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[CJsGamings]

Hi All Looking For Opinions On My Build

 

CPU - i7 7700K @ 4900Mhz

RAM - 16GB DDR4 T-Force Night Hawk RGB (3000 mhz dual channel)

GPU - GTX 1080 Founders Edition (2025 mhz gpu / 4201 mhz mem)

Mobo - Asus ROG Strix H270F

SSD - Samsung 970 Evo 250GB Nvme (behind thermalright cooler)

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 rpm

PSU - Thermaltake Smart SE 730 W (87%)

Cooler - Raijintek Triton 240mm AIO

Case - Fractal Refine R4

 

Thanks

 

 

[minibois]

Just now, CJColl86 said:

Hi All Looking For Opinions On My Build

Spoiler

CPU - i7 7700K @ 4900Mhz

RAM - 16GB DDR4 T-Force Night Hawk RGB (3000 mhz dual channel)

GPU - GTX 1080 Founders Edition (2025 mhz gpu / 4201 mhz mem)

Mobo - Asus ROG Strix H270F

SSD - Samsung 970 Evo 250GB Nvme (behind thermalright coller)

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 rpm

PSU - Thermaltake Smart SE 730 W (87%)

Cooler - Raijintek Triton 240mm AIO

Case - Fractal Refine R4

It feels kind of like a mistmatched computer, with some parts quite aesthetic and other parts not so much.

Nice cable management though.. Assuming it looks as good as this on the back  

[Fasauceome]

Was this built recently?

 

It's certainly powerful, but depending on what country you bought that i7 in, might be terrible value 

 

Very clean and attractive build.

[Belac F]

looks clean! just out of curiosity, how did you manage to get a strix logo on a rajintek cooler?

[CJsGamings]

15 minutes ago, minibois said:

It feels kind of like a mistmatched computer, with some parts quite aesthetic and other parts not so much.

Nice cable management though.. Assuming it looks as good as this on the back  

That's what i'm looking for, power is fine for me, just trying to figure out what to do to it to make it look even nicer, i like it but there's always more

Btw All correctly tied up at the back

 

14 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Was this built recently?

 

It's certainly powerful, but depending on what country you bought that i7 in, might be terrible value 

 

Very clean and attractive build.

Built it early last year, i did pay £345 for the cpu (that was back then)

 

Thank you, i like it

 

Just now, Belac F said:

looks clean! just out of curiosity, how did you manage to get a strix logo on a rajintek cooler?

Thank you It was a sticker pack that came with the mobo i just trimmed it for the cooler

[5x5]

That power supply is very very poor quality. I would strongly suggest replacing it. The SMART SE models lack crucial protections and have horrid build quality.

[CJsGamings]

Just now, 5x5 said:

That power supply is very very poor quality. I would strongly suggest replacing it. The SMART SE models lack crucial protections and have horrid build quality.

Thanks for letting me know

What would you recommend around the same wattage ?

[dizmo]

6/10

 

 

[5x5]

Just now, CJColl86 said:

Thanks for letting me know

What would you recommend around the same wattage ?

Your system barely uses 350-400W under max load. I'd say get a Corsair RMx 550W and call it a day. 750W is beyond overkill and damn near double what your system uses.

[CJsGamings]

Just now, 5x5 said:

Your system barely uses 350-400W under max load. I'd say get a Corsair RMx 550W and call it a day. 750W is beyond overkill and damn near double what your system uses.

Thanks again, this is why i came here, honest reviews and people who know

[CJsGamings]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

6/10

 

 

I know it's all personal opionions, but what would you do to it ?

[berberries]

aesthetics first

 

1. great cable management, would love to see how you managed it at the back side

2. not having a PSU shroud makes it look slightly dated, maybe consider getting a newer case with a psu shroud or custom making one out of aluminum if you have the know-how.

3. blue tubing/fluid looks a little out of place. clear, black or white will look better. you can use custom sleeving if you cant change out the tubing.

4. tubes are crossed, crossed soft tubing makes builds look kinda thrown together.

5. you can use custom sleeved cable extensions to make the cables fit your white case a little better.

 

parts

1. psu is horrendous, will link PSU Tier list below, get at least a Tier B and above. If possible a Tier A like a Corsair RM550x

2. 7700k on a H270 board? maybe get a Z270 so you can OC it a little and squeeze abit more performance

 

 

 

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, CJColl86 said:

I know it's all personal opionions, but what would you do to it ?

• Better motherboard that can actually make use of the CPU
• Case with a basement
• Better PSU
• 1TB SSD
• Ditch the ugly AIO

[CJsGamings]

3 minutes ago, berberries said:

aesthetics first

 

1. great cable management, would love to see how you managed it at the back side

2. not having a PSU shroud makes it look slightly dated, maybe consider getting a newer case with a psu shroud or custom making one out of aluminum if you have the know-how.

3. blue tubing/fluid looks a little out of place. clear, black or white will look better. you can use custom sleeving if you cant change out the tubing.

4. tubes are crossed, crossed soft tubing makes builds look kinda thrown together.

5. you can use custom sleeved cable extensions to make the cables fit your white case a little better.

 

parts

1. psu is horrendous, will link PSU Tier list below, get at least a Tier B and above. If possible a Tier A like a Corsair RM550x

2. 7700k on a H270 board? maybe get a Z270 so you can OC it a little and squeeze abit more performance

 

 

 

 

Thanks, white tubing is a fab idea !

You know i've only just seen the crossed tubing now you've said that

Sleeve extentions are definitely going on the list

You're the 2nd person to inform me about the psu, looking at the Corsair RM550x as we speek

Mobo i'll probably change out when i go up a couple of gens (or go amd)

 

Thanks for the psu list

[berberries]

1 minute ago, CJColl86 said:

 

Thanks, white tubing is a fab idea !

You know i've only just seen the crossed tubing now you've said that

Sleeve extentions are definitely going on the list

You're the 2nd person to inform me about the psu, looking at the Corsair RM550x as we speek

Mobo i'll probably change out when i go up a couple of gens (or go amd)

 

Thanks for the psu list

no problem, and going amd in the future is a great idea. intel price-performance makes no sense anymore.

[CJsGamings]

19 minutes ago, dizmo said:

• Better motherboard that can actually make use of the CPU
• Case with a basement
• Better PSU
• 1TB SSD
• Ditch the ugly AIO

 

Mobo i'll probably change out when i go up a couple of gens (or go amd)

2nd Person to say case with a basment (agreed it would look better)

PSU i'm looking at right now as i've been educated

I like the idea of storing more games on the m2

Gonna change the look of the AIO

 

Thanks for the input

[flaxe]

I would've gotten a non-RGB 2x8 gb 4000 mhz ram but dang, cable management done right! Linus would be proud 

[CJsGamings]

1 minute ago, Flaxe said:

I would've gotten a non-RGB 2x8 gb 4000 mhz ram but dang, cable management done right! Linus would be proud 

I've read there wasn't much point getting higher speed due to 7th gen limitation,

Thanks for the cable management appreciation

 

Btw the Doge Pringle pic is awesome

[flaxe]

1 minute ago, CJColl86 said:

I've read there wasn't much point getting higher speed due to 7th gen limitation,

Thanks for the cable management appreciation

 

Btw the Doge Pringle pic is awesome

 I've heard that about the ram speeds  too but wasn't too sure on it. And thx!

[NotSoEpicMods]

Not much to add here to all the great suggestions. One thing I also want to add that I didn't happen to see is maybe get an exhaust fan in the top or rear to get some airflow over the mobo and VRMs. While your overclock doesn't sound very aggressive(you didn't say voltages) it's still an overclock and the VRMs will thank you for a little airflow.