New (first) rig

[myselfolli]

Hey guys!

 

I am in the process of planning my very first buid, I've been gaming on my craptop for waaaay too long now. And I wanna go kinda overkil. Here's what I've got so far:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k

Mobo:  ASrock Z170 Extreme 4

GPU: ASUS Geforce GTX 1080 STRIX OC Edition

RAM: HyperX Fury 16 GB DDR4

Case: either the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX or the NZXT h440 (depends on wether or not I want to implement water cooling later)

Storage 1: Samsung 950 Pro 256 GB m.2 SSD

Storage 2: Samsung 850 Evo 512 GB SATA SSD (already on hand)

Fans: bequiet! silent wings 3 (amount & size depend on which case I end up choosing)

 

I'm not really sure on what PSU to choose, I want to keep some headroom since I am considering to add a second 1080 later on...

 

Costs this far: about 1612 € plus whatever case, psu and fans end up costing

 

As for peripherals: I have a mouse and keyboard, I can get the OS for free. I still need a (4k) Monitor though.

 

Sooooooooooo. Any suggestions or improvements? Did I miss anything? I am open for feedback

[SeanAngelo]

1 minute ago, myselfolli said:

Hey guys!

 

I am in the process of planning my very first buid, I've been gaming on my craptop for waaaay too long now. And I wanna go kinda overkil. Here's what I've got so far:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k

Mobo:  ASrock Z170 Extreme 4

GPU: ASUS Geforce GTX 1080 STRIX OC Edition

RAM: HyperX Fury 16 GB DDR4

Case: either the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX or the NZXT h440 (depends on wether or not I want to implement water cooling later)

Storage 1: Samsung 950 Pro 256 GB m.2 SSD

Storage 2: Samsung 850 Evo 512 GB SATA SSD (already on hand)

Fans: bequiet! silent wings 3 (amount & size depend on which case I end up choosing)

 

I'm not really sure on what PSU to choose, I want to keep some headroom since I am considering to add a second 1080 later on...

 

Costs this far: about 1612 € plus whatever case, psu and fans end up costing

 

As for peripherals: I have a mouse and keyboard, I can get the OS for free. I still need a (4k) Monitor though.

 

Sooooooooooo. Any suggestions or improvements? Did I miss anything? I am open for feedback

I would go for a 750W, it should be enough wattage if you're planning on SLI. EVGA G2/GS are fine

and ditch the 4k monitor, get a 27 inch 1440p monitor instead.

[Zangashtu]

I'm glad you said that you want to go overkill, because that I7 is definitely overkill for gaming, an i5 6600k would be more than enough, but if you want it you crack on  

A good quality PSU vendor would be IMO Corsair or EVGA, they're mostly all the same size to keep things easy for us buyers.

Don't go overkill for the PSU unless it's an 80 plus gold or higher rating.

[VerticalDiscussions]

Hey its looking pretty good :P. Maybe get a 800-950W power supply from Corsair or Silverstone.

[myselfolli]

Just now, SeanAngelo said:

I would go for a 750W, it should be enough wattage if you're planning on SLI. EVGA G2/GS are fine

and ditch the 4k monitor, get a 27 inch 1440p monitor instead.

Why would I ditch the 4k Monitor if I am planning to go with (maybe even two) 1080s?

[rn8686]

4 minutes ago, myselfolli said:

Hey guys!

 

I am in the process of planning my very first buid, I've been gaming on my craptop for waaaay too long now. And I wanna go kinda overkil. Here's what I've got so far:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k

Mobo:  ASrock Z170 Extreme 4

GPU: ASUS Geforce GTX 1080 STRIX OC Edition

RAM: HyperX Fury 16 GB DDR4

Case: either the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX or the NZXT h440 (depends on wether or not I want to implement water cooling later)

Storage 1: Samsung 950 Pro 256 GB m.2 SSD

Storage 2: Samsung 850 Evo 512 GB SATA SSD (already on hand)

Fans: bequiet! silent wings 3 (amount & size depend on which case I end up choosing)

 

I'm not really sure on what PSU to choose, I want to keep some headroom since I am considering to add a second 1080 later on...

 

Costs this far: about 1612 € plus whatever case, psu and fans end up costing

 

As for peripherals: I have a mouse and keyboard, I can get the OS for free. I still need a (4k) Monitor though.

 

Sooooooooooo. Any suggestions or improvements? Did I miss anything? I am open for feedback

For a PSU, I recommend the EVGA 750W G2 (550W if you decide not to SLI). 

[SeanAngelo]

Just now, myselfolli said:

Why would I ditch the 4k Monitor if I am planning to go with (maybe even two) 1080s?

well you could have a 4k monitor and 1440p monitor in the future

[VerticalDiscussions]

1 minute ago, Zangashtu said:

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Actually, the I7-6700K could be a bottleneck for sli 1080's... depending on the resolution ofc and given its 4K then maybe not a noticeable one. Pascal is surely a lightning beetch.

[myselfolli]

Just now, SeanAngelo said:

well you could have a 4k monitor and 1440p monitor in the future

True, thanks for the input. It would mean gaming on my new machine sooner ^^

[myselfolli]

1 minute ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Actually, the I7-6700K could be a bottleneck for sli 1080's... depending on the resolution ofc and given its 4K then maybe not a noticeable one. Pascal is surely a lightning beetch.

I've never heard about an i7-6700k being a bottleneck for anything ^^

 

What processor would you suggest?

[SeanAngelo]

Just now, myselfolli said:

True, thanks for the input. It would mean gaming on my new machine sooner ^^

yeah exactly. and the fps you'll be getting on 4k will be decent but still not 60fps... i'd rather have more fps and a lower resolution.

[myselfolli]

Just now, SeanAngelo said:

yeah exactly. and the fps you'll be getting on 4k will be decent but still not 60fps... i'd rather have more fps and a lower resolution.

I can always crank down the settings until I can afford a second 1080. Two of them should be able to hit 60 fps on 4k, shouldn't they?

[VerticalDiscussions]

2 minutes ago, myselfolli said:

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Honestly, if you overclock the I7-6700K to maybe 4,6-4,8Ghz, there shouldnt be much of a worry (Pascal has some serious clock speeds tough, especially if you want to overclock them even further). Getting something like a 6900K or 6850K probably would not be worth the trouble of getting them pretty high clock speeds, since theyr base clocks start under 4Ghz.

[myselfolli]

EDIT: I forgot the CPU cooler, I do want to overclock the i7. I was thinking of a bequiet Dark Rock Pro 3. So add another 80€ to the costs

[SeanAngelo]

1 minute ago, myselfolli said:

I can always crank down the settings until I can afford a second 1080. Two of them should be able to hit 60 fps on 4k, shouldn't they?

definitely more than 60+fps on most games.

[Chewique]

1 minute ago, SeanAngelo said:

definitely more than 60+fps on most games.

Surely 1 titan XP would be better than 2 1080s?

[Manage My Cables]

11 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

I would go for a 750W, it should be enough wattage if you're planning on SLI. EVGA G2/GS are fine

and ditch the 4k monitor, get a 27 inch 1440p monitor instead.

Ditch the 4k monitor lol 

[SeanAngelo]

Just now, Chewique said:

Surely 1 titan XP would be better than 2 1080s?

not worth the money imho. i'd rather go 2 1080s than a Titan XP

[Chewique]

Just now, SeanAngelo said:

not worth the money imho. i'd rather go 2 1080s than a Titan XP

Oh fair enough

[myselfolli]

3 minutes ago, Manage My Cables said:

Ditch the 4k monitor lol 

If you could tell us why

[Manage My Cables]

1 minute ago, myselfolli said:

If you could tell us why

Keep the 4k monitor gaming at 4k is bloody great. 

[SeanAngelo]

3 minutes ago, myselfolli said:

If you could tell us why

 

1 minute ago, Manage My Cables said:

Keep the 4k monitor gaming at 4k is bloody great. 

the thing is, a 4k monitor would be good. but it depends on the games he'll be playing, a 1080 will still struggle on some games at 4k... 1440p would be better until he can get a 2nd 1080.

[Manage My Cables]

2 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

 

the thing is, a 4k monitor would be good. but it depends on the games he'll be playing, a 1080 will still struggle on some games at 4k... 1440p would be better until he can get a 2nd 1080.

lmao i'm going to pretend I didn't read that.

[Manage My Cables]

2 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

 

the thing is, a 4k monitor would be good. but it depends on the games he'll be playing, a 1080 will still struggle on some games at 4k... 1440p would be better until he can get a 2nd 1080.

lmao i'm going to pretend I didn't read that.

[Chewique]

3 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

 

the thing is, a 4k monitor would be good. but it depends on the games he'll be playing, a 1080 will still struggle on some games at 4k... 1440p would be better until he can get a 2nd 1080.

 

i play 4k with my 1070 sometimes and its fine!