New Gamimg PC and Monitor - €2200

glic83

Hi all, friend has decided to move away from console gaming and into PC gaming. He was going to buy the new Alienware PC but I have him convinced to build his own.

He is looking for an i7 6700, z170 mobo, 650W psu, 1080 gtx,nice case, 16gb ram, 250gb ssd, 2TB hdd and and ideally 27" monitor 1440p 144 hz (I presume g-sync would be best if possible).

Ref the monitor does g-sync make a massive difference v a 1440p 144hz monitor without it?

He won't be looking to overclock.He has a controller he can use and will probably throw in an evo 212 for cooling the cpu.

Do you think it would be possible to build the above for around €2,200 as thats his budget?
He isn't going to be building till end of September/start of October so just trying to see if teh budget is somewhat in the right area.

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor (€339.04 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€36.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€127.22 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€80.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€91.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€79.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card (€469.00)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case (€90.07 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€92.83 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor (€669.00 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €2108.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-22 22:10 CEST+0200

Have to say, G-Sync monitors are expensive!

If your friend is building in September/October, hopefully AMD RX 490 will be close - Freesync monitors are a good bit cheaper.

glic83

You seem to have 2 cpu coolers in there K.O.Kiki. I think he wanted the 1080 over the 1070 he is trying to future proof as much as possible. Agree the free-sync monitors seem to be cheaper than the g-sync. Will the RX 490 rival the 1080?

Digital Solitude

Futurproofing is a waste of time and money. Get a little more than you need and upgrade when you need more, far better value for money than buying a world beater when you don't need one.

I'd get an i5 now and nice peripherals, 1070 will push 1440p144 fine. Will the i7 have an advantage at 144hz?

K.O.Kiki

glic83 wrote: »

You seem to have 2 cpu coolers in there K.O.Kiki. I think he wanted the 1080 over the 1070 he is trying to future proof as much as possible. Agree the free-sync monitors seem to be cheaper than the g-sync. Will the RX 490 rival the 1080?

Ah yeah, knock 30-odd off the price then.
From benchmarks I've seen, the 212 Evo & Pure Rock are equal in performance.

Problem is that, if your mate wants a 27" G-Sync monitor he can only afford a 1070 at this price point.
If he wants a 1080, he'll need make do with a 24"

That said, a 1070 with a 1440p monitor won't have any problems for years.

No idea on RX 490, no specs have leaked.

glic83

Cheers for the replies gents. Personally I wish I had the money to build a system like this and 2nd the time to play games lol.

All points taken on board and will pass on. How does the free-sync fair out v g-sync?
Does anyone here have experience of both?

MarkAnthony

There's no point in spending oodles on the Z170 if there is going to be no over clocking. The SSD is also too small - games should be on the SSD at that budget, you'll find loading times much faster in something like FO4, and I mean massive difference. Personally I would go with the i7 I think there's only about €100 in it.

G-Sync/Free Sync basically do the same thing. Monitors personal preference. You really need to see it. I'm more than happy with 3440x1440p @ 75Hz V sync on. Others need 100Hz+. Coming from console gaming I would have thought 75Hz would be plenty but as I say you need to see it.

Edit if you are going high refresh 1440p - go with a 1080 IMHO. Again there's only about €150 in it at the moment.

Digital Solitude

Ah now Mark, coming from gaming 1080p60 is a nice step up

glic83

Right, he bought the following for his build. He has went over budget but seems happy with what he has got.He changed up a few bits, but its his money , he also has a red and black theme in the case

16GB G.Skill RipJaws V rot DDR4-3000 DIMM CL15 Dual Kit € 80,86*
8192MB MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16 (Retail) € 698,90*
Cooler Master Hyper 212X Tower € 31,85*
Intel Core i7 6700K 4x 4.00GHz So.1151 WOF € 325,94*
Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-EU Intel Z170 So.1151 Dual Channel DDR4 ATX Retail € 117,52*
2000GB WD Blue WD20EZRZ 64MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 6Gb/s € 68,76*
250GB Samsung 750 Evo 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s TLC Toggle € 63,94*
700 Watt be quiet! Pure Power 9 Modular 80+ Silver € 90,11*
LG Electronics GH24NSC0 DVD-RW SATA €10.46
Cooler Master Pro 5 Case €130

He had paypal fees and shiping was €60 because of the case.
He has a monitor on pre order with amazon which should come in around €520
Just wanted to post back what he ordered.