Need help for my first build

[Deux]

Will the Maximus VIII Hero compatible with latest intel 7600k?

 

Here's my current plan parts any suggestion, changes will be appreciated. Thanks! 

Type		Name
Case		Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Black with Tempered Glass
Motherboard		Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Video Card		GTX 1070 Strix
Ram		G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB
Cooling system		NXZT Kraken x62 or x52
Power Supply		psu EVGA SuperNova 650G2 750watts 80plus gold full modular
Processor		I5-7600k
SSD		SSD 850 EVO 2.5" SATA III 500gb
HDD		1TB WD

[MVPernula]

It will with a bios update, you will however need a skylake ship to do the update.

Try getting a Z270 chipset to avoid the trouble of a bios update..

 

EDIT:
Oh, and welcome to the forums!

[rn8686]

Its compatible, although you will need to update BIOS before it will work (Can be done with its flash back function, just need USB).  

[Gmanliving]

10 minutes ago, Deux said:

 

Will the Maximus VIII Hero compatible with latest intel 7600k?

 

Here's my current plan parts any suggestion, changes will be appreciated. Thanks! 

Type		Name
Case		Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Black with Tempered Glass
Motherboard		Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Video Card		GTX 1070 Strix
Ram		G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB
Cooling system		NXZT Kraken x62 or x52
Power Supply		psu EVGA SuperNova 650G2 750watts 80plus gold full modular
Processor		I5-7600k
SSD		SSD 850 EVO 2.5" SATA III 500gb
HDD		1TB WD

Do you already own this motherboard? Why this mobo in particular?

[Deux]

Just now, MVPernula said:

It will with a bios update, you will however need a skylake ship to do the update.

Try getting a Z270 chipset to avoid the trouble of a bios update..

I see there's a lot of Z270 motherboards, do you have any suggestions which among those motherboard are good or best for me?

[MVPernula]

5 minutes ago, Deux said:

I see there's a lot of Z270 motherboards, do you have any suggestions which among those motherboard are good or best for me?

Basically pick the one that offer your needs. USB ports, M.2 PCI-e inputs, enough sata connections, internal USB inputs.

Aside from that you just got to pick something that fits and looks nice

 

ANY Z270 would work, you have to decide what you need yourself

[Gmanliving]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N6RhJV

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N6RhJV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.35 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1602.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[Deux]

Just now, Gmanliving said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N6RhJV

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N6RhJV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.35 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1602.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Nice Thank you! Btw does Strix Z270-e Gaming is better than ASUS PRIME Z270-A? 

[Gmanliving]

What is your budget by the way?

 

[Deux]

7 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Basically pick the one that offer your needs. USB ports, M.2 PCI-e inputs, enough sata connections, internal USB inputs.

Aside from that you just got to pick something that fits and looks nice

 

ANY Z270 would work, you have to decide what you need yourself

Will check which among those Z270 will catch my eyes haha. Thank you!! 

[Deux]

Just now, Gmanliving said:

What is your budget by the way?

 

for the Motherboard I can go for 200$-250$ I guess

[Gmanliving]

3 minutes ago, Deux said:

Nice Thank you! Btw does Strix Z270-e Gaming is better than ASUS PRIME Z270-A? 

They both have the same rear I/O but the Strix Z270 board looks much better, with some LED's on it too. Not sure if they are RGB. But it does cost more for these two things. 

[Gmanliving]

1 minute ago, Deux said:

for the Motherboard I can go for 200$-250$ I guess

I was asking about the overall budget for the build

[Deux]

Just now, Gmanliving said:

I was asking about the overall budget for the build

oh sorry. Overall budget is 1700$ 

[tom_w141]

@Deux can't believe no one has said this about the i5... Shame on you guys  This will absolutely slay every other build in this thread:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1687.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-26 08:22 EDT-0400

 

- 6c/12t CPU with room for future growth (an i5 is currently maxed out by modern games 95-100% utilisation so no utilisation headroom for the future), no slouch in gaming and will run rings around the 7600k in productivity tasks.

 

- AM4 motherboard platform is guaranteed for a minimum of 4 years (this means in 4 years time you can upgrade to the latest zen cpu WITHOUT needing a motherboard change), unlike LGA1151 which is near end of life.

 

- A 1080ti creaming that 1070 in other builds.

 

- Fast Ryzen friendly RAM.

 

- Lightning fast 960 Evo boot drive.

 

- No need for a cpu cooler unless you CHOOSE to add one (7600k = no stock cooler, 1600 = decent wraith spire stock cooler).

[Gmanliving]

7 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

@Deux can't believe no one has said this about the i5... Shame on you guys  This will absolutely slay every other build in this thread:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1687.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-26 08:22 EDT-0400

 

6c/12t room for future growth (an i5 is currently maxed out by modern games 95-100% utilisation so no utilisation headroom for the future), the AM4 motherboard platform is guaranteed for a minimum of 4 years (this means in 4 years time you can upgrade to the latest zen cpu WITHOUT needing a motherboard change),a 1080ti creaming that 1070 in other builds, fast RAM and no need for a cpu cooler unless you CHOOSE to add one (7600k = no stock cooler, 1600 = decent wraith spire stock cooler)

OP started off with a 7600K and I presume he/she is aware of Ryzen, so maybe he/she doesn't prefer AMD?

 

But yes, 1600 and 1080 Ti combo does kill the 1070 and 7600K...

[M.A.P]

5 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.79 @ SuperBiiz)

 

6 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg)

Ryzen 5 1600 will bottleneck GTX 1080 ti at both 1080p and 1440p so better go with GTX 1080 or 1070.

 

6 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($80.98 @ Newegg)

OP needs 500GB SSD not 240.

[Gmanliving]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LfvCVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LfvCVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.35 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($539.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1724.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

 

[M.A.P]

@Gmanliving Why did you post the same build twice?

[tom_w141]

Just now, M.A.P said:

 

Ryzen 5 1600 will bottleneck GTX 1080 ti at both 1080p and 1440p so better go with GTX 1080 or 1070.

 

OP needs 500GB SSD not 240.

 

It will not be a bottleneck at 1440p and at 1080p yeah you wont get 300 frame sorry If you have a 144+Hz monitor I'd be inclined to agree. The future proofing is worth it and best to have a stronger gpu that will last longer if within budget (which it is) smh people's impression of Ryzen is so skewed #Intel brainwash and if you don't see how the 1600 is a much better buy than the 7600k then I'm lost for words  4c/4t in 2017 is a very bad idea unless the value is incredible which it is not (its more expensive than a 6c/12t processor that is hot on its heels for IPC). 7600ks have no future.

 

SSD fair enough but swapping that to 500 is easy and affects almost nothing. Probably even cheaper I just had budget left over  

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.34 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BP5e Slim 7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.66 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1690.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-26 08:30 EDT-0400

[tom_w141]

5 minutes ago, Gmanliving said:

OP started off with a 7600K and I presume he is aware of Ryzen, so maybe he doesn't prefer AMD?

Or maybe he is unaware and its up us to advise him? You can honestly recommend a 4c/4t processor that is already maxing out TODAY, let alone the future, over a 6c/12t processor that is CHEAPER?

[M.A.P]

1 minute ago, tom_w141 said:

It will not be a bottleneck at 1440p and at 1080p yeah

It will bottleneck at 1440p but not a huge one but moderate bottleneck.

[M.A.P]

If you do productivity stuff more than gaming then go with this. It is gonna hurt a bit in gaming but overall this one performs better but if you want the pc only for gaming then this is not a good build.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9kJ2NN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9kJ2NN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($243.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($186.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($484.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1707.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-26 08:32 EDT-0400

[tom_w141]

Just now, M.A.P said:

It will bottleneck at 1440p but not a huge one but moderate bottleneck.

It will not bottleneck at 1440p that's garbage.

 

the i5 is maxed out in todays games and will be lacking in future games. You can also stream in good quality with the 1600 without dropping frames and have higher minimum frame rates and better frame times with the 1600. The R5 line up kills the >$200 Kaby lake i5s for price/performance, value and futureproofing.