building a PC

by **george lucas** March 22nd 2016, 3:26 pm

im building a new computer for better gaming performance and likely so I can handle animation-related activities in the future

crossed off is purchased

revision 6 wrote:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

~~CPU:~~ Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.57 @ Micro Center)
~~CPU Cooler:~~ Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
~~Motherboard:~~ Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($126.33 @ OutletPC)
~~Memory:~~ G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($30.98 @ Newegg)
~~Memory:~~ G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($30.98 @ Newegg)
~~Storage:~~ Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.89 @ Amazon)
~~Storage:~~ Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($198.98 @ Newegg)
~~Case:~~ Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
~~Power Supply:~~ EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
~~Wireless Network Adapter:~~ Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $997.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 16:52 EDT-0400

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revision 3 because the hard drive price doubled for no reason:

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I already bought the case and it's on it's way but I'm going to wait on everything else until May/June both because I want income before making a huge purchase like this and because I'm waiting for Pascal graphics cards to come out and knock the prices of every other nvidia card down

I can build it all right now without the card because the new Skylake processor's integrated graphics are better than my 730 GT, RIP
also I already have a CD drive and plan on adding RAM

oh and I'm probably gonna go with a 2TB hdd instead

by **salty** March 22nd 2016, 3:37 pm

you have a 7300 gt? god damn thats as old as room is

by **toby** March 22nd 2016, 3:38 pm

i really should upgrade my pc

by **george lucas** March 22nd 2016, 4:02 pm

oaky wrote:you have a 7300 gt? god damn thats as old as room is

no an NVIDIA GeForce 730 GT, GDDR5, but it's still worse than Intel HD Graphics 530 which come in the newest processor generation
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-730-vs-Intel-HD-530-Desktop-Skylake/m12582vsm33102

i have an ancient 9500 GT sitting as a paperweight on my bookshelf, the fan got so clogged with dust it melted off the heat sink
this was in 2011/12 or so, I've learned since then

by **cya** March 22nd 2016, 4:35 pm

oaky wrote:you have a 7300 gt? god damn thats as old as room is

cant wait till my 11th birthday

by **george lucas** March 22nd 2016, 11:10 pm

after some consideration ive decided to buy ram that's double the price because someone online said there's "hardly a difference until you do video rendering" and since i do that i should probably get the better ram

by **salty** March 22nd 2016, 11:27 pm

spinnythings wrote:after some consideration ive decided to buy ram that's double the price because someone online said there's "hardly a difference until you do video rendering" and since i do that i should probably get the better ram

BULLSHIT the difference between 1600 and 1966mhz with ddr3 is imperceptible for most applications i seriously doubt youre gonna get a performance boost going to fucking 3000mhz for double the price - just buy double the ram and youll probably be better off

by **george lucas** March 22nd 2016, 11:43 pm

oaky wrote:
spinnythings wrote:after some consideration ive decided to buy ram that's double the price because someone online said there's "hardly a difference until you do video rendering" and since i do that i should probably get the better ram
BULLSHIT the difference between 1600 and 1966mhz with ddr3 is imperceptible for most applications i seriously doubt youre gonna get a performance boost going to fucking 3000mhz for double the price - just buy double the ram and youll probably be better off

i did more looking into this and it seems like you're right

by **george lucas** March 22nd 2016, 11:48 pm

mobo has 15% off for the next day, marking it down 20 bucks, but im not gonna mess with that cuz next time micro center has a sale i can just bundle it with the processor and get $20 off anyway

wait nevermind fuck my ass. there's a gigantic sales tax because i live in kansas and they tax the shit out of everything because of their shit finances, and pcpartpicker lets you add in taxes, and with taxes the price of the processor goes up past 200
although shipping for the other places might put their totals up there anyway. i'll wait and see

by **george lucas** March 23rd 2016, 11:14 am

should i invest in a 6700k i7 over a 6500 i5?
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6500/3502vs3513

or just a 6600k i5?
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/3502vs3503

by **george lucas** March 23rd 2016, 1:30 pm

added an optical drive because the one i have is IDE and IDE is obsolete and won't connect to my motherboard without special equipment. in its place i have an all-purpose drive that even reads and writes blu-rays

by **george lucas** March 25th 2016, 6:19 pm

spinnythings wrote:should i invest in a 6700k i7 over a 6500 i5?
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6500/3502vs3513

or just a 6600k i5?
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/3502vs3503

id like opinions on this if anyone has one

by **george lucas** March 28th 2016, 6:25 pm

ok so this is what im gonna buy when the motherboard goes on sale again. im going with the 6600k

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($236.97 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($131.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.14 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.56 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $509.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 21:23 EDT-0400

ill get the rest later

by **Ugly** March 28th 2016, 7:18 pm

get 2 titan blacks

by **george lucas** March 28th 2016, 7:42 pm

Ugly wrote:get 2 titan blacks

aint got that kind of money and i don't need that kind of power

by **cya** March 28th 2016, 7:46 pm

thats like saying 'put a jet engine in your mid-priced sedan'

by **the 4th disciple** March 29th 2016, 6:23 am

get a GTX 960 or 970

by **george lucas** March 29th 2016, 7:09 am

960 is right on the list in op

by **george lucas** March 29th 2016, 5:56 pm

psu went on sale will probably buy

also the hdd price doubled for no reason so i changed brands

by **salty** March 29th 2016, 7:59 pm

Buy fourteen GTX 980 Tis

by **salty** March 29th 2016, 8:00 pm

Run 8 computers with 16 9800 GX2s in SLI all in parallel for a cinematic Minecraft experience

by **george lucas** March 29th 2016, 8:00 pm

oaky wrote:Buy fourteen GTX 980 Tis

oaky wrote:Run 8 computers with 16 9800 GX2s in SLI all in parallel for a cinematic Minecraft experience

good advice emptying my bank account as we speak

by **cya** March 29th 2016, 8:57 pm

oaky wrote:Run 8 computers with 16 9800 GX2s in SLI all in parallel for a cinematic Minecraft experience

~~thats like saying 'put the entire universe between two slices of bread'~~

i misread

by **cya** March 29th 2016, 9:02 pm

buy google's quantum supercomputer

by **george lucas** March 29th 2016, 9:21 pm

I will box the galaxy and use it as my own personal computation machine

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