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TLOUFoREVer

Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Gaming Case

MOBO: ASUS Prime Z370-P

CPU: Intel 6 Core I7 8700 (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400MHz (2X8GB)

OS Drive: 256GB Intel 760p M2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Secondary Storage: 2TB Seagate BarraCuda 7200RPM SATA III 3.5"  6GB/S 64/MB Cache HDD

PSU: Corsair 450W VS Series VS450 PSU

CPU Cooling: PCS FrostFlow 100 Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Networking: Wireless 802.11n 300Mbps/ 2.4GHz PCI-E Card

 

Also what are your thoughts on the PC?

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It will probably work fine if you aren't overclocking, but I'd be tempted to go for a higher rated PSU if it were me.

 

Have you looked around to see if you can find a 1070 Ti for a similar price?  Its quite a bit faster (especially overclocked) if you can.

 

I would get something 802.11ac for WiFi, 2.4Ghz is really slow by todays standards and prone to tons of interference.  I get 30Mbit on a good day, 1Mbit on a bad one.  On 802.11ac however I consistently get 300Mbit in the same room and if my router wasn't getting a bit old I should get twice that.

Router:  Intel N100 (pfSense) WiFi6: Zyxel NWA210AX (1.7Gbit peak at 160Mhz)
WiFi5: Ubiquiti NanoHD OpenWRT (~500Mbit at 80Mhz) Switches: Netgear MS510TXUP, MS510TXPP, GS110EMX
ISPs: Zen Full Fibre 900 (~930Mbit down, 115Mbit up) + Three 5G (~800Mbit down, 115Mbit up)
Upgrading Laptop/Desktop CNVIo WiFi 5 cards to PCIe WiFi6e/7

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Without knowing what you'll use it for, it's hard to say too much. 

 

Instead of getting an expensive case, and compromising a lot other places, get a cheaper case and decent parts for the rest of the PC. 

Faster RAM will improve the performance. The brand won't. 

Using an NVMe drive as a boot drive is a waste of money. For the boot drive, use a cheaper, but good, SATA based SSD. 

Swap the PSU for a decent one. Focus 450W, Formula 450W, Whisper M 450W, Straight Power 11 450W, RM550x 2018, RM550x, as a few examples. 

Don't know the price of the cooler, but if the M9i or Pure Rock Slim cost less, get one of those. 

Instead of WiFi, use ethernet or a powerline system. 

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4 minutes ago, Vx0x said:

Get a better psu. Like an EVGA gq or a Corsair TX series or something similar

 

I thought a better PSU would be a good idea,  Thank you!

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2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Without knowing what you'll use it for, it's hard to say too much. 

 

Instead of getting an expensive case, and compromising a lot other places, get a cheaper case and decent parts for the rest of the PC. 

Faster RAM will improve the performance. The brand won't. 

Using an NVMe drive as a boot drive is a waste of money. For the boot drive, use a cheaper, but good, SATA based SSD. 

Swap the PSU for a decent one. Focus 450W, Formula 450W, Whisper M 450W, Straight Power 11 450W, RM550x 2018, RM550x, as a few examples. 

Don't know the price of the cooler, but if the M9i or Pure Rock Slim cost less, get one of those. 

Instead of WiFi, use ethernet or a powerline system. 

Thank you! I'll be using it for gaming

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7 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

It will probably work fine if you aren't overclocking, but I'd be tempted to go for a higher rated PSU if it were me.

 

I would get something 802.11ac for WiFi, 2.4Ghz is really slow by todays standards and prone to tons of interference.

Got ya, Thank you!

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Just now, TLOUFoREVer said:

Thank you! I'll be using it for gaming

For just gaming? 

Then drop the NVMe drive all together, and drop the CPU to the 8400. Upgrade the GPU to the 1070 Ti. Alternatively the 1080, which performs ~5% better than the 1070 Ti. You'll have to do the maths yourself to figure out if it's worth it over the 1070 Ti (as in literally finding out if the price/performance gets better). 

For the 8400, the stock cooler should be fine. You can add a better cooler later, if you find it to be too annoying. 

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10 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

I would get something 802.11ac for WiFi, 2.4Ghz is really slow by todays standards and prone to tons of interference.

Good thought, but might be worthless if their router doesn't support 801.11ac or 5ghz band. You should check what your router is compatible with first. Also 5ghz has its own issues such as poor penetration/deflection and range.

 

16 minutes ago, TLOUFoREVer said:

MOBO: ASUS Prime Z370-P

CPU: Intel 6 Core I7 8700 (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache

Z370 motherboards are for overclocking. The non 'k' i7 8700 is not overclockable, so a Z370 motherboard may not be required. It will still work regardless, but you may just be spending more than you need to for features you can't use if you're not buying an overclockable 'k' series CPU. Either pair the i7 8700 with a less expensive Intel H370/B360 motherboard, or pair the Z370 motherboard with an overclockable 8600k or 8700k CPU.

 

And @seon123 has already beat me to the rest. Everything he's mentioned is good advice.

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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Also consider if the RTX 2070 might be in your price range.  If so, might be better waiting to see how it performs in real-world tests before spending any money.

Router:  Intel N100 (pfSense) WiFi6: Zyxel NWA210AX (1.7Gbit peak at 160Mhz)
WiFi5: Ubiquiti NanoHD OpenWRT (~500Mbit at 80Mhz) Switches: Netgear MS510TXUP, MS510TXPP, GS110EMX
ISPs: Zen Full Fibre 900 (~930Mbit down, 115Mbit up) + Three 5G (~800Mbit down, 115Mbit up)
Upgrading Laptop/Desktop CNVIo WiFi 5 cards to PCIe WiFi6e/7

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Would this be better?

 

Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake CPU, 6 Cores, 2.8 - 3.8GHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Graphics Card
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-04 Tempered Glass Case - Black / Red
CPU Cooler: Chillblast Centurion Direct Contact CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste: Standard Thermal Paste
Motherboard: ASUS Z370-P Motherboard
Memory: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz Memory (2 x 8GB Sticks)
SSD: 250GB SK hynix SL308 Solid State Drive
Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB 7200RPM Hard Disk
Power Supply: Corsair CX650 80 PLUS Bronze 650W PSU
Sound Card: Onboard High Definition Audio

Wireless Network: 802.11n WiFi and LAN 10/100/1000 Gigabit ethernet 

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

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