$3000 budget. Build me a monster.

[Deleted]

I'd recommed getting a second monitor (or use the old one as secondary) as it relly helps to have a a second screen where you can monitor what you are streaming.

[Bigvizz]

Right, a 20% difference in refresh rate is completely trivial...

120Hz to 144Hz kinda, compared to 60Hz to 120Hz or moving up to G-sync or Freesync frame pacing.

[Notorious]

How about something like this, mind you the GPU is a placeholder, i'd get the 1070 (if the reviews are good, check in about 2 weeks!)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3v3Nnn

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.45 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($659.99 @ SuperBiiz)
External Storage: Western Digital My Book 3TB External Hard Drive ($97.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2062.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-28 07:42 EDT-0400

[Deleted]

For streaming/twitch i would seriously consider 2 monitors, but the second one doesn't have to be anything special.

[Artorius]

120Hz to 144Hz kinda is compared to 60Hz to 120Hz or moving up to G-sync or Freesync frame pacing.

lol. 10chars

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Also this is the pricing for Broadwell-E:



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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($119.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Other: I7 Broadwell-E 6800K ($434.00)
Total: $2281.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-28 09:58 EDT-0400

Do something like this + whatever you want as main monitor. If I were to recommend one of those 2560x1440 144Hz monitors I'd recommend this thing which is pricey.

If I were to recommend something based on image quality then we have to go VA with LCDs due to contrast reasons and then I'd recommend this thing.

If I were to recommend something based only on gaming experience then I'm positive that going ultra-wide would be better but it doesn't go well with streaming due to the different aspect ratio.

Whatever you choose, having a secondary display to read twitch-chat and set-up your things is a good idea. Mouse and keyboard are extremely subjective and I have no idea what you'd prefer.

[Bigvizz]

lol. 10chars

Zero fucks given of your opinion.

[Artorius]

Oh like that. Then okay! Lol. I think 2 is enough but okay, sure thing.

Yeah, 2 is more than fine for the average streamer. One of them with the game and the other with the streaming software/twitch chat etc.

[Noblewarlord]

How has no one recommended the new Samsung 950 pro M.2 SSD. I'm ashamed of all of you!

$317 for 512gb with 5x/3x Random Read/Write over traditional SATA 3 6gb/s SSDs.

Make this your boot drive w/ wow on it... OP...

[Artorius]

How has no one recommended the new Samsung 950 pro M.2 SSD. I'm ashamed of all of you!

$317 for 512gb with 5x/3x Random Read/Write over traditional SATA 3 6gb/s SSDs.

Make this your boot drive w/ wow on it... OP...

Because it doesn't make any difference whatsoever for what OP wants to use the computer.

[chazus]

How has no one recommended the new Samsung 950 pro M.2 SSD. I'm ashamed of all of you!

$317 for 512gb with 5x/3x Random Read/Write over traditional SATA 3 6gb/s SSDs.

Make this your boot drive w/ wow on it... OP...

Because it's 2x the cost with almost no actual real world benefits. A whopping 15% boost in 4K read, and a mind blowing 8% in write. Lets see.. $150 or $320... For a virtually non-existant boost.

(Eagerly awaiting the 'b-b-but muh max seq read/write speeds!')

[Deleted]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GAMING 6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($105.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($105.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung S34E790C 60Hz 34.0" Monitor ($799.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.95 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones ($149.95 @ Amazon)
Gpu: gtx 1080 non reference ($700.00)
Mic: Samson Meteor Mic USB Studio Microphone ($81.62)
Total: $3202.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 02:24 EDT-0400


Leave high refresh 1440p gaming monitors with g-sync/free-sync and grab one of those samsung's. You won't regret it.

[Zogarth]

Because it's 2x the cost with almost no actual real world benefits. A whopping 15% boost in 4K read, and a mind blowing 8% in write. Lets see.. $150 or $320... For a virtually non-existant boost.

(Eagerly awaiting the 'b-b-but muh max seq read/write speeds!')

b-b-but muh max seq read/write speeds?

I think a lot of PC's look good here, only thing I would recommend is not to get a headset but just a pair of quality headphones as you will buy a separate mic anyway.

[Drunkenvalley]

I personally wouldn't recommend a Skylake processor if you're at 3k budget, much less an i7 Skylake processor. That particular pricebracket, with the X99's 5820k coming so close in price while sporting more physical cores, makes the i7 Skylake seem like dumpster from my pov...

Artorius' PC part picker list is pretty solid. I'd peg it somewhere similar.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($105.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1925.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 07:53 EDT-0400

[Denpepe]

I personally wouldn't recommend a Skylake processor if you're at 3k budget, much less an i7 Skylake processor. That particular pricebracket, with the X99's 5820k coming so close in price while sporting more physical cores, makes the i7 Skylake seem like dumpster from my pov...

Artorius' PC part picker list is pretty solid. I'd peg it somewhere similar.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($105.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1925.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-30 07:53 EDT-0400

Might as well go current gen with the room in the budget and grab a Intel Core i7-6800K

[Drunkenvalley]

Might as well go current gen with the room in the budget and grab a Intel Core i7-6800K

I'm not sure what to expect from the new Intel processors yet; if they're too overpriced for a meager performance increase I'd stick with the 5820k...

[Taiknee]

Hello everyone,


Hope you're well. As the title says, my husband has given me quite the gift for my birthday and has told me I can build a PC within a hefty $3,000 budget. I would like to include a monitor, keyboard, headset, and mouse within that budget. Ideally, this would have the new GTX 1080 in it as well. I'm looking to start streaming soon and making some youtube content, so a large hardrive would be ideal as well.


Thank you all in advance, you're the greatest!

Have you checked out the Build of the Month link on the home page?

http://www.mmo-champion.com/build-of-the-month/

I believe the total for the unicorn is around ~$2k, so if you were to base it on that, you would save a whopping $1k!

[Otaka]

IMO a monster isn't a monster unless it has at least 3 screens. Thus, just for the monitors, you're looking at $1500.

You dont need 3 screens for anything else than simulators... in any other game they are gimmick and useless waste of performance.
For streaming and video editing 2 screens is more than enough... but if you are hardcore streaming then you would get another computer entirely for the stream so it wont affect gameplay.

[Drunkenvalley]

You dont need 3 screens for anything else than simulators... in any other game they are gimmick and useless waste of performance.
For streaming and video editing 2 screens is more than enough... but if you are hardcore streaming then you would get another computer entirely for the stream so it wont affect gameplay.

Good job explaining Vegas' definition of monster.

[Artorius]

I'm not sure what to expect from the new Intel processors yet; if they're too overpriced for a meager performance increase I'd stick with the 5820k...

They don't have the L4 cache which is the only thing that would make them incredibly more powerful. Like the 5775C.

[mauserr]

Whoever recommends these "gaming" headsets should seriously delete his account and never come back. That's fucking disgraceful. Any sennheiser/superlux headset + free standing mic combo (even budget ones such as Samson Go Mic) will shit on these krakens, clouds or other shitty "products", for less money as well...