane/pricey build, but I can't imagine myself every needing two GPU's. I'll look into the 212 as opposed to the corsair liquid cooling piece I was looking at now

 

[TotalerKrieger]

It seems like the current console gen will linger for several more years at least, so I would wager that your GTX 1080 build will run most any game at ultra settings for a very long time. You should check out some of those G-sync 1440p monitors if you don't already have one - the build is overkill for 1080p/60Hz. A 1080p 144Hz monitor would be an interesting alternative if you prefer high FPS over greater resolution.

 

[Thatguyky]

It seems like the current console gen will linger for several more years at least, so I would wager that your GTX 1080 build will run most any game at ultra settings for a very long time. You should check out some of those G-sync 1440p monitors if you don't already have one - the build is overkill for 1080p/60Hz. A 1080p 144Hz monitor would be an interesting alternative if you prefer high FPS over greater resolution.

That was the idea! My current build is a bit behind the latest gen end PC builds. I built it about four years ago, and cut a few corners when I did. So I should be set with something like this for a while. Thanks for all your help!

 

[gorfias]

It seems like the current console gen will linger for several more years at least, so I would wager that your GTX 1080 build will run most any game at ultra settings for a very long time. You should check out some of those G-sync 1440p monitors if you don't already have one - the build is overkill for 1080p/60Hz. A 1080p 144Hz monitor would be an interesting alternative if you prefer high FPS over greater resolution.

Interesting intra-console lover's war going on about now. Gen 7 lasted so long due to a financial downturn around 2010. As a consequence, by 2012, PCs with GTX 680s were blowing away Xbox 360s that came out in 2005.

This time they are over-compensating and coming out with new editions 1/2 way through a normal generation. I guess it might be like the N64 getting a 4 Meg RAM Pak. Not unheard of.

That written, I have to believe a GTX 1080 will be able to produce about what consoles will for years to come (where do they go from here? DX12, 4K resolution... dunno). And the CPU is probably even more than this builder even needs for great gaming. (Anyone know of games that optimize more than 4 cores/threads?)