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What do you think of this build?

I'll mostly be using it for gaming and video editing.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Zmqj3C

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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wat build

Snorlax: i7 5820k @4.5ghz, Asus X99 Pro, 32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Samsung 850 evo 500gb, Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix, Corsair RM850x, NZXT H440, Hue+

Smallsnor: Huawei Matebook X

 

Canon AE-1 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens

Pentax KM w/ 55mm f/1.8 SMC lens

Zenit-E w/ 58mm f/2 Helios lens

Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm f/3.5 lens

Polaroid Spectra System

 

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Where's the build?

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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2 minutes ago, hydrogalaxy said:

I'll mostly be using it for gaming and video editing.

Sorry forgot to put in link

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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Just now, blueballs said:

don't go m.2

Why not?

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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Just now, hydrogalaxy said:

Why not?

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

Just now, hydrogalaxy said:

Why not?

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

Just now, hydrogalaxy said:

Why not?

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

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1 minute ago, blueballs said:

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

What SSD would you recommend?

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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Looks alright to me, although I might suggest a bigger SSD, and I would personally go with a 2.5" SSD instead of mSATA or M.2.

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CPU: Intel i5-750 @ 3.8GHz Motherboard: Intel DP55WG RAM: 12GB Corsair Budget 1333MHz (2x2GB+2x4GB) GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 512MB Case: Cooler Master Elite Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB PSU: Cooler Master Generic 500W (came with case) Displays: 21.5" 1080p Acer G226HQL Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB (Mx Reds) Mouse: Logitech G502 Sound: Turtle Beach X12's Operating System: Windows 10

 

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2 minutes ago, hydrogalaxy said:

What SSD would you recommend?

850 evo but 2.5 version ssd and 250gb instead of 120gb

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-Get a 2x8GB kit instead for RAM

 

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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9 minutes ago, blueballs said:

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

you can get the same performance and double your storage with a ssd

I would go m.2 purely for better cable management and aesthetics, especially at the same or better performance than a sata ssd.

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Just now, kurahk7 said:

I would go m.2 purely for better cable management and aesthetics, especially at the same or better performance than a sata ssd.

 

sure if you have all the money in the world,... even then, I will never recommend that because you can always spend a $100 somewhere else...more intelligently 

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BTW I'm running triple 1080p monitors

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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Just now, hydrogalaxy said:

BTW I'm running triple 1080p monitors

do you have a budget to work with? you could go with only 8gb of ram a 4690k and x2 gtx 980ti for around the same price

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Just now, blueballs said:

do you have a budget to work with? you could go with only 8gb of ram a 4690k and x2 gtx 980ti for around the same price

I have no set budget simply around this price range.

ps. I plan on upgrading to a single 1440p monitor.

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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good build. only thing i wouldnt buy is the m.2 and the 16 gb of ram. go get 2x8gb. and if youre super ocd etc as iam i would match my ram with the motherboard. xD but yeah, build looks good to me

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4 minutes ago, hydrogalaxy said:

I have no set budget simply around this price range.

ps. I plan on upgrading to a single 1440p monitor.

 choose your favorite case and come back here, I'll make you a good pcpartlist build, this one is "shit"

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Just now, nskceaj said:

good build. only thing i wouldnt buy is the m.2 and the 16 gb of ram. go get 2x8gb. and if youre super ocd etc as iam i would match my ram with the motherboard. xD but yeah, build looks good to me

I would match the ram but I can't find white DDR4

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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meh.

 

Nothing about this build stands out. Seems a little generic.

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2 minutes ago, blueballs said:

 choose your favorite case and come back here, I'll make you a good pcpartlist build, this one is "shit"

I already have the case that's in this build

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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Also I am set on the water cooling

My Build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700k

GPUAsus GTX 1080 Strix

MOBO: Asus Maximus XI Apex

RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

HDD(S): 2tb Seagate Firecuda, 2TB WD Black

SSD(S): 480GB Corsair MP500, 960GB Corsair Force LE, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG

COOLER: Corsair H150i Pro

MONITOR: Asus PG279Q

KEYBOARD: Kinesis Gaming Edge With MX Browns

MOUSE: Corsair Glaive RGB

HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD650

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2 hours ago, blueballs said:

sure if you have all the money in the world,... even then, I will never recommend that because you can always spend a $100 somewhere else...more intelligently 

m.2 version of the 850 evo is the same price as the 2.5" one

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