Motherboard advice needed, Last time

[cso]

Ok so I've gotten a lot of information from you beautiful people, so with the info that you've gaven me I've come to the conclusion that this is the best motherboard for my current components.
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-CrossFire-Motherboard-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07F26CNH5/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=TXZAWJDKCBUI&keywords=z270%2Bmotherboard&qid=1562007116&s=gateway&sprefix=z2%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1-spons&th=1
 

And if you don't want to click the link, this is a MSI Pro Series Intel Z270-A Crossfire ATX motherboard.

 

My current specs that this motherboard needs to be compatible with is:

Core i7-7700k 3.60GHz

MSI GTX 1060 3gb

16GB of DDR4 Ram

 

And the specs I wish to upgrade to in the near future:

(Same CPU)

RTX 2060 or GTX 1070ti

64gb Corsair Vengeance RGB (this should work)

and Corsair H60 Liquid cooler

 

Thank you for all your help and this is by far my new favorite website

 

[Lord Mirdalan]

9 minutes ago, cso said:

 

this is by far my new favorite website

 

Ditto. By a mile.

[cso]

4 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

Ditto. By a mile.

Thank you for your super helpful input!

[pizapower]

And it's all free. The best things in life are free.

[Lord Mirdalan]

4 minutes ago, cso said:

Thank you for your super helpful input!

No problem.

 

You didn't ask a question, so... *shrug*

[cso]

1 minute ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

No problem.

 

You didn't ask a question, so... *shrug*

omg you're right sorry, I was asking if all of that was compatable, sorry I wasn't paying atteintion

[Lord Mirdalan]

5 minutes ago, cso said:

omg you're right sorry, I was asking if all of that was compatible, sorry I wasn't paying attention

No worries. It looks good, except the CPU cooler. It'll work, but I'd choose a good air cooler over a 120mm AIO.

 

Similar price, better fan:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835608041?Description=socket 1151 CPU cooler&cm_re=socket_1151_CPU_cooler-_-35-608-041-_-Product

 

Or, the super-overkill option:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835608045?Description=socket 1151 CPU cooler&cm_re=socket_1151_CPU_cooler-_-35-608-045-_-Product

 

But if you have your heart set on liquid cooling, go for 240mm or larger IMO.

 

Edit: 64GB RAM? What is this machine going to be used for?

[cso]

Just now, Lord Mirdalan said:

No worries. It looks good, except the CPU cooler. It'll work, but I'd choose a good air cooler over a 120mm AIO.

 

Similar price, better fan:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835608041?Description=socket 1151 CPU cooler&cm_re=socket_1151_CPU_cooler-_-35-608-041-_-Product

 

Or, the super-overkill option:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835608045?Description=socket 1151 CPU cooler&cm_re=socket_1151_CPU_cooler-_-35-608-045-_-Product

 

But if you have your heart set on liquid cooling, go for 240mm or larger IMO.

Ok thank you so much, you're a huge help

[cso]

15 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

No worries. It looks good, except the CPU cooler. It'll work, but I'd choose a good air cooler over a 120mm AIO.

 

Similar price, better fan:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835608041?Description=socket 1151 CPU cooler&cm_re=socket_1151_CPU_cooler-_-35-608-041-_-Product

 

Or, the super-overkill option:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835608045?Description=socket 1151 CPU cooler&cm_re=socket_1151_CPU_cooler-_-35-608-045-_-Product

 

But if you have your heart set on liquid cooling, go for 240mm or larger IMO.

 

Edit: 64GB RAM? What is this machine going to be used for?

So the motherboard will work with all of the components listed right? like the i7-7700k and GTX 1060, and be compatable with a near future upgrade of 64gb of ram and RTX 2060 or GTX 1070ti?

[Lord Mirdalan]

7 minutes ago, cso said:

So the motherboard will work with all of the components listed right? like the i7-7700k and GTX 1060, and be compatable with a near future upgrade of 64gb of ram and RTX 2060 or GTX 1070ti?

Yes, those are all compatible. The component in question is your power supply - what are you currently running?

[cso]

Just now, Lord Mirdalan said:

Yes, those are all compatible. The component in question is your power supply - what are you currently running?

im not sure as this was originally a pre-built, probably some generic thing but I don't know how to see the wattage

[Lord Mirdalan]

1 minute ago, cso said:

im not sure as this was originally a pre-built, probably some generic thing but I don't know how to see the wattage

Should say on the label. If it's a prebuilt system, you should be able to see it by opening the side panel.

 

Wattage isn't your only concern, you'll also need the appropriate PCIe power connectors.

 

 

Both  the RTX 2060 and GTX 1070ti need a single 8-pin PCIe power connector. Looks like this:

 

 

[star_pilot475]

3 minutes ago, cso said:

im not sure as this was originally a pre-built, probably some generic thing but I don't know how to see the wattage

It should just be on the side of the power supply itself. Look for a sticker.

If it came with a prebuilt, it could be kinda bad, depends on what kinda prebuilt we're talking about.

[cso]

1 minute ago, star_pilot475 said:

It should just be on the side of the power supply itself. Look for a sticker.

If it came with a prebuilt, it could be kinda bad, depends on what kinda prebuilt we're talking about.

heres the exact prebuilt im talking about https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-geek-squad-certified-refurbished-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-120gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-gray-black/6290375.p?skuId=6290375
 

And im currently looking for the connector, and I do not see a label on the side so ill have to take it appart, and all I see is two 6-pin connectors and a 2pin 

[cso]

3 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

Should say on the label. If it's a prebuilt system, you should be able to see it by opening the side panel.

 

Wattage isn't your only concern, you'll also need the appropriate PCIe power connectors.

 

 

Both  the RTX 2060 and GTX 1070ti need a single 8-pin PCIe power connector. Looks like this:

 

 

the 2 pin and 6 pin that are free and dangling look like the go together/ are meant to be hooked together, is that when I would need?

[Lord Mirdalan]

2 minutes ago, cso said:

the 2 pin and 6 pin that are free and dangling look like the go together/ are meant to be hooked together, is that when I would need?

Yes! Hence the nomenclature 6+2 pin power connector. You just squidge them together, and it's off to the races!

 

How about the wattage?

 

Edit: Like this, right?

[star_pilot475]

3 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

How about the wattage?

I dug through the internet, looks like the model he’s got has a 500W PSU. Couldn’t find any other specs than that. 

[Lord Mirdalan]

3 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

I dug through the internet, looks like the model he’s got has a 500W PSU. Couldn’t find any other specs than that. 

If that's the case, should be fine for 7700K + RTX 2060.

 

Wouldn't hurt to check, though. *Cough* OP *Cough*

[star_pilot475]

Just now, Lord Mirdalan said:

If that's the case, should be fine for 7700K + RTX 2060.

 

Wouldn't hurt to check, though. *Cough* OP *Cough*

Yep... @cso we could use some help there.

 

One thing tho is that the prebuilt link he put up brings up a system with a locked 7700...I wonder if OP knows this or if he upgraded to a 7700K? @Lord Mirdalan

[cso]

9 minutes ago, Lord Mirdalan said:

Yes! Hence the nomenclature 6+2 pin power connector. You just squidge them together, and it's off to the races!

 

How about the wattage?

 

Edit: Like this, right?

yes just like that, and it is indeed the same case I have, and I felt like it would have been a 500w power supply because it allows OC'ing, and if it isn't powerful enough I can always buy a new PSU when I do upgrade GPU's

[Lord Mirdalan]

1 minute ago, star_pilot475 said:

One thing tho is that the prebuilt link he put up brings up a system with a locked 7700...I wonder if OP knows this or if he upgraded to a 7700K? @Lord Mirdalan

Good point. Didn't catch that myself.

[cso]

1 minute ago, star_pilot475 said:

Yep... @cso we could use some help there.

 

One thing tho is that the prebuilt link he put up brings up a system with a locked 7700...I wonder if OP knows this or if he upgraded to a 7700K? @Lord Mirdalan

Well ok so heres the deal, im new to hardware (im a software developer and pentester)  so I don't know too much about hardware, so what I could find out is that 7700 non-k's couldn't be overclocked, but 7700k's can, and mine is overclockable, so I got confused and yeah

[Lord Mirdalan]

Just now, cso said:

Well ok so heres the deal, im new to hardware (im a software developer and pentester)  so I don't know too much about hardware, so what I could find out is that 7700 non-k's couldn't be overclocked, but 7700k's can, and mine is overclockable, so I got confused and yeah

So is it a K chip in the end?

[cso]

Just now, cso said:

Well ok so heres the deal, im new to hardware (im a software developer and pentester)  so I don't know too much about hardware, so what I could find out is that 7700 non-k's couldn't be overclocked, but 7700k's can, and mine is overclockable, so I got confused and yeah

But yes, it doesn't say 7700K, just says 7700 but I thought that it was a 7700k due to the overclocking feature in the bios, so sorry about that confusion

[cso]

Just now, Lord Mirdalan said:

So is it a K chip in the end?

tbh idk anymore lmao, it doesn't say K but its overclockable