First Gaming PC Pt. II

[NimrodTheMister]

Hi all, 

 

Making a new thread instead of necroing the old one: 

 

I'm mostly looking for critiques of my current parts list. Please qualify all critiques.

 

1. Budget & Location

I'm looking to spend ~$3000. I am in NC, USA.

 

2. Aim

Gaming, web browsing, and college school work. I want the gaming to be at 1440p and over 100Hz as much as possible. I also want the system to look good, with tempered glass side panel and a black/purple color scheme.

 

3. Monitors

A single, 1440p, 144Hz IPS w/G-Sync would be ideal. 4K upgrades are planned, as well as a double monitor setup.

 

4. Peripherals

Mechanical, backlit keyboard is a must. I have no interest in VR. I already have speakers and a mouse.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have always wanted a high-end gaming build, and only recently is it a possibility.

 

Here's my current parts list:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W6Ntf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W6Ntf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($160.00) 
Thermal Compound: Innovation Cooling - Diamond "7 Carat" 1.5g Thermal Paste  ($8.34 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.00 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($155.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($233.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($780.00) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.77 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XF270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($540.00 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.99 @ Best Buy) 
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: RGB Strips ($22.00)
Total: $2824.81

 

Thanks in advance!

 

NimrodTheMister

 

[Himommies]

Some minor edits

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GPYs4C

[Drake10114]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Some minor edits

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GPYs4C

May want to revise that again lol..

got 2 500gb ssd's.

 

[Himommies]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

May want to revise that again lol..

got 2 500gb ssd's.

 

You mean you already have them?

[Gungpae]

I peronally prefer BenQ 

https://www.amazon.com/BenQ-2560x1440-Tournaments-Professional-XL2730/dp/B01H5KKVME/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1501204692&sr=1-3&keywords=144hz&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011

 

 

[Gungpae]

1 minute ago, Drake10114 said:

May want to revise that again lol..

got 2 500gb ssd's.

 

it was on purpose

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

You mean you already have them?

he's not OP

[Himommies]

Just now, Gungpae said:

it was on purpose

he's not OP

Wait so what was the point of that then

 

2 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

May want to revise that again lol..

got 2 500gb ssd's.

 

So what was the point of this

[Gungpae]

Just now, Himommies said:

Wait so what was the point of that then

 

So what was the point of this

he thought you mistakenly put two on there

[Drake10114]

Just now, Himommies said:

Wait so what was the point of that then

 

So what was the point of this

Why dual 500gb sdd's over a 1tb?

 

and what @Gungpae said.

[Himommies]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

Why dual 500gb sdd's over a 1tb?

 

and what @Gungpae said.

Raid

[Gungpae]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

Why dual 500gb sdd's over a 1tb?

 

and what @Gungpae said.

most likely raid 0

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

he thought you mistakenly put two on there

oh

[jcw150]

I'd go for this monitor https://pcpartpicker.com/product/c8zZxr/viewsonic-xg2703-gs-270-2560x1440-165hz-monitor-xg2703-gs

 

As its IPS, 1440p, 165Hz, 27 inch and has GSync

[Mello]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4GNtf8

I mostly agree with the picked stuff.

[jcw150]

I'd also go ryzen as when you have a load of background stuff running it'll be better (and in the future)

[NimrodTheMister]

4 hours ago, Himommies said:

Some minor edits

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GPYs4C

I picked the Pro 960 because it was M.2 and NVMe, which would be incredibly faster than the AHCI SSDs in RAID. Also, one of my aims is to game at 1440p @ Ultra settings so I can get over 100Hz. 4K gaming just seems like it has a ways to go.

 

4 hours ago, Gungpae said:

I peronally prefer BenQ 

https://www.amazon.com/BenQ-2560x1440-Tournaments-Professional-XL2730/dp/B01H5KKVME/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1501204692&sr=1-3&keywords=144hz&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011

 

 

I have gotten bad reviews from friends about BenQ quality before, so I usually stay away from them. Thought honestly, I think I'll take the 1440p, >100Hz, G-Sync, >=27in monitor that's on sale the day I purchase all of this.

 

3 hours ago, Mello said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4GNtf8

I mostly agree with the picked stuff.

The hard drive chosen will probably be whatever's on sale at the time of purchase. I just chose one. Any reason, besides dollar/gb, for the Hitachi? 

Also, see above for my take on the monitor.

3 hours ago, jcw150 said:

I'd also go ryzen as when you have a load of background stuff running it'll be better (and in the future)

The 7700K out-performs all the Ryzen CPUs in gaming benchmarks, and I don't really plan on running that many things in the background. Any other arguments for Ryzen in the gaming context?

[Mello]

10 hours ago, NimrodTheMister said:

The hard drive chosen will probably be whatever's on sale at the time of purchase. I just chose one. Any reason, besides dollar/gb, for the Hitachi? 

Also, see above for my take on the monitor.

You left me no reason for the HDD.

The monitor you picked has Freesync, which I believe that it doesn't work with Nvidia cards.

And I chose the monitor according to your "take on the monitor". 27", 1440p, 144hz, IPS, and G-sync.

[NimrodTheMister]

9 hours ago, Mello said:

You left me no reason for the HDD.

The monitor you picked has Freesync, which I believe that it doesn't work with Nvidia cards.

And I chose the monitor according to your "take on the monitor". 27", 1440p, 144hz, IPS, and G-sync.

Huh, didn't see the Freesync part, cheers.

I like the monitor you chose, but the monitor will inevitably be one of the more expensive pieces with little difference between similar specs across brands, so it'll be down to sales more than anything. Thanks for the recommendation.