Building a PC...maybe

[Ella`Ella]

Hey pals,

I built a PC a long time ago when D3 came out. Built it to play that game with all settings maxed out. Anyways, that piece of shit never worked right from day one and by time I was fed up, everything was out of warranty so I just dealt with it. Anyways, thinking about building a new PC and was curious if ya'll had any input or feedback.

Below is what I am thinking...

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWZsM8) / Price breakdown by merchant (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWZsM8/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FFFPxr/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrG3C/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9Gj4D/asus-motherboard-z170a)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MYH48d/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bNcMnQ/evga-video-card-08gp46286)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BKW9TW/corsair-case-750d)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tTdqqs/gigabyte-wireless-network-card-gcwb867di)
Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dQ8Zxr/nzxt-fan-controller-acsen3b1)

[khanable]

Kraken x62, an nvme m.2 sdd over lame 2.5", and the grid+ is pretty dope over the sentry

Arctic silver hasn't aged too well iirc, might be better alternatives

GL





And concede

[Masakizt]

That case is a beast. Unless youre going to have dual GPUs and all the bells and whistles its probably overkill..

This case looks sick in silver. Check it out

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX.html

[khanable]

Also if you're still in NYC look into microcenter (I think they have a Brooklyn or queens or something location) - much cheaper cpu/mobo combos.

[Ella`Ella]

Kraken x62, an nvme m.2 sdd over lame 2.5", and the grid+ is pretty dope over the sentry

Arctic silver hasn't aged too well iirc, might be better alternatives

GL





And concede

Couldn't find the grid+.

Is the X62 really worth the extra $40bucks just for the LED lighting. Side note on LED lighting - i hate that shit and end up ripping most of it out. NerdGlow.

I'm note sure I even need Arctic Silver with the cooling I'm going for. First time doing liquid cool, so really just threw that in out of habit - plus it's only $6.

M.2 - dafuq does this plug into? PCI express?

[Ella`Ella]

Also if you're still in NYC look into microcenter (I think they have a Brooklyn or queens or something location) - much cheaper cpu/mobo combos.

I can get any intel processor i want 50% off retail (new). But I could check them out for better pricing on mobo (if it's significant)

[khanable]

Couldn't find the grid+.

Is the X62 really worth the extra $40bucks just for the LED lighting. Side note on LED lighting - i hate that shit and end up ripping most of it out. NerdGlow.

I'm note sure I even need Arctic Silver with the cooling I'm going for. First time doing liquid cool, so really just threw that in out of habit - plus it's only $6.

M.2 - dafuq does this plug into? PCI express?

$40 for newer. Casuals don't have the newest.

M.2 slot is on your motherboard. It's on the bottom right of that axis - look for the 3 screw pegs. NVME Ssd's are significantly faster than Sata ones (as long as you get quality shit). Not a massive boost in games tbh, but again, casuals save money here.

[Ella`Ella]

That case is a beast. Unless youre going to have dual GPUs and all the bells and whistles its probably overkill..

This case looks sick in silver. Check it out

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX.html

This case looks boss - only thing that comes to mind is it looks like heat displacement might be a problem with it?

[khanable]

I can get any intel processor i want 50% off retail (new). But I could check them out for better pricing on mobo (if it's significant)

They do CPU/mobo combos and wipe $30 off the mobo price. It's still a walk-in place which may be nice if you need shit in a pinch.

[Ella`Ella]

$40 for newer. Casuals don't have the newest.

M.2 slot is on your motherboard. It's on the bottom right of that axis - look for the 3 screw pegs. NVME Ssd's are significantly faster than Sata ones (as long as you get quality shit). Not a massive boost in games tbh, but again, casuals save money here.

Sold on the M.2. Adding it to cart.

Also have a 2TB 7200RPM at home I'm going to throw in this thing.

They do CPU/mobo combos and wipe $30 off the mobo price. It's still a walk-in place which may be nice if you need shit in a pinch.

Maybe I'll go there after I static zap the first motherboard from doing something dumb like building this in socks on carpet.

[Ella`Ella]

What's your stance on single 1080 vs 2 SLI 1070s?

[khanable]

Single card always preferred imo

SLI scaling can range from shitty to decent and may or may not introduce headaches

[Uuruk]

IDK why you would need a 1080.


I also really recommend the nzxt cases. They are awesome.

[khanable]

IDK why you would need a 1080.


I also really recommend the nzxt cases. They are awesome.

S340 is the tits

A 1080 is nice if you're looking to do high frames on a 144hz panel, or have a sweet 34" 21:9

And longevity etc

[Uuruk]

S340 is the tits

A 1080 is nice if you're looking to do high frames on a 144hz panel, or have a sweet 34" 21:9

And longevity etc

i have a 1070 for my 27 inch (never getting another 27inch) 144hz 2660x1440. I regret ever buying this big of a monitor.

[Ella`Ella]

Partpicker shows the S340 as incompatible with my build, however that case would be preferable to the one I have as default.

[Ella`Ella]

i have a 1070 for my 27 inch (never getting another 27inch) 144hz 2660x1440. I regret ever buying this big of a monitor.

Currently running dual 24inch LED monitors. Not sure the refresh on 'em - they're due for an upgrade, but they'll do for the near-term until I pick up a 4k monitor.

[Uuruk]

Partpicker shows the S340 as incompatible with my build, however that case would be preferable to the one I have as default.

That is because you want the h440.

https://www.nzxt.com/products/h440-black-blue

You can find it cheaper.

[Ella`Ella]

That is because you want the h440.

https://www.nzxt.com/products/h440-black-blue

You can find it cheaper.

I'm aroused.

[Ella`Ella]

Any thoughts on the water-cooled hybrid over the one I have listed?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814487283

[Uuruk]

Would honestly wait for the TIs although I think evga does a step up program

[Baler]

Save your money, buy parts when they're on sale.
/thread

(had this post ready to reply first but I didn't want to be "that guy")

4 years ago I built my pc top of the line in 6 months just waiting for good deals,. combo deals,. holiday deals,. etc..

[Uuruk]

Save your money, buy parts when they're on sale.
/thread

(had this post ready to reply first but I didn't want to be "that guy")

4 years ago I built my pc top of the line in 6 months just waiting for good deals,. combo deals,. holiday deals,. etc..

Built a 480 8gb i7 6600k 16 gig ram etc for 650 after tax around Black Friday. Jet.com had some great deals and there is no tax in my state for them.

[khanable]

Hybrid card not worth it

[dafier]

IMO if you are going to build a computer in which you can upgrade later and that will last a long time....go with:

2011-3 Mother Board and Processor
XX GB of DDR4
M2.2280 PCI-E x3/4 SSD with SATA SSDs as storage/backup.
Blu-Ray burner
Nvidia 1060 - 1080 card. Anyone of them right now will be awesome for you and will fit in a price range that is reasonable to most people.

The reason why I wouldn't go with a 1151 chipset/processor is that plain and simple, they are only quad core. Why settle for quad when you can get Hex or better for either the same price or a little more. Also, when Ryzen is released Intel processors Hex core + processors will drop in price.

Ryzen results are very impressive, so if you want to go AMD, that's the ONLY selection of CPU I would suggest. I ran an 8150, then 8350 FX processor for about 5 or 6 years total. I was happy until I got my setup now...

ASROCK Taichi MB
i7-5820k (which I bought in september of 2016 for only 325$ new) (EDIT) - Corsair H55 for cooling.
32GB of DDR4, quad channel (4GBx8)
GTX 1060 3GB (160$ new)
240GB SSD SATA3
480GB SSD SATA3
My backup drive is mechanical and large.

That processor is crazy over clockable and I've yet to peg it outside of running Prime95 and Handbreak.

Hope this helps.

[Uuruk]

IMO if you are going to build a computer in which you can upgrade later and that will last a long time....go with:

2011-3 Mother Board and Processor
XX GB of DDR4
M2.2280 PCI-E x3/4 SSD with SATA SSDs as storage/backup.
Blu-Ray burner
Nvidia 1060 - 1080 card. Anyone of them right now will be awesome for you and will fit in a price range that is reasonable to most people.

The reason why I wouldn't go with a 1151 chipset/processor is that plain and simple, they are only quad core. Why settle for quad when you can get Hex or better for either the same price or a little more. Also, when Ryzen is released Intel processors Hex core + processors will drop in price.

Ryzen results are very impressive, so if you want to go AMD, that's the ONLY selection of CPU I would suggest. I ran an 8150, then 8350 FX processor for about 5 or 6 years total. I was happy until I got my setup now...

ASROCK Taichi MB
i7-5820k (which I bought in september of 2016 for only 325$ new)
32GB of DDR4, quad channel (4GBx8)
GTX 1060 3GB (160$ new)
240GB SSD SATA3
480GB SSD SATA3
My backup drive is mechanical and large.

That processor is crazy over clockable and I've yet to peg it outside of running Prime95 and Handbreak.

Hope this helps.

My main computer has a 5820k. I guess it's ok but the motherboard I bought for it makes it difficult to Oc it. I have it at 4.4 and I'm happy with it there i guess.

[Baler]

i'm not trying to compare Epeans,. but wait for the deals @OP. You Won't be disappointed.

That's all I meant.

[Uuruk]

your board does not support the memory you picked

Stop posting

[pasi]

Hey pals,

I built a PC a long time ago when D3 came out. Built it to play that game with all settings maxed out. Anyways, that piece of shit never worked right from day one and by time I was fed up, everything was out of warranty so I just dealt with it. Anyways, thinking about building a new PC and was curious if ya'll had any input or feedback.

Below is what I am thinking...

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWZsM8) / Price breakdown by merchant (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWZsM8/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FFFPxr/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrG3C/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9Gj4D/asus-motherboard-z170a)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MYH48d/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bNcMnQ/evga-video-card-08gp46286)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BKW9TW/corsair-case-750d)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tTdqqs/gigabyte-wireless-network-card-gcwb867di)
Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dQ8Zxr/nzxt-fan-controller-acsen3b1)

I think you're going way overboard on the processor. For a non-4K gaming PC, there's 0 reason to go beyond a i7 6700k as you'll be capped by your GPU for the near future. You can just buy a new chip years down the road when/if 4K gaming becomes a thing and you need a better chip.

You may want to wait for a 1080 Ti as well. I'm guessing they'll be available this month sometime. Only issue is that I would expect them to sell above MSRP for the first 2 months. See if you can get one at MSRP.

If you are on a budget, I would consider going AMD w/ your GPU. This would only be if you're wanting to buy a 1070 or below. AMD cards are a decent bit behind a 1080, or Titan Pascal, but there is very large savings for being able to use a Free-Sync (AMD) Monitor as opposed to a G-sync Monitor (Nvidia). Monitors are very important for a build now days. There's really only 2 choices for an IPS, gsync, 165hz monitors (PG279Q and the XB271HU). They're also never on sale and usually back-ordered on sites that sell them at/below MSRP.

That case is a beast. Unless youre going to have dual GPUs and all the bells and whistles its probably overkill..

This case looks sick in silver. Check it out

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX.html

Have this case in black. It really is the best case on the market.
They've come down in price to 160-170 as well.

[Ella`Ella]

your board does not support the memory you picked

Mobo supports up to 3400, no? Thus, wouldn't the board support 3000?

[Ella`Ella]

I think you're going way overboard on the processor. For a non-4K gaming PC, there's 0 reason to go beyond a i7 6700k as you'll be capped by your GPU for the near future. You can just buy a new chip years down the road when/if 4K gaming becomes a thing and you need a better chip.

You may want to wait for a 1080 Ti as well. I'm guessing they'll be available this month sometime. Only issue is that I would expect them to sell above MSRP for the first 2 months. See if you can get one at MSRP.

If you are on a budget, I would consider going AMD w/ your GPU. This would only be if you're wanting to buy a 1070 or below. AMD cards are a decent bit behind a 1080, or Titan Pascal, but there is very large savings for being able to use a Free-Sync (AMD) Monitor as opposed to a G-sync Monitor (Nvidia). Monitors are very important for a build now days. There's really only 2 choices for an IPS, gsync, 165hz monitors (PG279Q and the XB271HU). They're also never on sale and usually back-ordered on sites that sell them at/below MSRP.



Have this case in black. It really is the best case on the market.
They've come down in price to 160-170 as well.

Thanks for the feedback on the processor. Actually, the only reason I am going with the current one is because I am able to get any (ANY) intel processor for 50% off new. Was considering even going up to a 6 core for down the road (even though no games utilize this now).

Also, with the GPU, i don't know about rocking a Ti right now even if they do come out - the TI line is always overpriced in my opinion, and probably wouldn't cost too much less than if I just bought another 1080 down the road and SLI'd the two if need be.

But, I do understand that some parts of the build are overkill.

[Ella`Ella]

The reason why I wouldn't go with a 1151 chipset/processor is that plain and simple, they are only quad core. Why settle for quad when you can get Hex or better for either the same price or a little more.

I'm flirting with this idea of kicking it up to the next tier of cores.

[dafier]

I'm flirting with this idea of kicking it up to the next tier of cores.

My buddy bought a 6700, not the K at the time and the performance is great, but I waited about 4 months and thought about where I wanted to go. Plain and simple, I want LOTS of cores.

My kids will be old enough soon to have their own computers and I'm thinking of just creating some VMs for them. So basically my desktop is going to eventually be a server running WSUS/SCCM, either VMware or Microsoft VM, proxy server, Plex (for video/audio media share) and more. I figure with a beefy multicore i7 (I can even go with an E5 XXXX server CPU) I can't go wrong.

Then, that will give me an excuse to build another PC for myself. :)

EDIT: Not that coding needs a lot of CPU, but I've been learning C#. I have to admit, Microsoft Virtual Essentials is a pretty neat free program.

[Ella`Ella]

The only recommomendation I have for you is to buy a modular Power supply

THe ones where you can detach the cords you dont use. It makes the case look alot nicer.

Have fun with the new pc!

Thanks for the tip - I think the one I have picked out might is modular. Last time I built a PC I didn't care about the wires at all until I was all finished building it, looked at it and thought, "wow, that looks like shit". I never did end up fixing it. this time around, I'm going to try and keep everything pretty tidy.

[Ella`Ella]

Hybrid card not worth it

Why not, Cuc? I read if I picked up the hybrid card, I should replace the stock fan with a Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan. Anyone have experience with this fan? I hear it's on the louder side and I'm going for most power with least noise.

Any recs?

[khanable]

Why not, Cuc? I read if I picked up the hybrid card, I should replace the stock fan with a Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan. Anyone have experience with this fan? I hear it's on the louder side and I'm going for most power with least noise.

Any recs?

Yeah that's a high static pressure fan. That's what you want on radiators. Running at 100% it's going to be loud (spoiler: most fans are). The key is stepping it down. Note the card still has a blower fan on it.. so it's twice the fans. You'll probably be able to set fan profiles to keep them silent while underload and maintain decent temps.

I didn't look at the price of the hybrid card; they used to be $150-200 more.. at that point, just build a real fuckin' loop.

Though the card you linked looks like it's like $50 more so.. go for it.

[Ella`Ella]

Kraken x62, an nvme m.2 sdd over lame 2.5", and the grid+ is pretty dope over the sentry

Arctic silver hasn't aged too well iirc, might be better alternatives

GL





And concede

After doing some research - I did kick the x61 up to the x62. Thing has some rave reviews on it and apparently has the largest stock fans on the market which are said to be relatively quiet. Do you know anything about this personally or should I consider throwing more Noctua's on this bitch too?

[khanable]

After doing some research - I did kick the x61 up to the x62. Thing has some rave reviews on it and apparently has the largest stock fans on the market which are said to be relatively quiet. Do you know anything about this personally or should I consider throwing more Noctua's on this bitch too?

Noctua's aint cheap. I'd run with the stock fans and see how they work out for you. If they're not able to keep shit decently cool at low rpm/noise look into dropping $100 on the fancy fans.

TBH I think the stock fans on all that shit will be fine.. especially with a fan controller that will allow you to keep them at low rpm..

[Ella`Ella]

Yaw? Naw?

https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Sentry-LCD-Meter-SEN-001LX/dp/B001E0JH5E

[khanable]

jesus that's hideous

https://www.amazon.com/Nzxt-Digital-Controller-connector-AC-GRDP2-M1/dp/B0156YBCKG/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1483745003&sr=1-3&keywords=grid%2B

[Rogean]

I used to build new PC's every 2 to 3 years, but my current one is now almost 5 years old. The 3770k and 680 GTX have served me well, but I think it's been long enough...

First up:

http://i.imgur.com/qQMmVYK.png

[Rogean]

And, to give my 2c on some of the topics brought up in this thread...

I jumped on the order for my CPU because those high bins sell out fast. I'm going to go complete max power for this build. However, I'm not necessarily in a rush, so I'm going to wait until the newer Z270 motherboards are in stock. Will probably grab a new ASUS. If you're getting a 7700k, you might want to grab a Z270. While the Z170's will support it with a bios update, the 270's are built for it, and I've actually been reading about some issues with incorrect voltages being sent to the CPU as well as problems with locked multipliers on the older 170's with Kaby Lake.

And regarding which actual CPU to get.. if you're gaming, stick with the 7700k. It's the highest stock IPC of any i7 released, and so far the overclocking looks promising. IPC is king for gaming. No game can even utilize more than 4 cores right now anyways.

Video cards are another thing to maybe wait for. Many were expecting 1080 Ti and/or Vega to be announced at CES.. but neither were, which is quite surprising. However, both of these should come out within a month or two. Regarding SLI, I did it with my current build (two 680's), and I'll never do it again. It's not worth it.

Hard Drive.. Get an M.2 NVME. I'm eyeing the Samsung 960 Pro.

The motherboard I pick out will be one of the DDR4-4133's, and I'll be getting G.Skill RAM to match that.

Anyways, biggest point I guess I'm making is, there's a ton of new stuff coming out with CES and to support Kaby Lake. Give it a chance to settle (a week or two, or longer if you want to wait for new video cards), and keep an eye on the benchmarking.

[Uuruk]

Good post ^

[Metalopolis]

Get this case - Fractal Design Define R5. Best I've owned. Looks good from a minimalist perspective, has tons of room to work in and it's totally silent unless I'm playing a really demanding game.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352048&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleKWLess&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleKWLess-_-DSA-_-CategoryPages-_-NA&gclid=CLHg--mGsNECFY-PswodkeIBjg&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Loke]

You all need an Antec P280 in your lives. I don't even want to split hairs over other recommendations here, because I can't stress enough how much better the Antec P280 is than any other case... ever.

[pasi]

Rog - why the 7700k? My impression from the tech community was that its barely an upgrade. The first result in Google for i7 7700k is http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/01/intel-core-i7-7700k-kaby-lake-review/ where they call it what happens when Intel stops trying because they have no competition. In addition, when info came out on the 7700k, the price on the 6700k went up $50 that day.

[Rogean]

Rog - why the 7700k? My impression from the tech community was that its barely an upgrade.

Barely an upgrade from the 6700k yes. It's definitely not worth upgrading if that's what you have. But I've been planning to build a PC for some time now. Almost did it last year with the 6700k but decided to wait when I read about more cores coming.

Then Broadwell-E came and the highest IPC was the 6850k, and the highest binned overclock was 4.6 GHZ. I need IPC more than I need cores, so I decided to wait again. Now with the 7700k out, we're seeing much higher overclocks than any of the chips within the last 5 years.

When doing a clock-for-clock comparison, each generation does yield about a 5 to 10% performance improvement from a previous generation at the same speed. Consider that I'm 4 generations behind (Ivy Bridge), currently running at 4.6 GHZ, and my new processor will probably run 5.3 or 5.4 GHZ after delidding. That's an 800 mhz increase on top of the 4 gen difference.

Not to mention all the other components I'd benefit from in a new PC.. NVME, GTX 1080 [Ti], etc. I don't like to do partial upgrades so I just rebuild when I'm ready.

Honestly, my 3770k could probably last me another year or two. But 5 years is a long time to go without building a new PC, for a performance freak like me :). I also don't think the next processors from Intel (which should be the new 10nm architecture) will come close to the same overclocking potential until the tock refinement, which is 2 years away. The reduction in die size will cause a lot of heat issues that need to be worked out.

[khanable]

Are you getting one of those fancy new delidding tools or going to yolo it the old fashioned way?

[Rogean]

Are you getting one of those fancy new delidding tools or going to yolo it the old fashioned way?

The place I ordered the processor from does it for me. They test hundreds of 7700k's and pick out the ones that are able to overclock the highest, and sell them for a premium (Binned chips). That's why you see in my order picture above the one I got is rated at 5.2 GHZ, which is what it was able to handle while staying under 80 degrees C. They then Delid it (An extra cost) and ship it.

[pasi]

Shit - the hell do you plan on running? Streaming 4k gaming? Multiple Vives?

[khanable]

lol I didn't even notice the pic, derp

Looks nice! Enjoy it!

[Rogean]

We reached the limits of copper 5 years ago, spending more money for overclocked crap that wont last 3 years or 8 core cpu's is dumb

stop blowing money to play everquest nerd

Pretty sure both the people even talking about building a PC in this thread don't even play Everquest. Bad troll is bad.

[Uuruk]

Pretty sure both the people even talking about building a PC in this thread don't even play Everquest. Bad troll is bad.

You could just ban the guy. He spammed red /ooc for weeks after a player died irl and called it a hoax. Guy is trash.

[Metalopolis]

BTW you might wanna wait 3-4 months before you build. AMD's new Zen/RyZen CPU architecture will be hitting consumer markets in the next couple months and the early showcases (admittedly, by AMD themselves) look very promising; basically outperforming Intel 6700k CPUs at equivalent clockspeeds. If AMD is able to keep their pricing down, as usually they do, we could see 6 and/or 8-core AMD CPUs for similar prices as Intel's 4 and 6-core offerings.

If nothing else they will be introducing competition back to the market and so, even if you're not interested in building an AMD rig, it should at least push the prices down on Intel's CPUs.

I'd at least wait til the early review samples are sent out and we get some real-world benchmarks (I always like to look at a number of reviwers, namely: Anandtech, OC3D, LinusTechTips, HardwareCanucks, and Arstechnica)

[Grimjaw]

i just completed my new build last week. it was way overdue. I went with i5 as i heard the way hyperthreading works in the i7 that it can actually cause the core to wait for the hyperthreading to finish its cycle, and besides most games still not utilizing 8 threads. we have a few parts in common. case, ssd. heard great things about the new G3 PSUs so had to go with that. fine with 500gb storage for now, i got a 4 TB diskstation sitting beside me. one of the few drawbacks of building your own is that you need to factor in all the software into the cost. this is the best i could do given everything costs double in Canada. yes, i use an antistatic mat as the air gets so dry here.

http://i.imgur.com/bq9nSwc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eD9cxKb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZQ37k5o.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/phiEQ06.jpg

[Grimjaw]

Just due to our weak Canadian dollar, i suppose some other factors too. OK not quite double but it's up there... And when we want an exact model etc we gotta pay shipping. You get that for free. Don't even get me started on doing RMA returns to the states.

http://i.imgur.com/cVDqoQ0.png

[Rogean]

Grimjaw, how did you do your airflow / fan direction setup?

Is it:

> Case > Radiator > Fan >
or
< Case < Radiator < Fan <

[Swish]

http://i.imgur.com/F46jpUK.png

But he had a monitor ready to go already? Smelling some bullshit in this news article...or at least we're not getting all the facts.

[Grimjaw]

Grimjaw, how did you do your airflow / fan direction setup?

Is it:

> Case > Radiator > Fan >
or
< Case < Radiator < Fan <

ummm not sure if i follow but for the 2 rads it would be:
< Case < Radiator < Fan
the fans are mounted to push air thru the rad and out of the case.
i know they recommend doing intake on rads for "fresh air" but so far its working great
here's how i understand it:

intake: 2x 140 fan (front), and PSU fan (bottom)
exhaust: 280 rad (top), 120 rad (back)

edit - forgot about the interesting 40mm intake on the rear IO shield. Something ASUS makes optional on some mobo, so i got that Noctua 40mm just to fill the hole.

[Metalopolis]

You wanna aim for a positive pressure environment inside your case so dust isn't getting perpetually drawn in through the little crevices on the case. I'd try dual intake front, dual intake rad. and a single exhaust on the rear

[Masakizt]

This case looks boss - only thing that comes to mind is it looks like heat displacement might be a problem with it?

I actually linked the wrong one. I meant to link this sexy beast:

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX-TemperedGlass.html

Not sure about heat dissipation, but I highly doubt it would be an issue. Glass is hardly insulating and there is plenty room for fans and/or water cooling if you soo choose

[Ella`Ella]

jesus that's hideous

https://www.amazon.com/Nzxt-Digital-Controller-connector-AC-GRDP2-M1/dp/B0156YBCKG/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1483745003&sr=1-3&keywords=grid%2B

Besides aesthetics, you see anything else wrong with the controller I posted? I like the one you linked, except it's software controlled right? I don't want to have to be tabbing out of shit to tinker with the software to adjust my fan-speeds.

And, to give my 2c on some of the topics brought up in this thread...

I jumped on the order for my CPU because those high bins sell out fast. I'm going to go complete max power for this build. However, I'm not necessarily in a rush, so I'm going to wait until the newer Z270 motherboards are in stock. Will probably grab a new ASUS. If you're getting a 7700k, you might want to grab a Z270. While the Z170's will support it with a bios update, the 270's are built for it, and I've actually been reading about some issues with incorrect voltages being sent to the CPU as well as problems with locked multipliers on the older 170's with Kaby Lake.

And regarding which actual CPU to get.. if you're gaming, stick with the 7700k. It's the highest stock IPC of any i7 released, and so far the overclocking looks promising. IPC is king for gaming. No game can even utilize more than 4 cores right now anyways.


I'm definitely going with the 7700k. I could get one of the monster CPU's like the Extreme, but I don't do anything on my PC that would probably ever warrant the benefit of additional cores.

Also, I was talking to a friend about the Z270's and I think you're right about that. I'd rather have a board that natively supports it than have to update the Z170.



Video cards are another thing to maybe wait for. Many were expecting 1080 Ti and/or Vega to be announced at CES.. but neither were, which is quite surprising. However, both of these should come out within a month or two. Regarding SLI, I did it with my current build (two 680's), and I'll never do it again. It's not worth it.

I'm surprised that the TI wasn't announced at CES - I'm assuming Nvidia is waiting to see what AMD does? I'm tempted to hold out for a TI, if nothing else, to at least see what they're price point is going to be. I'm expecting to see the card start around $800. I was trying to go for the liquid cooled, which I imagine will fetch an even higher premium that the base TI. [/QUOTE]

Hard Drive.. Get an M.2 NVME. I'm eyeing the Samsung 960 Pro.

Is the 960 pro really that much faster than the base for the extra cash?


You all need an Antec P280 in your lives. I don't even want to split hairs over other recommendations here, because I can't stress enough how much better the Antec P280 is than any other case... ever.

I like this - only concern is people say i'd need to replace that back fan with a Noctua, which isn't really a problem. Also, I don't really want a case that looks space age - windows and glowing LEDs 'n' shit, so this looks good. Thanks.

I also don't think the next processors from Intel (which should be the new 10nm architecture) will come close to the same overclocking potential until the tock refinement, which is 2 years away. The reduction in die size will cause a lot of heat issues that need to be worked out.

My buddy works at Intel and basically confirmed this line of thought.


The place I ordered the processor from does it for me. They test hundreds of 7700k's and pick out the ones that are able to overclock the highest, and sell them for a premium (Binned chips). That's why you see in my order picture above the one I got is rated at 5.2 GHZ, which is what it was able to handle while staying under 80 degrees C. They then Delid it (An extra cost) and ship it.

Won't Delidding and OCing the chip to that extreme require a lot more voltage through the PC and reduce the lifespan of the chip?



If nothing else they will be introducing competition back to the market and so, even if you're not interested in building an AMD rig, it should at least push the prices down on Intel's CPUs.


Totally valid and a good thought, but I get any Intel processor 50% off retail value, so unless AMDs new line pushes intel prices down 50%, I think I'm still coming out on top here.

heard great things about the new G3 PSUs so had to go with that.


I was thinking of going with the G3 PSU since I made my OP. It's definitely more expensive than I was planning, but people rave about it. It's whisper silent, modular, and has the best warranty on the market.

Also, I see in the picture that you went with a liquid cooled GFX card? What are your temps at max performance and over how much time? Did you replace the stock fan on the radiator on this?

The place I ordered the processor from does it for me. They test hundreds of 7700k's and pick out the ones that are able to overclock the highest, and sell them for a premium (Binned chips). That's why you see in my order picture above the one I got is rated at 5.2 GHZ, which is what it was able to handle while staying under 80 degrees C. They then Delid it (An extra cost) and ship it.

Delidding is basically just scraping the glue and shit between the chip and the top lid off, right? Do they ship it back to you with the top placed back on or without it? If so, do you just mount the CPU fan to the chip like you normally would?

[Grimjaw]

I like this - only concern is people say i'd need to replace that back fan with a Noctua, which isn't really a problem. Also, I don't really want a case that looks space age - windows and glowing LEDs 'n' shit, so this looks good. Thanks. You'll hear that everywhere. I think the problem is that sometimes people get a noisy fan and instead of going thru warranty replacement they just go out and replace it themselves with a noctua.

I was thinking of going with the G3 PSU since I made my OP. It's definitely more expensive than I was planning, but people rave about it. It's whisper silent, modular, and has the best warranty on the market. And although the 1000w is overkill for almost everything, it's the smallest standard 1000w PSU on the market. Others are a few inches longer. Not much of a problem for the 750D, however it would be blocking the first cable management grommet.


Also, I see in the picture that you went with a liquid cooled GFX card? What are your temps at max performance and over how much time? Did you replace the stock fan on the radiator on this? Haven't had time to do much benchmarking under load yet. Kind of have my sights set on a 4k monitor before i get some of these newer, more demanding games.

So far under idle or small loads, temps have been amazing. my CPU is usually running below room temp (on quiet mode, not even performance mode) and GPU not far off.

http://i.imgur.com/5sOoTPO.png

[Grimjaw]

You wanna aim for a positive pressure environment inside your case so dust isn't getting perpetually drawn in through the little crevices on the case. I'd try dual intake front, dual intake rad. and a single exhaust on the rear

hmm good point there. I already tried diving into that debate (positive vs negative pressure) and it sounded more like a personal preference thing, so i just said whatever to that. Maybe i'll look into that some more.

[Rogean]

Won't Delidding and OCing the chip to that extreme require a lot more voltage through the PC and reduce the lifespan of the chip?

I've overclocked every chip I've owned and none have died on me. However, I've had one or two not keep the same clock and temperatures for their life, and I've had to reduce an overclock by 100-200 mhz down the road.


Delidding is basically just scraping the glue and shit between the chip and the top lid off, right? Do they ship it back to you with the top placed back on or without it? If so, do you just mount the CPU fan to the chip like you normally would?

Yes, it's removing the soldering and re-applying / fixing the gaps. Intel does a pretty bad job of sealing the TIM, and it actually doesn't even fully contact the chip sometimes. This guy will delid, fill in the gaps, and reseal it much tighter. He's seeing crazy reductions in temperatures on Kaby Lake doing this, a MINIMUM of 15c lower, some 20-25c lower.

[Scrooge]

When using a PSU at the bottom of a case, do you mount it with the PSU fan facing UP or DOWN?

[Swish]

Yes, it's removing the soldering and re-applying / fixing the gaps. Intel does a pretty bad job of sealing the TIM, and it actually doesn't even fully contact the chip sometimes. This guy will delid, fill in the gaps, and reseal it much tighter. He's seeing crazy reductions in temperatures on Kaby Lake doing this, a MINIMUM of 15c lower, some 20-25c lower.

That's an insane reduction - Intel just lost a customer.

[khanable]

When using a PSU at the bottom of a case, do you mount it with the PSU fan facing UP or DOWN?

down if you're keeping the rig on a desk or hardwood, up if you're putting it on carpet

~

[khanable]

Besides aesthetics, you see anything else wrong with the controller I posted? I like the one you linked, except it's software controlled right? I don't want to have to be tabbing out of shit to tinker with the software to adjust my fan-speeds.

You'll only tinker once when you're setting up fan profiles based on gpu or cpu temps!

But no I don't see anything wrong with it just make sure you get a case that can support it..

[Ahldagor]

i just completed my new build last week. it was way overdue. I went with i5 as i heard the way hyperthreading works in the i7 that it can actually cause the core to wait for the hyperthreading to finish its cycle, and besides most games still not utilizing 8 threads. we have a few parts in common. case, ssd. heard great things about the new G3 PSUs so had to go with that. fine with 500gb storage for now, i got a 4 TB diskstation sitting beside me. one of the few drawbacks of building your own is that you need to factor in all the software into the cost. this is the best i could do given everything costs double in Canada. yes, i use an antistatic mat as the air gets so dry here.

http://i.imgur.com/bq9nSwc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eD9cxKb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZQ37k5o.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/phiEQ06.jpg

That cable management. Damn nice.

Seriously, one of the least talked about aspects of a build. Can't have your cables all willy-nilly.

[Ella`Ella]

I've overclocked every chip I've owned and none have died on me. However, I've had one or two not keep the same clock and temperatures for their life, and I've had to reduce an overclock by 100-200 mhz down the road.



What would you say is a safe OC amount without delidding - 10%?
Consider cooling isn't a real issue.

[Ella`Ella]

Couple wrap up questions -

Since Rogean mentioned the Z270 motherboards, I was considering going with https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-KRAIT-GAMING.html#productFeature-section
Looks like it has everything that I'd want and way more shit I'll never use.


Also, I know the EVO 960 Samsung is the latest and greatest, but being cost conscious, anyone have reservations about http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233894 or does it significantly under perform and thus, I should quit being a bitch and just buy the 960?

Also, I'm assuming ya'll load OS to one M.2 HD, games to another M.2 and then all your bullshit to SATA 7200RPMs or something?

[Sage Truthbearer]

Just wondering but any reason you went with the 1080? Because that's hell of a lot of horsepower that's not needed unless you're running a crazy setup + streaming. The best bang for your buck is going to be the 1060 6GB which is still extremely futureproof and will run most anything you throw at it for ~1/3rd the price.

[Naethyn]

Never spend under $100 on your powersupply. It is the most important piece and likely the only thing that will last through to your next build. I've had too many friends buy fancy parts and then not invest in a powersupply that doesn't kill them all.

Also the 1070 will do everything you want for 200 less.

[Swish]

Never spend under $100 on your powersupply. It is the most important piece and likely the only thing that will last through to your next guild. I've had too many friends buy fancy parts and then not invest in a powersupply that doesn't kill them all.

Also the 1070 will do everything you want for 200 less.

Can't beat those power spikes when you turn on a PC.

[Ella`Ella]

Just wondering but any reason you went with the 1080? Because that's hell of a lot of horsepower that's not needed unless you're running a crazy setup + streaming.

I am going to be running multiple instances of FRAPs and other screen capture software 24/7 even when AFK, encoding those videos, streaming, etc...

(Kidding...)

The best bang for your buck is going to be the 1060 6GB which is still extremely futureproof and will run most anything you throw at it for ~1/3rd the price.


Also the 1070 will do everything you want for 200 less.



I actually toned it down to a EVGA GTX 1070 FTW Hybrid since most of what I have read says that the 1080 is not going to give me much of an advantage on anything that I do.

Never spend under $100 on your powersupply. It is the most important piece and likely the only thing that will last through to your next build. I've had too many friends buy fancy parts and then not invest in a powersupply that doesn't kill them all.


I'm actually going with this power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438092&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Can't beat those power spikes when you turn on a PC.

I've got a pretty solid APC surge protector / battery back-up unit.

[Ella`Ella]

This is what it's looking like at the moment

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vBZXhq

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vBZXhq) / Price breakdown by merchant (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vBZXhq/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bqBrxr/nzxt-kraken-x62-liquid-cpu-cooler-rl-krx62-01)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrG3C/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dZjWGX/msi-z270-krait-gaming-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z270-krait-gaming)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KntWGX/corsair-memory-cmk32gx4m2b3200c16r)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ykbkcf/samsung-960-evo-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6e500)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW HYBRID Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rQdFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-ftw-hybrid-video-card-08g-p4-6278-kr)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BKW9TW/corsair-case-750d)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PvDzK8/evga-supernova-g3-850w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0850)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tTdqqs/gigabyte-wireless-network-card-gcwb867di)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KNfp99/nzxt-fan-controller-sen001lx)

[Rogean]

Well, mine so far...

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VZcByf)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) (Purchased For $742.18)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RH2rxr/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060027ww) ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrG3C/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X6PzK8/asus-maximus-ix-code-atx-lga1151-motherboard-maximus-ix-code) ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) ($329.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) ($329.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z7RFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-ftw-hybrid-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6288-kr) ($734.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wLdFf7/corsair-cc-9011098-ww-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011098-ww) ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 700W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BntWGX/silverstone-power-supply-st70fti) ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)

[Uuruk]

Rogaine you talked this guy into way more than he needed!

[Grimjaw]

Nice choices Ella. Similar to my build (dual rads in the 750D). I went with the standard edition for aesthetics on the case. Airflow edition not a concern with all that liquid cooling. And i dont think u can go wrong with the G3 PSU. Also, I hear more people leaning towards Arctic MX-4 instead of Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. Non-conductive so u don't have to worry about any potential disaster from it, and it lasts much longer than 1 year. That's what i've been using on my builds last year. Haven't read much on the 7th gen intel nor z270 chipset. but im sure it cant be bad.

[Grimjaw]

Well, mine so far...

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VZcByf)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) (Purchased For $742.18)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RH2rxr/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060027ww) ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrG3C/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X6PzK8/asus-maximus-ix-code-atx-lga1151-motherboard-maximus-ix-code) ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) ($329.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) ($329.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z7RFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-ftw-hybrid-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6288-kr) ($734.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wLdFf7/corsair-cc-9011098-ww-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011098-ww) ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 700W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BntWGX/silverstone-power-supply-st70fti) ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) ($22.44 @ Newegg)

nice list! wow noctuas that dont look hidious. that case must be a brand new model, nice.

fastest ram i've seen but also highest timings. is it worth it? i wouldnt know to be honest, just something i've heard to consider.

you going to set it up in RAID 0 or RAID 1?

[pasi]

EVGA's GTA 1070 FTW's had significant heating issues iirc.

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/nFWXsY is more or less my current build. Opted for 16 GB RAM sticks, larger SSDs, and a different 1080. I've got better cable mgmt, but he's got better light mgmt. Still sexy as fuck. Would 100% recommend LED ram, fans, and strips.

I'd hold off on buying a monitor btw.
http://videocardz.com/65369/asus-announces-swift-pg27uq-4k-ips-144hz-g-sync-monitor

[khanable]

Just wondering but any reason you went with the 1080? Because that's hell of a lot of horsepower that's not needed unless you're running a crazy setup + streaming. The best bang for your buck is going to be the 1060 6GB which is still extremely futureproof and will run most anything you throw at it for ~1/3rd the price.


Also the 1070 will do everything you want for 200 less.

Depends entirely on resolution, refresh rate, and target fps - iirc the only indication op gave of any of these was he was looking at moving to 4k

monitor tech is significantly outpacing gpu horsepower currently (lol 4k 144hz at CES)

[Rogean]

fastest ram i've seen but also highest timings. is it worth it? i wouldnt know to be honest, just something i've heard to consider.

I'm not an expert specifically with RAM And how it relates to the overall overclocking situation, but I've done a little research and from what I understand the idea is to get as close to the max supported speed by the motherboard that is still within an acceptable true latency.

True Latency can be determined with a formula involving the CAS Latency and the Frequency.

Comparing the lowest CAS of each RAM Frequency resulted in:

4133 @ 19 = 9.19ns
4000 @ 18 = 9ns
3733 @ 17 = 9.10ns
(If a Frequency was skipped, it had the same lowest CAS than the Frequency above it).

So overall I'm really not losing much true latency at all with 4133, and it is the max supported speed by my motherboard, which should give me the greatest room for Overclocking.

nice list! wow noctuas that dont look hidious. that case must be a brand new model, nice.

Honestly I could care less about the look of the case or the fans, or the colors / LED's.. none of that stuff interests me. However, what I did when I started my case search was to determine what I truly wanted. What it came down to was, I really want a case that is filled with front fans and, more specifically, had a fan at the TOP of the case in place of where the 5.25 bays normally were. I have literally nothing being placed in the front of the case.. no CD Drives, no Hard Drives (I'm using M.2's and that's it, my data / media drives will stay on my old PC). Therefor, I wanted something with all that space cleared out for maximum airflow, and a fan at the top of the case that can blow right over the motherboard (Something a *ton* of cases don't have these days. Almost all of them have fans in the bottom of the front but not right at the top).

So the airflow plan for my case is 3 fans in the front doing Intake. I will be mounting the 280mm Radiator for the CPU in the top of the case, blowing out the top. The GPU Radiator will mount on the fan slot in the back and also blow outward. So I get a true front to back airflow system.

This is the only case I found that will let me do that without all the crap in the way (5.25 bays, hard drive bays). The idea is that I will not be putting those glass panes back on the front and top, so it doesn't block any airflow.


you going to set it up in RAID 0 or RAID 1?

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[Ella`Ella]

Honestly I could care less about the look of the case or the fans, or the colors / LED's.. none of that stuff interests me. However, what I did when I started my case search was to determine what I truly wanted. What it came down to was, I really want a case that is filled with front fans and, more specifically, had a fan at the TOP of the case in place of where the 5.25 bays normally were. I have literally nothing being placed in the front of the case.. no CD Drives, no Hard Drives (I'm using M.2's and that's it, my data / media drives will stay on my old PC). Therefor, I wanted something with all that space cleared out for maximum airflow, and a fan at the top of the case that can blow right over the motherboard (Something a *ton* of cases don't have these days. Almost all of them have fans in the bottom of the front but not right at the top).

So the airflow plan for my case is 3 fans in the front doing Intake. I will be mounting the 280mm Radiator for the CPU in the top of the case, blowing out the top. The GPU Radiator will mount on the fan slot in the back and also blow outward. So I get a true front to back airflow system.


So, by your count of 6 Noctua fans, I am assuming that you're replacing the stock fans on all the radiators (2 on the CPU cooler and 1 on the GPU cooler)? Plus the three fans in the front?

[Rogean]

So, by your count of 6 Noctua fans, I am assuming that you're replacing the stock fans on all the radiators (2 on the CPU cooler and 1 on the GPU cooler)? Plus the three fans in the front?

Yar

[Ella`Ella]

Placed the order last night - ended up going with this for a final build.

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GxLY2R) / Price breakdown by merchant (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GxLY2R/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FFFPxr/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 20g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tp7wrH/arctic-cooling-thermal-paste-actcmx420g)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dZjWGX/msi-z270-krait-gaming-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z270-krait-gaming)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KntWGX/corsair-memory-cmk32gx4m2b3200c16r)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ykbkcf/samsung-960-evo-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6e500)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW HYBRID Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rQdFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-ftw-hybrid-video-card-08g-p4-6278-kr)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rwhj4D/corsair-case-cc9011078ww)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PvDzK8/evga-supernova-g3-850w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0850)

Going to see how the noise level is with the stock fans - i'm suspecting it will be louder than I want, but I don't think they should ramp up too high in RPM that often, given I've got some serious cooling going on. If it does get too loud or hotter than I think it will, I'll switch out with some Noctua fans.

I wanted to go with the Kraken x62 as was recommended, but NewEgg was out of stock, Amazon didn't carry it and I was too impatient to wait. The only real difference is the fans/noise anyways.

Khanable - I took your advice and went with the NZXT Grid+ for fan control as opposed to the shit I had originally picked out. I'll let you know how I like it.

Split some of the purchases between NewEgg and Amazon (Prime), everything should be in around Tuesday of next week - probably won't start the build until that weekend.

[dafier]

Ella, that's a nice build.

[Ella`Ella]

Ella, that's a nice build.

Thanks, man!

Thanks everyone for all your input and feedback - I took a lot of comments into consideration when laying out the build.

I'll post pictures once it's all set up.

[pasi]

I wouldn't put much stock into Newegg's delivery estimate.

My last order was a Super-Egg Saver that came in 3 or 4 days.
The order before that was their express delivery which 9 or 10 days.

It's worth it to just pay the tax and buy from Amazon rather than have to stare at 90% of your parts while you're waiting for something to even leave Newegg's warehouse.

[Rogean]

I wouldn't put much stock into Newegg's delivery estimate.

My last order was a Super-Egg Saver that came in 3 or 4 days.
The order before that was their express delivery which 9 or 10 days.

It's worth it to just pay the tax and buy from Amazon rather than have to stare at 90% of your parts while you're waiting for something to even leave Newegg's warehouse.

Sounds like someone didn't order rush processing. For the $4 it costs, I have never ever had a newegg order not leave the warehouse within 24 hours (And I've placed over 20 orders with them).

I get it included because I have Newegg Premier.

Anyways, I also ordered my build last night.

The final:

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/44jgCy)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) (Purchased For $742.18)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RH2rxr/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060027ww) (Purchased For $119.89)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XHqbt6/thermal-grizzly-kryonaut-1g-1g-thermal-paste-tg-k-001-rs) (Purchased For $10.99)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X6PzK8/asus-maximus-ix-code-atx-lga1151-motherboard-maximus-ix-code) (Purchased For $299.99)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz) (Purchased For $239.99)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz) (Purchased For $239.99)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) (Purchased For $324.99)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) (Purchased For $324.99)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z7RFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-ftw-hybrid-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6288-kr) (Purchased For $729.99)
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wLdFf7/corsair-cc-9011098-ww-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011098-ww) (Purchased For $179.99)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 700W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BntWGX/silverstone-power-supply-st70fti) (Purchased For $159.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)

[pasi]

You would be correct with that assumption.

[pasi]

Rog I don't know much about that case, but if it's a Mid ATX and has an attic for the radiator, you're going to have some fun with a H115i.

Also, LED-less RAM (and fans for that matter) disgusts me.

[dafier]

I signed up for that stupid AMEX offer and got Newegg Premier or whatever for free for one year. It's nice. I get my items in 3 days.

Will I renew, probably not.

[Ella`Ella]

I wouldn't put much stock into Newegg's delivery estimate.

My last order was a Super-Egg Saver that came in 3 or 4 days.
The order before that was their express delivery which 9 or 10 days.

It's worth it to just pay the tax and buy from Amazon rather than have to stare at 90% of your parts while you're waiting for something to even leave Newegg's warehouse.

Everything left the Distribution centers this morning and are marked as "In-transit" with departure times. So far, so good. The processor will be the thing that takes the longest.

[Grimjaw]

Sounds like someone didn't order rush processing. For the $4 it costs, I have never ever had a newegg order not leave the warehouse within 24 hours (And I've placed over 20 orders with them).

I get it included because I have Newegg Premier.

Anyways, I also ordered my build last night.

The final:

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/44jgCy)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) (Purchased For $742.18)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RH2rxr/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060027ww) (Purchased For $119.89)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XHqbt6/thermal-grizzly-kryonaut-1g-1g-thermal-paste-tg-k-001-rs) (Purchased For $10.99)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X6PzK8/asus-maximus-ix-code-atx-lga1151-motherboard-maximus-ix-code) (Purchased For $299.99)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz) (Purchased For $239.99)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w78H99/gskill-memory-f44133c19d16gtz) (Purchased For $239.99)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) (Purchased For $324.99)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) (Purchased For $324.99)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z7RFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-ftw-hybrid-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6288-kr) (Purchased For $729.99)
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wLdFf7/corsair-cc-9011098-ww-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011098-ww) (Purchased For $179.99)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 700W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BntWGX/silverstone-power-supply-st70fti) (Purchased For $159.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mb4gXL/noctua-case-fan-nff12industrialppc3000pwm) (Purchased For $21.99)

Rog man you'll need 140mm fans if ur planning on replacing the h115i's

[Ella`Ella]

Rog man you'll need 140mm fans if ur planning on replacing the h115i's

I thought this too, but didn't know well enough to suggest otherwise.

Why did you go with the H115 over the NZXT Kraken x62?

[Rogean]

Rog man you'll need 140mm fans if ur planning on replacing the h115i's

Good catch. Not sure how I missed that. It's the small things I guess.

No big deal though. I ordered the 140's and I'll send back two of the 120's when they get here.

Thanks!

[Rogean]

I thought this too, but didn't know well enough to suggest otherwise.

Why did you go with the H115 over the NZXT Kraken x62?

Honestly never heard of Kraken. Corsair has more reviews, more feedback, more people that have used it on chips from the same company that binned and delidded, and I used a H100 myself on my current pc and was happy.

[dafier]

Honestly never heard of Kraken. Corsair has more reviews, more feedback, more people that have used it on chips from the same company that binned and delidded, and I used a H100 myself on my current pc and was happy.

In short, I concur with Corsair.

I've used Corsair for a while and I've had no issues. I know this sounds funny but I use a H55 on my 5820k.

[Kevris]

Why no love for the 2011-v3 platform up in here?

[Grimjaw]

thats like luxory

[Ella`Ella]

Almost everything came yesterday - pretty fast delivery.
Graphics card came today...and the GTX 1080 TI got announced at the $599 price point today - not the worst news because of EVGA trade up program.

Processor won't be here til next Friday... sucks.

[Zekayy]

How much have you spent total brella?

[Zekayy]

for the whole thing looking for a good pc I like this thread.

[Ella`Ella]

How much have you spent total brella?

This is what my end build ran me. Tack on $35 bucks at the end for the NZXT Grid+ fan controller I picked up and $60 for 2x 140mm Noctua Industrial PPC3000 fans.

PCPartPicker part list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TxLNBP) / Price breakdown by merchant (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TxLNBP/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) ($349.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FFFPxr/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101) ($114.99 @ Jet)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrG3C/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) ($2.85 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dZjWGX/msi-z270-krait-gaming-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z270-krait-gaming) ($159.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KntWGX/corsair-memory-cmk32gx4m2b3200c16r) ($194.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ykbkcf/samsung-960-evo-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6e500) ($249.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW HYBRID Video Card (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rQdFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-ftw-hybrid-video-card-08g-p4-6278-kr) ($461.20 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rwhj4D/corsair-case-cc9011078ww) ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PvDzK8/evga-supernova-g3-850w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0850) ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1813.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 21:48 EST-0500

Also, I got all my parts from Newegg and Amazon so you can ignore those retailers listed. Ended up coming out to roughly the same price regardless.

[Pokesan]

get some rims lights and a spoiler for it too

lol $1800 pc

[Ella`Ella]

get some rims lights and a spoiler for it too

lol $1800 pc

Won't fit on my new M4 convertible.

[Pokesan]

status symbol but your boojy friends wont even be impressed cuz its not an alienware

[khanable]

It's a dope rig

GL with it pal

[bigjerry]

i bought a $1000 processor once it was kawaii but i learnt a lesson

[Zekayy]

Thanks brella, quick question to all you computer savy people. heard a rumor if you leave your pc all night and day and never turn it off it has a higher chance to live but if you turn it off all the time it has a higher chance of dying on you what do you guys normally do? dont wanna spend 2k on something than just have crap out on me

[khanable]

Thanks brella, quick question to all you computer savy people. heard a rumor if you leave your pc all night and day and never turn it off it has a higher chance to live but if you turn it off all the time it has a higher chance of dying on you what do you guys normally do? dont wanna spend 2k on something than just have crap out on me

If there was any truth to this it wouldn't really be a rumor :P

[Rogean]

Who knows, but I've left my PC on for 24/7 for 5 years and it's still running.

[Rogean]

and the GTX 1080 TI got announced at the $599 price point today

Source?

[Ella`Ella]

http://hothardware.com/news/nvidias-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-on-tap-for-pax-east-launch-in-march

Nothing definitive from Nvidia, but tech rumors this close to a launch are usually pretty credible. Even if it's not a PAX launch, it would still be around that time frame.

Only real uncertainty I have is the actual price point.

[entruil]

gratz on pc's those look like a lot of fun...

The Large Pixel Collider – final reveal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vJSsMnmaxY)

[Ella`Ella]

Last quick question -

How do we feel about getting another Samsung 960 m.2 hard drive solely for the OS? Maybe a 250GB for the OS (I don't think they make a 128gb?) then the 500GB for the games and my 2x 2TB HDDs for general storage, (Video, Music, Photos, 600+ Hours of FRAPS)?

Or, should I just load the OS and games to the same 500GB 960 M.2 that i bought?

[khanable]

Stick with 1 if you need more space down the road get a second one~

[Rogean]

http://i.imgur.com/KMTbiOT.png

Just waiting on Case and Memory now.

[Sage Truthbearer]

If you are in the market for a new monitor there is a good sale on Best Buy currently:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-xf270hua-27-ips-led-hd-freesync-monitor-black/5622408.p?skuId=5622408

That monitor is normally $600 and you're getting it for $375 after Visa checkout for an Acer 1440p 144hz IPS w/Freesync. Not bad.

[username17]

I have the Asus Z-170. Great mobo. First once I got was DOA but newegg replaced it. Also using a M.2 SSD which is super fast.

[Rogean]

http://i.imgur.com/gXGqoSth.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/gXGqoSt.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/VQ2cgBgh.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/VQ2cgBg.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/1cWVw6Ph.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/1cWVw6P.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/GQurEBth.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/GQurEBt.jpg)

[Rogean]

I did have one issue during build. The case doesn't have a whole lot of clearance at the top for the radiator and fans. The left fan ended up hitting the motherboard. I removed the armoring on the board, and it still hit the heatsink. So I had to get a little crafty.

http://i.imgur.com/aRSCXRnh.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/aRSCXRnh.jpg)

Once the board was fully screwed in it also lowered it a little so fan blade doesn't touch it at all.

[khanable]

Tempered glass looks so pretty

[Grimjaw]

grats rog. nice work. yeah thats something to watch out for. the 750d case has a good 2 inches clearance above the mobo for rads.

[Ella`Ella]

Looks real good, RogDawg. Your case looks damn fine!

[Ella`Ella]

This is the end result. Only thing that's probably going to change in the near future is adding 2x more 2TB 7200 HDDs for media and shit, might get another M2 960 and then when the 1080TI comes out, that's on my list.

http://i.imgur.com/Lt5nvFjl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CKTf6MIl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wMlvTXll.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/g1i5AKKl.jpg

[bigjerry]

http://i.imgur.com/gXGqoSth.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/gXGqoSt.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/VQ2cgBgh.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/VQ2cgBg.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/1cWVw6Ph.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/1cWVw6P.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/GQurEBth.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/GQurEBt.jpg)

that carpet and the public school style brick wall tell me quite a bit about you

[mickmoranis]

lol ella.. whats your story, you that kid behind donald trump in all the videos lately or what?

http://i.imgur.com/wPqHoC7.png

[pasi]

I did have one issue during build. The case doesn't have a whole lot of clearance at the top for the radiator and fans. The left fan ended up hitting the motherboard. I removed the armoring on the board, and it still hit the heatsink. So I had to get a little crafty.

http://i.imgur.com/aRSCXRnh.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/aRSCXRnh.jpg)

Once the board was fully screwed in it also lowered it a little so fan blade doesn't touch it at all.

Rog I don't know much about that case, but if it's a Mid ATX and has an attic for the radiator, you're going to have some fun with a H115i.


I know that struggle. I'd probably go with a 100i or 110i in the future (or if I had to do it all again).

[Ella`Ella]

lol ella.. whats your story, you that kid behind donald trump in all the videos lately or what?

http://i.imgur.com/wPqHoC7.png

Hah - thanks?

They just don't make buildings like they used to!

[Ella`Ella]

Rogean - I learned a fun fact today.

Neither of our EVGA cards are eligible for the Step-Up program. Looks like we're footing the whole bill if we want that 1080TI upgrade.

[Kevris]

Educated guess: the Fractal R5 would have fit the radiator with no cuts.