New Build!!!

[Phred_2468]

Can you guys check my build and inform me of any problems i might encounter, part suggestions, as well as some advice you consider helpful?

 

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Phred_2468/saved/FtvP6h

 

Processor: i7-7700k

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IX Code

CPU Cooler: NZXT X62 AIO

Memeory: G.Skill Trident Z 32gb DDR4-3200 Cas Latency: 14

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Pro 2TB, Samsung 850 Pro (500GB or 1TB?), Samsung 960 PRO M.2 SSD 512GB

GPU: GTX 1080 TI FTW3 GAMING

Case: NZXT S340 Elite

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850w

 

Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140SP_BK (any suggestions?)

OS: Windows 10 Pro

[RawLobster]

What are your main workloads? Mostly gaming, any video production or other editing or streaming?

 

Looks like a good build, you've taken some time to pick stuff you like. The 850w PSU is definitely more than you need unless you plan on SLI. 

[Phred_2468]

1 minute ago, RawLobster said:

What are your main workloads? Mostly gaming, any video production or other editing or streaming?

 

Looks like a good build, you've taken some time to pick stuff you like. The 850w PSU is definitely more than you need unless you plan on SLI. 

workloads one of the places that i havent really narrowed down on. The 850w PSU is kinda for future proofing, unless you have other suggestions? Also do you see any compatibility issues?

[RawLobster]

Everything seems to be compatible, I haven't looked into the case and your fan/radiator choices but other than that it looks fine. 

 

I wouldn't expect having a higher wattage (I would probably pick a ~700 - 750 watt for your build, like this) will help you in futureproofing unless you plan on SLIing your 1080ti in the future. And at that point, I might push for a little bit bigger than 850w, given everything else you have plugged in. 700 watts is going to be fine for any decent single CPU config right now and IMO the foreseeable future, and there are plenty of good brands even cheaper than that EVGA option with 80+ Gold efficiency. (Although, there's nothing wrong or bad about going with the 850w if you still feel like you want it. It won't use more power or negatively affect anything.)

 

I'm assuming budget isn't super high on the priority list, but I will mention the motherboard being a lot more than you really probably need. All that will really effect is overclocking (chipset dependant) and the actual physical ports you need on the inside and outside. It really just comes down to what you want to have, and you could spend even around $100 and have a perfectly competitive board, with just less ports you may not use anyway.

[Phred_2468]

11 minutes ago, RawLobster said:

Everything seems to be compatible, I haven't looked into the case and your fan/radiator choices but other than that it looks fine. 

 

I wouldn't expect having a higher wattage (I would probably pick a ~700 - 750 watt for your build, like this) will help you in futureproofing unless you plan on SLIing your 1080ti in the future. And at that point, I might push for a little bit bigger than 850w, given everything else you have plugged in. 700 watts is going to be fine for any decent single CPU config right now and IMO the foreseeable future, and there are plenty of good brands even cheaper than that EVGA option with 80+ Gold efficiency. (Although, there's nothing wrong or bad about going with the 850w if you still feel like you want it. It won't use more power or negatively affect anything.)

 

I'm assuming budget isn't super high on the priority list, but I will mention the motherboard being a lot more than you really probably need. All that will really effect is overclocking (chipset dependant) and the actual physical ports you need on the inside and outside. It really just comes down to what you want to have, and you could spend even around $100 and have a perfectly competitive board, with just less ports you may not use anyway.

I understand, but I have relatives and friends that work at ASUS so hopefully a better board doesn't matter.

[yathis]

7700K is not worth it

Please go Ryzen, thats the way to go, go with a 1700 or 1800 series.

 

 

[Phred_2468]

21 minutes ago, yathis said:

7700K is not worth it

Please go Ryzen, thats the way to go, go with a 1700 or 1800 series.

 

 

Another friend works at intel. I've thought about it too but he works at intel and it can be at least half price

[cowpker4life]

39 minutes ago, yathis said:

7700K is not worth it

Please go Ryzen, thats the way to go, go with a 1700 or 1800 series.

 

 

You can't just say ryzen is better for things like gaming intel is much better as it has higher IPC and clock speed. Also intels platform has been out for much longer then amd ryzen most the bugs with ryzen bios and stuff has been worked out but it still is a little buggy at times. Also for a i7 and a 1080ti a 550W or 600w would work fine unless you are going to do sli.

[Not_Sean]

Just now, cowpker4life said:

You can't just say ryzen is better for things like gaming intel is much better as it has higher IPC and clock speed. Also intels platform has been out for much longer then amd ryzen most the bugs with ryzen bios and stuff has been worked out but it still is a little buggy at times. Also for a i7 and a 1080ti a 550W or 600w would work fine unless you are going to do sli.

Actually you can very safely say a Ryzen is better as it does loose the high FPS fight against the 7700, but in every single benchmark of all the ryzen CPU's its average FPS is way higher than the 7700 and that matters way more for gaming, 

 

if you fps hits 65 and it drops to 30 on average than the high mark means nothing if the ryzen will only drop to 50, those are numbers you will actually notice. Also it crushes the intel at pricing. 

[Phred_2468]

2 minutes ago, cowpker4life said:

You can't just say ryzen is better for things like gaming intel is much better as it has higher IPC and clock speed. Also intels platform has been out for much longer then amd ryzen most the bugs with ryzen bios and stuff has been worked out but it still is a little buggy at times. Also for a i7 and a 1080ti a 550W or 600w would work fine unless you are going to do sli.

 

44 minutes ago, yathis said:

7700K is not worth it

Please go Ryzen, thats the way to go, go with a 1700 or 1800 series.

 

 

I understand that there may be different opinions just like on everything else, but thanks all for contributing

[cowpker4life]

21 minutes ago, Not_Sean said:

Actually you can very safely say a Ryzen is better as it does loose the high FPS fight against the 7700, but in every single benchmark of all the ryzen CPU's its average FPS is way higher than the 7700 and that matters way more for gaming, 

 

if you fps hits 65 and it drops to 30 on average than the high mark means nothing if the ryzen will only drop to 50, those are numbers you will actually notice. Also it crushes the intel at pricing. 

Ryzen has slightly better frame times but an i7 7700k has high max and average fps. Look at 1080p game play with a 1080ti the i7 has higher averages in almost all games.

 

Ryzen is only better for heavy multi-threaded workloads.

[MidnightBanshi]

If you're only concern is gaming and you want as fast as possible, 7700K is the king.  Ryzen on the other hand, does not have as many hitches and stutters as Intel, although it's not completely stutter-free either.  Also, keep in mind that some new games in 2017 are starting to use more than 4 cores, so another point to Ryzen.

 

IF you already have a 7700K, there is no real need to switch to Ryzen unless you are planning on doing a lot of non-gaming stuff that benefits from more than 4 cores.  Game companies realize that there are a majority of users out there who only do have 4-core CPU's, so will continue to look at those as their main consumer base.  The number of gamers who game on more than 4 cores is minor by comparison (for now).

 

For my own experience, I game and do 1080p video rendering on a 7700K with a GTX 1070.  Can I render and game at the same time?  No, but I don't really need to, so it's not a priority for me.  This is just one person's opinion, combined with a lot of useful info I found on YouTube that I agree with completely.

[RawLobster]

If you're getting the 7700k for anywhere near half price, just use that. It's perfectly competitive and is still good for productivity even if it's not an 8-core.