my build. again.

[xzantian]

I recently lost my job, and could not build my computer, as I had planned before (I have many posts on this subject, simply to get more out of the system). that being said, I recently also got a new job! that pays more! and I would like to build a computer similar to this 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZ4T7h

this is the build, it may show up as canadian, I dont know why, pcpartpicker thinks im from up north. im not. go to usa for pricing.

im just curious about the build, and i am waffling between a 1080 and a 1080 ti. im going with 3440x1440 monitor, and want decent refresh rates.

 

thank you for looking, and thanks for any help!

[Doughmay]

4 minutes ago, xzantian said:

I recently lost my job, and could not build my computer, as I had planned before (I have many posts on this subject, simply to get more out of the system). that being said, I recently also got a new job! that pays more! and I would like to build a computer similar to this 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RZ4T7h

this is the build, it may show up as canadian, I dont know why, pcpartpicker thinks im from up north. im not. go to usa for pricing.

im just curious about the build, and i am waffling between a 1080 and a 1080 ti. im going with 3440x1440 monitor, and want decent refresh rates.

 

thank you for looking, and thanks for any help!

was going to ask why skylake, but saw you purchased it. 1080Ti would be my best bet if you want max performance, but if you wan to stay lower in cost than a 1080.

[Stevoisboss]

You could save a bit of money and get the vengence rgb ram and stick with the 1080ti if in your budget. Also maybe think of picking up a hdd for more storage. Good build overall. Also congrats on the new job

 

Edit: I see a lot of people pointing out the powersupply. Evga G2 is a good line to look into.

[HKZeroFive]

What is the purpose of this build? Just gaming?

 

Although it varies from game to game, at 3440x1440 100Hz you typically want all the GPU power you can get. So I suggest you stick with the GTX 1080Ti.

 

I'd also change the power supply since EVGA's NEX/G1 series is mediocre at best. Grab the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3 for a bit more.

 

I'd also grab a HDD if you don't already have one since having one for mass storage would be ideal.

[xzantian]

2 minutes ago, Doughmay said:

was going to ask why skylake, but saw you purchased it. 1080Ti would be my best bet if you want max performance, but if you wan to stay lower in cost than a 1080.

im hopeing to stay above 60 fps at all times, and have some games like doom and other highly graphics optimized games to run closer to 100, and saw that doom tends to run at 100 fps on the 1080 at 16:9 1440, so im assuming the ti will do the same at 21:9

 

[LienusLateTips]

NOT THE NEX

 

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Ordinarily_Greater]

16 minutes ago, xzantian said:

im hopeing to stay above 60 fps at all times, and have some games like doom and other highly graphics optimized games to run closer to 100, and saw that doom tends to run at 100 fps on the 1080 at 16:9 1440, so im assuming the ti will do the same at 21:9

 

Get a Noctua CPU cooler.

[xzantian]

19 minutes ago, Stevoisboss said:

You could save a bit of money and get the vengence rgb ram and stick with the 1080ti if in your budget. Also maybe think of picking up a hdd for more storage. Good build overall. Also congrats on the new job

 

Edit: I see a lot of people pointing out the powersupply. Evga G2 is a good line to look into.

the gskill looks nicer imo, and is asus aura compatable, as well as the case, which i like.

 

20 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

What is the purpose of this build? Just gaming?

 

Although it varies from game to game, at 3440x1440 100Hz you typically want all the GPU power you can get. So I suggest you stick with the GTX 1080Ti.

 

I'd also change the power supply since EVGA's NEX/G1 series is mediocre at best. Grab the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3 for a bit more.

 

I'd also grab a HDD if you don't already have one since having one for mass storage would be ideal.

for the most part, yes, gaming, and the power supply is something i will look into, but i have to ask, what is bad about the power supply? also, the hdd will be bought once i run out of storage. 240 is plenty for the time being

 

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, xzantian said:

for the most part, yes, gaming, and the power supply is something i will look into, but i have to ask, what is bad about the power supply? also, the hdd will be bought once i run out of storage. 240 is plenty for the time being

The NEX series have terrible voltage regulation, which can potentially damage the VRMs of your GPU and motherboard.

[waterjug]

other than what they said, 

sorry i just wanted to do that.

ok i'll find my way out

[LienusLateTips]

5 minutes ago, xzantian said:

the gskill looks nicer imo, and is asus aura compatable, as well as the case, which i like.

 

for the most part, yes, gaming, and the power supply is something i will look into, but i have to ask, what is bad about the power supply? also, the hdd will be bought once i run out of storage. 240 is plenty for the time being

 

The NEX is tier 4 on our tier list while for the same price you can get a Tier 2 semi-modular or a Tier 3 full-modular unit.

[xzantian]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

The NEX is tier 4 on our tier list while for the same price you can get a Tier 2 semi-modular or a Tier 3 full-modular unit.

haven't seen the tier list yet, thanks

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, xzantian said:

haven't seen the tier list yet, thanks

 

[xzantian]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/39G4kT

current parts list (there are to 1080ti's just to see if i could eventually move to sli if it gets better in the future)

[LienusLateTips]

Some changes.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xtpsf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xtpsf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($65.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($744.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($30.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM  120mm Fans  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus - ROG SWIFT PG348Q 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor  ($1199.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2717.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-10 23:49 EDT-0400

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, xzantian said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/39G4kT

current parts list (there are to 1080ti's just to see if i could eventually move to sli if it gets better in the future)

If you are upgrading, I don't think SLI is worth it. Volta, Vega and Navi will be much more powerful.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

Just now, JDE said:

If you are upgrading, I don't think SLI is worth it. Volta, Vega and Navi will be much more powerful.

Yes, SLI is just complicated now

[xzantian]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Some changes.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xtpsf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xtpsf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($65.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($744.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($30.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM  120mm Fans  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus - ROG SWIFT PG348Q 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor  ($1199.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2717.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-10 23:49 EDT-0400

is there a reason for the move away from the 850 evo? i have heard many good things about it, and would like to keep it as my m.2 boot drive, but if there is a good reason to move i will. the hdd is one of the two i was looking at, the other being the wd black, for reliability, but i dont think i will go that direction. as for the cpu cooler, ive had the dark rock 3 suggested to me, but i have also seen some pretty good benchmarks for the corsair aio, and have never done liquid cooling before, so it would be a first.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, xzantian said:

is there a reason for the move away from the 850 evo? i have heard many good things about it, and would like to keep it as my m.2 boot drive, but if there is a good reason to move i will. the hdd is one of the two i was looking at, the other being the wd black, for reliability, but i dont think i will go that direction. as for the cpu cooler, ive had the dark rock 3 suggested to me, but i have also seen some pretty good benchmarks for the corsair aio, and have never done liquid cooling before, so it would be a first.

I'm pretty sure the 850 EVO is a AHCI M.2. SSD. This means it will run at SATA speeds. The SL308 is a very good alternative. Also NVME is useless at this point. For the HDD, you should consider this one and the Seagate Barracuda. Both are reliable. I have both. I like air cooling, but if you like liquid cooling, you can change it.

[xzantian]

ok, thanks everyone for your imput, im going to be changing out quite a few parts, and will be posting a completed build some time in the next month or so once i get paychecks!

 

also, hit solved while trying to thumb up... stupid laptop. would have had to mark it solved anyway.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, xzantian said:

ok, thanks everyone for your imput, im going to be changing out quite a few parts, and will be posting a completed build some time in the next month or so once i get paychecks!

 

also, hit solved while trying to thumb up... stupid laptop. would have had to mark it solved anyway.

You can "un solve"

 

anyways that post probably won't be the final answer, so can you unsolve it?

[xzantian]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

You can "un solve"

 

anyways that post probably won't be the final answer, so can you unsolve it?

do you think their are any other changes you would make?

 

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, xzantian said:

do you think their are any other changes you would make?

 

Well you like RGB so perhaps RGB fans with controller?

[xzantian]

probably not, the case rgb and the ram seem fine, i think i may put a strip inside the case if anything. the case has all the fans i need for now, and rgb fans would be a future upgrade

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, xzantian said:

probably not, the case rgb and the ram seem fine, i think i may put a strip inside the case if anything. the case has all the fans i need for now, and rgb fans would be a future upgrade

RGB fans build muhahahaahaha

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rBjxm8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rBjxm8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($744.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($30.00) 
Case Fan: NZXT - Aer RGB140 (3-pack) 71.6 CFM  140mm Fans  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus - ROG SWIFT PG348Q 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor  ($1199.90 @ Amazon) 
Other: NZXT Hue+ RGB Colour Changing Internal LED Controller  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $2868.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-11 00:05 EDT-0400