gaming rig $2000 itx gaming rig planning help

[Jarsky]

4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

GTX 1070 with a 4K monitor ? Not a good idea.

 

The Intel 600p is really poor for an SSD. 

 

I would go with an i7 myself. The i5 is becoming less and less attractive.

 

You cannot fit an i7 into the build he wants.

The Intel 600p is fine as a boot/windows drive -it's only poor for doing large file writes.

Theres no problem with running a 4K monitor at 1440p. Theyre limited on 1440p monitors at larger than 24" that fit into the budget. This is AUD pricing.

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, Jarsky said:

 

You cannot fit an i7 into the build he wants.

The Intel 600p is fine as a boot/windows drive -it's only poor for doing large file writes.

Theres no problem with running a 4K monitor at 1440p. Theyre limited on 1440p monitors at larger than 24" that fit into the budget. This is AUD pricing.

He said he can go a little over the budget so it isn't impossible with a few tweaks.

 

The 600p is crap for an NVMe SSD that is why it is so cheap. I would take a standard SATA SSD such as the Crucial MX300 over it.

 

If you want to game at 1440p then just get a 1440p monitor. 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($438.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  ($542.10 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($64.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($569.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2099.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Jarsky]

11 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

He said he can go a little over the budget so it isn't impossible with a few tweaks.

 

The 600p is crap for an NVMe SSD that is why it is so cheap. I would take a standard SATA SSD such as the Crucial MX300 over it.

 

If you want to game at 1440p then just get a 1440p monitor. 

 

 

He wants the RVZ102 which is another $40, and requires an SFX(L) PSU which is another $60 odd. 

I do have both a 600p and a M.2 MX300 at home as well as the Kingston SSDNow that you listed - and I don't see any problem with any of them as OS drives.

The condition you're talking about is due to saturating the SLC cache, which would only be noticeable with sustained large file writes which you aren't going to be doing to it.

 

Gaming is just fine on a 4K @ 1440p - the interpolation is fine because scaling is perfect from 4K to 1440p - and having 4K myself, i love it for desktop work and being able to watch 4K YouTube & Netflix natively at full resolution.

 

Using it as well and making even more compromises you could even sneak in the GTX1080

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI - H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB EX OC Video Card  ($699.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Silverstone - 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($479.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2055.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Silver47]

@BDunkz Sorry for running away from the thread earlier... Whats the current situation right now? Did you decide on anything yet?

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Jarsky said:

 

He wants the RVZ102 which is another $40, and requires an SFX(L) PSU which is another $60 odd. 

I do have both a 600p and a M.2 MX300 at home as well as the Kingston SSDNow that you listed - and I don't see any problem with any of them as OS drives.

The condition you're talking about is due to saturating the SLC cache, which would only be noticeable with sustained large file writes which you aren't going to be doing to it.

 

Gaming is just fine on a 4K @ 1440p - the interpolation is fine because scaling is perfect from 4K to 1440p - and having 4K myself, i love it for desktop work and being able to watch 4K YouTube & Netflix natively at full resolution.

 

Using it as well and making even more compromises you could even sneak in the GTX1080

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI - H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB EX OC Video Card  ($699.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Silverstone - RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Silverstone - 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($479.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2055.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I would still want an i7 or Ryzen 6 core. 

 

If his friend is prepared to go with a different case in a similar style.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($699.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Silverstone - RVX01BR-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($479.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $2099.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Jarsky]

27 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

I would still want an i7 or Ryzen 6 core. 

 

Maybe a compromise on the size?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($699.00 @ Umart)
Case: Inwin - 301 Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($479.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2088.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Guest]

15 minutes ago, Jarsky said:

Maybe a compromise on the size?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($699.00 @ Umart)
Case: Inwin - 301 Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($479.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2088.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That would work as well. There are too many compromises going with ITX imo as you have a limited choice for boards most of the time and you also pay a premium for small form factor

[BDunkz]

So get a1440p monitor and a 1070?

[BDunkz]

4 hours ago, lee32uk said:

That would work as well. There are too many compromises going with ITX imo as you have a limited choice for boards most of the time and you also pay a premium for small form factor

Ok, my freind has $2000 Aud to spend. If it's a better performance than it dosnt have to be itx and dosnt need a window. What components can you put in it to make it worth while (eg 1070 and a 1440p monitor and i7)

[BDunkz]

14 hours ago, Jarsky said:

 

You cannot fit an i7 into the build he wants.

The Intel 600p is fine as a boot/windows drive -it's only poor for doing large file writes.

Theres no problem with running a 4K monitor at 1440p. Theyre limited on 1440p monitors at larger than 24" that fit into the budget. This is AUD pricing.

I agree about the ssd he would only need an ssd for booting and system drivers especially if that means he can get better components 

[BDunkz]

5 hours ago, Jarsky said:

Maybe a compromise on the size?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($297.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($699.00 @ Umart)
Case: Inwin - 301 Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($479.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $2088.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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He would probably not mind a bigger itx case although an i7 would be good and somthing like $2300 or so including a monitor would be great although the pc needs to look good (black and red) 

[BDunkz]

I have had a talk to him and he said that it can go beond console size if that means it'll look better and he can have a 1440p monitor and have a side window. He is not doing much other than gaming but a few of us are in a compition to make him the best rig for $2000 so a water cooled i7 would be best

 

the only reson I'm going back over this is because the circumstances have changed and it's now a compition

[BDunkz]

14 hours ago, black0utm1rage said:

@BDunkz Sorry for running away from the thread earlier... Whats the current situation right now? Did you decide on anything yet?

Pease help now

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, Aleksiandrovich said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.15 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($168.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($687.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2099.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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is this aus?

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, Aleksiandrovich said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($468.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($266.20 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($172.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($228.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Turbo OC Video Card  ($669.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case  ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $2111.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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can you drop $100

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, Aleksiandrovich said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($468.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($266.20 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($172.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Turbo OC Video Card  ($669.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case  ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $2022.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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what did you change?