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mmitchell3134

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Okay, so I decided to go ahead and build my own pc, but I'd like a bit of assistance on the parts.
So far I have,

Case: IN WIN 805 RED Red Aluminum / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI Plus LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Boxed Core I7-6700K 4.00 GHz 8M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700K
Graphics: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X OC EDITION
HDD: Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DM003)
RAM: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Desktop Memory Model AX4U2800W8G17-DRZ

I still need to choose a power supply, and I'd like to know about cooling options. Like is it pretty much mandatory to use liquid cooling? Is it difficult to set up?
Also, if I am missing anything else please let me know. I already have monitor, keyboard, and mouse taken care of.
 
Your build with power supply: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YNXpyc
Price: $1600

You could get away with using a 600W to 650W power supply just for some headroom. If you're planning on going with an SLI configuration in the future I'd suggest sticking with 750W, and above.

The cooling option really depends on you. If you're going to be doing some heavy overclocking you're going to need a liquid cooling solution. If not then an after market air cooler would work just fine like a Hyper 212 EVO would be enough to keep your CPU cool not overclocked. The closed loop liquid coolers are not hard to set up at all! It's basically just plug in, and enjoy.

With the build I'd honestly suggest getting an SSD, and a bigger HDD. What is your budget amount?
 
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I would like to stay below $2,000 for now. I have no problem with upgrading some things later on, but I do not wish to completely deplete my bank account all at once.
What SSD would you recommend should I get one. Also, along the lines of internet, what do I need to run on wifi. Unfortunately I have no ethernet plug in my room. Just a network adapter?
 
The 850 EVO SSD's are from what I hear the best on the market right now.
With drives added: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pgDXTW
I chose a Sata SSD because I'm just not liking what M.2 has to offer right now, and in terms of aesthetics the 850 EVO M.2 isn't going to look good.
Well you're going to need a wireless card, and a pretty good router. Unfortunately to get the best speeds possible an ethernet connection is a must for gaming and everything else in my opinion. There's a lot of factors that could intrude on a wireless signal. I'd say just get a long ethernet cable, and connect it to your router.
 
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Power supply: Corsair RM650 or a higher wattage version of the RM series. Or if you want to save money the CX750M will be good. Both are modular and the RM is 80+ Gold certified and is near-silent.

I'd probably choose a Gigabyte motherboard instead of MSI and I would definitely get a nicer case. Maybe it's me but I would only buy cases from people like NZXT, Corsair, Fractal Design etc. The NZXT H440 is a great case and is actually a bit cheaper and in my opinion much nicer. It's the best case I've ever used.

Cooling options wise you can use liquid cooling if you want but it's expensive. A cheaper option is a good air cooler like the Noctua NH-U14S or the NH-D14. I've got the NH-U14S cooling my i7 3770K and it works wonders in the NZXT H440. Silent, looks good and keeps my build cold. You can see photos of my build here: http://www.computerforum.com/threads/post-a-pic-of-your-pc-here.9727/page-609#post-1990136 Depending on how much you have to spend one of those 'all-in-one' air coolers like the Corsair H series may or may not be worth it. If you are looking to spend NH-U14S or NH-D14 money then don't bother with an all-in-one cooler because the good air coolers in that price range will be better, but if you are looking to spend a little more (like Corsair H100i money) then it might be worth looking at because that will be cheaper than a full loop.

You should definitely consider an SSD. The 850 Evo is the best. You can get a 250GB one for under $90.

Internet wise you can use a network card like the one you posted or perhaps consider powerline networking instead, which might be faster depending on where your PC is in relation to the wireless router and how your house is cabled. Basically powerline networking uses regular plugs and the electrical system in your house as a network cable (to put it really basically). It might be worth researching.
 
Hi
you should buy a 750W PSU or 800W PSU.
Don't Buy a Seagate HDD, Buy a western Blue HDD.
You should buy a SDD of at least 250GB

other Components are Good.
 
Luke Coates said:
Hi
you should buy a 750W PSU or 800W PSU.
Don't Buy a Seagate HDD, Buy a western Blue HDD.
You should buy a SDD of at least 250GB

other Components are Good.
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Problem with Seagate? No, don't bother to offer that Backblaze "research" that has proven to be unreliable.

Also Samsung 850 Evo uses TLC NAND. Samsung 840 Evo is good example that MLC is always better than TLC, so pick Crucial MX200 or BX100 instead.
 
H4rdR3s37 said:
Also Samsung 850 Evo uses TLC NAND. Samsung 840 Evo is good example that MLC is always better than TLC, so pick Crucial MX200 or BX100 instead.
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The 850 Evo is one of the fastest and best-priced SSDs you can get at the moment. I've used a lot of different SSDs over the past 5 years from lots of brands: Samsung, Kingston, Crucial, SanDisk etc and the 850 Evo is one the fastest. The Samsung SSDs dominate our SSD speed leaderboard: http://www.computerforum.com/threads/hdd-ssd-drive-speed-thread.224966/ as for reliability the only SSD I've had fail on me was a Crucial.

The 840 Evo is also a great drive and is very, very quick and I have one of those too, but they are so expensive now because they're old.
 
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The 850 Evo is one of the fastest and best-priced SSDs you can get at the moment. I've used a lot of different SSDs over the past 5 years from lots of brands: Samsung, Kingston, Crucial, SanDisk etc and the 850 Evo is one the fastest. The Samsung SSDs dominate our SSD speed leaderboard: http://www.computerforum.com/threads/hdd-ssd-drive-speed-thread.224966/ as for reliability the only SSD I've had fail on me was a Crucial.

The 840 Evo is also a great drive and is very, very quick and I have one of those too, but they are so expensive now because they're old.
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850 Evo is fast only if test file is small enough. When writing large files, Samsung Evo's SLC buffer gets filled and then performance drops dramatically because it has to write on TLC memory directly.

Samsung 840 Evo is broken because TLC is not good enough quality http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Editor...ptible-flash-read-speed-degradation-over-time

There is no real fix for that problem. Enough reason for me to stay away from all TLC drives. Also good to remember that 840 Evo was not cheap drive, more expensive than many MLC drives.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
Seagate's have had a pretty high failure as of late.
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Just had a Seagate failure on a clients pc the other day, was only a few years old. The whole drive had bad sectors, thankfully I was able to retrieve the activation key and clients personal data to transfer to a new drive.
 
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