How do you guys like this theoretical build?

[BLOOGa]

I was just messing around with a powerful, MITX, RGB gaming/productivity build and I came up with this.

Remember prices are in Canadian Pesos. So what do you guys think? I kept it cheapish, but it packs a punch and it looks great! I think.

EDIT: Yeah I totally need a fan hub and some splitters.

[Guest]

You don't need a Firecuda, regular Barracuda is fine. 

Other than that, I can't nitpick anymore.

[Colexd]

^yeah, and get a regular ssd if you want instead of a m.2

[BLOOGa]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You don't need a Firecuda, regular Barracuda is fine. 

Other than that, I can't nitpick anymore.

Cool, I've heard that they are a bit faster, but since the SSD would be boot I guess the cache would be less effective. I'm not building this anyways, I was just messing around with a pretty build.

1 minute ago, Colexd said:

^yeah, and get a regular ssd if you want instead of a m.2

I thought for the productivity part that the much faster m.2 would be beneficial. Am I mistaken? I don't know much about video editing but I thought drive speed was a biggy.

[Guest]

Just now, BLOOGa said:

Cool, I've heard that they are a bit faster, but since the SSD would be boot I guess the cache would be less effective. I'm not building this anyways, I was just messing around with a pretty build.

I thought for the productivity part that the much faster m.2 would be beneficial. Am I mistaken? I don't know much about video editing but I thought drive speed was a biggy.

For video editng an NVME helps a lot. The m.2 helps

[LienusLateTips]

stop with the firecuda, go for hdd

@seagate_surfer might be here soon to promote their firecuda and say it's as good as a SSD

[xDyl]

1 hour ago, JDE said:

stop with the firecuda, go for hdd

@seagate_surfer might be here soon to promote their firecuda and say it's as good as a SSD

Classic seagate

[Sanctorum]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

For video editng an NVME helps a lot. The m.2 helps

M.2 is the form factor, it has nothing to do with how good a drive is. An m.2 SSD is not inherently faster than a 2.5" drive.

 

OP- Motherboard is overpriced. Get a nice B350 ITX board and save some money. RAM is pretty overpriced too. I'd get a Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX instead of the Fractal case. SSHD is a waste of money. Grab a 2TB HDD and save some money. If you're going to benefit from NVMe, youd know it. It's only beneficial if you're doing lots of video editing, especially high resolution editing. No need for a 650W PSU. 500-550W would be fine. Those fans aren't very good. You can get quieter, better performing fans for less and just use an RGB LED strips for LEDs. Also $3k is far from cheap lmao

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Sanctorum said:

M.2 is the form factor, it has nothing to do with how good a drive is. An m.2 SSD is not inherently faster than a 2.5" drive.

I was referring to the drive op has, and it was an m.2 

[seagate_surfer]

On 8/12/2017 at 9:54 PM, JDE said:

stop with the firecuda, go for hdd

@seagate_surfer might be here soon to promote their firecuda and say it's as good as a SSD

 

On 8/12/2017 at 11:06 PM, xDyl said:

Classic seagate

Nowhere in our posts do we claim that the FireCuda SSHD is as good as an SSD. We even share charts in our posts which show the drive's performance is not the same as SSD. We suggest the FireCuda when a user wants some of the benefit of SSD but cannot/is having trouble finding room for one in their budget, or simply doesn't want to spend the money going with a full SSD when their needs don't require it. We are simply educating on our available options so that users can make informed decisions.

Edited August 14, 2017 by seagate_surfer
fixed a typo

[BLOOGa]

On 8/13/2017 at 1:32 AM, Sanctorum said:

M.2 is the form factor, it has nothing to do with how good a drive is. An m.2 SSD is not inherently faster than a 2.5" drive.

 

OP- Motherboard is overpriced. Get a nice B350 ITX board and save some money. RAM is pretty overpriced too. I'd get a Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX instead of the Fractal case. SSHD is a waste of money. Grab a 2TB HDD and save some money. If you're going to benefit from NVMe, youd know it. It's only beneficial if you're doing lots of video editing, especially high resolution editing. No need for a 650W PSU. 500-550W would be fine. Those fans aren't very good. You can get quieter, better performing fans for less and just use an RGB LED strips for LEDs. Also $3k is far from cheap lmao

I know that M.2 drives aren't automatically faster, but most are because the NVME protocol supports much higher bandwidth than SATA6. This particular drive is MUCH faster. I got the RAM because it was RGB(You did see that in the title right?), if I wanted cheap, I would go with Team Vulcan. I went with Fractal because of its smaller size and better airflow. I've heard that SSHDs are faster, but I forgot that it was primarily because frequently accessed boot-related data could be put onto the flash section. But since I have a separate boot drive, I concede that it's a waste. Yes those aren't the best fans, but as it says in the title; RGB. And again, as I said in the OP: prices are in CAD. 

[Sanctorum]

53 minutes ago, BLOOGa said:

I know that M.2 drives aren't automatically faster, but most are because the NVME protocol supports much higher bandwidth than SATA6. This particular drive is MUCH faster.

It's unlikely to benefit you. You could get a 500GB 850 EVO for $110 less and it'll more than likely be perfectly adequate for you.

54 minutes ago, BLOOGa said:

I got the RAM because it was RGB(You did see that in the title right?), if I wanted cheap, I would go with Team Vulcan.

It's still over priced, or at least it was when I posted because TridentZ RGB was more than $15 less. I'd still get TridentZ RGB over Vengeance RGB, and TridentZ is still slightly cheaper anyway;

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/qjM323/gskill-trident-z-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-3000-memory-f4-3000c16d-16gtzr

57 minutes ago, BLOOGa said:

Yes those aren't the best fans, but as it says in the title; RGB. And again, as I said in the OP: prices are in CAD. 

Okay, but as I said;

"just use an RGB LED strips for LEDs"

Plus, you already have RGB RAM and on the AIO. There's no point paying more for worse performing fans just because they have RGB, it's just stupid and a waste of money. It'd be like buying a GTX 1060 3GB instead of a GTX 1070 because the 3GB 1060 has RGB LEDs but the 1070 doesn't. Also, $3k CAD is still a significant budget.

[LienusLateTips]

1 hour ago, BLOOGa said:

I know that M.2 drives aren't automatically faster, but most are because the NVME protocol supports much higher bandwidth than SATA6. This particular drive is MUCH faster.

won't benefit you unless you are intense video editor

1 hour ago, BLOOGa said:

I got the RAM because it was RGB

overpriced, trident z is cheaper