Hello all. I’m getting a new gaming PC. I’ve saved up $3000 Canadian (which I think equals about $2500 American) and want to get the most powerful one that I can afford. Something that can run the latest games smoothly with high quality graphics settings on. I’ve done some research online and have come up with a list of parts that I think can be built into a really high end gaming machine. I showed it to a friend and he said that that it looked like it would work, but I wanted to check with more than one person. I don’t have a lot of computer hardware knowledge and want to make sure that all the parts I’ve listed will work together and will make a computer that will give me the kind of performance I’m looking for. (I dream of being able to play Rome 2 or TW: Warhammer with the all he graphics settings maxed out )
This is the list:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bB3w8K
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bB3w8K/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($102.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($659.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($107.49 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.80 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 PCI-Express x1 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Adapter ($11.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Corsair)
Mouse: Corsair Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ B&H)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($69.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2494.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 22:22 EST-0500
So what do you guys think? Is this a good computer build? If not then I would very much appreciate advice on what parts I should use instead.
I would also appreciate it if you guys could suggest a reputable company or technician that can assemble it for me. I’ve heard that you can assemble the parts yourself but like I said earlier, I don’t have a lot of computer knowledge and I don’t want to throw away $3000 dollars in PC parts by screwing it up.