New build, upgrading my 7 yt old rig

[Shefu]

Hi guys, first of all thanks a lot for taking the time to read this and helping me out! I've been out of the loop or PC parts for a while, but I've been postponing a new build for a while now, and it is now time to get a new PC!

As a side note, I will not be putting it together myself, simply because I'm not comfortable doing so. I'll be most likely getting it together on a site like ibuypower.com etc but I'm not really that knowledgeable when it comes to new components, which is why I decided to post here!

Budget: $3500
Resolution: 1920x1080 seems to be the standard still
Games / Settings Desired: WoW, Swtor, Skyrim, D3 (high settings)
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): I only use PC for gaming, and some photoshop _ office stuff for documents.
Country: USA
Parts that can be reused: None
Do you need an OS?: Obviously I like Win 10
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?: I might get new ones, I'd love to have some recommendations in terms of a good keyboard & mouse for gaming!

Once again, lots of thanks! Cheers!

[Alexeht]

Really big budget, but if you are planing to just play games in 1080p then you could just pick parts like on "unicorn" list here: http://www.mmo-champion.com/build-of-the-month/

Instead gtx 970 you can probably take RX 480, but only if you want to wait for non-reference cooling since stock is just loud and bad.

[Positions]

If your budget is that high i would look into 1440p gaming.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nkjf8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nkjf8K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor ($769.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2865.64

[Denpepe]

I changed above build so it actually fits in your budget seeing the GPU price was not added, the GPU is placeholder, you should get a AIB one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($77.51 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor ($769.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2934.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-06 07:59 EDT-0400

[Mythbredor]

@Denpepe I like that one slightly better not blowing money on stuff that's not needed IE m.2 SSD and 32GB of ram. Only thing I would suggest is possibley finding a nice second monitor to go with that one. Personally I can't go single monitor anymore.

[Deleted]

I would also not get a FE edition of the 1080... Those are just crap! But I guess it is a placeholder, seeing PCpartpicker has nothing in there...

An i7 6700k might also be a consideration.

[Shefu]

Thanks so much to all of u helping me out! I have a question! Why i5 6600K over the newer ones? Like i7680K? Or they're just overkill for gaming?
And like I mentioned, I am not gonna put the PC together myself, but rather use a pc building website, like ibuypower.com etc. Any recommendations there?

Thanks again, much appreciated!

[Lathais]

Thanks so much to all of u helping me out! I have a question! Why i5 6600K over the newer ones? Like i7680K? Or they're just overkill for gaming?
And like I mentioned, I am not gonna put the PC together myself, but rather use a pc building website, like ibuypower.com etc. Any recommendations there?

Thanks again, much appreciated!

Really, anything beyond a 6600k is not really needed for gaming. Games don't really need more cores or hyperthreading, so the most current, OCable i5 is generally going to give the same gaming performance as anything better than it.

I would not recommend really buying from any of those types of sites. Many of them cut corners, using cheap parts in areas you re not allowed to define yourself. That or they just plain overcharge. If you really really do not want to build yourself(which I highly recommend, it's not near as difficult as you think and the parts are not near as delicate as you think), I would still buy the parts yourself and take them to a local computer shop and have them assemble it for you. Most will do this for a pretty reasonable fee and you'll still end up having spent less then any online builder site.

[Shefu]

Thanks again for all your replies. The thing about building my own, even after having watched "build it yourself" videos, I'm still not confident in building it myself (Especially the CPU part, and installing the Liquid Cooling :|).

That being said, the rig I have now, I got it in 2009 from Ibuypower and luckily I never had any issues with it (this is not an endorsement of ibuypower, i'm just describing my personal situation).

What do u guys think about this configuration:

Case :: Thermaltake Versa H35 w/ Window Gaming Case
LED Fan Lighting :: None
Noise Reduction :: Advanced - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System (Foam + Upgraded Silent Fans) Improved Airflow Silent Fans
Internal Expansion :: [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System
Processor :: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K Processor (4x 4.00GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-6700K
Processor Cooling :: Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Memory :: 16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-2400 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance LPX
Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 8GB - EVGA Superclocked - Single Card
Motherboard :: ASUS Z170-K --*Free Upgrade to ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming -- 3x PCIe x16, 2x USB 3.1, 4x USB 3.0, 1x M.2, DDR4 Memory
Power Supply :: 650 Watt - EVGA SuperNOVA NEX650G - 80 PLUS GoldFree Upgrade to 750W EVGA 750GQ - 80 PLUS Gold
Primary Hard Drive :: 1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD -- Read: 540MB/s, Write: 520MB/s - Single Drive
Data Hard Drive :: 2 TB Western Digital Black Hard Drive -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive :: LG 16x Blu-ray Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo DriveBlack
Media Card Reader / Writer :: 12-In-1 Internal Media Card Reader/WriterBlack

Total $2816

[Thunderball]

This build is $1300-1500 max if you build yourself.

[Shefu]

Hey Guys, thanks a lot for all your help! I wanted to update you on what I ended up getting! I decided to go to my local Micro Center, pick out all the parts, and pay them to put it together for me! (I'm gonna pick it up today!!):

MB: ASUSCOMP MAXMUS VIII HERO 1151 ATX
Ram: CORSAIR 16GB 2X8 D4 2666 VGN LPX
CPU:INTEL CORE I7-6700K
SSD: SAMSUNG E 1TB 850 EVO SSD
GPU: EVGA GTX1080 CLASSIFIED 8GPCIE
HD: WD 2TB 3.5 PERFORM BLACK HD
PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA 650G2 80+G FM
Case: CORSAIR OBSIDIAN750D AIRFLOW EDIT
CPU cooler: THERMALTA WATER3 RGB 240 AIO COOLER

Other stuff:
- Fans: CORSAIR **SP140 HSP PURPLE LED 1P
CORSAIR **SP140 HSP PURPLE LED 2P
- KINGWIN LCD FAN CONTROLLER PANEL
- CABLEMOD LED STRIP UV MAGNET 60CM
- Win 10 Pro
- 2 year protection plan

$3000.96 + $129.99 (labor)

Which is a lot cheaper than the alternatives I had considered (ibuypower & originpc)

[Thunderball]

Hey Guys, thanks a lot for all your help! I wanted to update you on what I ended up getting! I decided to go to my local Micro Center, pick out all the parts, and pay them to put it together for me! (I'm gonna pick it up today!!):

MB: ASUSCOMP MAXMUS VIII HERO 1151 ATX
Ram: CORSAIR 16GB 2X8 D4 2666 VGN LPX
CPU:INTEL CORE I7-6700K
SSD: SAMSUNG E 1TB 850 EVO SSD
GPU: EVGA GTX1080 CLASSIFIED 8GPCIE
HD: WD 2TB 3.5 PERFORM BLACK HD
PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA 650G2 80+G FM
Case: CORSAIR OBSIDIAN750D AIRFLOW EDIT
CPU cooler: THERMALTA WATER3 RGB 240 AIO COOLER

Other stuff:
- Fans: CORSAIR **SP140 HSP PURPLE LED 1P
CORSAIR **SP140 HSP PURPLE LED 2P
- KINGWIN LCD FAN CONTROLLER PANEL
- CABLEMOD LED STRIP UV MAGNET 60CM
- Win 10 Pro
- 2 year protection plan

$3000.96 + $129.99 (labor)

Which is a lot cheaper than the alternatives I had considered (ibuypower & originpc)

This is so-so wrong...

[Denpepe]

Post some pics in the show your build thread and enjoy your new toy

[Master Guns]

With a budget like 3.5k shouldn't we be aiming for higher than 1080 resolution?

[Shefu]

Post some pics in the show your build thread and enjoy your new toy

I will later today after I get my Acer Predator X34 monitor