January 2016 build 1500$ USA

[Darkride196]

So i'm looking for a build that doesn't include a monitor, or hard drives, for 2016, 1000-1600$ at max

I'll be selling my old build to a close friend without a computer for around 1300$ (we've already agreed to do this)

What's the best build (980 ti and 6700k preferred) i can get for that price range?

[Zarconite]

Its probably better asking closer to the time as prices will have changed.
Also, the 5600k isn't in stock in most places as of this time so I can't really tell how much the build will cost (same for the motherboards from what I can tell)

[Taipan]

[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;48421452]So i'm looking for a build that doesn't include a monitor, or hard drives, for 2016, 1000-1600$ at max

I'll be selling my old build to a close friend without a computer for around 1300$ (we've already agreed to do this)

What's the best build (980 ti and 6700k preferred) i can get for that price range?[/QUOTE]

Just curious? What are your old computers specs?

[Triot]

What resolution and settings would you like to play games at? How demanding are they?

Also what is the age and specs of the computer you're selling to your friend?

[editline]Edit:[/editline]

I just noticed the January 2016 part. There's no point compiling a list if you're not prepared to purchase at this moment. Prices will fluctuate, new parts released, and your needs may probably change when 2016 arrives.

[redBadger]

Prices will change drastically by January. Also new stuff may be coming. I would wait and ask the week before you'll be buying everything

[Darkride196]

[QUOTE=redBadger;48423286]Prices will change drastically by January. Also new stuff may be coming. I would wait and ask the week before you'll be buying everything[/QUOTE]

Sorry, I didn't explain the January part enough. January is the latest time I would go for such a build. I'm more interested in what I could get in September.

Also I'll be buying a new monitor, 1440p soon. Besides that my current computers specs are a 970 with a 3570k alongside 16gb ram and whatnot. My friend already owes me some money and I thought about selling my computer for 900$ so he said just add what he owes me on top and he'd buy it. The soonest I'd build this would be September and latest is January

[redBadger]

In that case you're in luck since all sorts of new can be taken advantage of.

Motherboard: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132567&cm_re=asus_z170-_-13-132-567-_-Product"]Asus Z170 Pro Gaming[/URL] - $169.99

It comes with Type C and USB 3.1

CPU: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&cm_re=6700k-_-19-117-559-_-Product"]Intel 6700k[/URL] - Coming Soon

GPU: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487142&cm_re=evga_980ti-_-14-487-142-_-Product"]EVGA 980ti[/URL] - 679.99

Memory: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233752&cm_re=corsair_vengence_ddr4-_-20-233-752-_-Product"]Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB[/URL] - $124.99

These are my recommendations just for the basic layout. However with both a 980ti and a 6700k you'll probably be going way over your budget. Someone else can add on or adjust from here, but this can at least give you some ideas.

[Zarconite]

[URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gFrcK8"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gFrcK8/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL]

[B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k"]Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($359.99 @ NCIXUS)
[B]CPU Cooler:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14"]Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler[/URL] ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
[B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170pd3"]Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/URL] ($124.99 @ Newegg)
[B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fbk216"]Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL] ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam"]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/URL] ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
[B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44992kr"]EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card[/URL] ($636.30 @ Amazon)
[B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph410b1"]NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
[B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr650rm"]SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[B]Total:[/B] $1583.02
[I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I]
[I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 17:03 EDT-0400[/I]

How about something like this?
Noctua CPU Coolers support socket 1151 right out of the box so I went with that

(Alternate DDR4 build - [URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rxdFkL[/URL])

[Darkride196]

[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GV66zy[/url]

[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GV66zy]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GV66zy/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]

[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k]Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($359.99)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14]Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler[/url] ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170progaming]Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($169.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42666c15d16grr]G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory[/url] ($124.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp44992kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card[/url] ($636.30 @ Amazon)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk]Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr]EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($83.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($15.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $1561.12
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 20:52 EDT-0400[/i]

How does this look?

[Chryseus]

GTX 980 Ti is pissing away your cash in my opinion, at 1440p your not going to need the extra performance, save yourself 200 bux and get a GTX 980.

[Darkride196]

[QUOTE=Chryseus;48430507]GTX 980 Ti is pissing away your cash in my opinion, at 1440p your not going to need the extra performance, save yourself 200 bux and get a GTX 980.[/QUOTE]

If i upgrade to a 980ti it'll give me better performance for longer, and later on i can SLI the two, On the other hand the 980 is 30% slower, but 30% cheaper. i'd rather buy a hugely expensive card now, and be able to keep this computer for longer, although that might not be the case in two years.

[wickedplayer494]

[QUOTE=Chryseus;48430507]GTX 980 Ti is pissing away your cash in my opinion, at 1440p your not going to need the extra performance, save yourself 200 bux and get a GTX 980.[/QUOTE]

Or save yourself even more money and just get a R9 390. You also have double the VRAM of a 970 for the same price as a 970, handy if you want to play games with 4K-ready textures.

[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;48432544]If i upgrade to a 980ti it'll give me better performance for longer, and later on i can SLI the two, On the other hand the 980 is 30% slower, but 30% cheaper. i'd rather buy a hugely expensive card now, and be able to keep this computer for longer, although that might not be the case in two years.[/QUOTE]

Making attempts to future-proof is futile.

[Darkride196]

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;48432632]Or save yourself even more money and just get a R9 390. You also have double the VRAM of a 970 for the same price as a 970, handy if you want to play games with 4K-ready textures.

Making attempts to future-proof is futile.[/QUOTE]

But i won't be able to afford a new GPU every year after this, so that's why i would prefer to get a 980 ti.

I can't be assed to work with wonky drivers all the time, as well, so the r9 390 is out of the picture.

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;48432632]Or save yourself even more money and just get a R9 390. You also have double the VRAM of a 970 for the same price as a 970, handy if you want to play games with 4K-ready textures.

Making attempts to future-proof is futile.[/QUOTE]

it's still funny though because I doubt I'll notice any performance difference if I had a 6700k or ddr4 ram instead of a 4790k and ddr3

[Prometh3us]

you're fine on your ivy bridge.

gaming improvements on skylake is marginal, and not worth the cash expenditure.

if he buys the computer, you'd kinda be ripping him off, in a sense.

[Darkride196]

[QUOTE=ClaBrendon;48433959]you're fine on your ivy bridge.

gaming improvements on skylake is marginal, and not worth the cash expenditure.

if he buys the computer, you'd kinda be ripping him off, in a sense.[/QUOTE]

I'd be upgrading anyways. I need an i7, instead of a i5 for some heavy rendering. upgrading from a i5 to an i7 gives a good boost. As for the friend thing, i told him i'd give it to him cheaper, but he insisted on 1300$. besides that, the 6700k is a great overclocker, as well as the 980 ti. He wants my old computer since he's going into work that needs an okay CPU

[Taipan]

[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;48432662]But i won't be able to afford a new GPU every year after this, so that's why i would prefer to get a 980 ti.

I can't be assed to work with wonky drivers all the time, as well, so the r9 390 is out of the picture.[/QUOTE]

AMD hasn't had wonky drivers in a very long time. You are running on realm old info.

I don't get it, 300$ you don't spend now is 300$ you can spend in 3 years time for a card that will blow the 600$ 980ti out of the water.

Tbh your old PC was already more than fine to run everything that exists maxxed out.

[wickedplayer494]

Yeah. You don't need to upgrade every year. You can wait 3 or 4 or even more, which would give you plenty of time to save up some money for say a new GPU.

[DrTaxi]

Just want to point out, the cost of buying a new GPU every year [I]and selling your old one[/I] isn't much different from buying a new GPU only every few years.

[Starship]

[QUOTE=Chryseus;48430507]GTX 980 Ti is pissing away your cash in my opinion, at 1440p your not going to need the extra performance, save yourself 200 bux and get a GTX 980.[/QUOTE]

Uh, I disagree. I'm running 1440p and a 980ti would be a great upgrade for running ultra (example being The Witcher 3 which I can't run on ultra with hairworks at 1440p with a 980 classified OCed)

[redBadger]

Gtx 980 is perfect for making anything at 1080 60fps and sometimes above. Anything above could use an extra push

[Prometh3us]

[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;48434403]I'd be upgrading anyways. I need an i7, instead of a i5 for some heavy rendering. upgrading from a i5 to an i7 gives a good boost. As for the friend thing, i told him i'd give it to him cheaper, but he insisted on 1300$. besides that, the 6700k is a great overclocker, as well as the 980 ti. He wants my old computer since he's going into work that needs an okay CPU[/QUOTE]then pick up a 3770k, save the cash. the performance is still marginal.

and you're still ripping him by giving him a 2 gen old cpu, when he can just buy skylake.

if you get where im coming from.

[eurocracy]

[QUOTE=taipan;48434926]AMD hasn't had wonky drivers in a very long time. You are running on realm old info.

I don't get it, 300$ you don't spend now is 300$ you can spend in 3 years time for a card that will blow the 600$ 980ti out of the water.

Tbh your old PC was already more than fine to run everything that exists maxxed out.[/QUOTE]

But that's three years with a graphics card that is blown out of the water by the 980tI. Particularly as it's not in an area of diminishing returns, it's not a bad buy and a real step up from the 970. When it comes to linear or near linear performance gains if you have the money and it actually gives you what you want, always go for it and then enjoy it.

As for your ivy bridge cpu, no point upgrading it, sandy bridge has only just started to show some weakness now skylake is finally released.

If you want the 980 ti then get it, you'll get a near enough 200% increase in performance in games at 1440p and will be able to crank the ultra up on them.

[Darkride196]

[QUOTE=eurocracy;48439368]But that's three years with a graphics card that is blown out of the water by the 980tI. Particularly as it's not in an area of diminishing returns, it's not a bad buy and a real step up from the 970. When it comes to linear or near linear performance gains if you have the money and it actually gives you what you want, always go for it and then enjoy it.

As for your ivy bridge cpu, no point upgrading it, sandy bridge has only just started to show some weakness now skylake is finally released.

If you want the 980 ti then get it, you'll get a near enough 200% increase in performance in games at 1440p and will be able to crank the ultra up on them.[/QUOTE]

as it stands i've decided to go with a different build, one for my friend and one for me, but the one for my friend will be closer to a htpc. he'll get the gtx 970 and a new cpu/mobo/ram alongside a monitor, and i'll upgrade to a 980ti.

On second thought i've decided to go with a 960 instead of a 980ti dropping the price from 900 to 300$ for all the parts i don't have