Gaming, Streaming and Editing PC

[Basilisk Gaming]

Hey guys Basilisk here.

I would just like to get your thoughts on this new pc build for gaming, streaming and editing.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/zqyHyf

Also the price of the OCZ SSD is $401.98 AUD

(The reason there is no cooling is I'm looking an getting a full custom loop including GPU block from EKWB)

Thanks for the advice.

Basilisk

[Inversion]

Looks good. You might want more RAM at some point but it seems like a solid build. I'd recommend maybe saving some cash and getting a R7 1700 or 1700X and overclocking. The money saved would probably let you get more or faster RAM

[rn8686]

A 1700 is fine as you can just OC to the 1800x, could also save a little on the PSU as 650W would be plenty, looks good otherwise. 

[Zyndo]

32 minutes ago, Basilisk Gaming said:

Hey guys Basilisk here.

I would just like to get your thoughts on this new pc build for gaming, streaming and editing.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/zqyHyf

Also the price of the OCZ SSD is $401.98 AUD

(The reason there is no cooling is I'm looking an getting a full custom loop including GPU block from EKWB)

Thanks for the advice.

Basilisk

Not sure if you'll want it or need it, but the only thing I could really suggest to augment this build is your RAM configuration. You should, especially at this price point, be looking at a 3200MHz kit with CL of 14-14-14-34. 3000MHz with C16 is fine and all, but the better binned DIMM's with higher frequency and lower timings will serve you better especially when you get into certain things like the simultaneous workloads like streaming/gaming, or even in just your generically highly CPU intensive game situations.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/wX7CmG/gskill-flare-x-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-f4-3200c14d-16gfx
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/gT38TW/gskill-tridentz-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-f4-3200c14d-16gtzr

 

So this is entirely up to you, but that is my recommendation. against the entire cost of your system its not a huge investment to make. If you consider taking my next suggestion, you may even want to or have the financial capability of stepping up to a 32GB kit of CL 14-14-14-34 memory as well.

 

Its worth mentioning you don't need 850W, it may be smarter to buy a more efficient lower wattage unit for less money unless you're intending to SLI or something like that in the future. 600-650W is all you need.

 

Also, if you are going to be overclocking (which in a system like this and talk of a custom loop, I sure hope you are) then you should absolutely get an R7 1700 rather than an 1800x and save yourself a couple hundred dollars. they are exactly the same in every way, except that the 1800x is a slightly better binned version of the 1700, which gives it the ability to hit higher stock frequencies at the same/similar voltage. When you start talking about overclocking, especially when it comes to Ryzen, almost all Ryzen CPU's (regardless of SKU) top out at around 4.0GHz. At best, once you manually overclock and throw in a custom loop, the final OC of a 1800x and a 1700x is probably going to be almost nothing.... 100MHz at the very most for most people. The big difference will be the voltage/heat required to get those clocks, but since you're going to have the cooling potential of a custom loop, the small heat/voltage differential between a 1700 and 1800x will be largely irrelevant. Save yourself the couple hundred AUD and get a R7 1700... use the saved money to upgrade your RAM timings as suggested above... maybe even upgrade to 32GB if you wish.


Lastly, is, why are you getting that EVGA 1080ti? if you're doing a custom loop, that GPU doesn't have a reference PCB, so finding a block is going to be more difficult and if you aren't doing a custom loop, a STRIX card would better match your Asus AURA build, as well as motherboard aesthetics. ALso, the "black edition" cards from EVGA are inferior to their other lines, and you could get an SC2 card for the exact same price. The available, non-reference, 1080ti blocks from EKWB are for the EVGA FTW3 cards, Gigabyte AUROS cards, MSI cards, and Asus STRIX cards.... so you need to get a reference PCB card (like with what comes on the Founders Edition) or one of those aforementioned cards.

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-ti-ftw3-acetal-nickel

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-ti-aorus-nickel-acetal

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc-1080-gtx-ti-strix-acetal-nickel

 

They are all great cards so you could get whatever you want. If you're getting one of those Fluid Gaming aluminum kits, you will NEED to get a reference PCB card for it to be compatible. EK has a list of compatible GPU's available to you for that if you need it.

[Basilisk Gaming]

The main reason I was going to go with the EVGA card is that removing the stock heat sync doesn't void the warranty, as far as I am aware if you do that with any other brand of GPU it does void the warranty. (I was looking at cooling the GPU) Anyway thanks for the advice, I have decided to change a few things so I'll link the new build in this post.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/tmw8NN

I am also going to replace ASUS Crosshair Hero with the Crosshair VI Extreme when it is released in Australia. I'll link it below.

https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-EXTREME/

Again thanks so much for the advice.

Basilisk