Any changes I should make?

[Edward Teach]

So I found this rig on /r/buildapc, and I wanted to know if there was anything I should change/remove/add. Saving money is nice (though I obv won't truly pay for it all), but spending a little more is fine. Main things I will be playing: Fallout 4, GTAV, Overwatch, Mafia III and other new releases. I'm confident I'll make these games go crying back to their developers with this rig. I've already changed some things myself. (Everything at 4k, I will also be doing VR some time, but idk when exactly).

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CPU ------- Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor For $662.95
Motherboard ------- Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard For $359.00
Memory ------- Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory For $225.99
Memory ------- Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory For $179.99
Storage ------- Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Purchased For $320.99
Video Card ------- EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (2-Way SLI) For $649.99
Video Card ------- EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (2-Way SLI) For $649.99
Case ------- Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case For $169.99
Power Supply ------- Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply For $198.79
Operating System ------- Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit For $139.99
Case Fan ------- Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm Fan For $16.99
Case Fan ------- Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans For $26.54
Mouse ------- Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse For $60.99
Other ------- CyberPower CP825AVRG 825 VA 450 Watts UPS For $90.99
Other ------- 3x Scythe SY1225SL12H 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan For $41.94
Other ------- PrimoChill Rigid Acrylic / PETG Bender - Versatile Rigid Tubing Bending/Jig For $64.95
Other ------- EK-FC1080 GTX TF5 Backplate (R2.0) Nickel For $69.98
Other ------- EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple) For $79.99
Other ------- EK-AF Angled 2×45° G1/4 Nickel x2 For $19.98
Other ------- EK-AF Y-Splitter Rotary 2F-1M G1/4 - Nickel For $9.99
Other ------- EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black For $19.99
Other ------- EK-ACF Fitting 10/16mm - Nickel x2 For $12.98
Other ------- EK-HD Tube 10/12mm 3-Slot (2 pcs) x2 For $7.98
Other ------- EK-PLUG G1/4 x4 For $7.96
Other ------- EK-Cable Splitter 4-Fan PWM Extended x2 For $13.90
Other ------- EK-Ekoolant Pastel RED (concentrate 250mL) For $21.95
Other ------- EK-CoolStream PE 240 (Dual) For $61.99
Other ------- EK-Supremacy EVO X99 - Nickel For $67.99
Other ------- EK-FC1080 GTX TF5 - Nickel For $250.98
Other ------- EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4 – Nickel x16 For $87.84
Other ------- EK-HD Tube 10/12mm 500mm (2 pcs) x 6 For $47.94
Other ------- EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl.pump) - Glass For $153.99
Other ------- EK-HD Tube D.I.Y. Kit 10&12mm For $19.99
Other ------- EK-HD Tube 10/12mm 2-Slot (2 pcs) x2 For $7.98
Other ------- EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Nickel x 6 For $41.94
Other ------- CUSTOM PSU CABLES From IceMoz For $205.00
Other ------- Razer Firefly For $39.99
Other ------- ACM Economy Wash Bottle, LDPE, Squeeze Bottle Medical Label Tattoo (250ml / 8oz / 1 Bottle) For $5.99
Other ------- EVGA SLI HIB For $39.99
-+-+-+- Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts

Total $5156.29

In the end I want to spend 2-2,5k max, but I'd like to stick to around 1.5k. I will be a month or two before I actually build it, so there will be plenty of time for feedback.

[Drama]

Looks fine to me, i'm sure stuff could be reduced to lower that price down. I know i would.

[Edward Teach]

Looks fine to me, i'm sure stuff could be reduced to lower that price down. I know i would.

Aight, I plan on SEing/refunding most of it. My main concern is the water cooling. I've never done it before and sure a hell don't want to do it on a rig like this beast, so I'll have someone professional do it instead.

[Duke]

Why the two different memory prices? A little confused there.
Psu pretty shit. Get a stronger one. I'm no psu expert, nor an electrician or w/e but if you're at full load with that when it switches, pretty sure it won't be a happy day.
So you'd prefer to spend 1500 not 5k? If so go for 6700k if this is a gaming rig, it'll be more than enough, and may even preform better in certain circumstances. So you'll save quite a bit of money.
Ek water cooling, nice, should definitely show some pictures

[Edward Teach]

Why the two different memory prices? A little confused there.
Psu pretty shit. Get a stronger one. I'm no psu expert, nor an electrician or w/e but if you're at full load with that when it switches, pretty sure it won't be a happy day.
So you'd prefer to spend 1500 not 5k? If so go for 6700k if this is a gaming rig, it'll be more than enough, and may even preform better in certain circumstances. So you'll save quite a bit of money.
Ek water cooling, nice, should definitely show some pictures

Ended up changing the memory w/o changing the price I suppose. Oops. As for the psu, this computer has already been built and used on /r/buildapc, so it works fine, but I'll definitely take all your advice into consideration. Also, when I say I would like to spend 1.5k I mean I will be using SE and refund services available here and on my own. If you truly think I should go for the 6700k, would you care to explain the reasoning, other than for saving money since it should be good enough? I don't entirely understand what you mean when you say it could perform better in certain circumstances, either. Could you explain? Thanks for the advice.

[NerdMods]

You're crazy. I'm sitting here with just a Q6600, 6GB DDR2, a 2TB WD Black and a GT 730 from Zotac

[Edward Teach]

You're crazy. I'm sitting here with just a Q6600, 6GB DDR2, a 2TB WD Black and a GT 730 from Zotac

I get that a lot lol. I feel you though, man. My current rig is AMD A10-7800 Radeon R7, 750gb HD... with an unnecessary 16gb of RAM since I was an idiot when I made it. But my summer job has given some extra money, along with making money here on MPGH, so I decided I'd treat myself with something special.

[Duke]

Ended up changing the memory w/o changing the price I suppose. Oops. As for the psu, this computer has already been built and used on /r/buildapc, so it works fine, but I'll definitely take all your advice into consideration. Also, when I say I would like to spend 1.5k I mean I will be using SE and refund services available here and on my own. If you truly think I should go for the 6700k, would you care to explain the reasoning, other than for saving money since it should be good enough? I don't entirely understand what you mean when you say it could perform better in certain circumstances, either. Could you explain? Thanks for the advice.

Sorry, shitty AUTOCORRECT. Lol, I complain so much about it, it capitalizes it now XD
I meant your back up power supply. The actual psu you have is good.
The 6700k should preform better in terms of gaming and the like. Most games aren't optimised for many cores, and will do better with just higher speeds on a single core. Unless you want to run vms, or do a lot of rendering/ processing there is not much need for more cores over higher speeds.

[Edward Teach]

Sorry, shitty AUTOCORRECT. Lol, I complain so much about it, it capitalizes it now XD
I meant your back up power supply. The actual psu you have is good.
The 6700k should preform better in terms of gaming and the like. Most games aren't optimised for many cores, and will do better with just higher speeds on a single core. Unless you want to run vms, or do a lot of rendering/ processing there is not much need for more cores over higher speeds.

Aye, well, do you have any recommendations? I've been browsing for a bit but most things have reviews saying something off-putting. Not hugely knowledgeable when it comes to these. This one looks promising.https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?it...82E16842102121
And I understand what you're saying with the CPU, I'll go ahead and move down to the 6700k.

Also EDIT to your earlier post, I'll be sure to make a thread loaded with pictures once this baby comes to fruition!

[Drama]

Why the two different memory prices? A little confused there.
Psu pretty shit. Get a stronger one. I'm no psu expert, nor an electrician or w/e but if you're at full load with that when it switches, pretty sure it won't be a happy day.
So you'd prefer to spend 1500 not 5k? If so go for 6700k if this is a gaming rig, it'll be more than enough, and may even preform better in certain circumstances. So you'll save quite a bit of money.
Ek water cooling, nice, should definitely show some pictures

What you got against corsair? Lol

[Edward Teach]

What you got against corsair? Lol

Maybe I'm just blind lol, but where was the discrimination against corsair there? By discrimination I mean- oh wait, you're a Donald Trump supporter, you know all about discrimination. (Just poking fun at you).

[Drama]

Maybe I'm just blind lol, but where was the discrimination against corsair there? By discrimination I mean- oh wait, you're a Donald Trump supporter, you know all about discrimination. (Just poking fun at you).

Your power supply is a corsair.

He stated "Psu pretty shit."

Corsair is just another brand at the top with the others. mine has ran fine for the whole year already and is clean as hell.

[Edward Teach]

Your power supply is a corsair.

He stated "Psu pretty shit."

Corsair is just another brand at the top with the others. mine has ran fine for the whole year already and is clean as hell.

Ah, I didn't think is was that because the reason he said it was "pretty shit" was because it's less than half the wattage of my main, and figured my computer would be having a rough life if it ever needed to switch from full power to it. Not that it was standalone a price of shit.

[Drama]

Ah, I didn't think is was that because the reason he said it was "pretty shit" was because it's less than half the wattage of my main, and figured my computer would be having a rough life if it ever needed to switch from full power to it. Not that it was standalone a price of shit.

Ah gotcha

[Duke]

Your power supply is a corsair.

He stated "Psu pretty shit."

Corsair is just another brand at the top with the others. mine has ran fine for the whole year already and is clean as hell.

I mentioned later I meant the battery back up. The ups. Shitty AUTOCORRECT. I have a corsair myself.