My Possibly future desktop?

[JinnyBoi]

Hey guys.

 

So basically I got a budget of 1650$ to build a desktop. What do you think of it?

 

CPU: i7-7700k

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

Motherboard: Asus Strix B250F

RAM: G Skill Trident Z RGB  16GB (2x8)

Storage: SSD: Samsung 850 EVO "2.5" 250GB HDD: Hitachi Ultrastar 72000RPM "3.5" 1TB

GPU: Asus Strix GeForce GTX 1080 

CASE: NZXT S340 Elite (BLACK) 

PSU: Corsair CXM450M 80+ Bronze (450W)

 

Total wattage is about 400W. So I thought to get a Power Supply just a little more the wattage then need. Is it alright? I'm no computer geek and this is my first time building, so I'd like some advice! Anything would be appreciated.

[Sir Asvald]

What are you planning to do with the PC? Gaming only? if so, what resolution? 

[Lurick]

You've got an unlocked CPU but a locked board. I would switch to an Z270 board.

 

 

Ryzen build:

Great if you're gaming at 1440p and above

Edited to add tempered glass case

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1713.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:09 EDT-0400

 

 

 

Intel build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($584.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1676.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:08 EDT-0400

[TVwazhere]

1 minute ago, Lurick said:

Ryzen build:

Great if you're gaming at 1440p and above

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1693.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:05 EDT-0400

At least get the pro M version that has TG!

Could probably step down the PSU to a EVGA B3 or a cx#50m gray label

[Lurick]

Just now, TVwazhere said:

At least get the pro M version that has TG!

Could probably step down the PSU to a EVGA B3 or a cx#50m gray label

Doh! Got distracted and though I picked the tempered glass version. Updating  

[paddy-stone]

Or if you really want intel  wait for coffee lake and get a 6 core hyperthreaded i7 with great out-of-box core frequency AND OC ability as well.

 

[JinnyBoi]

20 minutes ago, Lurick said:

You've got an unlocked CPU but a locked board. I would switch to an Z270 board.

 

 

Ryzen build:

Great if you're gaming at 1440p and above

Edited to add tempered glass case

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($719.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1713.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:09 EDT-0400

 

 

 

Intel build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($584.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1676.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:08 EDT-0400

This helped me a lot! But I'm not sure what you meant by locked motherboard and unlocked CPU. Is it possible to take the motherboard you chose for the AMD and stuff it in with the intel build? I would also like to stick with the case I chose because of the looks. I mean both cases look good but I'd prefer the one I chose out in the beginning. Are they possible? I'm sorry if I am being picky because I care a lot about the looks. Thanks though for spending your time writing all of this down

 

PS. I was trying to get with a Color scheme with Orange/Black. If I forgot to mention. 

 

Thanks!

[JinnyBoi]

18 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Or if you really want intel  wait for coffee lake and get a 6 core hyperthreaded i7 with great out-of-box core frequency AND OC ability as well.

 

Are you talking about the X Series?

[JinnyBoi]

39 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

What are you planning to do with the PC? Gaming only? if so, what resolution? 

Well, I guess gaming and rendering. I do a lot of Photoshopping, After effects, and rendeing in Cinema 4D. 

[paddy-stone]

No, the below leaks to coffeelake frequencies

 

 

[Lurick]

4 minutes ago, JinnyBoi said:

This helped me a lot! But I'm not sure what you meant by locked motherboard and unlocked CPU. Is it possible to take the motherboard you chose for the AMD and stuff it in with the intel build? I would also like to stick with the case I chose because of the looks. I mean both cases look good but I'd prefer the one I chose out in the beginning. Are they possible? I'm sorry if I am being picky because I care a lot about the looks. Thanks though for spending your time writing all of this down

 

PS. I was trying to get with a Color scheme with Orange/Black. If I forgot to mention. 

 

Thanks!

So, H and B series boards cannot do overclocking so they are considered "locked" and -K series CPUs can overclock so they're considered "unlocked". A locked CPU doesn't have the K in the name and cannot overclock.

You cannot use the same board between Intel and AMD but I can find the same style board and update the list if you want. You can definitely stick with your case, I was just providing options  

 

Let me adjust and see if I can do better with the Orange/Black scheme

[Lurick]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($163.38 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($584.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1710.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:45 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

Little beyond the budget but with orange/black themed RAM and motherboard:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Gaming SOC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($186.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($584.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1837.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:46 EDT-0400

[JinnyBoi]

3 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

No, the below leaks to coffeelake frequencies

 

 

Ohhhhh I see. So I can reach for something better than the 7700k huh? Thats kewlllll.

[JinnyBoi]

Just now, Lurick said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($163.38 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($584.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1710.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:45 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

Little beyond the budget but with orange/black themed RAM and motherboard:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.20 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Gaming SOC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($186.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($584.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1837.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 09:46 EDT-0400

Thank you so much man, even though its 200USD over the budget, I'm positive I should be able to get this build. But man that motherboard is very expensive!

[Lurick]

4 minutes ago, JinnyBoi said:

Thank you so much man, even though its 200USD over the budget, I'm positive I should be able to get this build. But man that motherboard is very expensive!

I just saw your post about doing a lot of photoshop and whatnot.

If that benefits more from multiple cores over raw clock speed, I would go Ryzen based. You could swap the 1600 for a 1700 and get an 8 core 16 thread for not much more.

[JinnyBoi]

35 minutes ago, Lurick said:

I just saw your post about doing a lot of photoshop and whatnot.

If that benefits more from multiple cores over raw clock speed, I would go Ryzen based. You could swap the 1600 for a 1700 and get an 8 core 16 thread for not much more.

But from what I know, Intel absolutely slaps Ryzen in the face when it comes to rendering and whatnot

[Lurick]

28 minutes ago, JinnyBoi said:

But from what I know, when it comes to rendering and so on, Intel absolutely slaps Ryzen in the face when it comes to rendering and photoshopping. 

Wow, never realized it since I don't dabble with that stuff but from what I can see at quick glance, Intel still is the better choice for most of that work.

[JinnyBoi]

2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Wow, never realized it since I don't dabble with that stuff but from what I can see at quick glance, Intel still is the better choice for most of that work.

Yea. At first I was planning on getting AMD because my friends are like bro AMD is amazing for gaming. At first I thought if it was good at gaming, it would be good at all the other stuff I would usually do. Well turns out it wasn't.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, JinnyBoi said:

But from what I know, Intel absolutely slaps Ryzen in the face when it comes to rendering and whatnot

adobe is more lightly-threaded, so the 7700k would still perform better as it's got higher IPC compared to ryzen.

[DeleteMePls]

What monitor will you be using? 

 

If it's 1080p and 60hz then a gtx 1080 is a waste of money. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax - ETS-T50 AXE (Black) 62.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($106.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.86 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($708.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1642.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-02 11:24 EDT-0400

[JinnyBoi]

13 hours ago, Argus2968 said:

What monitor will you be using? 

 

If it's 1080p and 60hz then a gtx 1080 is a waste of money. 

I use the Acer R1

[JinnyBoi]

19 hours ago, Lurick said:

I just saw your post about doing a lot of photoshop and whatnot.

If that benefits more from multiple cores over raw clock speed, I would go Ryzen based. You could swap the 1600 for a 1700 and get an 8 core 16 thread for not much more.

Hey can you take a look at my build and my friends build on the same budget? Which is better?

 

Mine: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XX26WX

 

My Friends: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J4BzVY

[Lurick]

1 hour ago, JinnyBoi said:

Hey can you take a look at my build and my friends build on the same budget? Which is better?

 

Mine: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XX26WX

 

My Friends: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J4BzVY

Your build will do better at 1080p gaming with the 7700K.

Your friends will do better at 1440p gaming at higher refresh rates.

 

One change I made to both with regards to the PSU:

Yours: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xkyHm8

Your Friends: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RnFmM8

[JinnyBoi]

1 minute ago, Lurick said:

Your build will do better at 1080p gaming with the 7700K.

Your friends will do better at 1440p gaming at higher refresh rates.

 

One change I made to both with regards to the PSU:

Yours: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xkyHm8

Your Friends: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RnFmM8

Thank you very much!