Apologies for the long post
Primary purpose:
Gaming with skype at same time. Want to be able to play all the top games on decent settings. Only have one 1080p monitor at the moment but will upgrade to 2 monitors in the near future. Does not need to be 4k compatible. Some games include: Black Ops III, The Division, CS GO, New Hitman, The Witcher 3, Overwatch, WoW, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mass Effect Andromeda. Steam in home streaming.
Budget:
Preferred: $circa 1900 Maximum: $circa 2000
Monitor(s):
Currently have a cheapy Samsung SyncMaster BX2450 Will be upgrading to two new monitors in the near future.
OS required?:
No
Peripherals required:
Everything other than OS and peripherals
Re-using parts?
Just monitor, logitech gaming keyboard and G502 or G300 logitech mouse depending on games
Overclocking?
Short story. Not required anymore. You guys have talked me out of it
Aesthetics/preferences?
Don't need any special lights, windows, colours, etc. Would like a hot swappable sata port at the top like some people have. Easy to install parts and run cables neatly. Or I can utilise steam in home streaming for compatible games. Can easily fit GPU current and possible next one due soon
Extra Information:
I have already done a build for you guys to play around with.
NB i've been recommended by a friend that the ASUS and MSI mobo's are better since their BIOS is more robust so that is why both builds feature ASUS mobo.
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250GB as these are the most recommended. Toshiba 2TB HDD
The GPU and Case is a placeholder of max budget until the new GPUs come out if I go with the new ones.
Would prefer to source from umart or MSY if the price differential isnt too great.
What else can I include to help tailor make the most appropriate build? Lastly thanks for taking the time to help out.
OC Build:
N/A
NON OC BUILD:
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/LXydNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/LXydNG/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($312.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($98.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($475.00 @ IJK)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case ($199.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1602.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 22:21 AEST+1000
Overclocking used to good. Nowadays it is overrated. I would use the extra saved by going down the non-K i5 route and spend it on better graphics, or better LCD panels. If you don't already own 120hz panels… it's worth checking out!
In the days of yore when any Intel processor could be OC'ed, it was worth the effort of OCing because you didn't have to buy any special motherboards or processors to do it — all you did was just tweak the BIOS and made sure you had proper cooling.
Now, you need pay extra for a i5- or i7-K unlocked processor and a motherboard with the right Z1 chipset to OC, both of which represents an extra $80~100 in HW costs.
Basically, Overclocking got nerfed by Intel…. Intel saw an opportunity to make more money by making sure that overclockers would buy the expensive top end chips and not the cheaper ones and making them run faster.
You can't go wrong with better graphics cards. Remember, if you want nicer looking games, and better, more displays with 120hz and massive DPI resolutions, or if you want to try Virtual Reality headsets in the future, it all boils down to the GPU. Spend the extra on a better GPU or upgrade your displays.