Midnight Rig - Z270 build

[MidnightBanshi]

Even though Ryzen just launched today, I already ordered my parts.  If I ever change my mind later, all I need do is swap out the mobo/CPU.  I think this will still last me a long time irregardless.  Yes, I know some parts are overpriced, but I wanted a certain aesthetic to the project.  With that in mind, here is how it went:

 

CPU: Intel i7-7700K: $339.00

Motherboard: AsRock Z270 Taichi: $199.99

Case: NZXT S340 Elite (black): $94.99

PSU: EVGA Supernova B2 750W: $79.39

CPU Cooler: Corsair h100i v2: $96.99

RAM: G.Skill TridentZ 16GB 3200Mhz: $134.99 (remember....aesthetics...)

SSD: Crucial MX300 525GB SSD: $149.99

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB: $69.97

GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW2: $469.99 (customer service and warranty over ASUS)

DVD: LG External DVD-RW: $22.99

 

Total with free shipping: $1658.29

 

I think this will last quite some time, and I look forward to getting everything set up, Windows installed, and getting some game on!  Parts are on the way, and videos will be done of unboxings, thoughts on the build, and of course, the build itself. :-)

[Guest]

When people name it midnight but there's no blue in it

[samcool55]

Serious question: how did it feel when you knew how much ryzen costs?

 

Anyway, parts list sounds quite nice, hopefully it all goes well

[MidnightBanshi]

1 minute ago, samcool55 said:

Serious question: how did it feel when you knew how much ryzen costs?

 

Anyway, parts list sounds quite nice, hopefully it all goes well

If I was doing high-quality rendering or video editing, it probably would have stung a little bit, but these days, with a new CPU being shown every year, it's not too bad.  I'm sure I'll still get plenty of life out of this.

[MidnightBanshi]

7 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

When people name it midnight but there's no blue in it

You're forgetting the RGB elements in the motherboard and GPU though. ;-)

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MidnightBanshi said:

You're forgetting the RGB elements in the motherboard and GPU though. ;-)

Ah yes. Wait ftw2 has rgb now? Cooool

[MidnightBanshi]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Ah yes. Wait ftw2 has rgb now? Cooool

The original FTW cards also had full RGB. :-)

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MidnightBanshi said:

The original FTW cards also had full RGB. :-)

I was always under impression they all were just grey

 

well

 

#themoreyouknow

[Princess Luna]

33 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

When people name it midnight but there's no blue in it

Spoiler

 

Thinking of getting one of these ´´midnight´´ ones 

[MidnightBanshi]

I'll post pictures when it's all put together. 

[MidnightBanshi]

Final piece just arrived, so will post pics in build log as the progress goes.  Will be doing a build video as well.

[rottentones]

Can't wait to see it.