OK- MY 18 y.o. kid has been ill and in and out of hospital - so between him and my own health issues I have not been on tech forums much lately. So - If anybody = PP could critic this I would appreciate it.
His old 2500K CPU is dying and his monitor is awful . So, I think I am going to surprise him with a new build to get his spirits up. He has a year old 290 GPU and a new Seasonic PSU, and has a 240GB SSD and a 1 TB HHD.
He games regularly both in the first person shooter stuff and other games.
So :
CPU: Intel 6600K = $250
Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 - Newegg.com
MOBO: Asrock gaming = $115
ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming H170 Performance/Hyper LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
RAM : GSkill Ripjaw 2133 (2 x 8GB ) = $65
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15D-16GVR - Newegg.com
CPU Cooler : Corsair H90 = $90 ( his room is very hot)
CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 140mm - Newegg.com
Case:
1) Phanteks Enthoo Pro M= $70
Phanteks PH-ES515P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Enthoo Pro M ATX Chassis - Newegg.com
or
2) Phanteks Eclipes series = $70
Phanteks Eclipse Series PH-EC416P_BK Satin Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case-Newegg.com
Total = About $600
I have a extra fan or 2 hanging around for a side fan as well.
NOW the issue: I don't know squat about monitors.
I think I am looking for a 25-27 inch monitor with 1440 res, 144hz, and a 1-2 MS response time- is that correct? I would like to stay under $400 for the monitor so a total of about 1K.
So:
the only one I found was : this Acer for $380
Acer XG270HU 27" 1ms 144HZ WQHD HDMI DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync (Free Sync) Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor Edge-to-Edge Frameless Design, 350 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers-Newegg.com
His old 2500K CPU is dying and his monitor is awful . So, I think I am going to surprise him with a new build to get his spirits up. He has a year old 290 GPU and a new Seasonic PSU, and has a 240GB SSD and a 1 TB HHD.
He games regularly both in the first person shooter stuff and other games.
So :
CPU: Intel 6600K = $250
Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 - Newegg.com
MOBO: Asrock gaming = $115
ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming H170 Performance/Hyper LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
RAM : GSkill Ripjaw 2133 (2 x 8GB ) = $65
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15D-16GVR - Newegg.com
CPU Cooler : Corsair H90 = $90 ( his room is very hot)
CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 140mm - Newegg.com
Case:
1) Phanteks Enthoo Pro M= $70
Phanteks PH-ES515P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Enthoo Pro M ATX Chassis - Newegg.com
or
2) Phanteks Eclipes series = $70
Phanteks Eclipse Series PH-EC416P_BK Satin Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case-Newegg.com
Total = About $600
I have a extra fan or 2 hanging around for a side fan as well.
NOW the issue: I don't know squat about monitors.
I think I am looking for a 25-27 inch monitor with 1440 res, 144hz, and a 1-2 MS response time- is that correct? I would like to stay under $400 for the monitor so a total of about 1K.
So:
the only one I found was : this Acer for $380
Acer XG270HU 27" 1ms 144HZ WQHD HDMI DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync (Free Sync) Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor Edge-to-Edge Frameless Design, 350 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers-Newegg.com