Build 6 – Carbon Crystal: 1080p Gaming Computer

Carbon Crystal is a 1080p gaming computer, designed around a 4-core i7-6700K processor and a GTX 1060 6GB video card.

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1080p Gaming Computer

Description

Carbon Crystal is a 1080p gaming computer, designed around a 4-core i7-6700K processor and a GTX 1060 6GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 4-core i7-6700K processor and a GTX 1060 6GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer was looking for a new powerful gaming computer that would last a long time and be easily upgraded over time. This build was also designed for game development.

This build influenced Mingan.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): Intel i7-6700K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2

Motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming Pro CARBON

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 2x8GB DDR4-3000

Storage (SSD): Samsung 950 Pro 512GB

Storage (HDD): Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Video Card (GPU): EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SC

Power Supply (PSU): EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W Gold

Case: Anidees AI-Crystal

Fans: Corsair HD120 RGB LED

Accessories: RGB LED Lighting

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Design Rationale

  • The i7-6700K gave the customer a good amount of single-core performance for gaming, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, air cooling with at least a dual-tower cooler is recommended. The customer preferred liquid cooling for performance and visual appeal.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer wanted at least 16GB of RAM, with RGB for visual appeal.
  • The customer was mostly fine with our default storage setup, only upgrading the boot drive to NVME.
  • For solid gaming performance, we recommended the GTX 1060.
  • The overall design of the build meant that a 650W power supply was recommended.
  • We used a special mid-tower case to fit the build.
  • We used our high-end fans to ensure proper airflow and static pressure, RGB was requested for visual appeal.

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