First PC Build: Thoughts?

cmerr · July 11, 2016

Here is the link to my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/cmerr/saved/mpjPxr

I have been planning and researching for months and I think I'm about ready to pull the trigger on building my first PC. This will be used for gaming as well as work/school where I mostly use Microsoft office applications. I want to keep it under $2,000 (including monitors, keyboard, mouse, etc). I have 2 monitors listed because I intend to use one for gaming and the second for multitasking/productivity. I have not included an SSD but plan on adding one eventually, I don't think using a HDD is a big issue for now. Does this seem like a decent build? I don't have any experience so this is solely built off Internet research. The one piece I am unsure of is the PSU, is the one listed of sufficient quality and power? I also plan on adding a second GTX 1070 in SLI eventually.

Thanks in advance for your help, I appreciate any thoughts or comments!

HKZeroFive · July 11, 2016

The EVGA NEX series are known to have subpar voltage regulation, which can put unnecessary stress on the VRMs of your GPU and motherboard. I would get a Corsair RM550x instead.

If you say you're gonna put in a SSD eventually, then the build looks fine otherwise.

saladcrack · July 11, 2016

Looks awesome. The 1070 kills 1080p gaming so if in the future you are going to have two then consider getting a 1440p monitor now and then when you have two 1070s you can go crazy.