Hello, need help with a build!

[dv8t]

Hello all, the time has come for me to upgrade my ancient 660ti system with 3770k.

 

Below I will list what I'm looking at currently for my build, I will be mainly using this system for gaming, possibly 4k, Alongside Streaming+Editing. Unsure yet, prices are still quite high regarding displays. 

Price budget will be around the same as what I have picked out on Partpicker, alongside a 144hz Monitor for now.

 

- Any things you would Remove/Add to lower the costs or alter performance please let me know, any advice appreciated. Lets get started!

 

CPU

i7 7700k Unlocked - 4.2

 

Cooler

Kraken x62, mainly for aesthetics, I was told on another forum that these coolers are rubbish for the price and I'd be better off going for the h220 x, problem is I cant mount it to the top like its supposed to be mounted with the case I want (See below).

 

Case

NZXT s340 Elite - White

 

Memory

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 8x2gb 3200.

 

GPU 

1080Ti - Not sure which custom card to go for here, saw the benchmarks and they are all similar give or take -/+ 3 fps. I was looking at the SC EVGA Black edition, saw it only has 2 fans though as apposed to the 3 from STRIX and FTW3, would this have much of an impact?

 

Storage

960 Evo 512gb - Is this overkill? I don't want to buy it just because its the newest on the block in a sense.

WD 1TB HDD

 

MOBO

MSI z270 m5 Gaming

 

PSU

EVGA Supernova G3 650W - Will this be enough for OC of GPU and CPU? Current Watts from PC.PP are 470.

 

I will add some RGB Fans for single colour coordination.

 

I will post the link to PC.PP So you can see the pricing as well as change bits about if necessary, thanks for reading.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QDnksJ

 

 

[leoinas7]

get ryzen 9

[Princess Luna]

So far I can tell you have a very great list, really hard to advise differently... you have super high end components that match perfectly together... the only difference I would make is go with an Asus motherboard because they usually are of higher quality than MSi... The problem with MSi is that they will favour marketing and brand name over actual quality.

[hconverse02]

All looks pretty good, and regarding a 1080 ti, there is not much of a difference between 2 fans and 3 or each card, so just choose whichever looks good or if you have plenty of money, get the most expensive one for overkill.

[dv8t]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

So far I can tell you have a very great list, really hard to advise differently... you have super high end components that match perfectly together... the only difference I would make is go with an Asus motherboard because they usually are of higher quality than MSi... The problem with MSi is that they will favour marketing and brand name over actual quality.

Thanks for the comment, any you would advise, I was looking at the Hero IX Maximus, but it is coming out at $70-80 more than the z270 and I was wondering if it wasw actually worth it.

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, dv8t said:

Thanks for the comment, any you would advise, I was looking at the Hero IX Maximus, but it is coming out at $70-80 more than the z270 and I was wondering if it wasw actually worth it.

I would recommend the Asus Prime z270-A, I have a friend that managed 5ghz on the i7 7700k using such board... even though the CPU matter more that is promising either ways.

 

I also use the Asus Prime Pro for my ryzen 1800x and it always worked flawlessly even with all the issues with ram frequency at 2933mhz

[Xenift]

11 minutes ago, dv8t said:

-SNIP-

Everything looks good to tastes, however i find that the amount of white in the build to be insufficient.

Only having white on the RAM and the case might make the build look unbalanced.

Maybe try a white GPU or white fans?

[dv8t]

1 minute ago, Xenift said:

Everything looks good to tastes, however i find that the amount of white in the build to be insufficient.

Only having white on the RAM and the case might make the build look unbalanced.

Maybe try a white GPU or white fans?

 

I was going to have NZXT RGB Fans Set to white, with the x62 in white also - Don't think there is a white 1080 ti released yet

[Droidbot]

960evo is bad value, go for 960Pro - better nand and higher speeds

[Xenift]

1 minute ago, dv8t said:

 

I was going to have NZXT RGB Fans Set to white, with the x62 in white also - Don't think there is a white 1080 ti released yet

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/2TgPxr/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-gaming-oc-11g-video-card-gv-n108tgaming-oc-11gd

There is this however it does have some orange accents on it.

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, dv8t said:

 

I was going to have NZXT RGB Fans Set to white, with the x62 in white also - Don't think there is a white 1080 ti released yet

gigabyte gaming oc 1080ti 

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, dv8t said:

 

I was going to have NZXT RGB Fans Set to white, with the x62 in white also - Don't think there is a white 1080 ti released yet

Well there is the GALAX Hall of Fame GTX 1080ti:

 

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Well there is the GALAX Hall of Fame GTX 1080ti:

 

3 8pins???

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Droidbot said:

3 8pins???

Well what to say... HoF cards are all about exaggerations

[dv8t]

I just checked some reviews and they aren't recieving the best of reputation, although it's probably my favorite looking ti now you have showed me lol.

[Xenift]

4 minutes ago, dv8t said:

I just checked some reviews and they aren't recieving the best of reputation, although it's probably my favorite looking ti now you have showed me lol.

GALAX?

They make amazing graphics cards. However they can be pricey since they are more catering to the higher end of the spending spectrum.

[dv8t]

1 minute ago, Xenift said:

GALAX?

They make amazing graphics cards. However they can be pricey since they are more catering to the higher end of the spending spectrum.

 

Yeah I just saw some reviews people said customer service wasn't great and they had issues with OC'ing, that is a beauty though. Wonder how much they go for. Im in the UK and looks like they have to direct suppliers for their cards.

 

Would you say the custom TI's are all pretty much similar? I cant justify spending another $120 for 2 fps increases.

[DocSwag]

If you're editing and streaming I'd recommend a 1700 instead.

[Stoggy26]

your build will look very close to mine  i went with the the gigabyte gaming 7 for extra white

[Princess Luna]

11 minutes ago, dv8t said:

Would you say the custom TI's are all pretty much similar? I cant justify spending another $120 for 2 fps increases.

Yeah between 5~8fps MAX difference between the crappiest and the finest, but there also is reliability, noise and bragging rights to consider.

[dv8t]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

Yeah between 5~8fps MAX difference between the crappiest and the finest, but there also is reliability, noise and bragging rights to consider.

What would you personally Recommend?

[dv8t]

10 minutes ago, Stoggy26 said:

your build will look very close to mine  i went with the the gigabyte gaming 7 for extra white

Looks clean bud, did you need to buy the NZXT External USB Hub?

[Princess Luna]

4 minutes ago, dv8t said:

What would you personally Recommend?

Asus ROG Strix or EVGA FTW3 - Super silent, good overclockers, EVGA has the best costumers service in the world when comes down to hardware and Asus always proves to have great quality across the board.

 

If you have a lot of money at hand the nVidia TITAN Xp would be a safe bet too you know? since it is now the full GP102 chip this card is likely to even be superior to the upcoming GTX 2080 next year.

 

 

[Stoggy26]

46 minutes ago, dv8t said:

 

 

I will say tho i do have issues streaming with CPU usage so if you truely wanna go that route and not just doing gaming id go for a R7 1700 or 1800x if you dont overclock

[dv8t]

54 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Asus ROG Strix or EVGA FTW3 - Super silent, good overclockers, EVGA has the best costumers service in the world when comes down to hardware and Asus always proves to have great quality across the board.

 

If you have a lot of money at hand the nVidia TITAN Xp would be a safe bet too you know? since it is now the full GP102 chip this card is likely to even be superior to the upcoming GTX 2080 next year.

 

 

I'd love the FTW3 TI, that and the HOF ti easily the sexiest of the TI's, Problem is, I have no idea when its going to be shipped, probably around may 17th and I'm abroad working, So I need to go back for a week on the 5th may, build it and bring it back. Not sure what to do now