My first PC build for $3500ish

[robidobban]

Hello, just a confused newbie passing by.  I'm looking for some help whit deciding what parts I should go whit fot my new PC, I've been reading and watching videos for quite some time now, but the more I learn the more confused I get.. So I was hoping you guys could help me decide why I should do something or why I shouldn't, thanks.

 

Background: I've been a laptop warrior for, well, pretty much all my life and now I'm tired of having everyone say that I have a shitty pc (which is true...) so, time to build a beast "shall we".  

And no, i'm not just some kid that dreams about this, this is an actual projekt that are going to happen...

 

Link to all the parts for those who don't want to read about my thoughts.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FLvTVY

 

Budget 

In USD this build will be around $3200-$3500 and I will write all prices from amazon so it will be easier for you guys. But I live in Sweden and it's a bit more pricey here because I'm buying everything from local retailers, so the same parts here costs closer to $4500, money isn't really a big concern. The budget is for the PC alone, no peripherals. 

Usage

Gaming, web browsing and maybe some streaming. Yes, i'm a total retard for spending this amount of money when gaming is my main usage, I know, just play along.

Monitors 

1 to start whit (already bought it), will upgrade to 2 when I fell I want one, might go whit a total of 3 if the system allows it, just for fun.

Peripherals

I do already have everything I need, mouse, keyboard, chair and headset, so no need to buy anything.

Looks

The esthetics is a big deal, the color theme is black with red details. It should look clean and be silent. Cable management is important. More on this later.

Overclocking

No, not to begin whit anyhow, I'm thinking of letting it run as it is for a year or two, when I feel I need a little boost I'll overclock it. Should I rethink this?

 

Parts

 

What I have

I have already bought som parts and those are the following: 2x GTX 1080 GPU, 32GB memory and 1 4TB HDD.

CPU

Intel core i7 6700K $310. Or maybe might as well go whit the 7700K? Or should I pay an extra 100$ for the 6800K whit 6 cores and then just overclock it immediately? 

CPU Cooler

Be quiet! silent loop 280 $200. I don't want to get in to custom water cooling and I don't like the looks of a big air cooler, so an AIO is my only option, but there's a problem, I want it to be silent PC and the pumps in AIOs do most of the time sound like jet engines according to many users here. Is the silent loop from be quiet! what I'm looking for? Are there any better options out there? I've heard that Corsair H115i is quite loud so that one is not an option. 

Motherboard

I'm lost here, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon $174, I picked this because My GPU are from MSI... I want something that looks good and fits in whit the other components. An all black or black whit red details is a must, I don't want any white or other colors that goes away from the color theme. 

Memory

HyperX Fury DDR4 2400MHz 32GB 4x8GB $240, it was on sale so I bought it. I will probably never need 32GB, 16 would be more than enough. More than 2400MHz is waste of money (as that's not a problem...) because I will never need more than that. Am I correct? Should I buy something else? Should I switch from 4x8GB to 2x16GB?

Storage

Seagate IronWolf 4TB $140, was on sale, bought it. Will use it for storage of pictures and so on. My steamlibrary will be on SSD, I think, should it?

2x Samsung 850 evo 500GB $330. I have some idea of dividing my steamlibrary on these two, instead of having one single 1TB SSD whit everything on it, because if everything is on one single drive there will be more things for the drive read trough and therefore 2 drives that have divided up the storage will work faster. I have no idea if this is true, just some theory I came up whit. 

And then I was thinking of adding an M.2 SSD and have Windows on it, a Samsung 960 evo 250GB or something similar. Good idea?

Graphics Card

2x MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X $1280. A friend told me to buy 2 1080, was probably a joke, but I took it a bit more serious than I should have, so I bought 2 when it was black friday... SLI ftw I guess, now afterwards I know that all games don't support 2 way SLI so I'm a bit regretful, but what the hell, here we go. I'm trying to build the PC around the GPUs.

Case

Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 $240. I like it, simple as that and I haven't found anything like it yet. I'm hoping that this case will keep this PC as quiet as possible. The only turnoff is that there's no power supply shroud, so I was thinking I make my own then, I know a guy that can help e out. 

But I'm open for suggestions of other cases that can compete whit this one.

Power supply

Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1000W $250. I'm starting to see a theme here, Be quiet! fan boy maybe...? The choice stod between this and Corsair RM1000i and I've already piked other stuff from Be quiet! so the dark power felt like the obvious choice even tho it's more expensive.

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit

Fans

4x Be quiet! SilentWings 3 PMW 140mm $108. The case come whit 3 preinstalled fans, the cooler comes whit 2 and If I want to I can put 1 more at the top, 1 more in front and 2 at the bottom. Do I want this?

Cables

I'm thinking of going whit some custom cables from cablemods, it would look really clean, but I haven't decided yet. I'ts one more cost to add and I barely know what I need. Maybe for the future.

Do I have to buy any other cables than those that come whit the power supply? 

Other

Have I missed something that you guys think I should need? 

 

Monitor

AOC AG271QX. This is a 27" monitor, 1ms, 144hz, 2560x1440. Bought it on a sale, will probably use it as my second monitor in the future.

 

How will this PC handle 4K?

 

Sorry for the long and probably painfull reading, my grammar are most likly not the best...

Thanks for answers and have a nice day

[Radiant]

to be honest, i think you hit it all spot on! way to beastly for stuff like that though in my opinion

[Squibbies18]

4 minutes ago, robidobban said:

Other

Have I missed something that you guys think I should need? 

have you considered ryzen for your build?

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 minutes ago, robidobban said:

have some idea of dividing my steamlibrary on these two, instead of having one single 1TB SSD whit everything on it, because if everything is on one single drive there will be more things for the drive read trough and therefore 2 drives that have divided up the storage will work faster. I have no idea if this is true, just some theory I came up whit. 

Id get a single ssd. Much easier to work with, and you won't notice a speed improvement.

[robidobban]

3 minutes ago, Squibbies18 said:

have you considered ryzen for your build?

Nope, haven't considered that, but I think I will go whit Intel, feels more comfortable whit them.  

[Squibbies18]

Just now, robidobban said:

Nope, haven't considered that, but I think I will go whit Intel, feels more comfortable whit them.  

I think you should wait until ryzen is out next week to consumers then look at a few benchmarks, i'm certain that linus will properly cover it on launch day next thursday  

[pbx2]

You are going to regret not going for ryzen if its better, so hold up, and wait for benchmarks before you buy anything else.

[robidobban]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get a single ssd. Much easier to work with, and you won't notice a speed improvement.

Okok, but my theory was kind of on the right track?

But a non noticeable improvement is quiet unnecessary so a single drive it is. 1TB to start whit. 

Should I only keep my most demanding games like, gta 5, the witcher 3, battlefield one and so on, on the SSD and lesser smaller games on the HDD?

[robidobban]

Hmm, ok, the 1700 and 1700X are at the same price range. Will keep my eye on those. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, robidobban said:

Okok, but my theory was kind of on the right track?

If you want faster run raid. that will only work if your accessing both at the same time, if you editing video for example. Games won't be any faster.

 

Id personally fill the ssd with games you play the most, then move then to the hdd when its full.

[robidobban]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

If you want faster run raid. that will only work if your accessing both at the same time, if you editing video for example. Games won't be any faster.

 

Id personally fill the ssd with games you play the most, then move then to the hdd when its full.

And I won't edit any videos so it doesn't matter. 

Thanks man!

 

Any thoughts on the M.2 SSD? It will only have windows on it, and I'm doing this so the PC will start up faster, correct?

[Electronics Wizardy]

9 minutes ago, robidobban said:

Any thoughts on the M.2 SSD? It will only have windows on it, and I'm doing this so the PC will start up faster, correct?

It will be a bit faster, but not much in normal use. Bootup times will be about the same. For mainly gaming, i wouldn't get one.

[brob]

If you are going with a 4/8 i7, get the latest generation. No point in spending this sort of money and starting out with an older cpu. Besides, Kaby Lake is a touch faster.

 

Take a look at the Nzxt Kraken X62. A better cpu cooler.

 

The memory is fine. No point changing it out.

 

SSD are true random access devices. There is NO delay related to where blocks are stored on the device. I would suggest swapping the two Samsung 850 EVO ssd for a single M.2 MVNe ssd. This drive is up to six times faster than SATA III 850 EVO ssd.

 

An 850W psu is more than enough capacity for the system. I believe the RM850i is quieter than the one listed in the OP. There are also individually sleeved color cables available for the unit, http://www.corsair.com/en-us/power-supply-units/psu-accessories?accseries=RMx, RMI|.

 

I would not bother getting additional fans unless, and until they proved necessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($477.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: AOC AG271QX 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $1607.73
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-25 21:07 EST-0500

[robidobban]

20 hours ago, brob said:

If you are going with a 4/8 i7, get the latest generation. No point in spending this sort of money and starting out with an older cpu. Besides, Kaby Lake is a touch faster.

 

Take a look at the Nzxt Kraken X62. A better cpu cooler.

 

The memory is fine. No point changing it out.

 

SSD are true random access devices. There is NO delay related to where blocks are stored on the device. I would suggest swapping the two Samsung 850 EVO ssd for a single M.2 MVNe ssd. This drive is up to six times faster than SATA III 850 EVO ssd.

 

An 850W psu is more than enough capacity for the system. I believe the RM850i is quieter than the one listed in the OP. There are also individually sleeved color cables available for the unit, http://www.corsair.com/en-us/power-supply-units/psu-accessories?accseries=RMx, RMI|.

 

I would not bother getting additional fans unless, and until they proved necessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($477.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.99 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: AOC AG271QX 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $1607.73
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-25 21:07 EST-0500

7700K, noted. 

 

NZXT Kraken X62, in witch way is it better? Is it the controllable pump? Sure, it's a damn sexy cooler, but I like the clean look of the Silen Loop too. After some quick research both seems to be quite equal. I'm not questioning you, I'm just trying to learn how to think when it comes to all this part picking, as I mentioned before, I'm new to this, this will be my first build ever. 

 

A yes, as I was corrected before I was going whit one Samsung 850 evo 1TB instead of two smaller ones. 

But you think it would be smarter to go whit the 960 evo 1TB? 

This drive will be used for Windows and the games I regularly play. Or why would I benefit buying this over the 850? I know the 960 is way faster, but would it be such a big difference when gaming is my biggest priority? 

 

Forgot to mention why I picked a 1000W PSU, I knew that 850W is enough to power the system, but I thought if I put in a 1000W the load will be lower for the PSU and therefor operate more silence. But this is maybe wrong? 

About corsair, I've been reading around a little and if you compare Be quiet!s flagship whit Corsairs flagship models, Corsair seems to be more of a "budget version". This might be false, I don't know, might just be a lot of fanboy bullshit...

 

 

Otherwise, all other parts seems to be good? I shouldn't add anything? 

 

Thanks for your time!

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xvPbGf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xvPbGf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterAir Pro 3 28.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($410.30 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($410.30 @ Amazon) 
Other: 32GB RAM ($240.00)
Other: 4TB HDD ($140.00)
Other: 2x 1080 ($1280.00)
Total: $3696.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-26 19:21 EST-0500

[LienusLateTips]

You don't need an 1000W PSU; all the calculators I used say 650W. So I put in a 850W supply. The motherboard fits you perfectly because its covered in black white and red.

[robidobban]

1 hour ago, JDE said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xvPbGf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xvPbGf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterAir Pro 3 28.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($410.30 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($410.30 @ Amazon) 
Other: 32GB RAM ($240.00)
Other: 4TB HDD ($140.00)
Other: 2x 1080 ($1280.00)
Total: $3696.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-26 19:21 EST-0500

Thank you for taking your time to put this list together, I appreciate it, but I will ignore this list because barely anything on it is what I'm looking for. 

The CPU is quite interesting though, a similar CPU from Intel cost more than dubble the price so that should speak for itself. But why should I choose AMD over Intel? A question I probably should wait whit to ask after the release, but still, I'm curious.

1 hour ago, JDE said:

You don't need an 1000W PSU; all the calculators I used say 650W. So I put in a 850W supply. The motherboard fits you perfectly because its covered in black white and red.

Can you confirm the theory I asked above? Will the PSU operate more silence if it's a 1000W rather than a 850W?

I'm sorry, but the motherboard does not fit me perfectly, as you said, it's covered in white and white is not part of the color theme :/ Thanks anyway! 

[LienusLateTips]

48 minutes ago, robidobban said:

Thank you for taking your time to put this list together, I appreciate it, but I will ignore this list because barely anything on it is what I'm looking for. 

The CPU is quite interesting though, a similar CPU from Intel cost more than dubble the price so that should speak for itself. But why should I choose AMD over Intel? A question I probably should wait whit to ask after the release, but still, I'm curious.

Can you confirm the theory I asked above? Will the PSU operate more silence if it's a 1000W rather than a 850W?

I'm sorry, but the motherboard does not fit me perfectly, as you said, it's covered in white and white is not part of the color theme Thanks anyway! 

Ooo I read your post wrong. The PSU will not operate quieter (as least to my knowledge) with an 1000W vs an 850W. According to AMD made benchmarks, the 1700X competes with the 6800K. But if you should wait for independent reviews even if you were going AMD. You would pay a bit more for the Intel, about $80 for worse performance. There are very few motherboards at the moment but you could choose other ones if you were to go AMD.

 

 

EDIT: I forgot the liquid cooler! Darn it!

[Redicat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 73.3 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 73.3 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $1412.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-27 00:29 EST-0500

 

Probably gonna need a higher budget 

[brob]

6 hours ago, robidobban said:

7700K, noted. 

 

NZXT Kraken X62, in witch way is it better? Is it the controllable pump? Sure, it's a damn sexy cooler, but I like the clean look of the Silen Loop too. After some quick research both seems to be quite equal. I'm not questioning you, I'm just trying to learn how to think when it comes to all this part picking, as I mentioned before, I'm new to this, this will be my first build ever. 

 

A yes, as I was corrected before I was going whit one Samsung 850 evo 1TB instead of two smaller ones. 

But you think it would be smarter to go whit the 960 evo 1TB? 

This drive will be used for Windows and the games I regularly play. Or why would I benefit buying this over the 850? I know the 960 is way faster, but would it be such a big difference when gaming is my biggest priority? 

 

Forgot to mention why I picked a 1000W PSU, I knew that 850W is enough to power the system, but I thought if I put in a 1000W the load will be lower for the PSU and therefor operate more silence. But this is maybe wrong? 

About corsair, I've been reading around a little and if you compare Be quiet!s flagship whit Corsairs flagship models, Corsair seems to be more of a "budget version". This might be false, I don't know, might just be a lot of fanboy bullshit...

 

 

Otherwise, all other parts seems to be good? I shouldn't add anything? 

 

Thanks for your time!

 

From the benchmarks I've seen the X62 does a better job cooling. Pump and fans are controllable, https://www.nzxt.com/product-overview/kraken.

 

A 1TB 850 EVO is fine. The difference is one of speed. The 850 EVO uses a SATA III interface, up to 6 Gb/s. The 960 EVO uses 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes (M.2, NVMe), up to 32 Gb/s.

 

The new RMi & RMx series from Corsair are very good units. As are the new HXi models. Neither Corsair or beQuiet! actually manufacture psu. Both use well known and generally well respected tier 1 OEMs. You might also consider EVGA G2, G3, or P2 series units. The reason I suggest any of these, apart from being excellent quality fully modular units, is that one can get individually sleeved colored cables for them from the manufacturer. 

 

Since the outlined system will typically draw less than 500W any decent modern psu is going to be pretty quiet. Most ramp fan speed as their components get hotter. The RMi 850 doesn't start it's fan until the draw gets above ~340W. I have not found data on the be Quiet, but I thinks it's safe to assume that it does something similar. 

 

I have often heard the argument that buying a well oversized psu will mean quieter operation a lower draws. I have not seen much data to support this for modern psu. One thing to keep in mind is that a psu operating at 30% capacity is usually going to be less efficient than one running at 60%.

[Sreno1]

Replace the Silentloop with the NZXT Kraken. You should wait for Ryzen benchmarks as having a 4 core 8 thread CPU at $3500 is a bit underwhelming.

[robidobban]

Sorry for my bad manor whit this late reply, but it's my thread  and I'm the only one geting hurt by it...

 

The past week I've been working, sleeping and researching and I think I've finally completed the list.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dPvND8

 

CPU: I'm going to stay whit Intel, 7700K will rock this boat.

Cooler: Unleash the kraken! Yeah.. Switched out Be quiet!s Silent loop 280 to NZXT kraken x62. Probably gonna slap on some be quiet! fans though, we'll see.

Motherboard: Decided to go up a notch to MSI Z270 Gaming M5, not a big jump in price, liked the features and think it looks slightly better than MSI Gaming Pro Carbon.

Storage: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe 1TB.

PSU: Staying with my original plan, Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1000W.

 

Note: According to PCpartpicker M.2 slot #0 an #1 shares bandwidth whit some sata ports.

- The motherboard M.2 slot #0 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6Gb/s port is disabled.

- The motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6Gb/s ports are disabled.

I do only have the need for 1 sata port (for now) so this shouldn't be a problem? 

 

Overclocking: Changed my mind, I'm gonna overclock everything. 

 

 

Other than that I think I'm done. So if someone have a final advice, bring it.

 

Thanks to everyone that took the time to help me, appreciate it! 

 

[brob]

You might consider a 2x16GB memory kit. This would leave slots free for an upgrade should one ever be needed. Performance would not be affected. 

 

My reading of the motherboard specs, (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M5.html#productSpecification-section), is that SATA ports are only lost when a SATA M.2 drive is installed. The 960 EVO is an NVMe drive and should not render a SATA port unusable. From the motherboard specs, emphasis is mine, "*The SATA1/ SATA5 port will be unavailable when an M.2 SATA SSD module has been installed in the M.2_1/ M.2_2 slot...".

 

GTX 1080 Ti is supposed to be released next week. Have you given any thought to waiting for it?

[robidobban]

9 hours ago, brob said:

You might consider a 2x16GB memory kit. This would leave slots free for an upgrade should one ever be needed. Performance would not be affected. 

 

My reading of the motherboard specs, (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M5.html#productSpecification-section), is that SATA ports are only lost when a SATA M.2 drive is installed. The 960 EVO is an NVMe drive and should not render a SATA port unusable. From the motherboard specs, emphasis is mine, "*The SATA1/ SATA5 port will be unavailable when an M.2 SATA SSD module has been installed in the M.2_1/ M.2_2 slot...".

 

GTX 1080 Ti is supposed to be released next week. Have you given any thought to waiting for it?

I can't really think of a scenario there I would need 64GB, I don't need 32GB either honestly. So I think I'm good on that point.

 

Thanks for clearing that out for me! My head is just spinning after all numbers and names haha. 

 

Yeah, about that. Couldn't they released it earlier... I just want to get this done, but 35% better performance x2 (I have to buy two..) is quite attractive so I will most likely wait.

[CableMod]

On 2/25/2017 at 5:40 PM, robidobban said:

Hello, just a confused newbie passing by.  I'm looking for some help whit deciding what parts I should go whit fot my new PC, I've been reading and watching videos for quite some time now, but the more I learn the more confused I get.. So I was hoping you guys could help me decide why I should do something or why I shouldn't, thanks.

 

Background: I've been a laptop warrior for, well, pretty much all my life and now I'm tired of having everyone say that I have a shitty pc (which is true...) so, time to build a beast "shall we".  

And no, i'm not just some kid that dreams about this, this is an actual projekt that are going to happen...

 

Link to all the parts for those who don't want to read about my thoughts.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FLvTVY

 

Budget 

In USD this build will be around $3200-$3500 and I will write all prices from amazon so it will be easier for you guys. But I live in Sweden and it's a bit more pricey here because I'm buying everything from local retailers, so the same parts here costs closer to $4500, money isn't really a big concern. The budget is for the PC alone, no peripherals. 

Usage

Gaming, web browsing and maybe some streaming. Yes, i'm a total retard for spending this amount of money when gaming is my main usage, I know, just play along.

Monitors 

1 to start whit (already bought it), will upgrade to 2 when I fell I want one, might go whit a total of 3 if the system allows it, just for fun.

Peripherals

I do already have everything I need, mouse, keyboard, chair and headset, so no need to buy anything.

Looks

The esthetics is a big deal, the color theme is black with red details. It should look clean and be silent. Cable management is important. More on this later.

Overclocking

No, not to begin whit anyhow, I'm thinking of letting it run as it is for a year or two, when I feel I need a little boost I'll overclock it. Should I rethink this?

 

Parts

 

What I have

I have already bought som parts and those are the following: 2x GTX 1080 GPU, 32GB memory and 1 4TB HDD.

CPU

Intel core i7 6700K $310. Or maybe might as well go whit the 7700K? Or should I pay an extra 100$ for the 6800K whit 6 cores and then just overclock it immediately? 

CPU Cooler

Be quiet! silent loop 280 $200. I don't want to get in to custom water cooling and I don't like the looks of a big air cooler, so an AIO is my only option, but there's a problem, I want it to be silent PC and the pumps in AIOs do most of the time sound like jet engines according to many users here. Is the silent loop from be quiet! what I'm looking for? Are there any better options out there? I've heard that Corsair H115i is quite loud so that one is not an option. 

Motherboard

I'm lost here, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon $174, I picked this because My GPU are from MSI... I want something that looks good and fits in whit the other components. An all black or black whit red details is a must, I don't want any white or other colors that goes away from the color theme. 

Memory

HyperX Fury DDR4 2400MHz 32GB 4x8GB $240, it was on sale so I bought it. I will probably never need 32GB, 16 would be more than enough. More than 2400MHz is waste of money (as that's not a problem...) because I will never need more than that. Am I correct? Should I buy something else? Should I switch from 4x8GB to 2x16GB?

Storage

Seagate IronWolf 4TB $140, was on sale, bought it. Will use it for storage of pictures and so on. My steamlibrary will be on SSD, I think, should it?

2x Samsung 850 evo 500GB $330. I have some idea of dividing my steamlibrary on these two, instead of having one single 1TB SSD whit everything on it, because if everything is on one single drive there will be more things for the drive read trough and therefore 2 drives that have divided up the storage will work faster. I have no idea if this is true, just some theory I came up whit. 

And then I was thinking of adding an M.2 SSD and have Windows on it, a Samsung 960 evo 250GB or something similar. Good idea?

Graphics Card

2x MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X $1280. A friend told me to buy 2 1080, was probably a joke, but I took it a bit more serious than I should have, so I bought 2 when it was black friday... SLI ftw I guess, now afterwards I know that all games don't support 2 way SLI so I'm a bit regretful, but what the hell, here we go. I'm trying to build the PC around the GPUs.

Case

Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 $240. I like it, simple as that and I haven't found anything like it yet. I'm hoping that this case will keep this PC as quiet as possible. The only turnoff is that there's no power supply shroud, so I was thinking I make my own then, I know a guy that can help e out. 

But I'm open for suggestions of other cases that can compete whit this one.

Power supply

Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1000W $250. I'm starting to see a theme here, Be quiet! fan boy maybe...? The choice stod between this and Corsair RM1000i and I've already piked other stuff from Be quiet! so the dark power felt like the obvious choice even tho it's more expensive.

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit

Fans

4x Be quiet! SilentWings 3 PMW 140mm $108. The case come whit 3 preinstalled fans, the cooler comes whit 2 and If I want to I can put 1 more at the top, 1 more in front and 2 at the bottom. Do I want this?

Cables

I'm thinking of going whit some custom cables from cablemods, it would look really clean, but I haven't decided yet. I'ts one more cost to add and I barely know what I need. Maybe for the future.

Do I have to buy any other cables than those that come whit the power supply? 

Other

Have I missed something that you guys think I should need? 

 

Monitor

AOC AG271QX. This is a 27" monitor, 1ms, 144hz, 2560x1440. Bought it on a sale, will probably use it as my second monitor in the future.

 

How will this PC handle 4K?

 

Sorry for the long and probably painfull reading, my grammar are most likly not the best...

Thanks for answers and have a nice day

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