Building a PC...maybe

[Ella`Ella]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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...eature-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/Produc...82E16820233894 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]

Originally Posted by Naethyn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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]

Originally Posted by Sage Truthbearer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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...)

Originally Posted by Sage Truthbearer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

Originally Posted by Naethyn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

Originally Posted by Naethyn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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/Produc...D=3938566&SID=

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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 / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: MSI Z270 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW HYBRID Video Card
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller

[Rogean]

Well, mine so far...

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $742.18)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($110.04 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($329.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($329.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card ($734.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 700W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.44 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 109.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($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.