help How's my Build?

[kurtstir]

Hello,

I was wondering how my build looked and how I could improve it.

 

Budget:

$1600 USD

 

Uses:

Gaming

Rendering

Editing

Virtual Machines

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r98hJV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r98hJV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($378.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($148.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($134.49 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.98 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($529.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1601.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-02 15:04 EDT-0400

[killer5247]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7yX9QV I added a 1080 ti by removing the ssd

[79wjd]

2 minutes ago, killer5247 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7yX9QV I added a 1080 ti by removing the ssd

That sounds terrible. 

 

@kurtstir go with an R7 1700 instead. You can also probably go with cheaper RAM, higher clocked ram is just overclocked -- and you can just do that yourself, but you want to make sure to get is Samsung B-die kits. 

[PaperLuigi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MmgdYr

 

You sacrifice some overclocking ability but you get a 1080 ti.

 

Whether it's worth it is up to you.

[killer5247]

4 minutes ago, PaperLuigi said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MmgdYr

 

You sacrifice some overclocking ability but you get a 1080 ti.

 

Whether it's worth it is up to you.

Gigabyte cards are bad when you see mine I just slightly removed the m.2 and added an 1080ti playing with overclocking is dangerous 

[PaperLuigi]

1 minute ago, killer5247 said:

Gigabyte cards are bad when you see mine I just slightly removed the m.2 and added an 1080ti playing with overclocking is dangerous 

You went over his budget though, and in my opinion an ssd and 1080 is better then 1080 ti but no ssd.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, killer5247 said:

Gigabyte cards are bad when you see mine I just slightly removed the m.2 and added an 1080ti playing with overclocking is dangerous 

No they are not, and no it isn't dangerous to overclock. 

[kurtstir]

7 minutes ago, PaperLuigi said:

You went over his budget though, and in my opinion an ssd and 1080 is better then 1080 ti but no ssd.

And an nvme drive by that

[killer5247]

8 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

No they are not, and no it isn't dangerous to overclock. 

Yes they are bad and better overclocking is always better to have upgrades can take time

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, killer5247 said:

Yes they are bad and better overclocking is always better to have upgrades can take time

You are talking nonsense.

[kurtstir]

Also what the heck do I need a 1080ti for?

[kurtstir]

6 minutes ago, killer5247 said:

Yes they are bad and better overclocking is always better to have upgrades can take time

What bad experience do you have with them?

[kurtstir]

7 minutes ago, killer5247 said:

Yes they are bad and better overclocking is always better to have upgrades can take time

Also why sacrifice amazing performance for slightly better gpu performance

[killer5247]

2 minutes ago, kurtstir said:

Also why sacrifice amazing performance for slightly better gpu performance

Amazing performance hmm getting an ssd will not get you Amazing performance like rendering data faster plus an 1080ti can make you play VR at its best and you will be upgrade free till 6 to 7 yrs for the GPU 

[kurtstir]

3 minutes ago, killer5247 said:

Amazing performance hmm getting an ssd will not get you Amazing performance like rendering data faster plus an 1080ti can make you play VR at its best and you will be upgrade free till 6 to 7 yrs for the GPU 

im doing great on a 960m so personally I don't need a crazy gpu

[NewAndy]

Go for the m.2 and 1080, everything will be a lot faster than with just a HDD. The only thing you would need a 1080Ti for is 4k gaming as well as VR (and even then the 1080 is probably good enough)

 

Of course, if you can, I would wait a bit and get both, but if not, get the m.2