Hi everyone,
I'm looking for advice on a build I put together below. Here are some preliminary questions to help answer my goals/needs,
1. Budget & Location
My budget is $1,000 to $1,500 USD for the parts that I need as specified below.
2. Aim
My goal is to run all current games at max settings using 1080p. I may upgrade monitor to 1440 soon, so near max settings for that would be fine.
3. Monitors
Currently two monitors 1080p.
Possible future: 1 monitor 1440
4. Peripherals
I do not need peripherals.
5. Why are you upgrading?
My six year old computer finally gave up. Rather than trying to fix a few parts, I would like to start new with the exception of my SSD, HDD, and peripherals. I could potentially use the case I currently have, but I'm unsure if it the case will fit these parts as mine seems a little smaller than the newer towers out there.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/byk6jc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/byk6jc/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($509.89 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1249.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-26 04:49 EDT-0400
Questions I have:
What's the difference between GPU manufacturers and their different models(i.e. GTA 1080 WindForce vs GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming)?
Is it worth getting 16 GB of RAM?
Any general suggestions are appreciate.
Thank you for your time.