First Real Build

[joshslatts]

So this is my first real PC build, i'm looking to put something together that will tackle anything I throw at it while not going over the top with price.

i'm interested in 4k gaming and media streaming as well as VR and eventually down the track I want to look at custom water loops and serious overclocking, so I will need something that can be expandable and is fairly future proof.

This is my current parts list, just looking for some opinions and maybe suggestions of changes from more knowledgeable peeps.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/svsmpb 

[LienusLateTips]

GET RYZEN!

[genexis_x]

It's OVERKILL

[LienusLateTips]

DONT GET THAT PSU

[RadiatingLight]

IS CAPS LOCK TRENDY?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

DONT GET THAT PSU

why? it's a HXi, nothing near bad.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

why? it's a HXi, nothing near bad.

Overkill, overpriced

[genexis_x]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($307.49 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($111.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($146.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.33 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1614.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 00:48 EDT-0400

 

About $450 cheaper including Windows from Kinguin, you get a Ryzen 7 CPU and 1080TI

 

You can change the parts you didn't like.

 

See how much money is wasted

Edited May 19, 2017 by ZM Fong

[RadiatingLight]

Assuming you'll be playing on a high-rez monitor, this will be way better. you don't need a 7700K for 1440p+ gaming, and a 1080Ti + 1600 is undeniably better performance in high-rez than a 1080 + 7700K

 

Plus, there's a bit of budget left over, so you can add some extra RGB if you want, or add something else of your choosing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1984.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 00:49 EDT-0400

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($307.49 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($101.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($111.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($146.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ATX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1897.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 00:51 EDT-0400

[RadiatingLight]

5 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($307.49 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($111.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($146.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.33 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1614.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 00:48 EDT-0400

 

About $450 cheaper including Windows from Kinguin, you get a Ryzen 7 CPU and 1080TI

 

You can change the parts you didn't like.

 

See how much money is wasted

I agree that this is a great build, but...

 

OP clearly chose a high-end case for a reason. S340 is a huge downgrade, especially if you don't get the elite verson

OP probably wants an AIO. no reason to remove it when you're under budget

that RAM might not work at 3Ghz out of the box.

maybe get a higher-end motherboard? or at least one that is color-neuteral.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, JDE said:

Overkill, overpriced

IT IS BLUE FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT IS NOT OVERKILL NOR OVERPRICED FOR A 850 WATTS PLATINUM CERTIFIED PSU

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

IT IS BLUE FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT IS NOT OVERKILL NOR OVERPRICED FOR A 850 WATTS PLATINUM CERTIFIED PSU

i remember the time he called both the RMx and evga B2 questionable, then adds a photon for the build and calls it a quark 

[genexis_x]

46 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

I agree that this is a great build, but...

 

OP clearly chose a high-end case for a reason. S340 is a huge downgrade, especially if you don't get the elite verson

OP probably wants an AIO. no reason to remove it when you're under budget

that RAM might not work at 3Ghz out of the box.

maybe get a higher-end motherboard? or at least one that is color-neuteral.

I've already said that OP can change the parts he/she like

 

AIO only provide slightly better temps, will not recommend getting it unless OP wants better aesthetics

 

@Energycore had mentioned before that X370 boards has worse RAM compatibility

The B350 Fatal1y K4 has good amount of power phases

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

i remember the time he called both the RMx and evga B2 questionable, then adds a photon for the build and calls it a quark 

Ah that time

 

Thinking is was a Capstone.

 

Though I do own a variant of the B2. It's crappy. So thinking rest of B2 is crap too.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Ah that time

 

Thinking is was a Capstone.

 

Though I do own a variant of the B2. It's crappy. So thinking rest of B2 is crap too.

1 bad unit =/= entire lineup sucks, especially when it's been consistently reviewed with great scores. you recommend a photon and think it's a quark, now you thought it's a capstone? make up your mind?

[Gaurav S Rao]

This is just a little bit more price but much better

 

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VfRzd6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VfRzd6/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9Q98TW/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-34ghz-8-core-processor-yd170xbcaewof) | $349.99 @ Amazon 
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua - NH-L9x65 SE-AM4 CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VHtWGX/noctua-nh-l9x65-se-am4-cpu-cooler-nh-l9x65-se-am4) | $49.95 @ Newegg Marketplace 
**Motherboard** | [MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vwvZxr/msi-x370-sli-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-x370-sli-plus) | $135.98 @ NCIX US 
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3CdFf7/gskill-ripjaws-v-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gvkb) | $120.88 @ OutletPC 
**Storage** | [Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) | $324.00 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DZmxFT/zotac-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-amp-extreme-video-card-zt-p10810c-10p) | $749.89 @ OutletPC 
**Case** | [NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3TYWGX/nzxt-ca-s340w-b3-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-s340w-b3) | $99.99 @ Amazon 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZ2FT/evga-power-supply-220p20750x1) | $122.88 @ OutletPC 
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MfH48d/microsoft-os-fqc08930) | $132.89 @ OutletPC 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2116.45
 | Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
 | **Total** | **$2086.45**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-05-19 01:10 EDT-0400 |

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua - NH-L9x65 SE-AM4 CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VHtWGX/noctua-nh-l9x65-se-am4-cpu-cooler-nh-l9x65-se-am4) | $49.95 @ Newegg Marketplace 
**Case** | [NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3TYWGX/nzxt-ca-s340w-b3-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-s340w-b3) | $99.99 @ Amazon 

why?

[Gaurav S Rao]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

why?

What is wrong in it,it is one good AM4 Cooler and if you want,the fan can be replace by something black to match the theme.

And the NZXT S340 Elite [Black] Matches the silver-gray aesthetics of the motherboard

[RadiatingLight]

3 minutes ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

This is just a little bit more price but much better

 

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VfRzd6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VfRzd6/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9Q98TW/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-34ghz-8-core-processor-yd170xbcaewof) | $349.99 @ Amazon 
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua - NH-L9x65 SE-AM4 CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VHtWGX/noctua-nh-l9x65-se-am4-cpu-cooler-nh-l9x65-se-am4) | $49.95 @ Newegg Marketplace 
**Motherboard** | [MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vwvZxr/msi-x370-sli-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-x370-sli-plus) | $135.98 @ NCIX US 
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3CdFf7/gskill-ripjaws-v-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gvkb) | $120.88 @ OutletPC 
**Storage** | [Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TstWGX/samsung-960-pro-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6p512bw) | $324.00 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DZmxFT/zotac-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-amp-extreme-video-card-zt-p10810c-10p) | $749.89 @ OutletPC 
**Case** | [NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3TYWGX/nzxt-ca-s340w-b3-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-s340w-b3) | $99.99 @ Amazon 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZ2FT/evga-power-supply-220p20750x1) | $122.88 @ OutletPC 
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MfH48d/microsoft-os-fqc08930) | $132.89 @ OutletPC 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2116.45
 | Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
 | **Total** | **$2086.45**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-05-19 01:10 EDT-0400 |

firstoff, fix your formatting if possible. it's a pain to see what parts are even in your list

 

second, get a 1700 non X, since it's basically the same when OC'ed.

Cheaper SSD would also be good, since the benefits of NVME from a consumer standpoint are basically none.

[Gaurav S Rao]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

firstoff, fix your formatting if possible. it's a pain to see what parts are even in your list

 

second, get a 1700 non X, since it's basically the same when OC'ed.

Cheaper SSD would also be good, since the benefits of NVME from a consumer standpoint are basically none.

Its PCPartPickers formatting,why bump that down when its not that much? He was originally thinking of a 960 Evo,I bumped it upto a 960 Pro and a GTX 1080ti from non-ti GTX 1080 and i changed the PSU to a Supernova T2 750W Psu,and the case to a S340 Elite

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

What is wrong in it,it is one good AM4 Cooler and if you want,the fan can be replace by something black to match the theme.

And the NZXT S340 Elite [Black] Matches the silver-gray aesthetics of the motherboard

it's a mid tower with lots of clearence for bigger 160mm coolers, so why are you getting a small cooler that geats beaten by other cheaper coolers?

[Gaurav S Rao]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

it's a mid tower with lots of clearence for bigger 160mm coolers, so why are you getting a small cooler that geats beaten by other cheaper coolers?

Not that many Coolers are there on PCPartPicker which are AM4,i was originally going for a Hyper 212 Evo,but it didnt have a bracket for AM4,anyway ill change the stuff in the list

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Its PCPartPickers formatting,why bump that down when its not that much? He was originally thinking of a 960 Evo,I bumped it upto a 960 Pro and a GTX 1080ti from non-ti GTX 1080 and i changed the PSU to a Supernova T2 750W Psu,and the case to a S340 Elite

you don't really need to hit the $2K budget.

get a SL308 and save like $150

get a 1700 and save like $50

 

build would be under budget and be essentially the same.

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, Gaurav S Rao said:

Not that many Coolers are there on PCPartPicker which are AM4,i was originally going for a Hyper 212 Evo,but it didnt have a bracket for AM4,anyway ill change the stuff in the list

nearly all coolers have AM4 brackets available if you contact the manufacturer.

the stock cooler is good enough to use for 1-2 weeks until an AM4 bracket can ship.