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This high end build features a black and red theme. As such, you'll find numerous part choices have been made to achieve this aesthetic. If black and red isn't your thing, feel free to use our Colors filter to select parts with different colors
At this budget, we're running an i5-6600K. This quad-core CPU features an unlocked multiplier for easy and often significant overclocking. While not all games will benefit from overclocking, games like Overwatch can benefit significantly from a faster CPU. Overclocking can also help your CPU stave off obsolescence for a good while longer.
All of that being said, if you're not comfortable overclocking, you can save money by stepping down to an i5-6600, removing the non-stock cooler, and going with a cheaper H170 motherboard. If you do remove the CRYORIG R1 cooler from your list, note that the i5-6600k does not come with its own cooler, and you'll have to add one. The i5-6600 does come with a cooler. As mentioned above, our selected cooler is the CRYORIG R1 Ultimate. It's a beefy, high-performance cooler and keeps with the black and red theme.
We have five black and red motherboards that allow overclocking via the i5-6600k's unlocked multiplier. Each includes 4 DIMMs for up to 64GB of RAM at several overclockable RAM speeds. They also include some basic expectations like a USB 3.0 header. They all have 6 SATA 3.0 connectors, while some are shared with a SATA Express as well. Additionally, SLI/Crossfire is an option down the road with these boards, though you'll want to make sure your PSU could handle multiple GPUs if you go that route.
For memory, we're filtering for the best-priced 2x8GB kit of black and red DDR4 RAM. Feel free to click the "From parametric filter" link to see the various options and pick a color that suits you. With how fast RAM is these days, aesthetics will likely matter more to you than the negligible performance difference faster RAM provides in gaming. We're also taking a sparse selection of roughly 1TB SSDs that have proven to be fast, and we're including a filter for the most inexpensive 3TB mechanical hard drive. Everyone's storage needs differs, so feel free to change those capacities to your heart's desire.
Our GPU is the very popular GeForce GTX 1080. This is currently one of the fastest single GPU video cards in the market - you may want to look into a 120-144Hz and/or 2560x1440 resolution monitor for this bad boy. The parametric filter is set for the best-priced 1080 available, but feel free to click the "From parametric filter" link to browse our listing of 1080s. For those interested in VR, the GTX 1080 will have no problem playing any and and all applications currently on the market.
All of our parts are housed in the NZXT H440 Matte Black and Red edition. In addition to rounding out our black and red theme, this case features a tinted window, 2 front panel USB 3.0 ports, and 2 front panel USB 2.0 ports. It has excellent cable management, a plethora of hard drive mounts, and if you'd like to mount a radiator, you'll have a variety of options. It also has a nice, red PSU shroud at the bottom to keep your build looking clean. In addition, silence is a focus with the NZXT 440, so there is a significant amount of sound dampening foam included on the panels. Be warned that the foam will decrease clearance behind the backplate, so chances are the cables will push into the foam and leave marks. Fortunately, it's in a place that no one will actually see. Cases tend to be highly personal choices, so make sure you browse our listed cases to see what suits you.
Powering the build is a sparse selection of some of the most well-reviewed PSUs available - all without breaking the bank. All of them are certified 80+ Gold and either semi-modular or fully-modular.
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$389.00 | $389.00 | Scorptec | Buy | |||||
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$99.00 | $99.00 | PCCaseGear | Buy | |||||
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$140.70 | $140.70 | Amazon Australia | Buy | ||||
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$101.55 | $101.55 | Amazon Australia | Buy | ||||
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$849.00 | $849.00 | JW Computers | Buy | ||||
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Total: | $1579.25 |
Component | Estimated Wattage |
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Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor | 11W - 91W |
CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler | 5W - 10W |
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | 11W - 11W |
Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | 4W - 20W |
Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card | 45W - 180W |
Total: | 76W - 312W |