What do you think of my current build?

[TheSuspenceful]

So, in a few months, i will be building my first computer, so i have been doing research and have decided to start planning my build. The theme is Black with Silver. What do you think of it?

CPU: Intel i7-6700k

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559&cm_re=Intel_i7-_-19-117-559-_-Product

GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 1080 SC

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487244&cm_re=geforce_gtx_1080-_-14-487-244-_-Product

RAM: Dominator Platinum DDR4 (2x16) 32GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233885&cm_re=dominator_platinum-_-20-233-885-_-Product#close

MOBO: MSI Z170A SLI Plus

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130900&cm_re=MSI_Z170A-_-13-130-900-_-Product

SSD: Samsung 950 Pro M.2 256GB SSD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147466

OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416892&cm_re=Windows_10-_-32-416-892-_-Product

Case: Corsair Carbide 400c

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139072&cm_re=Corsair_400c-_-11-139-072-_-Product

PSU: Corsair CX750M

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051&cm_re=CX750-_-17-139-051-_-Product

CPU Cooler: Corsair H90 Liquid Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1K645V7641&cm_re=Corsair_H90-_-9SIA1K645V7641-_-Product

 

The build costs around $2,000

Note: i have left lots of room for upgrading in the future with 2 RAM cards, an SLI board, and a 750 Watt power supply.

 

What do you guys think?

 

 

[CommanderAlex]

Possibly a better brand for PSU. Its ok but not the best. Go for something like EVGA. 

[TheSuspenceful]

Just now, CommanderAlex said:

Possibly a better brand for PSU. Its ok but not the best. Go for something like EVGA. 

i will definitely consider an EVGA PSU. thanks.

[HKZeroFive]

The power supply isn't what I'd say is good, so I'd change that out. I'd also change out the CPU cooler since 140mm AIOs give terrible price/performance. A higher end air cooler at a similar price would outperform it in thermals and noise levels.

 

I'd also invest an extra $15 for the regular 2.5" Samsung 850 EVO 250GB.

[W-L]

As mentioned changing the PSU is a good idea, as for the H90 if your planning on overclocking and such go for something like a dual 120mm or 140mm cooler.

 

 

-Moved to New Builds and Planning- 

[SnowyMus]

It's a pretty solid build, especially if you have a need for 32 GB of RAM. My only complaint is the power supply - while it's not a bad PSU at all, it's a cheap power supply meant for entry-level builds.

 

If you want to stick with Corsair, get their RMi power supply ($129.79). You could get an equivalent EVGA 750 W G2 ($111.70), as well. Both of these power supplies also are 80+ gold certified, so you can get a very small savings on your power bill.

[TheSuspenceful]

5 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

The power supply isn't what I'd say is good, so I'd change that out. I'd also change out the CPU cooler since 140mm AIOs give terrible price/performance. A higher end air cooler at a similar price would outperform it in thermals and noise levels.

 

I'd also invest an extra $15 for the regular 2.5" Samsung 850 EVO 250GB.

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive. do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

[CommanderAlex]

1 minute ago, TheSuspenceful said:

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive, do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

M.2 is suppose to be faster than SATA SSD. 

[SnowyMus]

7 minutes ago, TheSuspenceful said:

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive, do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

There's nothing wrong with 120 GB if you don't plan on using more than 120 GB. You'll want to make a few tweaks, such as moving your downloads folder to the larger drive so you don't fill up the smaller one.

 

M.2 is faster in that there is more bandwidth in a PCIe interface compared to a SATA 6 Gbps interface, so your SSD isn't bottlenecked by the interface.

[rattacko123]

3 minutes ago, TheSuspenceful said:

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive. do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

Programs that need C:\program files might not have enough space on 120GB

[ARikozuM]

3 minutes ago, TheSuspenceful said:

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive. do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

M.2 is only faster than a SATA SSD if the M.2 is coded and pinned to utilize PCIe lanes.

1 minute ago, CommanderAlex said:

M.2 is suppose to be faster than SATA SSD. 

M.2 is only faster than a SATA SSD if the M.2 is coded and pinned to utilize PCIe lanes.

[W-L]

3 minutes ago, TheSuspenceful said:

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive. do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

1 minute ago, CommanderAlex said:

M.2 is suppose to be faster than SATA SSD. 

The unit you selected is not faster as it's based on a controller for a sata SSD, it's only 540MB/s read and 500MB/s write so the same speeds as a regular Sata based SSD, unless you get something like the 950 Pro or Hyper X preadtor those have higher reads and write which can take advantage of the M.2 interface. 

 

[HKZeroFive]

6 minutes ago, TheSuspenceful said:

i decided on the M.2 120GB as just a Boot drive, do i need the extra storage, and isn't M.2 faster?

It's faster if it's PCIe based but it only really matters what you're using it for.

 

In things that require read/writes to be sustained, absolutely. As an OS? Not going to notice the difference.

[SnowyMus]

4 minutes ago, rattacko123 said:

Programs that need C:\program files might not have enough space on 120GB

I've been using a 120 GB SSD for the main drive for nearly a year without coming close to filling it, so this really isn't an issue for me, though it ultimately depends on how much you install and where you choose to install files. The best way to gauge this is to see how much you normally use.

[TheSuspenceful]

 

19 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

I've been using a 120 GB SSD for the main drive for nearly a year without coming close to filling it, so this really isn't an issue for me, though it ultimately depends on how much you install and where you choose to install files. The best way to gauge this is to see how much you normally use.

 

19 minutes ago, W-L said:

The unit you selected is not faster as it's based on a controller for a sata SSD, it's only 540MB/s read and 500MB/s write so the same speeds as a regular Sata based SSD, unless you get something like the 950 Pro or Hyper X preadtor those have higher reads and write which can take advantage of the M.2 interface. 

 

I have decided to go with a single 256GB 950 PRO, considering that i have never once filled a Hard Drive past 120GB. lol

[SnowyMus]

2 minutes ago, TheSuspenceful said:

I have decided to go with a single 256GB 950 PRO, considering that i have never once filled a Hard Drive past 120GB. lol

There's nothing wrong with that. You can always buy a secondary hard drive later when you need one, which is what I do.

[TheSuspenceful]

37 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

Possibly a better brand for PSU. Its ok but not the best. Go for something like EVGA. 

recommend any EVGA PSUs?

[rattacko123]

52 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

I've been using a 120 GB SSD for the main drive for nearly a year without coming close to filling it

I have a 500GB SSD, I easily use 200GB and end up with around 300-400GB usage, probably because I have a crap tonne of videos in my video folder, and visual studio (which takes up like 40GB easy)

[TheSuspenceful]

20 minutes ago, rattacko123 said:

I have a 500GB SSD, I easily use 200GB and end up with around 300-400GB usage, probably because I have a crap tonne of videos in my video folder, and visual studio (which takes up like 40GB easy)

i might get like a 1 or 2TB HDD just to keep videos, and other big or less important files on, and use my 256GB SSD as my main drive for games and programs.

[SnowyMus]

30 minutes ago, rattacko123 said:

I have a 500GB SSD, I easily use 200GB and end up with around 300-400GB usage, probably because I have a crap tonne of videos in my video folder, and visual studio (which takes up like 40GB easy)

I use this particular PC for VMs, college work, programming, and other stuff. I have my videos, downloads, music, and Steam library on a secondary hard drive, and while I have Visual Studio installed, I still have manage to have nearly 60 GB (over 50%) remaining on the main SSD.

 

As I've said in the post you quoted, it fully depends on how you're going to use it. If you need the space, get it. If not, then don't. I don't, so I didn't.

[rattacko123]

1 hour ago, TheSuspenceful said:

recommend any EVGA PSUs?

EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold 650W or 750W