Gaming/Streaming Rig

[Ophidio]

I really need to upgrade my system, it's just to old. This is the build I've come up with but I'm not sure if all of these are the best options. I would prefer to have 2x 16GB sticks of RAM but G.Skill apparently doesn't make their Trident Z RGB in anything bigger than 8GB dimms? O_oHere's my main questions though about the build. 

 

- Is the Hybrid drive necessary or should it be changed to a 4TB HDD with Intel Optane.

- If HDD and Optane are the choice will there be any problems using the Optane thingy with an m.2 ssd?

- Is my m.2 SSD the best choice for an NVME SSD option?

- Does G.Skill not make their Trident Z RGB RAM in anything bigger than 8GB DIMMs?

- Are the any benefits from upgrading from a EVGA G2 to a G3 PSU? I currently own a G2 750 from them that I thought about taking out of my current system then just buying a cheap bronze unit for my current system to keep it alive. 

- Also, I'm thinking about upgrading to a custom loop eventually (like one part at a time) is this case big enough to house a 240 and 360 rad along with the res/pump or would upgrading to the Corsair 570x be worth it for when I choose to do this?

 

Now here is the build. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($348.29 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design - Celsius S36 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($147.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($308.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel - 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($779.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $2202.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 15:33 EDT-0400

[Zando_]

I'd defo get the 570X, since it's got a lot more room. Everything else looks good, but I don't think you need a hybrid drive/optane when you have an SSD. And the 1700 overclocks the same as the 1700X, but it's cheaper and includes a good air cooler. 

[Gungpae]

13 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

- Is the Hybrid drive necessary or should it be changed to a 4TB HDD with Intel Optane.

- If HDD and Optane are the choice will there be any problems using the Optane thingy with an m.2 ssd?

Optane only works with primary boot drives, not secondary drives. You should just get a 4tb hdd by itself

14 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

- Does G.Skill not make their Trident Z RGB RAM in anything bigger than 8GB DIMMs?

As a matter of fact they do! 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611 50008476 601275378&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=rgb&Manufactory=8476&page=1&bop=And&hisInDesc=trident z&PageSize=36&order=BESTMATCH

15 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

- Also, I'm thinking about upgrading to a custom loop eventually (like one part at a time) is this case big enough to house a 240 and 360 rad along with the res/pump or would upgrading to the Corsair 570x be worth it for when I choose to do this?

570x is definitely worth it, but I would also recommend my thermaltake core x9 for it's spaciousness and dual quad rad support, but i see RGB is in your head 

[Ophidio]

28 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

I'd defo get the 570X, since it's got a lot more room. Everything else looks good, but I don't think you need a hybrid drive/optane when you have an SSD. And the 1700 overclocks the same as the 1700X, but it's cheaper and includes a good air cooler. 

 

13 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

Optane only works with primary boot drives, not secondary drives. You should just get a 4tb hdd by itself

As a matter of fact they do! 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611 50008476 601275378&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=rgb&Manufactory=8476&page=1&bop=And&hisInDesc=trident z&PageSize=36&order=BESTMATCH

570x is definitely worth it, but I would also recommend my thermaltake core x9 for it's spaciousness and dual quad rad support, but i see RGB is in your head 

I will change to a 1700 thank you!

 

Awesome, I can just run 32GB in Dual Channel then, wonder why they don't have it on pc partpicker though.... weird. And RGB is not really in my head, just a white, black, and blue theme is but the color of blue I want can only be obtained by RGB unless Logitech starts making cases with their color of blue as the LEDs. 

[Gungpae]

Just now, Ophidio said:

Awesome, I can just run 32GB in Dual Channel then, wonder why they don't have it on pc partpicker though.... weird. And RGB is not really in my head, just a white, black, and blue theme is but the color of blue I want can only be obtained by RGB unless Logitech starts making cases with their color of blue as the LEDs. 

PCPartpicker doesn't always keep up to date, I prefer using Notepad++ imo  If that's the case, then you should try getting something like this: 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133331

and buying rgb fans with it