Hadron $2000 Gaming PC Build - October 2015 #Helpful Post

Hey guys this is Austin. Meet the Hadron. With a watercooled Intel processor, graphics

card that’s ready to handle 4K wrapped up in a dope case from Fractal the Hadron is

ready for some serious gaming. The star of the show is Intel’s new Core i7-6700K. As

one of the new quad core Skylake processors not only is this one of the fastest CPUs out

there but it also now supports DDR4 memory. As a K series chip it’s also overclockable

which is where the liquid cooling comes in. With a 120 millimeter radiator the Corsair

H60 is more than enough to keep things running nice and cool. It’s easy to install and

fairly compact, the fan just drops right into the rear vent in the case. Powering the graphics

is an Nvidia GTX 980Ti. When it comes to a single GPU card it’s hard to argue with

the 980Ti, it’s rocking six gigabytes of GDDR5 memory and a beastly GM200 GPU. Not

only does the card look great but it can handle gaming even at 4K. For a motherboard we’ve

got the Asus Z170-A. This a great looking board that’s packed with features including

USB 3.1 and USB-C which goes a long way toward future proofing the PC. It’s also got great

VRM for overclocking, solid onboard audio and not only SATA 3 but also SATA Express

and M.2 support. On the memory side we’ve got sixteen gigabytes of Corsair Vengeance

DDR4 memory. Clocked at 2666 megahertz this is more than fast enough to handle anything

you throw at it and with sixteen gigs it’s ready for things like photo and video editing

in addition to gaming. Storage wise we’ve got the awesome Intel 750 Series SSD. With

400 gigabytes of capacity it’s a big drive but the real draw are the ridiculous speeds,

this is one of the fastest consumer drives you can get. For extra storage we’ve got

a Western Digital Black hard drive. With one terabyte of capacity this is nice to keep

extra files and games that you don’t need ludicrous speed to open. Powering the Hadron

is a Corsair RM750. With 750 watts of capacity this is more than enough to handle the build

as is along with future upgrades. It's an efficient 80 Plus Gold supply that’s modular

to keep cable management a bit neater. Housing all of this awesomeness is a Fractal Design

Define S. I really like this case, it’s spacious and easy to work in and looks great

with a window to show off the build. It’s impressively quiet and has great cable management

options like letting you mount hard drives behind the motherboard to keep things nice

and clean. The hardware is definitely here but how does the Hadron perform? When it comes

to Grand Theft Auto 5 we’re able to play at 4K on high settings at 50.9 frames per second.

Move over to Shadow of Mordor and again at 4K on high we’ve got 53 FPS.

In Metro: Last Light Redux things are still totally playable at 4K with high settings

at 49 frames per second.

With enough power to be both a gaming PC and a streaming and editing rig the Hadron is

a rock solid build. As always the links to everything you need will be in the description

of this video. Also I’ve got to give a big shoutout to the Intel and Newegg Unlocked

site. It’s one stop for all kinds of cool content like interviews with totally random

YouTube people you’ve probably never heard of, first looks at new products and cool deals

on Intel gear. Go give Unlocked a try and big thanks to Intel and Newegg for making

this video possible! Anyway guys thank you so much for watching and I will catch you

in the next one!