Is this pc build good for gaming?

[Darkknight456]

mobo: ASUS PRIME Z370-A

cpu: Intel Core i5-8400

gpu: MSI Gaming X gtx1080

ram: Corsair vengeance 2 x 8 ddr4 3000Mhz

Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout

psu: Corsair RM650x

1tb HDD (speed isn't important there for me)

 

Does those parts play nice together? (i think ill stick to intel as i'm used to them)

 

I want to be able to play all AAA titles at 1080p 60-80fps.

 

 

 

[bleedblue]

yes

[Komplett]

2 minutes ago, Darkknight456 said:

mobo: ASUS PRIME Z370-A

cpu: Intel Core i5-8400

gpu: MSI Gaming X gtx1080

ram: Corsair vengeance 2 x 8 ddr4 3000Mhz

Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout

psu: Corsair RM650x

1tb HDD (speed isn't important there for me)

 

Does those parts play nice together? (i think ill stick to intel as i'm used to them)

 

I want to be able to play all AAA titles at 1080p 60-80fps.

 

 

 

If youre going for a Z-series motherboard, why not a K-seriers CPU? 

And for 1080p and 1070 would easily do.

[Darkknight456]

6 minutes ago, Komplett said:

If youre going for a Z-series motherboard, why not a K-seriers CPU? 

And for 1080p and 1070 would easily do.

The K series is for overclocking what i've heard and i'm not interested in overclocking anything.

 

And sadly i already bought the GPU two months ago so i can't return it or anything.

[Komplett]

2 minutes ago, Darkknight456 said:

The K series is for overclocking what i've heard and i'm not interested in overclocking anything.

 

And sadly i already bought the GPU two months ago so i can't return it or anything.

Having the option to overclock when the PC is starting to get old is always nice. But if you dont want to overclock, there is no need for a Z-series motherboard as they are made for overclocking..

[Darkknight456]

22 minutes ago, Komplett said:

Having the option to overclock when the PC is starting to get old is always nice. But if you dont want to overclock, there is no need for a Z-series motherboard as they are made for overclocking..

Where i live there isn't much availability with components. But aslong as the Z370-A works i'll probably get that. But is the Rig good otherwise?

[bleedblue]

 

1 minute ago, Darkknight456 said:

Where i live there isn't much availability with components. But aslong as the Z370-A works i'll probably get that. But is the Rig good otherwise?

It's more than good. You could always get a 2nd hand K-skew i7 much later down the line.

[Komplett]

1 hour ago, Darkknight456 said:

Where i live there isn't much availability with components. But aslong as the Z370-A works i'll probably get that. But is the Rig good otherwise?

It will work perfectly, the whole pc will. I would get an SSD though, I always thought an HDD was enough but a fast SSD makes such a big difference, I get angry if I try to use a computer without one

[Hugsy Malone]

14 minutes ago, Komplett said:

It will work perfectly, the whole pc will. I would get an SSD though, I always though an HDD was enough but a fast SSD makes such a big difference I get angry if I try to use a computer without one

100% get an SSD in there. Even if its just a 120gb for your OS boot drive.

[seon123]

3 hours ago, Komplett said:

If youre going for a Z-series motherboard, why not a K-seriers CPU? 

And for 1080p and 1070 would easily do.

The only Coffee boards available are the Z370 ones

[mondestine]

10 hours ago, Darkknight456 said:

 

I want to be able to play all AAA titles at 1080p 60-80fps.

 

A GTX 1080 is way more than enough for 1080P - I'm using a EVGA 1070 SC on my ultrawide 34" 2560x1080 monitor (I know it's freesync... I couldn't afford to get a G-Sync monitor and wasn't going to be a big deal to me either way), and honestly even that 1070 is a bit overkill for 1080P resolution, as 1070's can work really well for 1440p (And from what I understand, the slightly larger resolution of my ultrawide doesn't really make that much of a difference in the workload on a gpu, compared to 16:9 1080p monitors).

If you're dead set on wanting to get that GTX 1080, you might want to take your monitor up to at least a 1440p resolution, since it will be a super overpowered card for a 1080p monitor.  That being said, if resolution isn't that big of a deal to you and you're perfectly content with a 1080p monitor, I'd honestly recommend you think about 1070 instead. Even a GTX 1060 6GB would work well for 1080P monitors, but a 1070 would definitely get those higher framerates you want and would give you a bit of breathing room for future generation games.

[Darkknight456]

18 hours ago, mondestine said:

A GTX 1080 is way more than enough for 1080P - I'm using a EVGA 1070 SC on my ultrawide 34" 2560x1080 monitor (I know it's freesync... I couldn't afford to get a G-Sync monitor and wasn't going to be a big deal to me either way), and honestly even that 1070 is a bit overkill for 1080P resolution, as 1070's can work really well for 1440p (And from what I understand, the slightly larger resolution of my ultrawide doesn't really make that much of a difference in the workload on a gpu, compared to 16:9 1080p monitors).

If you're dead set on wanting to get that GTX 1080, you might want to take your monitor up to at least a 1440p resolution, since it will be a super overpowered card for a 1080p monitor.  That being said, if resolution isn't that big of a deal to you and you're perfectly content with a 1080p monitor, I'd honestly recommend you think about 1070 instead. Even a GTX 1060 6GB would work well for 1080P monitors, but a 1070 would definitely get those higher framerates you want and would give you a bit of breathing room for future generation games.

Yeah i understand that but i was foolish enough to buy the card a while back without knowing it was overkill.

[mondestine]

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Yeah i understand that but i was foolish enough to buy the card a while back without knowing it was overkill

I didn't realize that you already had the card, I thought you were just writing about which card to get in the future. Sorry about that misunderstanding!