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What is the pc for? Budget?

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two 24" 1920x1080 180Hz monitors for your first build is kinda over the the top and not really necesarry if youre not gonna be doing some serious gaming, besides this the rig looks pretty badass. You can get a windows 10 key cheap off of Kinguin tho so you'd be able to save money there. and 4x8gb of DDR4 3000 is kinda over the top. Most games nowadays dont even require a full 8, let alone 16gb so you'd be able to save a few bucks there for now. And Thermalpaste usually comes with the cpu in most cases, but i dont know with Ryzen.

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10 minutes ago, AlexMorway said:

Gaming/ photo editing mostly.

 

Photo editing is very single threaded, and combined with this being 1080p gaming a 7700k would be a much better option.

 

Aftermarket thermal paste is unnecessary, 32gb is overkill for what you're doing, NVMe is pointless since it doesn't improve boot times or app launch times. WD black isn't worth extra imo. Using money saved I got a bigger ssd and a 1080 ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($306.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($140.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($764.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 52.0 CFM  120mm Fans  ($62.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($168.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Scimitar RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $3104.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-12 21:21 EDT-0400

 

However note though that Intel is launching their next CPUs, coffee Lake, in 10 days. Rumors currently point to 6 core 12 thread i7s for the same price as those right now. So I would wait until August 21st to see how that turns out and then buy.

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7 minutes ago, Claus_B_DK said:

two 24" 1920x1080 180Hz monitors for your first build is kinda over the the top and not really necesarry if youre not gonna be doing some serious gaming, besides this the rig looks pretty badass. You can get a windows 10 key cheap off of Kinguin tho so you'd be able to save money there. and 4x8gb of DDR4 3000 is kinda over the top. Most games nowadays dont even require a full 8, let alone 16gb so you'd be able to save a few bucks there for now. And Thermalpaste usually comes with the cpu in most cases, but i dont know with Ryzen.

I play a fair amount of games and do some photo editing and rarely some video editing. I've had laptops before and gamed off of those and a PlayStation for the longest time. So I've been saving up for a year and want to make my own gaming rig. Although i am torn between doing two 1080p monitors or make the jump to a duel monitor set up for 1440p but then i feel like i would have to also get a 1080ti or am i wrong. ( I'm just a sucker for a duel monitor set up.)

 

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3 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Photo editing is very single threaded, and combined with this being 1080p gaming a 7700k would be a much better option.

 

Aftermarket thermal paste is unnecessary, 32gb is overkill for what you're doing, NVMe is pointless since it doesn't improve boot times or app launch times. WD black isn't worth extra imo. Using money saved I got a bigger ssd and a 1080 ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($306.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.49 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($140.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($764.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 52.0 CFM  120mm Fans  ($62.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($168.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Scimitar RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $3104.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-12 21:21 EDT-0400

 

However note though that Intel is launching their next CPUs, coffee Lake, in 10 days. Rumors currently point to 6 core 12 thread i7s for the same price as those right now. So I would wait until August 21st to see how that turns out and then buy.

Thanks for the advice! Another question for you. With a gtx 1080ti should i make a jump to 1440p instead of 1080p?

 

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3 minutes ago, AlexMorway said:

Thanks for the advice! Another question for you. With a gtx 1080ti should i make a jump to 1440p instead of 1080p?

 

That's up to you really, 1080p 180 hz still should be above the max for a 1080 ti. Something like a Dell S2417DG, which usually goes for $400 ish, may be worth considering though. It's 1440p 165 hz g sync, FYI.

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Thanks for the advice! Another question for you. With a gtx 1080ti should i make a jump to 1440p instead of 1080p?

 

If graphics matter more to you than gameplay getting a 1080 Ti and two 1440p monitors at 120Hz would be great, but also more expensive i believe, also higher refreshrates is better for FPS games than anything else.

 

As for the new intel chipset coming out, from what ive heard they will in fact not be supporting the current motherboards so you will need to get a motherboard of the new series launching soon. I dont know how much of this is true though or if its just certain chips that wont support the current motherboards. A 7700K should be more than fine to run a 1080 Ti tho (Id suggest the Strix version from Asus ;))

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($724.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill - CULLINAN ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($19.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($19.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($19.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DGR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DGR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($168.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse  ($48.37 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2979.13

 

Better monitors, better GPU, better fans, larger SSD. 16GB RAM is plenty. You're only going to be gaming on one of the monitors anyway and a GTX 1080Ti is fine for 1440p144Hz. 27" 1440p 144Hz monitors with G-Sync. SLI support so you could easily add a 2nd GTX 1080Ti at any point if you want.

Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz | Asus Maximus VII Hero | NZXT Kraken X61 | 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro(Red) @ 1866MHz | 2TB Seagate Barracuda | 250GB Samsung 850-EVO | 2- way SLI Asus Strix GTX 970's @ 1500MHz | EVGA 750W G2 | NZXT H440(black/red) | 3x120mm Sharkoon Shark Blade fans(red) | 3x140mm Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 fans |

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