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• Anistosoles

  

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  October 25, 2016 2:34 PM PDT

  i7-6700 Skylake @4 GHz

  32 GB DDR4 2666 RAM

  2 Samsung 250 GB SSDs (one for operating system, one for games)

  Gigabyte OC GTX 1070

  LG 29" IPS Ultrawide Monitor (from previous build, I plan on eventually getting a 32" 2560X1440 monitor)

  Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower w/4 case fans

   

  Now all I need is the game........... 

  
  This post was edited by Anistosoles at October 25, 2016 2:37 PM PDT
• Durzo

  

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  October 25, 2016 2:35 PM PDT

  i wamt that monitor

• Anistosoles

  

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  October 25, 2016 2:38 PM PDT

  It's a nice monitor, but I want to wait for more companies to start making a 32" 2560X1440 monitor. And for the prices to come down a bit. :P

• Megaera

  

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  October 25, 2016 2:39 PM PDT

  I'm holding off on building my next rig until I see the benchmark tests from the amd zen processors
• Anistosoles

  

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  October 25, 2016 3:02 PM PDT

  Yeah, I used to be a HUGE AMD guy, but the past few generations have proven Intel to be better all around. Too bad, I remember my old Athlon STEP processors that burned out every 30 days...but, man, were they fast for the time!

• Megaera

  

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  October 25, 2016 4:06 PM PDT

  So far the reviews of the zen line are high, but I'm not holding my breath....amd has simply been lack luster of late....so when the production processors are out and all the pc nerds poke and prod and test them, then I'll make my decision
• Rominian

  

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  October 26, 2016 5:54 PM PDT

   

   Your build sounds pretty decent, I plan to use some of the same stuff.  I don't know whether to finish building a PC or save my money for a new laptop to play the game since I travel so much.  Decisions, decisions :)

   

• kelenin

  

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  October 26, 2016 7:18 PM PDT

  Nice build, but what connector are you using to hook up those SSDs?

• Oldtimer

  

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  October 27, 2016 5:15 AM PDT

  kelenin said:

  Nice build, but what connector are you using to hook up those SSDs?

  You noticed the missing MOBO?

• kelenin

  

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  October 27, 2016 6:09 PM PDT

  I was more thinking of if it is SATA or what?  If you are looking for max speed, make sure the SSDs are U.2 and the MOBO has U.2 adapters on it.

• Oldtimer

  

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  October 28, 2016 5:16 AM PDT

  kelenin said:

  I was more thinking of if it is SATA or what?  If you are looking for max speed, make sure the SSDs are U.2 and the MOBO has U.2 adapters on it.

  The U.2 drives look to be on the pricey side, ( to me anyway ) the cheapest U.2 drive from Intel is a 400 GB hd for $300.00. I'm sure the prices will come down once the rest of the PC industry catches up with the latest U.2 technology.

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=u.2%20ssd&Submit=ENE

• Anistosoles

  

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  October 30, 2016 3:36 PM PDT

  MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X motherboard. Benched my system and memory bandwidth, processor speed, HD throughput, video card performance are all doing quite well. Sorry I forgot to post the MOBO.

  To be honest, my SSD drives load **** so quickly, who really cares if the next gen stuff loads it .77745634 seconds quicker? I'm all about PRICE vs preformance.

  Oldtimer: http://proclockers.com/reviews/motherboards/msi-z170a-krait-gaming-3x-motherboard-review?nopaging=1

   

  Mod Edit: Consolidated double post. Please use the edit function instead of posting right after you have already posted.

  
  This post was edited by VR-Mod1 at October 30, 2016 4:15 PM PDT
• Oldtimer

  

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  October 31, 2016 5:31 AM PDT

  It looks like your system will be a BEAST!