About to begin my first ever self build..any tips or advice?

[GamerBlake]

30 minutes ago, seagate_surfer said:

 Ok, no problems! Everything is on the internet anyways. For the firmware update you can use the following link, it is not mandatory, but if you want to check for if there are updates for that unit, you can do it from here:
https://apps1.seagate.com/downloads/request.html

Awesome! Thanks!  

[GamerBlake]

So I’ve been working on this build for a long time (Ive posted a few updates and got help with some questions. Thanks for that! It really helped :)) and I finally finished my first ever self built gaming PC!  

 

It gave me such a huge sense of pride and accomplishment and I love looking at it and thinking “I built that”.  

 

I decided to go with a red, white and black theme. Mostly because the RGB on the AIO pump is stuck on white and I can’t change it so I tried to blend it in with a white theme.

 

Here are the specs:

 

Case: NZXT H510 Elite.

PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W (fully modular) 80+ Gold.

CPU: i7 8700K (overclocked @ 4.9 GHz).

MOBO: MSI MEG z390 ACE.

RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB @ 3200 MHz CL16.

AIO: EVGA CLC 280 - 280mm.

GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080 Ti.

STORAGE:

- 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe.

- 1TB Samsung 860 Evo SATA SSD.

- 1TB Samsung 860 QVO SATA SSD.

- 2 TB Seagate Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD.

- 1TB WD Blue 7200rpm HDD.

FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB.

 

Monitor: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 27” 2560x1440 144hz 1ms.

Keyboard. Razer Cynosa Chroma.

Mouse: Razer Deathadder Elite.

Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5.

Webcam: Logitech C922x Prostream.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

i7 8700K (overclocked).

I sure hope so

[GamerBlake]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

I sure hope so

Lol I have the GPU overclocked too  

[GDRRiley]

I hate your storage setup choice. why go with 5 different drives? I could see 2-3.

1TB NVME

2-4TB good SSD

4-8tb 7200 RPM driver.

[GamerBlake]

2 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

I hate your storage setup choice. why go with 5 different drives? I could see 2-3.

1TB NVME

2-4TB good SSD

4-8tb 7200 RPM driver.

Um..well that was rude. “I hate XYZ” you could’ve at least added something nice or complimented something.

 

Why? Because I got all the Samsung drives on sale at different times.

Plus I noticed a 2TB EVO is more expensive then 2x 1TB EVOs.

 

Ive had the WD Blue for years and the Firecuda I got for stuff I don’t play often.

 

 

[GDRRiley]

31 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

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had you explained you carried some over it would have been okay but it just seemed like the weirdest choice.

it just seemed like the only place there wasn't clear planning or there was but you failed to explain it.

 

maybe toss in a light strip or 2 as the case seems super dark but maybe that is your goal

[GamerBlake]

15 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

had you explained you carried some over it would have been okay but it just seemed like the weirdest choice.

it just seemed like the only place there wasn't clear planning or there was but you failed to explain it.

 

maybe toss in a light strip or 2 as the case seems super dark but maybe that is your goal

I actually took the light strip out because I wanted it to be a bit darker so the black in the red/white/black theme stood out a bit more.

 

As for the SSDs..I bought them last year for cheaper than they are for sale now, by a significant amount, so I think I did well, would I pay full price for them today? Probably not. But back then at that price it was too good to turn down.

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, GamerBlake said:

I actually took the light strip out because I wanted it to be a bit darker so the black in the red/white/black theme stood out a bit more.

 

As for the SSDs..I bought them last year for cheaper than they are for sale now, by a significant amount, so I think I did well, would I pay full price for them today? Probably not. But back then at that price it was too good to turn down.

Okay

 

the 860 evo was worth it the QVO less so.

[GamerBlake]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

Okay

 

the 860 evo was worth it the QVO less so.

I honestly don’t notice any difference when I put games on my EVO or QVO. I had several games on my QVO before I got the EVO and the load times are identical or so small it’s unnoticeable.

 

For me the QVO is just a place to store games I play once in a while with long load times that make putting them on the HDDs tedious but also I don’t play enough to give them valuable space in the Evo or 970 evo plus.

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, GamerBlake said:

I honestly don’t notice any difference when I put games on my EVO or QVO. I had several games on my QVO before I got the EVO and the load times are identical or so small it’s unnoticeable.

 

For me the QVO is just a place to store games I play once in a while with long load times that make putting them on the HDDs tedious but also I don’t play enough to give them valuable space in the Evo or 970 evo plus.

my issues isn't with the read performance which is mostly what you do. That write performance for the cost is just bad if you have large games.

[seagate_surfer]

Sweet man! Finally... Enjoy it a lot.

[TVwazhere]

-Threads Merged-

 

@GamerBlake Stop posting new "First build" posts, you've already been warned about this previously.

[GamerBlake]

10 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

-Threads Merged-

 

@GamerBlake Stop posting new "First build" posts, you've already been warned about this previously.

I’m not posting new “first build” posts.

 

Im posting updates to my original first build post because I can’t find it.

 

Theres a big difference since if I add new things or modification it’s not the same thing as it was originally.

I get what you’re saying though. I need to make it more clear that it’s an update so people don’t think I’m re-posting the same thing. I’ll make sure to do that next time.

 

I appreciate you finding my old thread and merging it though since I don’t have the same admin/moderator functions that you do and so I couldn’t find it or would’ve done it myself if I could.

 

[SansVarnic]

1 hour ago, GamerBlake said:

I’m not posting new “first build” posts.

 

Im posting updates to my original first build post because I can’t find it.

 

Theres a big difference since if I add new things or modification it’s not the same thing as it was originally.

I get what you’re saying though. I need to make it more clear that it’s an update so people don’t think I’m re-posting the same thing. I’ll make sure to do that next time.

 

I appreciate you finding my old thread and merging it though since I don’t have the same admin/moderator functions that you do and so I couldn’t find it or would’ve done it myself if I could.

 

You are.

You can find your own topics under your Profile and filter by topic.

[TVwazhere]

10 hours ago, GamerBlake said:

I appreciate you finding my old thread and merging it though since I don’t have the same admin/moderator functions that you do and so I couldn’t find it or would’ve done it myself if I could.

8 hours ago, SansVarnic said:

You are.

You can find your own topics under your Profile and filter by topic.

Here's a link if you need it for thefuture:

https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/678570-gamerblake/content/?type=forums_topic&change_section=1

[GamerBlake]

5 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Here's a link if you need it for thefuture:

https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/678570-gamerblake/content/?type=forums_topic&change_section=1

Awesome, thanks.

 

I will put any further updates on this post.