I have been waiting for the Black Friday sales for a while and now that time is getting close I wanted to have a clear picture of what I might get. Here is what I am thinking at the moment:
Purpose : Primarily 4k gaming with a little bit of work (multiple excel's / word / firefox). No video encoding, color specific work or coding. Games are along the XCOM / Civ5 with the odd FarCry / Crysis session. Zero online gaming. I want this machine to keep me playing all the games for between 5-7yrs without any upgrades.
Build :
CPU: i5-6700k + Hyper 212 EVO
Its the best, but is it overkill for what I plan on doing? Toms Hardware mentions that its tough to justify any CPU over $250 unless you are actually using it for work. I am not a big overclocker (which is reflected in my choice of cooler). Maybe a i5-6500 is a better choice for me? Would the i5-6500 bottleneck the GPUs?
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7
Heard its great and that Gigabyte has a good reputation. I have read about 16x and 8x bandwidths. Does 8x bottleneck the GPU? I am never going to go triple GPU, so a mobo with only 2 GPU slots suits me fine. Also I would like a mobo with a good inbuilt sound card along with an M2 slot and USB 3.1 (dont know about the "type" variants). I also heard ASRock offers great value.
GPU: 2 x Fury X
This is my biggest issue. Its highly unlikely that Nvidia will say anything regarding Maxwell and DX12 prior to the biggest shopping day of the year. As DX12 is very similar to Mantle, I guess AMD has the upper hand in terms of execution / native support. When I initially sat down I was considering 2 x 980ti, but with everything I have read and that the machine should last me 5-7yrs when most games will prob be in the DX12-only category, I have chickened out a bit and gone for AMD. Any views on this? I am guessing power draw will be a big difference - anything else? If AMD is the way forward then which ones? Could I possibly get 2 Fury X which are both water-cooled?
RAM: DDR4 16gb (2x8gb) around 2400-3000Mhz
Happy to go with whatever is on sale. Might go to 32gb in order to use the "Rapid" mode on my Samsung 850 Pro SSD
Case: Carbide 330R Titanium
Wanted something with sound proofing, but happy to go with whatever people recommend. Would you recommend a full tower given the two GPUs or mid? Smaller footprint better for me. If possible would I be able to fit this in a min-tower? Does the case come with fans or should I order some Noctua fans? I have a HAF912 so I could just end up re-using that if need be. The PC will not be seen.
Storage: WD 4tb
I already have a 256gb Samsung 850Pro as my OS, and a WD4tb plus WD1tb for storage. I have an external backup but will scrap that and buy a new internal drive mentioned above. Whatever is on sale.
PSU: 1000w (no idea on brand)
I suppose if I am going with the 980ti, I can get away with a lower wattage, but happy to go with anything (high quality) on sale.
Monitor: 32" or 34" 4k monitor, happy with curved or flat
Given my gaming habits, I am going with an IPS panel rather than a TN. Refresh would need to be at least 60Hz or higher. Responses around 6Ms is fine. As far as GSync or FreeSync - obv depends on GPUs. Is the tech required at all for a build like this?
UPS: APC
I live in an area where there are frequent power outages and spikes. This is needed. Stupid question - if I have a 1000w PSU would I need a 1000w UPS?
Final Question:
I have seen some builds on Newegg - if I were to buy these do you know if Newegg will build the machine for me or will it just send the parts separately?
Many thanks for any and all feedback.
Purpose : Primarily 4k gaming with a little bit of work (multiple excel's / word / firefox). No video encoding, color specific work or coding. Games are along the XCOM / Civ5 with the odd FarCry / Crysis session. Zero online gaming. I want this machine to keep me playing all the games for between 5-7yrs without any upgrades.
Build :
CPU: i5-6700k + Hyper 212 EVO
Its the best, but is it overkill for what I plan on doing? Toms Hardware mentions that its tough to justify any CPU over $250 unless you are actually using it for work. I am not a big overclocker (which is reflected in my choice of cooler). Maybe a i5-6500 is a better choice for me? Would the i5-6500 bottleneck the GPUs?
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7
Heard its great and that Gigabyte has a good reputation. I have read about 16x and 8x bandwidths. Does 8x bottleneck the GPU? I am never going to go triple GPU, so a mobo with only 2 GPU slots suits me fine. Also I would like a mobo with a good inbuilt sound card along with an M2 slot and USB 3.1 (dont know about the "type" variants). I also heard ASRock offers great value.
GPU: 2 x Fury X
This is my biggest issue. Its highly unlikely that Nvidia will say anything regarding Maxwell and DX12 prior to the biggest shopping day of the year. As DX12 is very similar to Mantle, I guess AMD has the upper hand in terms of execution / native support. When I initially sat down I was considering 2 x 980ti, but with everything I have read and that the machine should last me 5-7yrs when most games will prob be in the DX12-only category, I have chickened out a bit and gone for AMD. Any views on this? I am guessing power draw will be a big difference - anything else? If AMD is the way forward then which ones? Could I possibly get 2 Fury X which are both water-cooled?
RAM: DDR4 16gb (2x8gb) around 2400-3000Mhz
Happy to go with whatever is on sale. Might go to 32gb in order to use the "Rapid" mode on my Samsung 850 Pro SSD
Case: Carbide 330R Titanium
Wanted something with sound proofing, but happy to go with whatever people recommend. Would you recommend a full tower given the two GPUs or mid? Smaller footprint better for me. If possible would I be able to fit this in a min-tower? Does the case come with fans or should I order some Noctua fans? I have a HAF912 so I could just end up re-using that if need be. The PC will not be seen.
Storage: WD 4tb
I already have a 256gb Samsung 850Pro as my OS, and a WD4tb plus WD1tb for storage. I have an external backup but will scrap that and buy a new internal drive mentioned above. Whatever is on sale.
PSU: 1000w (no idea on brand)
I suppose if I am going with the 980ti, I can get away with a lower wattage, but happy to go with anything (high quality) on sale.
Monitor: 32" or 34" 4k monitor, happy with curved or flat
Given my gaming habits, I am going with an IPS panel rather than a TN. Refresh would need to be at least 60Hz or higher. Responses around 6Ms is fine. As far as GSync or FreeSync - obv depends on GPUs. Is the tech required at all for a build like this?
UPS: APC
I live in an area where there are frequent power outages and spikes. This is needed. Stupid question - if I have a 1000w PSU would I need a 1000w UPS?
Final Question:
I have seen some builds on Newegg - if I were to buy these do you know if Newegg will build the machine for me or will it just send the parts separately?
Many thanks for any and all feedback.