PC Part Choices

[Face 1910]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nHvszy

 

I already have a GTX 960 and I've already purchased a good battery with some Amazon cash I had.

 

I am aiming to purchase in April so I got 2 months to consider this. I don't keep up with stuff so IDK if any special pc parts are coming out before then.

 

I've selected the 6600K on the suggestion of Driz like 4 months ago.

 

One of my MAIN concerns is I want a user friendly case. I hate my case and I hate how it is designed and it is cheap and poorly thought out. I really want both sides to be removable to make wiring behind the MOBO simple. I don't really give a shit what it looks like, tbh. I also like the idea of not having a fan on either side, but idk if that is reasonable considering it is a pretty good place for pumping heat out of your case.

 

Any suggestions welcome, thanx sg fam.

 

Trying to stay under $900.

[Sean 3760]

i hope the battery is higher 166watts

[Face 1910]

Lol, obviously

Also I just realized they are power supplies not batteries but w/e I'm tired and dumb

[Gerald 1371]

Get another 8GB of RAM. Higher-end games are asking for 8GB, and some games have crashed on me, due to my low amount of RAM (8GB). Thanks to the new generation of consoles, developers feel like they don't have to optimize games as well.

960 is a pretty shitty card. The 970 is 35-40% better, dependent on the game, so if you can swap, it would be beneficial. It'll last a lot longer, at 1080p.

i5 6600k will last you a long time.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020
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That is the case I use. You can slide off both side panels, and it is very spacious.

[Swed 2651]

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-c70-mid-tower-gaming-case-arctic-white

 

This is the case I have

 

Both panels come off, there's a lot of spots for zip ties/wires. Drive cages are removable, and you can buy a custom window for like 20$ if you don't want the fan holes on the window

[Face 1910]

Get another 8GB of RAM. Higher-end games are asking for 8GB, and some games have crashed on me, due to my low amount of RAM (8GB). Thanks to the new generation of consoles, developers feel like they don't have to optimize games as well.

960 is a pretty shitty card. The 970 is 35-40% better, dependent on the game, so if you can swap, it would be beneficial. It'll last a lot longer, at 1080p.

i5 6600k will last you a long time.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020

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That is the case I use. You can slide off both side panels, and it is very spacious.

960 replaced my 260 when I was poor as fuck. I'll probably upgrade the gfx card in a year.

 

The 8GB is essentially my "intro" ram. I fully plan on getting 8GB more, probably in less than a year.

 

I'll take a look at both of those cases.

[Knox 1470]

http://www.phanteks.com/enthoo-pro.html

im using this

[Destin 1958]

http://www.phanteks.com/enthoo-pro.html

im using this

Damn Knox beat me too it. This case is amazing

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes614pbk

[Moose 4890]

Smart choice on waiting for gfx upgrade (No offense gerald) but tbh if you're looking to spend a couple hundred on a good gfx card, you should definitely wait until the pascal cards come out. Most of what you have looks solid, and very rarely will you see a need for more than 8gb ram as a typical user, so upgrading later is also a fine option.

[Sleek 118]

What about these cases?

 

https://www.nzxt.com/products/h440-black-red

https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white

[ThatOllieWhoDies 1177]

What about these cases?

https://www.nzxt.com/products/h440-black-red

https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white

I saw this case on a review video a couple days ago and it looked really great, but $120 for a case +shipping and stuff is a little steep for just a case.

[Darren 272]

I use an Antec GX500 w/ window case

 

It's a good value case at 50 bucks

[Face 1910]

So far I like Knox and Gerald's case suggestions the most (the price point helps as well).

 

Any points on my Ram quality (not gb) or mobo, etc?

[Fugner 1019]

The case you have on the part picker is the best case in existence. I have had it for the past 5 years and its great. Literally more spacious and easy to work with than any of the cases posted so far. HAF X for lyfe.

 

Edit: Also the hafx comes with 3 200mm fans and they are nutty compared to regular 120mm fans. More airflow and less noise.

[Knox 1470]

the haf x is huge

 

trying to help a man out here w/ space issues possibly fugner jesus

[Bulldog 1615]

This is what I used in my build. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/graphite-series It has a lot of room (honestly more then I probably need), great tie down points, drive cages can be relocated/removed, and I LOVE how the doors open with a latch. Makes cleaning a breeze.

 

I was gonna buy the Enthoo Pro, but my buddy bought it about two days before me, so I had to go to my second option.

[Face 1910]

[Face 1910]

Anything change in the last month and a half? Going to make the order this week or next and get the parts on my original list if nobody tells me a reason to change anything.

[Kordless 429]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nXvLk

 

This is what I ordered, you can probably upgrade to the S440, but this is a really nice build that went together really well.

The case is super nice, I got the Matte Black/Red one which looks super high quality.

 

Cable Management is so easy, which was a dealbreaker for me.

 

You definitely need more storage, I'd pick up a 1TB drive for around $60 to put all your other shit that's not on your SSD.

 

That's my build without the GFX card, which I'm waiting for Pascal to buy a new one.

[Spicy Chicken 18]

Case: sleek, quieter, dust filters, east to build, both panels remove.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352051&cm_re=fractal_define-_-11-352-051-_-Product

 

Better ram, lower price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231900&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

I would buy the 6700k since it should fit your budget. It should last you a very long time.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G3UK4240&cm_re=6700k-_-19-117-559-_-Product

 

[fontaine 1744]

@Face

 

Looks just like my recent build: same mobo, same CPU. I'm runnin the GTX 970 but will upgrade that when the 1000s come out. You can always splurge and buy a NVME SSD for your new mobo :3 (I did).

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-950-256GB-PCIe-NVMe/dp/B015SOI392/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1459605687&sr=1-1

[Face 1910]

11 hours ago, Spicy Chicken said:

Case: sleek, quieter, dust filters, east to build, both panels remove.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352051&cm_re=fractal_define-_-11-352-051-_-Product

 

Better ram, lower price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231900&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

I would buy the 6700k since it should fit your budget. It should last you a very long time.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G3UK4240&cm_re=6700k-_-19-117-559-_-Product

 

 

Anyone else can chime in here, but to my understanding (POOR UNDERSTANDING PROBABLY) of RAM, the ram I selected is better because the CAS latency is 13 vs yours is 16. With wizard math I think I read online you can do the DDR4 number (is it MHz? I'm an idiot) divided by the latency. So 2666/13 is > 3200/16 thus it is better.

Feel free to correct me!

 

I do appreciate the suggestions tho and will look into them all. Been considering the 6700K as well, we will see.

[Mimic 3307]

20 hours ago, Face said:

 

Anyone else can chime in here, but to my understanding (POOR UNDERSTANDING PROBABLY) of RAM, the ram I selected is better because the CAS latency is 13 vs yours is 16. With wizard math I think I read online you can do the DDR4 number (is it MHz? I'm an idiot) divided by the latency. So 2666/13 is > 3200/16 thus it is better.

Feel free to correct me!

 

I do appreciate the suggestions tho and will look into them all. Been considering the 6700K as well, we will see.

 

Assuming you have enough RAM it will hardly ever bottleneck your computer nowadays since it has so much throughput (if you don't have enough you'll enter pagefile or swap territory which is really slow). Generally you'll only see a 1-2 FPS difference between "faster RAM" and "slower RAM" unless you're talking about generational leaps like DDR2 to DDR3. With that motherboard there is some issues with where the CPU FAN headers are in that if you're mounting radiators above the motherboard you won't be able to reach the headers easily. Since you're using a heatsink and fan this will only be an issue if you plan on getting water cooling.

 

Your case is one of the most well-known and respected cases that have been used for years (see Fugner's reply) so I'd stick with that unless the price or aesthetics is an issue for you.

[MOFLSTOMP 899]

On 4/2/2016 at 2:00 PM, Face said:

 

Anyone else can chime in here, but to my understanding (POOR UNDERSTANDING PROBABLY) of RAM, the ram I selected is better because the CAS latency is 13 vs yours is 16. With wizard math I think I read online you can do the DDR4 number (is it MHz? I'm an idiot) divided by the latency. So 2666/13 is > 3200/16 thus it is better.

Feel free to correct me!

 

I do appreciate the suggestions tho and will look into them all. Been considering the 6700K as well, we will see.

 

If you're doing CPU-intensive stuff outside of gaming that benefits from hyperthreading, get the 6700k. If not, Get the 6600k. Also, try to stay away from newegg for parts. If something happens, their customer service has gone to shit compared to the days of yore when they were first starting out. Amazon all the way, bro