Finally putting a gaming PC together! I’ve had Ved’s media PC (his old gaming rig) on and off for almost a year now, it’s been amazing (graphics are so much more amazing than console!), but I want to run shit in ultra, and I’ve gone from wanting a gaming laptop, to wanting a PC connected to the TV (makes sense as I play games on the PC with a controller).
I’m a mac guy, so I’m in the deep end a bit. Good thing is Ved’s nuts about building gaming rigs and he’s helped out massively by giving me a base build, which I then took and went bonkers on. I posted my shopping list on Facebook and had lots of Facebook friends chime in with great advice, so a few tweaks later and my build is a thousand dollars more than what I thought it was going to cost me, but the end result will be amazing and should last me a couple of years easy.
PROCESOR
Intel i7-7700K 4.2GHz 8MB Kaby Lake
MOTHERBOARD
Gigabyte Z270X Gaming 7
RAM
2 x (2X8GB) Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB 3000Mhz
GRAPHICS CARD
8GB GTX 1080 Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack
WATER COOLED CPU FAN
Corsair H115i Hydro High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
POWER SUPPLY
Corsair 1000Watt Digital 80Plus Platinum Full Modular ATX
DRIVES
Windows 10
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB M.2 SSD
WD 3.5″ Black 2TB SATA3 7200rpm HDD
External ASUS DVD Writer
CASE
NZXT S340 Elite Matte White
KEY/MOUSE
Logitech MK520r Wireless
SOUND/TV
Sony X850D LED TV
Logitech Z906 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
Alright in white (still no mac though!).
The first thing I committed to was the case (once I hit the buy it now button I knew I couldn’t go back!). Initially I thought all hope was over when I checked out what was out there. So much vomit. In the end I just went for the most basic looking thing I could find in white, turns out this NZXT S340 Elite case (I got it through PC Case Gear, a site suggested by a lot of guys on my facebook post) is a decent quality product and much loved out there in the PC community.
Super thin.
Clean (enough) design. Stand is minimalist but quite ugly IMHO.
Next I got a new TV. I’ve always had hand-me-down TV’s and when the last one broke I bought a cheap (but huge 55′) Kogan LED TV (cardboard, basically). I thought I’d test Ved’s PC on my current TV and yup, 100% no go. Jaggies everywhere which had me super nervous. I did a lot of research though, and true enough LED TV’s have advanced a lot since I bought the Kogan (2011-12-ish).
I ended up going for a Sony X850D in 65′ based off technical reviews that whilst it wasn’t the best TV for movies, it has the lest input lag of all current LED TV’s which makes it perfect for gaming (Sony’s new PS4 Pro would suit the 4K screen nicely too!). Won’t lie, pretty excited as it’s my first legit TV purchase. It’s super thin, quite light too, looking at it in situ it’s no bigger than my old 55′, but the 55′ had a huge frame where this TV almost has none. I instantly thought I could have gone bigger! Then again, budget didn’t allow in any case so 65′ it is.
I’ve since plugged it into Ved’s PC, and booyah! It’s fucking amazing! I spent a little time with my MacBook Pro on the couch tuning the TV’s colours to the Mac’s colours and now I’m set.
The rest of the PC order should come in tomorrow!
Hey man, how you been?
Post really makes me itch, I’ve been wanting to build a gaming PC for ages haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
Did the $1,000 include peripherals? Is the TV the monitor lol!
What games you planning on playing?
This build will be about $7k all up man, with everything (yes TV is the monitor in 4K). Games, mainly The Division, Fallout 4 and Skyrim for now, but whatever in future, this rig can handle it all, VR too.
Nice one! How’s running, PC should last a few years, well worth it
Still going with Skyrim? I racked up way too many hours on that
Running so well man but playing less games all of a sudden lol!!!!
Woop Woop – looking good man – get it built asap – Neil has also just done a build with a 1080 and its smoking you will love it the most.
I would recommend the g900 mouse if you looking for a an amazing wireless mouse for gaming.
I am also couch gaming at the moment with a projector and wireless mouse and keyboard – Loving the huge screen.
Haven’t grouped for a while – Lets make it happen.
Glad to see you went for top end graphics – so easy to think that you can save a little on the gpu and regret it in a year. Was that Veds influence?
Yeah Ved pretty much put this PC together for me! 100% gearing up, will see you guys in Manhattan soon!!!
Wow that TV is killer – 4K HDR nice
Man it’s so so nice. Best TV I’ve ever owned!