And as it stands, I'm going to have to buy everything, from the desk and chair to the peripherals and the PC parts itself. I've been living and gaming on a laptop for forever and it's simply not cutting it anymore.

This is the parts list I've got going on, focusing more on practicality than aestheticism. My budget for the PC itself is around $1850, and I'm sorta curious if there's any improvements (necessary to the build or upgrade-wise) that I should be making. I'm thinking on a liquid cooler for the CPU over the Noctua, and maybe another fan on the side just in-case the two I have aren't enough to keep the core temperature down.

I also plan to buy some speakers and another graphics card, but that's ultimately later on down the line, because it's going to take a little while to scrape up the cash for this anyway.

Just thought I'd share, and I'm welcome to any advice you guys might offer.

When applying the thermal paste use your fingers

Any particular reason for that?

Quote from: Blankina on November 11, 2015, 11:01:59 PM

Quote from: Septy on November 11, 2015, 10:59:34 PM

When applying the thermal paste use your fingers

Any particular reason for that?

It's good for it

Umm...

Quote from: Saleem on November 11, 2015, 11:57:49 PM

Umm...

Is he lying? I mean, I've never one this before, so I'm going to be winging it hardcore (guided by manuals) once I actually start building.

It can depend on how clean your hands are. You don't want to get a bunch of dead skin or oil in there so you're probably better off using a razor to smooth it out.

To be honest tho. CPU is a bit overkill, and you should wait to purchase a GPU with the next generation right around the corner.

And no skylake?

Quote from: Septy on November 12, 2015, 12:51:26 AM

And no skylake?

Spoiler

What's that?

The 6th core generation from Intel. The performance improvements are much better than the 4th generation.

If if money isn't a problem which it doesn't appear to be. Then go for DDR4 ram instead of DDR3

From what I've read, the gains don't really seem to be significant enough to be worth the price. Or am I just understanding that incorrectly?

And yeah, while money's not a much of an issue, this'll be a work in progress type deal, trying to keep costs away from a $2500 max.

Make sure your RAM is low profile if you're going to use that Noctua.  Otherwise, you risk having the heat sink block the RAM.

Quote from: Coco on November 12, 2015, 02:35:48 AM

Make sure your RAM is low profile if you're going to use that Noctua.  Otherwise, you risk having the heat sink block the RAM.

I can't even tell you how much I panicked when you told me that. At least up until I remembered why I'd chosen the N-15 over the N-14, because the former has an adjustable frontal fan, which would be the only blockage.

PCPartPicker will usually tell you if there are size issues with your parts.

Quote from: Blankina on November 12, 2015, 12:57:05 AM

Quote from: Septy on November 12, 2015, 12:51:26 AM

And no skylake?

Spoiler

What's that?

The 6th core generation from Intel. The performance improvements are much better than the 4th generation.

Thanks for informing me. I managed to switch around some stuff and while it's a little over the $2250 budget I set for myself, it's no issue.

as I can guarantee you no games anytime soon will be utilizing that kind of hardware. But if you get it, don't bother upgrading it for like the next decade and a half.

It's like you've never heard of future proofing.
It's the entire point.

Quote from: LemOh-n on November 12, 2015, 03:11:02 PM

Quote from: Luciana on November 12, 2015, 03:05:38 PM

as I can guarantee you no games anytime soon will be utilizing that kind of hardware. But if you get it, don't bother upgrading it for like the next decade and a half.

It's like you've never heard of future proofing.
It's the entire point.

I just can't see any reason of justifying $2000 for it. Just personal pref.

To future proof it. Spend more now to spend less later.