Can you help me with my PC build?

Hi All,

I am a console gamer and I am thinking of building my own gaming rig. With the following components can you advise of setup and build and if it will fit together; for example all components will come together with ease?

• Chassis: Corsair 760T V2 Windowed
• Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Skylake ATX
• CPU: 6th Gen i7-6700K @ 4GHz 8M Cache, LGA1151
• GPU: MSI NIVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition GDDR5X
• RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 2400 MHz (2 x 8 GB)
• PSU: Corsair RM850X 850W ATX/EPS Fully Modular
• HDD: WD 1TB SATA Caviar Blue @ 7200rpm (x2)
• SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5 Inch (x1)
• Heatsink: Cooler Master V8 GTS OR Cooler Master Nepton 240M Closed Loop Liquid
• Fans: Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition High Airflow (All CASE)
• OS: Windows 10 Home Edition
• LED: BitFenix BFA 30cm (x2)

Thanks!

@kingzeus1: moved to Hardware forum

Why going with founders edition? I see no sense in doing so? More heat, less performance. Get non reference one,

I can recommend on Gaming X or Sea Hawk editions.

You can cut the cost down with i5 6600K.

As for case going full tower is a waste, if you want to go premium get Phanteks Enthoo Pro or Phanteks Eclipse or Phanteks Evolv.

If you want to get the best water cooling Corsair H110i GTX is the way.

For PSU I'd get EVGA G2/P2 series with 10 years warranty.

You can also cut down the cost of MOBO, a simple Z170 for 100-120$ will do the samw trick.

@PredatorRules: Thanks for the reply.

I went with an i7 processor because i need processing power for work as well, Engineer for CAD and FEA, tho primary build is for gaming.

I went witht Crosair full tower just because im a noob to this and needed extra room to make sure cables are tidy and pulled to the other side. Plus left over room allows for room for future upgrades and better flow circulation?

Graphics card, I had no idea. I was going with the Asus strix but amazon is selling at crazy price so msi was a step down. Will defo look into your recommendation.

I will also look into the PSU you recommended. Motherboard will stick to ASUS just for asethetics reasons :P

With the cpu cooler, i was thinking of maybe a heatsink setup? Like traditional fan? Plus I dont l know how to set up these fans, which is intake and exhaust?

....or I can stop with this headache and get Alienware Aurora R5 full spec with similar price?

@kingzeus1: editing is good, keep the i7.

Phanteks cases are well build for great airflow and cable management, you'll have plenty of room moving on and off HDD cages when in need.

If you need of cheap while good CPU fan it's the 212 EVO, a performance one is Noctua D15, I would still get Corsair H100i GTX because it's better, installing rad is no problem at all, you can view some tutorial videos, as for your question - the part where the sticker is the exhaust:

You'll never get a good prebuilt gaming case for the price you can build one, unless you got huge discount.

@PredatorRules: Hey, thanks for all the help. I am going to make a spec sheet on excel along with prices to compare own build vs pre-built PC. At least this will give me a comparison review. Will take all the info you gave me into account!

You tend to get the cheaper parts when going pre-built. They want to save as much money as possible while still providing you with a comparable build.

10-11ish years ago I bought a prebuilt. It had lower end GPUs (they worked just fine and lasted a long time, just lower in cost and not a brand I would buy today if I had a choice on what brand to get), cheap HDD (damn thing failed after about 2 months), low end PSU, cheap as hell case fans and lowest priced RAM that matched the timings/specs listed. Also, most of the cases they provided were pretty cheap with flashy lights to make them visually entertaining to folks not so well versed in PC building.

I think I spent around $1000 on the system, whereas I could have spent closer to $850-900 on a similar (or better) build and do it myself.

Sometimes you won't save a lot, but you have to take into consideration what parts you may get compared to what you can buy. Buying parts that are high rated and of high quality, that costs as much as a pre-built that will use lesser parts...you're better off buying the better parts and building yourself.

Then again, it's all personal preference.

RMx Series™ RM850x:

Ten year warranty

Your guarantee of reliable operation that will last across several system builds.

Corsair changed their policy and they offer 10y warranty to every digital high end PSU.

:P

ps: They didn't give 10y to my analog high end PSU :(

@Coseniath: Do you know what Alienware Aurora R5 uses as a PSU..says 850 Watt and I think its liquid cooled??! Im comparing my build with R5 top tier spec...

@kingzeus1: I tried to find what they use but it seems they use a custom 850w PSU with these specs:

Power ratings

And from what I see, it is liqued cooled:

In my opinion, you can build a far better build (both in specs and quality) for the same amount of $$.

@Coseniath: I dont fancy how crammed it is in there. Investing for a future proof machine capable of VR. Im new to PCs so I wish I knew someone that builds them for supervision.

Building a new PC can seem pretty scary, but it's actually a lot easier than it looks. In fact it's about the easiest thing you can put together (much easier than those DIY furniture kits). Most stuff can only really fit in one spot and it's very easy to find where stuff goes if you just follow along with a tutorial or something.

In addition to being cheaper (which is why most people recommend building your own), I've also found that it's made me far more computer-competent both in terms of hardware and software issues that I've come across which are pretty rare. I scraped my "life-savings" together back when I was a teenager to build my first PC, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I save hundreds of dollars when I go buy a computer, I get all the best parts, and I've never spent a single penny on computer repairs.

I agree with above. Don't get the Founder's Edition graphics card. But a question I have is how expensive is that card? On Amazon and Newegg it appears to be over $800, but you can get a regular old 1080 for $650-$700. I agree with others that you can also drop the motherboard down, and for me personally I'd just get a 2 TB hard drive rather than two 1 TB hard drives to save on space/heat/wiring.

And for your cooling choice, I'd just go with the heatsink and fan, but the one you chose (Cooler Master V8 GTS) might be a little overkill. A lot of PC parts out there are designed for very specific types of users. Any Intel processor denoted with a "K" are "unlocked" for overclocking purposes, high end motherboards are for min-maxing performance, liquid cooling isn't a necessity in a basic build (unless you plan to shove it in a small case), and other things like that.

Admittedly, I've never been one for high-end PCs, but if what you want is just an awesome computer that you don't plan to tweak then there are definitely spots you can shave off quite a lot of the price. And I imagine this being your first build that might be all you want.

@beardmad: I decided to go with a ASUS strix GTX 1070 for my GPU. With cooling, i decided on water cooling Corsair H110I because I do plan to OC! :) PSU is now EVGA P2 850W Platinum.