Upgrade or Rebuild?

[Nich]

1 minute ago, Jzus said:

is this for just gaming? and what is your budget? do you have the peripherals such as a mouse, monitor, and keyboard?

i already have peripherals and my budget is around $1200

[Jzus]

I don't recommend the h100i as I have one but the pump often stops flowing. It is somewhat constrained in my phantom 240 which can be frustrating. everything else seems nice.

[Thinkfreely]

4 minutes ago, Nich said:

i already have peripherals and my budget is around $1200

Been said but get a 1 Tb hard drive and spring for a SSD, you can always get more hard drive space later and the performance gain will be significant. Also your fine to save some money and get a good air CPU cooler unless you plan on overclocking.

[dizmo]

Other than the lack of an SSD, it looks like a solid build.

[NTDaws]

12 minutes ago, Jzus said:

I don't recommend the h100i as I have one but the pump often stops flowing. It is somewhat constrained in my phantom 240 which can be frustrating. everything else seems nice.

Just because one pump stops flowing doesn't mean the product is defective.

[NTDaws]

And I recommend going with a hyper 212 and a 6600k.

[Nich]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

And I recommend going with a hyper 212 and a 6600k.

why the 6600k ?

 

[NTDaws]

Just now, Nich said:

why the 6600k ?

 

Sorry I meant 7600k

[Moress]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.98 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1234.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 13:40 EST-0500

[Nich]

2 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Sorry I meant 7600k

still why the 7600k?

[NTDaws]

Just now, Nich said:

still why the 7600k?

Because if your just gonna be gaming you don't need the hyperthreading

[Mello]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gcRCM8

Added the cpu fan because it looks better, you can remove it if you want.

SSD + faster HDD

Modular psu, because spec-alpha is bad with cable management,

and doesn't hide the psu.

[Guest]

What monitor are you gaming on ?

[Nich]

6 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

What monitor are you gaming on ?

1080p 60 hz

 

[manikyath]

35 minutes ago, Moress said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.98 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1234.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 13:40 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.35 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1269.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 14:17 EST-0500

i'd rather push it this direction.

[Moress]

7 hours ago, manikyath said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.35 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $1269.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 14:17 EST-0500

i'd rather push it this direction.

A 7700 isn't really needed unless the OP plans on streaming or recording. A well overclocked I5 (Especially the 7000s since they tend to overclock well) will do just the same as an I7 in 99% of games.

If you stream though, I7 all the way

[manikyath]

8 hours ago, Moress said:

A 7700 isn't really needed unless the OP plans on streaming or recording. A well overclocked I5 (Especially the 7000s since they tend to overclock well) will do just the same as an I7 in 99% of games.

If you stream though, I7 all the way

i'd say the same about a watercooler, and a 500GB SSD

 

in the end its a matter of preference, but the 7700k comes faster out the box (even without counting ht), you can OC it as well (a slight oc should be possible on that air cooler), and in all honesty, my stock 4790k is still plenty for all games in my steam library. i'd just rather have OP spend his money on things that perform better out the box than on HUGE SSDs and less reliable coolers. (yes. i said it. watercoolers arent very reliable.)

[aithos]

I'm not even going to look at your build... because the answer is ALWAYS: rebuild.  If you are making a good purchase when it comes to your GPU it should give you decent performance until it's time to upgrade the whole system, the only time I recommend upgrading "half-cycle" is when you bought a much cheaper GPU with the intent of replacing it twice as often.  IE: you're building a new system every 4~ years and you plan to buy a GPU every 2 years, but that needs to be the plan from the start if you want to maintain decent value/performance (IMO).

[Moress]

7 hours ago, manikyath said:

HUGE SSDs

Because being able to store most of your games (Or all) in an SSD instead of an HDD is bad these days. But those 5 extra FPS from an I7, oh god gotta have those 5 extra fps.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Moress said:

Because being able to store most of your games (Or all) in an SSD instead of an HDD is bad these days. But those 5 extra FPS from an I7, oh god gotta have those 5 extra fps.

for most games.. storing them on an SSD is essentially worthless other than taking 5 seconds less to load up... and then you're waiting for all the people in your game still loading off their hard drive.