Friend's Build

[piku102]

This is a friend's personal build who is wondering if it can be improved while also lowering the cost. He has no budget as of now and would like to play, as he put it, "The latest AAA titles". He also says that this build is complete overkill, yet he still wants to get the feedback on it. Thanks.
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cN9FNN

 

 

[seon123]

1 minute ago, piku102 said:

This is a friend's personal build who is wondering if it can be improved while also lowering the cost. He has no budget as of now and would like to play, as he put it, "The latest AAA titles". He also says that this build is complete overkill, yet he still wants to get the feedback on it. Thanks.
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cN9FNN

 

 

That is indeed complete overkill. The only way it can be improved would be X299, I think. The costs however, can be easily lowered, at the sacrifice of some RGB and/or performance

[Walt]

3 minutes ago, piku102 said:

complete overkill

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[QuantumBit]

Completely overkill, get a 1700 instead of a 1800X, get a kinguin windows key, only one 1080ti, and a cheaper MOBO.

[Atra1n2]

He could definitely get a less expensive board, one less 1080ti, get a 1700x or 1700 cpu, save a ton using more affordable fans and stock fans, and still maintain virtually all of the performance that this build would have. SLI isn't that great anymore, and most games are not optimized for it. The 1700x and 1700 can be overclocked to match the 1800x.

[brob]

37 minutes ago, piku102 said:

This is a friend's personal build who is wondering if it can be improved while also lowering the cost. He has no budget as of now and would like to play, as he put it, "The latest AAA titles". He also says that this build is complete overkill, yet he still wants to get the feedback on it. Thanks.
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cN9FNN

 

 

The motherboard can control Aura Sync RGB compatible devices. You might consider switching to a cpu cooler and case fans that can be controlled by the motherboard. Deepcool CAPTAIN 240EX RGB and Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB 48.8 CFM 120mm Fan.

 

The memory parts are not on the motherboard's memory QVL. Also four sticks of DDR4-3200 memory still tend to be problematic on most X370 motherboards.

 

Beside, you may want to consider Aura Sync compatible memory like G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory. (G.Skill has indicated this kit is good for X370 motherboards, see post 3 of https://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=14263.)

 

If you stick with dual GTX 1080 Ti, you should probably go with a larger capacity psu. Something around 1000W. I would suggest going with a single GTX 1080 Ti and looking at a 650W or 750W psu.

 

I would drop the M.2 Samsung 960 drive. The performance hit likely will not be noticeable.

 

Windows 10 OEM license does not permit use in DIY builds. For those builds one needs to use a full version.

 

Given the budget, your friend might consider an X299 build. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7740X 4.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($341.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - CAPTAIN 240EX RGB 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF X299 MARK 2 ATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($259.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($305.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($834.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.61 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB 48.8 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB 48.8 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB 48.8 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2544.39
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-23 16:52 EDT-0400

[SquintyG33Rs]

34 minutes ago, piku102 said:

This is a friend's personal build who is wondering if it can be improved while also lowering the cost. He has no budget as of now and would like to play, as he put it, "The latest AAA titles". He also says that this build is complete overkill, yet he still wants to get the feedback on it. Thanks.
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cN9FNN

 

 

don't get OEM windows for 100$ it doesn't cost that. a retail copy is a bit more than that but you should be able to get OEM copies on kingwin or amazon for less than 40$

[Dackzy]

1 hour ago, brob said:

SNIP

 

that is a really bad build. The 7740x is just the 7700k with a slightly higher base clock, so who in their right mind would buy a 7740x and pay more for a platform that doesn't really work with it? it wants dual and not quad ram, plus you turn off a lot of stuff when you cut all the way down to 16 lanes.

It makes zero sense to buy any of the 4 core x299 CPUs, it would be cheaper and easier to just get a 7700k + z270.

2 hours ago, piku102 said:

This is a friend's personal build who is wondering if it can be improved while also lowering the cost. He has no budget as of now and would like to play, as he put it, "The latest AAA titles". He also says that this build is complete overkill, yet he still wants to get the feedback on it. Thanks.
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cN9FNN

 

 

change the CPU to a 1700 and OC it to 3.9-4.0, get a dual stick 32gb kit that is supported by that motherboard, high MHz + low CL (timings) would be good like 3000 and CL15-15-15 would be pretty decent. If you want to make it even cheaper get two EVGA 1080ti SC instead of the FTW3's, it should save him another combined 100$.

[brob]

16 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

that is a really bad build. The 7740x is just the 7700k with a slightly higher base clock, so who in their right mind would buy a 7740x and pay more for a platform that doesn't really work with it? it wants dual and not quad ram, plus you turn off a lot of stuff when you cut all the way down to 16 lanes.

It makes zero sense to buy any of the 4 core x299 CPUs, it would be cheaper and easier to just get a 7700k + z270.

change the CPU to a 1700 and OC it to 3.9-4.0, get a dual stick 32gb kit that is supported by that motherboard, high MHz + low CL (timings) would be good like 3000 and CL15-15-15 would be pretty decent. If you want to make it even cheaper get two EVGA 1080ti SC instead of the FTW3's, it should save him another combined 100$.

The i7-7740X is, at the moment the highest performing gaming cpu. It may be no more than a higher clocked i7-7700K, but that extra clock makes a difference.

 

If the only criteria is cheap, then you might be correct. The OP build suggests there are other more important factors.

 

I believe that the only 32GB memory kits that currently work with X370 motherboards are DDR4-2400.

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

The i7-7740X is, at the moment the highest performing gaming cpu. It may be no more than a higher clocked i7-7700K, but that extra clock makes a difference.

 

If the only criteria is cheap, then you might be correct. The OP build suggests there are other more important factors.

 

I believe that the only 32GB memory kits that currently work with X370 motherboards are DDR4-2400.

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you do know that you just can OC the 7700k, they OC to the same... It is just the same CPU....

A 7700k/7740x might get the better average, but CPUs with more cores are more fluent, which matters a lot more than having the highest average.

Just by changing the 7740x and x299 to 7700k + z270 you save a little over 100$ and then by changing the ram to a better kit, but not as beautiful you can cut off another 40$, plus then change the GPU to an EVGA 1080ti SC black edition saves you another 115$

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VqqVKZ That is the system you made, but with changed ram, GPU, mobo and CPU and it will give you better performance in some games because the ram is faster, for a 259,45$ less than what you made.

 

OP here is the Ryzen version, I just put two Flare X CL 14 3200 16gb kits in there because I am too lazy to look through the list asus made under support on the mobo, but you can prob remove a good 100$ there.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xhqVKZ