Some guy recommended me this build, but I need opinions on the motherboard :

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gGzpD8



What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

The purpose of this build is to do PC gaming, possibly video editing/coding eventually.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

I am looking for the best performance. I want max setting for League and basically any game that comes out for the future, 60 FPS 1920x1080, or higher res screens, maybe in the future.

My current build, which I built back in 2010, I'm rocking AMD right now. I want to switch over to Intel. I have a Thuban 1055T processor, 7970 Radeon GFX card, 850 watt PSU (believe this is Thermaltake), 8 GB ram (don't know the clock speed off the top of my head), 120 GB SSD for OS and some games, 1TB drive. 2x 27 inch monitors

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

I'm willing to spend up to $1500 dollars for parts. I already have a case (corsair 760T), I can reuse the PSU (850W Thermaltake unless this isn't enough wattage for what I am going to get), and I can reuse my 1 TB hard drive.

In what country are you purchasing your parts?=

I'm buying the parts in the United States, NJ.

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).

What I currently want to go is Intel. This is where I need help. I don't know what Processor, GPU, or RAM I should get since I've been out of the loop for 5 years on parts. Also coming from AMD, I'm not very familiar with Intel. I can definitely reuse my 1TB hard drive, and my 850watt PSU if it's enough wattage to cover what I'm going to be using. Haven't decided what I want to do with my monitor situation yet, whether or not I want to keep my 2x27's, or just get smaller ones and pick up a third one.

Provide any additional details you wish below.

I already have a case that I got for Christmas. I got a full size case, Corsair 760T case. This thing has a ton of room. Like I said above, I can reuse my hard drive and PSU.

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Edit: I do in fact live near a microcenter, this should help a lot with the prices.

Looks fine to me. I would personally go for an all in one cooler over the air if you want to overclock for more performance.

Read that those Samsung m.2s can run real hot and can see performance throttling. Just a heads-up.

Can you elaborate on the all in one cooling? Do you mean liquid cooling?

If so can you recommend me one?

Here...changed the RAM too. Stay away from Geil RAM.


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/g2VLpb

Thanks, do you think a 850 watt PSU will power everything?

Yep. Even a 750W would power everything.


/e

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CpKNsJ



BUT, if you plan on getting a 2nd GTX 1080 in the future, then go with an 850W power supply...


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2Tm7M8



This post was edited by Ghot on Dec 29 2016 01:37pm

Well you certainly got my attention on the liquid cooler. I have some questions if you don't mind.

I'm new to liquid cooling. Is the liquid cooling necessary? Let's say the unit fails, would it burn out the processor? Or does the heat get dissipated from the radiator and it wouldn't matter? Is it a significant difference compare to air cooling?

Also, given the motherboard, is it easy to overclock the processor with the new bios? It would be my first time overclocking, but I have a feeling there are probably a lot of guides out there, it's probably pretty simple, even if its my first time.

It's rare for the pumps to fail on the AIO's. The PC would likely just turn off from heat before it damaged anything even if it did. The warranty on the AIO's is pretty damn good, If it leaks they replace the broken parts.



Just look at some guides for overclocking. It's really simple, It just requires a bit of time. Adjust -> Stress test for a few hours -> repeat

I actually had the older revision of that AIO cooler, and the pump failed on me. It was out for months before I finally realized what the problem was and my temps were hitting 75C (still within safe limits) at stock voltage by the end of it. Corsair sent me a new unit, the H100i V2 and my CPU is still going strong, managing a 4.8GHz daily overclock.

The cooling performance is definitely significantly better than air cooling.



Nah my PC ran for months while the pump was failing, I monitor my temps fairly often though so I realized they were going up, every time it'd hit 75C or so I'd turn my overclock down, eventually it'd hit 75C at stock settings, I guess that's when it had completely failed and had 0 flow.

This post was edited by BluntsGLI on Dec 29 2016 01:57pm