DarkStar_WNY
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I built my computer two years ago, it has a i7 6700k, a 980ti, 16GB of RAM and two SSDs, a 256 GB 840 Evo as the boot drive and a 1TB 840 Evo for storage (I have a NAS for bulk storage) and am driving a 24" 1080p monitor. My son has a i5 3750k with a GTX 670 and 8GB of RAM and SSDs for storage.
My son has been playing a lot of Rainbow 6 siege lately and was commenting that his framerate leaves much to be desired, so he's played it a few times on mine and had said my rig was perfect for how he plays, so my wife turned to me and said "Why don't you build yourself a new computer, and then Jeffrey can have your current computer? Do you think one $5,000 would cover the cost for it? You should probably get one of those real wide monitors you've been looking at for the new computer as well."
Listen, I love my wife, but sometimes i really LOVE my wife!
So this is sort of an unexpected build, I had been planning on buying a 1080ti to upgrade my system and putting my 980ti into my son's, and with everything going with my back right now I've fallen far behind on my component knowledge so I thought I would turn to you, the HardOCP community to get input on suggestions for a new gaming system for myself (of course below are my answers to the standard questions.
Thank You for your help, it's truly appreciated.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
This will be a my daily driver which is mainly used for watching YouTube, browsing the web and gaming, lots of gaming (I'm basically home bound at the moment recovering for two back surgeries) although I am interested in messing around with and learning video editing, but even then it will just be a "learn it to know it" situation and not something I will be doing often at all.
Also I plan on doing this build strictly with SSDs, I did that on my current rig and can't go back to a spinning platter, hell I wish I could upgrade my NAS with SSDs, but until I can get some high quality 4TB SSDs without breaking the bank that will have to wait.
I do like running BOINC when I'm not using my computer, but again, that's a bonus of whatever power the system has.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $5,000 although unless there is a good performance based reason I would probably prefer to keep it under $4,000.
I like nice aesthetics but performance is real goal, if it looks great that's a bonus.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everything except mouse and keyboard, this includes a monitor, which I have not decided on yet, other then to know that I want an ultrawide, most likely 3440 x 1440
I am leaning toward using a 1TB Samsung 960 Pro M.2 drive as the boot drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
No
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I am currently looking at 3440 x 1440 21:9 ultrawise monitors, but I haven't decided on a specific model yet.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
On the outside just after the first of the year, I thought I with the holidays coming up, and my being behind on my component research that I would take some time to get up to date on all the components before finalizing, while at the same time taking advantage of the sales that will be starting in a month's time, with the idea being, once I get most of the parts I need I will break down, order the rest and build it at that time, so it could happen as early as right after Cyber Monday, or as late as the first week or so of the new year.
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.
I don't think I need anything beyond the standards, I mean I need a good number of USB ports, at least one M.2 (as I'm leaning toward using a Samsung 960 Pro 1TB as the boot drive) and a good supply of SATA 6Gb/s ports as I am doing a full SSD build (I have a NAS in the house for bulk data storage.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No
My son has been playing a lot of Rainbow 6 siege lately and was commenting that his framerate leaves much to be desired, so he's played it a few times on mine and had said my rig was perfect for how he plays, so my wife turned to me and said "Why don't you build yourself a new computer, and then Jeffrey can have your current computer? Do you think one $5,000 would cover the cost for it? You should probably get one of those real wide monitors you've been looking at for the new computer as well."
Listen, I love my wife, but sometimes i really LOVE my wife!
So this is sort of an unexpected build, I had been planning on buying a 1080ti to upgrade my system and putting my 980ti into my son's, and with everything going with my back right now I've fallen far behind on my component knowledge so I thought I would turn to you, the HardOCP community to get input on suggestions for a new gaming system for myself (of course below are my answers to the standard questions.
Thank You for your help, it's truly appreciated.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
This will be a my daily driver which is mainly used for watching YouTube, browsing the web and gaming, lots of gaming (I'm basically home bound at the moment recovering for two back surgeries) although I am interested in messing around with and learning video editing, but even then it will just be a "learn it to know it" situation and not something I will be doing often at all.
Also I plan on doing this build strictly with SSDs, I did that on my current rig and can't go back to a spinning platter, hell I wish I could upgrade my NAS with SSDs, but until I can get some high quality 4TB SSDs without breaking the bank that will have to wait.
I do like running BOINC when I'm not using my computer, but again, that's a bonus of whatever power the system has.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $5,000 although unless there is a good performance based reason I would probably prefer to keep it under $4,000.
I like nice aesthetics but performance is real goal, if it looks great that's a bonus.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everything except mouse and keyboard, this includes a monitor, which I have not decided on yet, other then to know that I want an ultrawide, most likely 3440 x 1440
I am leaning toward using a 1TB Samsung 960 Pro M.2 drive as the boot drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
No
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I am currently looking at 3440 x 1440 21:9 ultrawise monitors, but I haven't decided on a specific model yet.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
On the outside just after the first of the year, I thought I with the holidays coming up, and my being behind on my component research that I would take some time to get up to date on all the components before finalizing, while at the same time taking advantage of the sales that will be starting in a month's time, with the idea being, once I get most of the parts I need I will break down, order the rest and build it at that time, so it could happen as early as right after Cyber Monday, or as late as the first week or so of the new year.
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.
I don't think I need anything beyond the standards, I mean I need a good number of USB ports, at least one M.2 (as I'm leaning toward using a Samsung 960 Pro 1TB as the boot drive) and a good supply of SATA 6Gb/s ports as I am doing a full SSD build (I have a NAS in the house for bulk data storage.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No