Case: Define S
Mobo: Z170XP-SLI
CPU : Intell I-5 6600 (yes not a K)
PSU : Rosewill Arc 650
GPU : Sapphire Nitro R9 390
Ram : Gskills Ripjaw 8 GB 2133 x 2
HDD : 1 x 2Tb HDD from previous pc, 1 x 1TB drive from previous pc.
I have an Asus wireless network adapter installed, and a USB Bluetooth adapter installed as well. As I said first time builder, had some problems, and still do, so feel free to comment. Also have a Cooler Master H212A CPU cooler, waiting on the response from them on the Skylake bendgate.
What's your budget and country?
Under a K, and the US, for the first time I was going to do Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales. My crappy HP with a 7870 crapped out 2 weeks before. All told About $900 before all the sales. I wish it would have held out for a week or two.
Going to get one, limited budget, though I do have an M2 slot on my board.
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Includes a 480gb SSD
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qmv9kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qmv9kL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1004.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 20:42 EST-0500
Those Power Color Cards have horribe reivews on Newegg for handling/shipping damage. I also don't wan't to go ITX, I wan't a real Tower. I wan't to SLI, wan't a M2 or SSD on top of my HDD's, Yes I will have to upgrade the PSU. I figure 1250 watts. Plus two Fractal Venturi Fans.
It's not worth it to worry about a dual GPU config for your budget, in addition do you already have a 4k display? Because that's the only thing you'd really need a dual GPU config for at this point in time
the powercolor card just happened to be the cheapest at the time I made the build, and it was ITX simply because the ITX board was cheap
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PybqjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PybqjX/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($304.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $992.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-05 20:51 EST-0500
Plus with ITX you probably got onboard wifi and bluetooth. My Drivers for both are almost a half gig and I tether off my phone. I could have done an ITX build, it was rushed I admit. I just needed a few more weeks to look. I already had the case. I love the define S. I haven't, though plan too ask a 3d printer to make me a lightweight cover for the top. Barring that I can cut one out of Delrin so if the fan spools, it opens.
I don't run 4k yet, I could afford one of the 4k Korean monitors. And for pricing don't do Micro Center, because if one isn't around, you aren't going to get that price. One of my pet pieves of Logans build videos, he doesn't actually purchase and price the components in a real world environment. I have Amazon Prime, and the prices are always high. Cheapest is WalMart, though I won't shop there.