My First Ever Build!

[HowLyCoW]

Hi, I'm staying in Australia. 

I have been researching on how to build my PC and referred to plenty PC builds online as reference. 

Actually upgrading for a lame laptop, so I can fully experience the gaming experience.

Was just wondering if I can get comments/advices/green light on my current build plan, it includes the accessories I'm planning to get too.

My budget is around 3000 AUD. And it has come to 3008$ now for the build below.

I will be using this PC to game mainly, and gonna do some overclocking just because it can!

 

Note: I might be upgrading it further in the future, maybe another GPU or more monitors. 

 

ProJecT X (Don't judge)
CPU: Intel Core i5 7600K
CPU Cooler: Cryorig A40 Hybrid Liquid Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming K5 Motherboard
Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Extreme Gaming Premium pack
Memory: 16G Kit (8Gx2) 3000Hz Corsair Vengeance RGB(Black)
Solid State Drive: Samsung 960 Evo Series 250GB M.2 Internal SSD
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM006
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (thx to Comic_Sans_MC and herman mcpootis' advice)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400S Tempered Glass Black White
Accessory: Phanteks Multi Coloured LED Strip 1m 
Accessory: Phanteks RGB LED Adapter Cable  (Taken out since p400s has led strip built in already)
Accessory: CableMod ModMesh C-Series AXi, HXi & RM Cable Kit White 
Accessory: Anti-Static Wrist Band
Monitor: AOC AGON AG241QX

Edited June 5, 2017 by HowLyCoW
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[Zaki_Owais]

" Might add another gpu in the future" dude you can't sli two 1060.IT's not officially supported

 

[HowLyCoW]

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[HowLyCoW]

8 minutes ago, Zaki_Owais said:

" Might add another gpu in the future" dude you can't sli two 1060.IT's not officially supported

 

I don't know much about 1060, I think you might have read wrongly, because I mentioned 1080 in the list.  

[alexhelvetica]

You will not be able to use Custom PSU cables designed for a Corsair PSU on a Thermal Take.

[Zaki_Owais]

2 minutes ago, HowLyCoW said:

I don't know much about 1060, I think you might have read wrongly, because I mentioned 1080 in the list.  

Sorry.You'r build is great though.Might wanna check some asus motherboards

[That_PC_Kid]

Pretty solid build.

[HowLyCoW]

42 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

You will not be able to use Custom PSU cables designed for a Corsair PSU on a Thermal Take.

Does this mean, I have to either get another PSU, or go for the site with the configurator mode (which will be more expensive)?

Going for thermaltake, because its way cheaper than other brands with that Plus 80 gold.

[Herman Mcpootis]

i'd recommend this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($468.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING - FROSTFLOW 240L-W 84.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($94.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($699.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Scorptec) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($739.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Other: Phanteks White cable extension kit ($39.00)
Total: $2922.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-05 20:44 AEST+1000

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, HowLyCoW said:

Does this mean, I have to either get another PSU, or go for the site with the configurator mode (which will be more expensive)?

Going for thermaltake, because its way cheaper than other brands with that Plus 80 gold.

get the kit specifically made for the G2, get the RM or an extension kit(works on any psu) instead.

[HowLyCoW]

11 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

get the kit specifically made for the G2, get the RMx or an extension kit(works on any psu) instead.

I'm thinking of getting a fully modular psu and getting the cable kit so I can prevent cable clustering and so that its neater and slick compared to an extension kit. 

 

12 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

i'd recommend this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($468.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING - FROSTFLOW 240L-W 84.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($138.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($94.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($699.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Scorptec) 
Monitor: AOC - AG241QG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($739.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Other: Phanteks White cable extension kit ($39.00)
Total: $2922.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-05 20:44 AEST+1000

Thanks for the recommendation, but I personally like to have a bit of color in my build, so you can see that it's pretty much filled with a number of RGB stuff.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, HowLyCoW said:

Thanks for the recommendation, but I personally like to have a bit of color in my build, so you can see that it's pretty much filled with a number of RGB stuff.

 

you're spending alot on RGB, just get cheaper components and spend abit on a cheap RGB kit(or just use the LEDs on the P400s), use the money for other components like the cpu, the i5 will bottleneck the gtx 1080.

[HowLyCoW]

Decided to go with Corsair RM650x 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply. Thanks for the heads up Comic_Sans_MS and herman mcpootis.

 

9 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

you're spending alot on RGB, just get cheaper components and spend abit on a cheap RGB kit(or just use the LEDs on the P400s), use the money for other components like the cpu, the i5 will bottleneck the gtx 1080.

But have you seen how beautiful a RGB pc looks like? :') It's gorgeous! 

I've also checked on other forums, most people say that i5 6700k won't bottleneck the gtx 1080.

Also, I was told off by many because I wanted to go for i7 7700k in the beginning but will not be able to use its full capacity.

To me, I think the i5 7600k would be sufficient (also cheaper). Not planning to pull out on my RGB stuffs  simply because I'm one of those people who will look at their pc and go like, its majestic. But yes, thanks for the suggestion, I will consider it in this 2 weeks before I buy the parts! (Y) 

For the 241QG you recommended, its a bit stiff for me, since 241qx is pretty similar with 1440p and 144hz(also its ~200$ cheaper).

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, HowLyCoW said:

Decided to go with Corsair RM650x 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply. Thanks for the heads up Comic_Sans_MS and herman mcpootis.

 

But have you seen how beautiful a RGB pc looks like? :') It's gorgeous! 

I've also checked on other forums, most people say that i5 6700k won't bottleneck the gtx 1080.

Also, I was told off by many because I wanted to go for i7 7700k in the beginning but will not be able to use its full capacity.

To me, I think the i5 7600k would be sufficient (also cheaper). Not planning to pull out on my RGB stuffs  simply because I'm one of those people who will look at their pc and go like, its majestic. But yes, thanks for the suggestion, I will consider it in this 2 weeks before I buy the parts! (Y) 

For the 241QG you recommended, its a bit stiff for me, since 241qx is pretty similar with 1440p and 144hz(also its ~200$ cheaper).

it may look good, but spending too much on it means you will compromise on other components elsewhere, like your cpu. the i5 just isn't enough anymore, it will bottleneck anything that performs like a gtx 1070 or better, especially when playing in high-refresh rates, which is exactly what you're gonna play in.

the i5 could not reach the i7's performance in games, while having much more fps drops and stuttering. that's the i5 bottlenecking the titan XM. the 241QG i picked has G-sync adaptive sync which makes your experience much smoother than what you'll experience with the monitor you picked.

[HowLyCoW]

35 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

it may look good, but spending too much on it means you will compromise on other components elsewhere, like your cpu. the i5 just isn't enough anymore, it will bottleneck anything that performs like a gtx 1070 or better, especially when playing in high-refresh rates, which is exactly what you're gonna play in.

the i5 could not reach the i7's performance in games, while having much more fps drops and stuttering. that's the i5 bottlenecking the titan XM. the 241QG i picked has G-sync adaptive sync which makes your experience much smoother than what you'll experience with the monitor you picked.

Will it not differ at all for i5 7600k, since the example is using i5 6600k?

241qx is free sync, and I don't think I'll notice that much of a difference with 241QG (don't think the +~200$ is worth it).

 

However, thanks to your insight, will mostly likely change to an i7-7700k.

[Herman Mcpootis]

23 minutes ago, HowLyCoW said:

Will it not differ at all for i5 7600k, since the example is using i5 6600k?

241qx is free sync, and I don't think I'll notice that much of a difference with 241QG (don't think the +~200$ is worth it).

 

However, thanks to your insight, will mostly likely change to an i7-7700k.

the 7600k is only a few hundred mhz faster, you won't see much of an improvement. freesync doesn't work with nvidia gpus.

[HowLyCoW]

On 6/5/2017 at 10:24 PM, herman mcpootis said:

the 7600k is only a few hundred mhz faster, you won't see much of an improvement. freesync doesn't work with nvidia gpus.

Apparently I read something like its fixed at the 144Hz something like that for free sync. Which means, it wouldn't be much of a problem there. Also, decided to go with i7 7700k since I definitely don't want to bottleneck my gtx 1080