RoboShadowThere are really long ethernet cables you can get.

Really long indeed. I've only seen one case of a really long ethernet cable, going from my family's router to his Xbox, going at least 30 or so feet. And it isn't even slow!

Yes. It's fine.


This build should serve your purposes. It packs a hexa-core i7 processor, a closed loop water cooler, 16 gigabytes of DDR4 2400MHz RAM, a GTX 970, and a fast SSD boot drive paired with two hard drives. My rationale behind my choices are as follows:

CPU: The i7-5820k is an unlocked, hexa-core Intel processor. It should tear through whatever you throw at it - even a huge and intricate world with many mods. It's also only about $75 more expensive than the next best i7, which is the i7 4790k (which is only a quad-core).

Motherboard: The X99S SLI Plus is a good motherboard that will support SLI should you decide to get another GTX 970 in the future, and the large amount of memory supported ensures you have room to grow in that department either.

Memory: I went with 16 gigabytes of Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM, which should be plenty for Minecraft. I'm not sure how much RAM you're allocating to Minecraft and what mod packs or whatever you're running, but some of the most demanding ones recommend you allocate between 2.5 and 3 gigabytes of RAM to Minecraft to ensure optimal performance. This is approaching the usual "only allocate half your RAM at maximum to any one task to make sure the rest of the system isn't choked for resources" limit, so I felt an upscale was in order.

Storage: I went with a three-drive configuration here. I put in a solid state drive to act as a boot drive and a drive for your most commonly used programs (e.g. Sony Vegas, Microsoft Office, Steam, Minecraft). This should provide faster load times and better performance than using a hard drive. I also put in a 1TB hard drive for holding the rest of your files, like music, movies, and other less-used programs. I also put in a large, 3TB, slower-spinning hard drive. My rationale for this is that as you record, you will need a place to offload your videos to. I assumed that was what the external hard drive in your build was for. Using this set-up is better because most, if not all, external hard drives are 5400rpm drives (the same as this one) but run through a USB interface, which is significantly less bandwidth than the SATA interface that this drive would run through. Plus, it's a lot more storage for around the same price!

Video Card: I went with a GTX 970 on this one, as Minecraft isn't really a graphically demanding game, and the 970 can handle basically any game at 1080p on ultra or maxed out settings. It's also power-efficient, which is important when you've got a CPU like the 5820k that draws 140 watts.

Case: Unfortunately, the only black and green cases were either ridiculously expensive or an ugly shade of some sort of military green. So, I went with a straight black case. The Corsair 200r is an excellent case, and it feels premium without you needing to pay a premium. It is able to hold everything in the build, and it'll provide good options to upgrade if you decide to further down the line.

Power Supply: Seasonic is one of the best in the game when it comes to power supplies, and their G series is no exception. It'll provide enough power for you to play games on.

Cooling: I put in two extra fans for the case. One should be paired with your water cooler so it has two fans (the Jetflo fan), and they should both be put into the top of the case, preferably in the radiator slot nearer the front. If that isn't possible, removing the rear fan and then remounting that on the top slot and then mounting the radiator on the rear of the case will work. The other fan (the Blade Master) should be used as an intake fan on the side of the case, so it blows cool air onto the graphics card and motherboard. The front intake fan should be fine. I would also suggest investing in some filters for your intake fans to help prevent dust buildup.

You've noticed I don't have a wireless adapter in there. That's because I really don't recommend one, especially if you intend to record with it and upload videos to Youtube or another service. Wireless connections tend to be slower than wired connections, so I'd suggest seeing if you can get an ethernet cable to your PC first. If that's not possible, then I'd buy this wireless adapter. It runs with the new AC standard so you'll be fine further into the future but also supports previous ones like b, g, and n, so it should be fine.

Namez

Alcatraz_SniperWow, you need to take out the soundcard, take out the 390, take out that overpriced cooler, and whatever useless "accessories" you have so you can at least get a good i7 processor with a 2k budget. I'm not complicating things, but a GTX 970, an i7 4790k, 2x4GB or even 2x8GB depending, a Samsung SSD and a quality $150+ motherboard outta fit in a budget of 2k if you take out those uneccessary things that you could get later.

I don't believe it was right for people to automatically dismisss you as a troll. This is why people don't want to get into PC gaming. It's already hard enough to find the will to learn, and spend money on a hobby, only to be put down by pessimistic internet trolls.

Just looked at the list again and who buys a $500 960GB SSD in 2015? Are you ready to rush into 2020? Fill out that list, please. You are throwing away over $800 due to lack of education.

No need to be rude.
Some people (like Spencer) need a soundcard.
That cooler is not overpriced, it is godlike
The 390 could be good if the overall price of the build was lower
Maybe he doesn't need an i7
One, single 970 in a $2k build? You are no better at making builds, bro
Some SSDs are better than what Samsung makes
You don't need a $150 motherboard. You can get XFire and SLI support in a $90-100 motherboard

It's not hard to get into PC gaming
"Pessimistic internet trolls" are people that are willing to help, and have helped dozens of people and don't give out false info?

Maybe he wanted a 960GB SSD. There is no such thing as future proofing. If you have the money to, then go for it.
He didn't waste it. It is called extra things that you buy after you exceed your needs with the normal build.

Thanks!

Before we recommend builds, OP need to fill the thing out! THIS IS WHY I THINK TROLL DARNIT!

ArenaSnow

Namez

Alcatraz_SniperWow, you need to take out the soundcard, take out the 390, take out that overpriced cooler, and whatever useless "accessories" you have so you can at least get a good i7 processor with a 2k budget. I'm not complicating things, but a GTX 970, an i7 4790k, 2x4GB or even 2x8GB depending, a Samsung SSD and a quality $150+ motherboard outta fit in a budget of 2k if you take out those uneccessary things that you could get later.

I don't believe it was right for people to automatically dismisss you as a troll. This is why people don't want to get into PC gaming. It's already hard enough to find the will to learn, and spend money on a hobby, only to be put down by pessimistic internet trolls.

Just looked at the list again and who buys a $500 960GB SSD in 2015? Are you ready to rush into 2020? Fill out that list, please. You are throwing away over $800 due to lack of education.

No need to be rude.
Some people (like Spencer) need a soundcard.
That cooler is not overpriced, it is godlike
The 390 could be good if the overall price of the build was lower
Maybe he doesn't need an i7
One, single 970 in a $2k build? You are no better at making builds, bro
Some SSDs are better than what Samsung makes
You don't need a $150 motherboard. You can get XFire and SLI support in a $90-100 motherboard

It's not hard to get into PC gaming
"Pessimistic internet trolls" are people that are willing to help, and have helped dozens of people and don't give out false info?

Maybe he wanted a 960GB SSD. There is no such thing as future proofing. If you have the money to, then go for it.
He didn't waste it. It is called extra things that you buy after you exceed your needs with the normal build.

It helps to exceed what is standard today in the first place.

I'm not saying his build was perfect, but he definitely exceeded what he was going to do. He could have done a better job, but hey...

Namez

Alcatraz_SniperWow, you need to take out the soundcard, take out the 390, take out that overpriced cooler, and whatever useless "accessories" you have so you can at least get a good i7 processor with a 2k budget. I'm not complicating things, but a GTX 970, an i7 4790k, 2x4GB or even 2x8GB depending, a Samsung SSD and a quality $150+ motherboard outta fit in a budget of 2k if you take out those uneccessary things that you could get later.

I don't believe it was right for people to automatically dismisss you as a troll. This is why people don't want to get into PC gaming. It's already hard enough to find the will to learn, and spend money on a hobby, only to be put down by pessimistic internet trolls.

Just looked at the list again and who buys a $500 960GB SSD in 2015? Are you ready to rush into 2020? Fill out that list, please. You are throwing away over $800 due to lack of education.

No need to be rude.
Some people (like Spencer) need a soundcard.
That cooler is not overpriced, it is godlike
The 390 could be good if the overall price of the build was lower
Maybe he doesn't need an i7
One, single 970 in a $2k build? You are no better at making builds, bro
Some SSDs are better than what Samsung makes
You don't need a $150 motherboard. You can get XFire and SLI support in a $90-100 motherboard

It's not hard to get into PC gaming
"Pessimistic internet trolls" are people that are willing to help, and have helped dozens of people and don't give out false info?

Maybe he wanted a 960GB SSD. There is no such thing as future proofing. If you have the money to, then go for it.
He didn't waste it. It is called extra things that you buy after you exceed your needs with the normal build.

It helps to exceed what is standard today in the first place.

Alcatraz_SniperWow, you need to take out the soundcard, take out the 390, take out that overpriced cooler, and whatever useless "accessories" you have so you can at least get a good i7 processor with a 2k budget. I'm not complicating things, but a GTX 970, an i7 4790k, 2x4GB or even 2x8GB depending, a Samsung SSD and a quality $150+ motherboard outta fit in a budget of 2k if you take out those uneccessary things that you could get later.

I don't believe it was right for people to automatically dismisss you as a troll. This is why people don't want to get into PC gaming. It's already hard enough to find the will to learn, and spend money on a hobby, only to be put down by pessimistic internet trolls.

Just looked at the list again and who buys a $500 960GB SSD in 2015? Are you ready to rush into 2020? Fill out that list, please. You are throwing away over $800 due to lack of education.

No need to be rude.
Some people (like Spencer) need a soundcard.
That cooler is not overpriced, it is godlike
The 390 could be good if the overall price of the build was lower
Maybe he doesn't need an i7
One, single 970 in a $2k build? You are no better at making builds, bro
Some SSDs are better than what Samsung makes
You don't need a $150 motherboard. You can get XFire and SLI support in a $90-100 motherboard

It's not hard to get into PC gaming
"Pessimistic internet trolls" are people that are willing to help, and have helped dozens of people and don't give out false info?

Maybe he wanted a 960GB SSD. There is no such thing as future proofing. If you have the money to, then go for it.
He didn't waste it. It is called extra things that you buy after you exceed your needs with the normal build.

Wow, you need to take out the soundcard, take out the 390, take out that overpriced cooler, and whatever useless "accessories" you have so you can at least get a good i7 processor with a 2k budget. I'm not complicating things, but a GTX TITAN, an i7 4790k, 2x4GB or even 2x8GB depending, a Samsung SSD and a quality $200+ motherboard outta fit in a budget of 2k if you take out those uneccessary things that you could get later.

I don't believe it was right for people to automatically dismisss you as a troll. This is why people don't want to get into PC gaming. It's already hard enough to find the will to learn, and spend money on a hobby, only to be put down by pessimistic internet trolls.

Just looked at the list again and who buys a $500 960GB SSD in 2015? Are you ready to rush into 2020? Fill out that list, please. You are throwing away over $800 due to lack of education.

Literally everything in this build is bad. Fill out the questions Robo gave you so that someone will make a decent build.

Why... I don't know if I want to list everything wrong

I honestly don't know if troll.
Fill this out
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