Possible VR Machine Build

[AmpMC]

Just looking for any and all feedback. Possible changes/should have instead. To keep it simple - this is a build for a friend to run VR (HTC VIVE) and Stream movies from Kodi / Plex. Current specs are as followed. (nothing purchased yet)

 

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H55

Fans: 4xNoctua NF-F12

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB

HDD: 2x1TB WD Blue

Motherboard: ASUS H170 Pro Gaming

Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST

OS: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-7500 Kaby Lake Quad-Core 3.4GHz

PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750w

RAM: 2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series

SSD: 1x120GB Kingston SSDNow V400 SK Hynix SL308.

 

I welcome all suggestions, just please don't say "because it's better".

[Zando_]

I'd say Ryzen 1500X and a 1070 if he can afford it. They Ryzen 1500X is a 4c/8t CPU that's cheaper than many i5s, or you could get a Ryzen 5 1400 (less cache, lower base clock). The 1500X includes a really good cooler, suitable for a decent OC. The 1070 will just make it smoother, which helps with not getting dizzy while playing. And I believe a RX580 8GB is on par with or slightly better than a 1060 6GB, if he can't afford a 1070. 

[AmpMC]

10 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

I'd say Ryzen 1500X and a 1070 if he can afford it. They Ryzen 1500X is a 4c/8t CPU that's cheaper than many i5s, or you could get a Ryzen 5 1400 (less cache, lower base clock). The 1500X includes a really good cooler, suitable for a decent OC. The 1070 will just make it smoother, which helps with not getting dizzy while playing. And I believe a RX580 8GB is on par with or slightly better than a 1060 6GB, if he can't afford a 1070. 

He's got around $1,500 total to spend. Right now as configured we're at about $1,2xx. I don't know anything about AMD Processors, so I'll do a little research but I think we'll be sticking with Intel. Quick look - the 1500x processor is only $10 less than this 7500. The 1070 will add about $150. And even the RX580 will add some cost as well. Something I'll check out though.

 

Thanks for a quick response and recommendation.

[Sakkura]

Switch to a single 2TB HDD instead of two 1TB HDDs. No reason to get 4 NF-F12s for that system, they're not good case fans. The 750W power supply is overkill.

 

Saving some money on those things should leave room for a larger SSD.

 

It would also be a good idea to consider getting an Oculus Rift instead of the HTC Vive. Better value for money at this point.

[AmpMC]

27 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

Switch to a single 2TB HDD instead of two 1TB HDDs. No reason to get 4 NF-F12s for that system, they're not good case fans. The 750W power supply is overkill.

 

Saving some money on those things should leave room for a larger SSD.

 

It would also be a good idea to consider getting an Oculus Rift instead of the HTC Vive. Better value for money at this point.

The two 1TB drives is so I can do a mirror. He's not storing much of anything other than the VR games on here so 1TB is enough, just provides redundancy. The NF-F12s are being used two in the front where it needs to pass through the drive cages first and one will be used for the radiator. So I suppose I can get rid of one. The PSU and Case come with a package deal, and for the price I'm okay with the overkill. As for the SSD it's only going to be a boot drive so I didn't see a point in a larger one. Although a 240GB V300 is only about $40 more.

 

More to consider! Thank you.

[lukart]

Not sure where did you see that he has around 1500USD to spend, if so he could do much better

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6YWk3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6YWk3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B250 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($394.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1223.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-25 18:36 EDT-0400

[AmpMC]

37 minutes ago, lukart said:

Not sure where did you see that he has around 1500USD to spend, if so he could do much better

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6YWk3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6YWk3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B250 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($394.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1223.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-25 18:36 EDT-0400

I greatly appreciate the time it took you to come up with this (no matter how fast or not), but the price only looks good until you factor in OS, Fans, Optical Drive, and CPU Cooler cost. Then add $250 to that. Price needs to be TOTAL. So yes, I suppose I could go different with the fans and cooler. And I will look into some of these and compare as possible swap outs. 

 

Much appreciated!

[genexis_x]

Get Ryzen 5 CPU. i5 only has 4 cores 4 threads which means not future proof enough since games will begin to use more and more cores. Ryzen CPUs will provide stabler framerates in games which is more important than average framerates.

 

Get Ryzen 5 1400 or 1600

 

Edit: SSD quite bad, this will help:

 

[AmpMC]

On 5/25/2017 at 8:24 PM, ZM Fong said:

Get Ryzen 5 CPU. i5 only has 4 cores 4 threads which means not future proof enough since games will begin to use more and more cores. Ryzen CPUs will provide stabler framerates in games which is more important than average framerates.

 

Get Ryzen 5 1400 or 1600

 

Edit: SSD quite bad, this will help:

 

Thanks for the input! I'll for sure be checking out that SSD list.

 

EDIT: Ended up going with the SK Hynix SL308 over the Kingston. Thanks again!