ShadowChaser

Not really, unless you plan on 480p30 or 720p30 gaming  Intel Iris graphics are still crap for most games.

The Fractal Design Node 202 is a really nice case, so I wanted to build a really nice PC in it.
It was originally conceived 3 years ago, when I finally got sick of my trusty but aging laptop and wanted something more. Back then it was a simple build, with a i3-6100, 8GB of RAM, and a hand-me-down GTX 750Ti.
But I wanted more, and as prices dropped and performance increased I also expected more from that computer. I tore out everything and replaced it all with a new Corsair PSU, Asus Z170I, i5-7600K with a Cryorig C7 Corsair H75, and a GTX 970 that I eventually swapped for a Founders Edition GTX 1060.
 
Here's a pic of the 7600K/970 build:

It was great! Until it wasn't. For a long time 4C4T was enough for me but that all changed recently, so here's my new build, in the same goshdarned case because I love it even though it's a massive pain to build in.
Parts:
Intel Core i7-8700K
Corsair Hydro H75 (One fan)
Asus Strix Z390I Gaming
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB 2666MHz)
MSI Aero GTX 1070Ti
Corsair SF450 Gold PSU
Samsung 970 Evo 500GB
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB
2x Noctua NF-P12 Redux
(Just a quick pic of some of the components)
Whew, alrighty, that was one hell of an upgrade, and it's so much faster than my previous setup. You might be wondering why I deemed it "Messy but Functional", and that's because the Node 202 does NOT support liquid cooling. The only fan mounts are in the GPU compartment, so I had to get creative. Down the road, however, I plan on getting a EK Fluid Gaming kit and see what I can do with it, but that's a story for another day.
 
This is where I wish I took more pictures, but that simply wasn't on my mind as I was busy fighting a tangled mess of cables and wires (and I cable managed it before, too!).
I installed everything just fine, and that wasn't the hard part. I installed the CPU and RAM into the motherboard beforehand, and four screws later they were in. Old SSD and HDDs came out, new ones went in. Mounted the cooler and rotated it 90 degrees relative to the previous setup as the vrm heatsink ended up kinking the tubes otherwise. I plugged it in, as well as my mouse and keyboard, and it booted up first try.
 
Yes! I was gonna finally have a baller machine that could both play games and play youtube at the same time! I'm just going to dial in a basic OC and we'll be off to the races! 
 
That wasn't what happened.
 
You see, the 8700K is a HOT chip, and a small 120mm aio ain't gonna cut it. The CPU was idling in the BIOS at 60 degrees C. From what I garnered from the internet, you either want a large tower cooler (nope), or a 240/280 rad (also nope). You might also want to delid and LM the thing, while you're at it.
 
Sigh...
 
The hard part was the next two hours of me taking everything apart and putting it back together, swapping thermal compound, slamming my head on my desk as I realized I was going to have to liquid metal the cpu, and all sorts of good times  
 
I used Phobya LM under the IHS and Arctic Silver 5 on top. To maximize contact and heat transfer I ended up lapping the IHS with 400 grit sandpaper on glass. I almost went too far as a teeny bit of copper shone through on the side. Then I remembered that I had yet to swap out the fans, and spent another 15 minutes routing the cables for those. After one final check over everything, I plugged it in for what I hoped was the last time in a good long time.

 
Well, crap.
 
Let me explain. The Node 202 only has 2 internal 2.5" drive bays, which had housed the WD Blue SSD I was using as a boot drive. It was replaced by 2 Samsung SSDs intended for RAID. I had the WD Blue on an external hard drive dock, not knowing that windows doesn't like booting the entire OS off of a USB device. So guess what...
 

 
I had to open it up again, plug the old SSD into the motherboard, boot and transfer files with Samsung's software (Which took an hour, holy!)
In the end, after about 3 hours of pain and suffering (first world problems, I know) I got it into Windows. Finally.
 
Then I spent the entire weekend tuning the snot out of it and settled on 5.0Ghz at 1.195v, which only gets up to 80C at load. RAM I kept stock since there was little airflow and I didn't want any more heat than necessary, and the GPU was a massive upgrade from my 1060, able to drive 3 1080p monitors at 144hz no problem  

(15 minutes of Aida 64 later)
 
So, what do I have to show for all this? A black box that looks nothing out of the ordinary, ignoring the external fan, and is crazy powerful but stupidly quiet. Would I recommend this to anyone? No, unless you want to drive yourself crazy because oh my god was this a hell of a lot harder than I expected it to be.
 
Thanks for reading!

That's totally fine then. Most caps, FETs, etc are rated at AT LEAST 85C. Many at 105+ (caps). As long as the fan will spin up eventually, then you're all good. Corsair (and their OEM who I don't remember off the top of my head) chose that fan curve for a reason. You're all good

@fasauceome
So I went for it - lapped the ihs, delidded and applied LM, and shaved off a bit of silicone - the results? It can now do 1.2v and 5Ghz no problem, and at 60C under moderate load (p95 blend) and 79C under extreme load (p95 small fft)
Worth it  
 

Your comment helped me a lot man! Thank you! btw I think I'll just go for the i9-9900K

It's more like a PC with hand-me-down parts from my regular upgrades haha

what do you mean
how are you seeing the gpu usage
again , what does this mean

Do note that at the high end the tdps are either 95w or 130w, which is a far cry from the 2600's 65w (If I'm not mistaken).
This means:
Better cooler needed (especially if you decide to OC)
Higher wattage PSU potentially just to be safe, I've seen spikes of up to 190W (albeit briefly) with my x5677
Good luck finding a cheap x58 board that isn't utter crap or a server board, though. I have a modified server board just because I couldn't afford an x58 mobo when my asus one broke.

still rocking a 2007 macbook. C2Ds are still great when you're on a budget.
 
I would personally ditch the optical drive and install a secondary storage drive on top of the stock one to get SSD+HDD. If only Apple products nowadays were still so ez to upgrade.

sounds like a raspberry pi 0 project.
Literally $5

sounds like a raspberry pi 0 project.
Literally $5

sounds like a raspberry pi 0 project.
Literally $5

sounds like a raspberry pi 0 project.
Literally $5

sounds like a raspberry pi 0 project.
Literally $5

Most of this ain't that old but whatever, I've been using them all up till this point save for one.
PowerMac G4: One of the higher end models with 2 (Yes, TWO!!! What a concept!) PPC G4 1Ghz cpus.
Unfortunately it crapped out after its power management battery died and I can't find a replacement, but fortunately I have the following!
PowerBook G4 12": It has a 1.33Ghz CPU and 512 MB of RAM, unbelievable!
It's a little rough at the edges after it fell off a jetway (true story), but the original hdd, charger, and battery (most common points of failure) are still in great shape!
Then I got an upgrade.
MacBook 13 (Late 2007): It's white, and plastic now, not much of an upgrade I suppose? But it has two cores! On a laptop! Oh and it has 4 GB of RAM, right.
And a Samsung 850 Evo 500GB.
And a 1TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive.
And it's just as usable today in 2018 as it was back in 2008.
Apple has changed a lot over the years.

I had my first upgrade experience when I was 5. (I've been using PCs for about a month by then)
Dad brought home a brand spanking new MacBook (2007 White model with a Core 2).
He leaves it on the table with a separate box holding a 2GB stick of RAM.
The battery has already been removed.
I climb up to the table and follow the instructions on how to install a new stick of RAM (Wow Apple has changed)
Done.
Works flawlessly.
 
2 yrs later.
Gets a hand me down netbook to play with.
Takes it apart and puts components in a cardboard box with a desk fan blowing at it.
Connects VGA port to a monitor.
First PC built.
 
5 yrs later.
Moves to USA.
Realizes that PCs are awesome and accessible.
Uses saved up money to build first pc from scratch.
6600K + GTX 970 have good reviews.
16 GB of DDR4 seems excessive but what if I actually need it.
Wow a 2TB hdd is only $50?
Now I have a gaming tower.
 
Since then I've only been more attached to the hardware side of PCs, and have built numerous builds since then, all bc my dad let me play with his Mac

Interesting idea, but why not just put a gechic monitor on your node 202?

You could plug a 20 port hub into a 20 port hub into.....
 
Seriously though:
get a TB dock with at least 4 usb 3.1 gen 2 ports = 10 GBit/port
plug a 10 port usb 3.1 hub into each = 1 GBit/port
split each usb 3 port's outputs = 500mBit/usb port (in theory)
 
Would be costly but i don't think there's a controller that can handle 80 simultaneous usb instances, so this is the only way I can think of, as an inexperienced techie  

actually, I screwed up my drive and was rescuing it, just thought it'd be funny

Obviously, porn.

Probably between CPU or mobo at this point. Similar thing happened to me for last gen (z270) mobos tend to break cpus and not the other way around so get a new mobo and put the chip in to see if it's the chip, vice versa, etc, and rma the broken parts

Many more reasons not to dual boot.

If used, go for a refurbished HP ZBook 14u w/ dedicated firepro graphics. I've seen them go for around $550 consistently on newegg when they're on sale.
If new, MSI has a 1050 laptop at $600. Really can't beat that kind of price, though you did say to not go over budget (https://www.pcgamer.com/msis-gtx-1050-gaming-laptop-is-just-dollar597-from-frys/)
Otherwise, you might be looking at MX150 or GT940M or MX for $500. For me, I have a Xiao Mi Notebook Air (13 inch), but the 15 inch one costs less and has better battery and performance. You can find it for about $500 before import tariffs etc.
 

This is a good choice, though OP may want the UHD model since the FHD model uses entry level IPS

Yes, 3 hours and there are no more problems, thanks guys, should've thought about that earlier, the icons were what was causing the problems, I think the context menu was having problems loading the icons from the store apps, and thus after the icons were fixed by using wsreset.exe, everything seems to be back to normal. Also that dllhost.exe(COM Surrogate) isn't disturbing any more too. Hmm. Who knew some icons could make an entire laptop bend down to it's knees. HAhahah......Thanks for the support guys.