New Rig $3,700 Budget

[Lethal Seraph]

I'd like to ask LTT community for suggestions on a build I'm gonna assemble for a friend. Restrictions are $3,700 budget strictly Amazon only-vendor, closed-loop, no RGB (minimal if any), 64gb ram, M.2 SSD for OS, SSD for the rest, 1080TI-SLI, Black and white themed. Thanks
 

Here's what I have messed with so far Build LINK

[Skiiwee29]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.22 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.98 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($399.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 1.1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($268.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($719.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($719.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.99 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $3550.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-09 08:41 EDT-0400

 

EDIT: all these parts should be available on Amazon as well. 

[Elijahbiker]

personally I would recommend going with a 6800k or a 6850k so you can get better multi threaded performance but that just what I would do

[xentropa]

Asus Z170?   Shouldn't you go for the Z270 chipset?

[Xenift]

I really like the look of this motherboard, https://pcpartpicker.com/product/j9Gj4D/evga-motherboard-140sse177kr.

I feel like the white can come from cabling instead of parts.

So like a full black GPU, MOBO and fans, but with white sleeving.

[Lethal Seraph]

Just now, xentropa said:

Asus Z170?   Shouldn't you go for the Z270 chipset?

It's compatible though I've seen the 

Potential Issues / Incompatibilities from PCPartpicker, Some Intel Z170 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Lethal Seraph said:

It's compatible though I've seen the 

Potential Issues / Incompatibilities from PCPartpicker, Some Intel Z170 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.

Correct. Unless the BIOS on the board supports Kaby Lake, you would need to do a BIOS upgrade prior to being able to use it. I believe Asus has the availability to do BIOS flashing without a CPU installed, correct me if I am wrong. 

[Lethal Seraph]

Just now, legacy99 said:

Correct. Unless the BIOS on the board supports Kaby Lake, you would need to do a BIOS upgrade prior to being able to use it. I believe Asus has the availability to do BIOS flashing without a CPU installed, correct me if I am wrong. 

I think my friend really wanted the features on the Deluxe mobo which I can't find one for the z270 yet.

[kelvinhall05]

1 hour ago, Lethal Seraph said:

It's compatible though I've seen the 

Potential Issues / Incompatibilities from PCPartpicker, Some Intel Z170 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.

 

Which means you would have to buy a whole new CPU, which has to be Skylake, just to update the board's BIOS. It's cheaper and just more efficient to just buy a Z270 motherboard.

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Lethal Seraph said:

I think my friend really wanted the features on the Deluxe mobo which I can't find one for the z270 yet.

Which features is that? If there is specific feature sets needed, you need to tell us that info to. 

[Lethal Seraph]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

Which means you would have to buy a whole new CPU, which has to be Skylake, just to update the board's BIOS. It's cheaper and just more efficient to just buy a Z270 motherboard.

Yeah I figured, guess we'll have to a decent featured mobo close to a deluxe one.

[Lethal Seraph]

Just now, legacy99 said:

Which features is that? If there is specific feature sets needed, you need to tell us that info to. 

I personally don't know, he said he wanted the deluxe features but mentioned nothing specific. I'm guessing he saw my build and wanted something similar. 

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, Lethal Seraph said:

Yeah I figured, guess we'll have to a decent featured mobo close to a deluxe one.

https://rog.asus.com/technology/rog-motherboard-innovations/usb-bios-flashback/ 

 

You dont need a CPU to do a BIOS flash with ASUS anymore. 

[xentropa]

8 minutes ago, Elijahbiker said:

personally I would recommend going with a 6800k or a 6850k so you can get better multi threaded performance but that just what I would do

In maybe 6 months, the next wave of the "Extreme" processors (successor to 6800K and higher) will be out with PCIe 4.0.

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, Lethal Seraph said:

I personally don't know, he said he wanted the deluxe features but mentioned nothing specific. I'm guessing he saw my build and wanted something similar. 

looking at the 2, the big difference between the one in my list and the Deluxe is the built in wifi and maybe 2 more USB ports. 

[Lethal Seraph]

Just now, legacy99 said:

looking at the 2, the big difference between the one in my list and the Deluxe is the built in wifi and maybe 2 more USB ports. 

If I remember correctly, he has the ROG router, which I believe he will be plugging in via ethernet cable. So it's not WiFi, maybe a killer built-in sound card perhaps?

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, Lethal Seraph said:

I'd like to ask LTT community for suggestions on a build I'm gonna assemble for a friend. Restrictions are $3,700 budget strictly Amazon only-vendor, closed-loop, no RGB (minimal if any), 64gb ram, M.2 SSD for OS, SSD for the rest, 1080TI-SLI, Black and white themed. Thanks
 

Here's what I have messed with so far Build LINK

What is the pc being used for ? as 64GB Ram is a hell of a lot for most systems unless it is some sort of extreme workstation in which case you should be going X99 or Ryzen (Although Ram support is a bit hit and miss at present)

 

Also does your friend have a 4K monitor already ? As 1080 ti SLI will be wasted on anything less. Have you/he considered a widescreen 1440p instead ?

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, Lethal Seraph said:

If I remember correctly, he has the ROG router, which I believe he will be plugging in via ethernet cable. So it's not WiFi, maybe a killer built-in sound card perhaps?

from what I am reading, the Realtek S1220A on the Z270 board is the better chip between the 2 boards for audio. 

[Lethal Seraph]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

What is the pc being used for ? as 64GB Ram is a hell of a lot for most systems unless it is some sort of extreme workstation in which case you should be going X99 or Ryzen (Although Ram support is a bit hit and miss at present)

 

Also does your friend have a 4K monitor already ? As 1080 ti SLI will be wasted on anything less. Have you/he considered a widescreen 1440p instead ?

I do think 64gb on just quad core is overkill and just plain wasteful, so I'm gonna point him out about picking a different platform for more core/threaded chips. Also, he will be uprading to a 144hz 32" ultrawide.

 

[Skiiwee29]

Also, this quote is taken directly from an asus rep on the Asus forums regarding the Z270 deluxe:

 

No Z270-Deluxe is planned, sorry. Its role is filled by the Maximus IX Code.

 

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?90279-Z270-Deluxe

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Lethal Seraph said:

I do think 64gb on just quad core is overkill and just plain wasteful, so I'm gonna point him out about picking a different platform for more core/threaded chips. Also, he will be uprading to a 144hz 32" ultrawide.

 

Which 32" Monitor is that ? As all 4K are currently 60Hz. There are some 144Hz 4K in the pipeline but they are not out yet. 

 

So is he doing anything else apart from gaming ? i.e Video editing/rendering or twitch streaming etc ?

[Lethal Seraph]

Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO over Maximus IX Code, yay or nay?

[Lethal Seraph]

Just now, lee32uk said:

Which 32" Monitor is that ? As all 4K are currently 60Hz. There are some 144Hz 4K in the pipeline but they are not out yet. 

 

So is he doing anything else apart from gaming ? i.e Video editing/rendering or twitch streaming etc ?

I doubt he'll use it for content creation. More likely gaming/streaming (MMO-RPGs) and minor school work projects.

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, Lethal Seraph said:

Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO over Maximus IX Code, yay or nay?

I am personally not an ASUS fan so I wouldnt buy it personally. (Though I did just buy an H110 board for my pfsense build from asus)

 

As others have stated. a more black build like with an EVGA board would be more ideal and go with white accents with white sleeved cables would be sexy AF. 

[Lethal Seraph]

3 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

I am personally not an ASUS fan so I wouldnt buy it personally. (Though I did just buy an H110 board for my pfsense build from asus)

 

As others have stated. a more black build like with an EVGA board would be more ideal and go with white accents with white sleeved cables would be sexy AF. 

Definitely. I don't think he's interested on doing custom loops so I'm guessing it's either the HERO or CODE.