I think I have my build figured... (I think....)

[Dreamrunner18]

I have watched a lot of videos from linus and spent a lot of time spec checking back and forth on the hardware I've decided on. I was hoping I could get an idea if I managed to mess it up lol If this build isn't optimal then I'd like the feedback. I'm not on a budget. If the parts dont work I will put them aside for my brothers build.

I decided on

~Intel I7 8700k {owned}

~Gigabyte aorus gaming 7 z370 {owned}

~4x 8gb G-Skill Trident Z 3200 PC4-25600 DDR4, CAC latency-16, Timing-16-18-18-38, RGB style Model# (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR) {owned}

~Corsair HX1000i, model# (CP-9020074-NA) {owned}

~Corsair hydro series H150i Pro model# (CW-9060031-WW) {owned}

~Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, model# (GV-N208TAORUSX WB-11GC) {pending}

~2x Samsung EVO M.2 2280 500gb, PCIe Gen3. X4, NVMe 1.3, 64L V-NAND MLC, model# (MZ-V7E500BW) {pending}

~Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 

- No monitor chosen.

- Oculus Rift is my favored VR equipment.

 

This is what I came up with and have been buying it for a few months now. Is it well matched up or is it destined for a visit from the screw up fairy?

[dizmo]

They'll all work together, the PSU is drastically overkill but you already own it so that doesn't matter.

Why are you getting 2 500GB drives? It's better to get a single 1TB.

 

Welcome to the forum.

[Dreamrunner18]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

They'll all work together, the PSU is drastically overkill but you already own it so that doesn't matter.

Why are you getting 2 500GB drives? It's better to get a single 1TB.

 

Welcome to the forum.

I tried my best to do the math for power consumption vs efficiency vs overhead. I just decided to play it safe and get a 1,000 watt. I would rather have more overhead power than underpowered. As to the 2 drives. At first it was to save initial upfront cost per component but I will look into a larger size drive instead of two smaller ones. 

[Ravendarat]

I was gonna say the same thing about hd, I just built my computer and was gonna do the same thing till I came on here and it was explained to me why to do one, so that’s the route I went, same with ram, I woulda done 2x16 instead of 4x8 but since you already have it may as well use it 

[Dreamrunner18]

Just now, Dreamrunner18 said:

I tried my best to do the math for power consumption vs efficiency vs overhead. I just decided to play it safe and get a 1,000 watt. I would rather have more overhead power than underpowered. As to the 2 drives. At first it was to save initial upfront cost per component but I will look into a larger size drive instead of two smaller ones. 

I've updated my post with things I forgot to say initially. Maybe I could use that power supply in my brother's build. He wants to build a crazy overclocking setup and I would like to get him there.

[Dreamrunner18]

9 minutes ago, Ravendarat said:

I was gonna say the same thing about hd, I just built my computer and was gonna do the same thing till I came on here and it was explained to me why to do one, so that’s the route I went, same with ram, I woulda done 2x16 instead of 4x8 but since you already have it may as well use it 

Why 2x 16 and not 4x8? Does spreading the data load across 4x not matter anymore for speed and accuracy? 

[Dreamrunner18]

Just now, Dreamrunner18 said:

Why 2x 16 and 4x 8? Does spreading the data load across 4x not matter anymore for speed and accuracy? 

Oh my lol I mistyped big time. I meant 4x 16gb

[Ravendarat]

Ahhhh that makes more sense now, carry on llol

[Dreamrunner18]

Just now, Ravendarat said:

Ahhhh that makes more sense now, carry on llol

Okay I'm getting confused and being dumb here. I typed it up wrong and then typed it even more so wrong when I fixed it. Those are a 2x8gb set to make 16gb and I bought two of them to end up with 32gb. Sorry everyone.

[Ravendarat]

Ok so how it was explained to me is that 2x16 was actually more efficient than 4x8, but I have seen it argued both ways on here so it seems as though there isn’t a clear consensus, I did 2x16 because I plan on adding another 2x16 kit at some point but in reality either way will probably be fine

[Dreamrunner18]

Just now, Ravendarat said:

Ok so how it was explained to me is that 2x16 was actually more efficient than 4x8, but I have seen it argued both ways on here so it seems as though there isn’t a clear consensus, I did 2x16 because I plan on adding another 2x16 kit at some point but in reality either way will probably be fine

If my timing and latency are good matches for the (mb + CPU) and I set the ram speed in the bios then the 4x8gb should work good when doing VR and multiple game server hosting together right? I didn't plan to do minor if any OC on this build.

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, Dreamrunner18 said:

I tried my best to do the math for power consumption vs efficiency vs overhead. I just decided to play it safe and get a 1,000 watt. I would rather have more overhead power than underpowered. As to the 2 drives. At first it was to save initial upfront cost per component but I will look into a larger size drive instead of two smaller ones. 

The larger drive will not only last longer, it'll have better performance. I don't think you'd really be saving that much money by going with two smaller ones.

The difference in efficiency when you're in the sweet spot and outside of it is super minimal. Your system will probably draw 450 watts from the wall under load.