The Desk PC Build

[BADONGO]

So, I made a post early today and some mates here in the forum helped me out.
You can check it here.

I decided to go with this build, reminding you that my budget was only 1500€ (monitor included).
I was pondering in making a water cooling loop right away but I'll buy a cheap air cooler insted untill I save money for a good loop.

Share you're opinions with me and please tell me if I'm doing anything wrong or if I should change anything in the build.

 

Thank you for your opinions.

[kelvinhall05]

Don't get an XFX psu unless you have to. Don't by 3200mhz ram unless you are using iGPU. Don't get that cheap cooler, get a Hyper 212 Evo or better if you can fit it into your budget.

[Bananasplit_00]

id get a better cooler and some bulk storage like 1TB

[Mohenjo]

4 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Don't get an XFX psu unless you have to. Don't by 3200mhz ram unless you are using iGPU. Don't get that cheap cooler, get a Hyper 212 Evo or better if you can fit it into your budget.

that power supplies OEM is seasonic. its a fantastic power supply. 

[BADONGO]

1 hour ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

id get a better cooler and some bulk storage like 1TB

I already have a 2TB external storage device. I don't need more storage.
I'll get a better cooler.

[BADONGO]

1 hour ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Don't get an XFX psu unless you have to. Don't by 3200mhz ram unless you are using iGPU. Don't get that cheap cooler, get a Hyper 212 Evo or better if you can fit it into your budget.

 

1 hour ago, Mohenjo said:

that power supplies OEM is seasonic. its a fantastic power supply. 

Should I change the PSU or not? I want a modular one because of the inside desk build...

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, BADONGO said:

 

Should I change the PSU or not? I want a modular one because of the inside desk build...

 

IDK that Seasonic was the OEM for the XFX psu, get it.

[BADONGO]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

IDK that Seasonic was the OEM for the XFX psu, get it.

Thank you!

Do you think that I could do a decent watter cooling loop with 200€?
I'd rather do that than buy a more expensive air cooler.
If not, what would be the minimum budget for a decent CPU water cooling loop?

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, BADONGO said:

Thank you!

Do you think that I could do a decent watter cooling loop with 200€?
I'd rather do that than buy a more expensive air cooler.
If not, what would be the minimum budget for a decent CPU water cooling loop?

 

Are you thinking custom or AIO. Also, could you do USD?

[BADONGO]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Are you thinking custom or AIO. Also, could you do USD?

I'm thinking custom. It's maybe around 220 USD but you can round it up to 200 USD because stuff here are a little more expensive.

[kelvinhall05]

2 minutes ago, BADONGO said:

I'm thinking custom. It's maybe around 220 USD but you can round it up to 200 USD because stuff here are a little more expensive.

 

Check out EKWB's configurator:

https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/

[Bananasplit_00]

7 hours ago, BADONGO said:

I already have a 2TB external storage device. I don't need more storage.
I'll get a better cooler.

sure if you want all your programs on your SSD or as portables sure but it wont be nearly as good as an internal HDD

[stconquest]

7 hours ago, BADONGO said:

I'm thinking custom. It's maybe around 220 USD but you can round it up to 200 USD because stuff here are a little more expensive.

The fast RAM is good to have.  It will improve frame rate stability in many games, anything that has high CPU overhead (Fallout 4, GTAV, etc...).

 

That 25" ultra-wide is what I would be concerned with.  Kinda small.

[BADONGO]

10 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

sure if you want all your programs on your SSD or as portables sure but it wont be nearly as good as an internal HDD

It's not a necessity right now. I don't use too much memory. In this moment I have a 248GB SSD on my laptop and I have Windows and Linux on it and almost 100GB free.
And if in the future I need one internal HDD I can easly buy it and update the PC.

[BADONGO]

10 hours ago, stconquest said:

The fast RAM is good to have.  It will improve frame rate stability in many games, anything that has high CPU overhead (Fallout 4, GTAV, etc...).

 

That 25" ultra-wide is what I would be concerned with.  Kinda small.

What do you recomend insted of that? I really want something big on wich I can work with at least two windows at the same time. I mean like having some blueprints in Autocad in one side and the Revit on the other side.

[stconquest]

25 minutes ago, BADONGO said:

What do you recomend insted of that? I really want something big on wich I can work with at least two windows at the same time. I mean like having some blueprints in Autocad in one side and the Revit on the other side.

I would rather have two 24" 1080p 16:9 IPS panels than even a 29" ultra wide.  I have seen them in stores and are so thin vertically.  34" is expensive... you can probably get three 24" 16:9 (1080p) panels for the cost of a 34".

 

Hey, the 25" might be fine for you (but I doubt it).  Go into a store and try to see one in person.  180 euros is not cheap, so I want to at least give you some warning.

 

@BADONGO  I have two monitors... a 24" 1920x1080, and a 21.5" 1680x1050.  Side by side they are within a few millimeters of vertical display distance.  When I saw a 29" ultra wide in store, my first though was:  "that looks tiny".... being used to my screen space with the two monitors.  The 29" was not cheap.

[BADONGO]

14 minutes ago, stconquest said:

I would rather have two 24" 1080p 16:9 IPS panels than even a 29" ultra wide.  I have seen them in stores and are so thin vertically.  34" is expensive... you can probably get three 24" 16:9 (1080p) panels for the cost of a 34".

 

Hey, the 25" might be fine for you (but I doubt it).  Go into a store and try to see one in person.  180 euros is not cheap, so I want to at least give you some warning.

 

@BADONGO  I have two monitors... a 24" 1920x1080, and a 21.5" 1680x1050.  Side by side they are within a few millimeters of vertical display distance.  When I saw a 29" ultra wide in store, my first though was:  "that looks tiny".... being used to my screen space with the two monitors.  The 29" was not cheap.

I'll see the experience in a store. Thanks!

[stconquest]

2 hours ago, BADONGO said:

I'll see the experience in a store. Thanks!

I made small variations in the build.  Note the monitor is the 25" ultra wide... I still don't like it in this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€331.00 @ Amazon Espana)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€24.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€173.00 @ Amazon Espana)  <<I can't tell the difference between this and the "A" version
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€125.89 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€122.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  (€474.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€79.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Monitor: LG 25UM58-P 25.0" 75Hz Monitor  (€165.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €1494.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-08 21:04 CET+0100

[BADONGO]

On 08/11/2016 at 8:04 PM, stconquest said:

I made small variations in the build.  Note the monitor is the 25" ultra wide... I still don't like it in this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€331.00 @ Amazon Espana)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€24.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€173.00 @ Amazon Espana)  <<I can't tell the difference between this and the "A" version
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€125.89 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€122.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  (€474.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€79.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Monitor: LG 25UM58-P 25.0" 75Hz Monitor  (€165.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €1494.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-08 21:04 CET+0100

I'll probably get the A version MB cause it comes with Mafia III and it's cheaper than that one. But I'll take most of your suggestions.
Thank you!

[stconquest]

3 minutes ago, BADONGO said:

I'll probably get the A version MB cause it comes with Mafia III and it's cheaper than that one. But I'll take most of your suggestions.
Thank you!

The Gammax300 is quieter and better... and blue.

 

I would probably just go with the A as well.  Smart choice.

 

The 520W M12ii is a good unit, I picked it because it is a bit cheaper.

 

MX300 is a big bigger (525GB), and is a decent drive.