$3,000 build - thoughts?

[jorgejoelpr]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YwJbyf

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($409.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($299.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Kingston FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($162.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($648.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($549.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $3000.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-04 09:57 EST-0500

 

[Laquer Head]

Looks expensive!!

Since your spending top dollar, drop the 850evo and get an NVME pcie m.2 ssd like a 960EVO.. that will decimate the 850evo

ohh.. and you need an operating system? windows 10 64-bit perhaps?

 

[jorgejoelpr]

Looks expensive!!

Since your spending top dollar, drop the 850evo and get an NVME pcie m.2 ssd like a 960EVO.. that will decimate the 850evo

ohh.. and you need an operating system? windows 10 64-bit perhaps?

I thought about the 960 evo but I valued the extra storage of the 850 instead.

 

[Laquer Head]

I thought about the 960 evo but I valued the extra storage of the 850 instead.

So buy a 500GB 960EVO

The performance difference isn't even on the same planet from Sata3 SSD --> NVME PCIE SSD

 

[jorgejoelpr]

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So buy a 500GB 960EVO

The performance difference isn't even on the same planet from Sata3 SSD --> NVME PCIE SSD

I will add it to the list. Thank you!

 

[Laquer Head]

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I will add it to the list. Thank you!

Yeah man, with the amount your are looking to drop on that X99 setup, I wouldn't recommend anything other than an NVME PCIE SSD for the main drive!

 

[Geoff]

Another vote for the 960 EVO. You're talking about 500MB/s vs 3200MB/s between the 850 and 960 EVO.

Also, I'd bump the RAM up to DDR4-2800 at least. It shouldn't be much more money. Also, to be fair usually the monitor and expensive accessories aren't included in the build price, so when you say $3k build it's more like a $2,300 build.

 

[beers]

Any plans to SLI moving forward? For future expandability it might be worth spending an extra dozen bucks on a 750w+ PSU.

 

[Laquer Head]

Any plans to SLI moving forward? For future expandability it might be worth spending an extra dozen bucks on a 750w+ PSU.

At which point wouldn't you jump to the 6850K then?

 

[beers]

At which point wouldn't you jump to the 6850K then?

Good call on the 40 lanes vs 28.