First Gaming Rig

[GiantStepps]

Hey Guys,

So I've built pcs before, helped a mate build his and a workstation pc for family. However, I've been saving funds for a good gaming rig.

I want to be able to get close to 60fps on ultra settings across the board as well as have solid high frame rates on fps shooters like siege and overwatch. I've collected about $3000 AUD for the build and have come up with the following build. The build is also heavily based around the red and black colour scheme and I am currently very happy with the build, both in quality and aesthetics.

 

If you guys have any improvements that you can think of it would be much appreciated.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/njjkM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/njjkM8/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($457.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H80i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty H270 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($166.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($198.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($799.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($67.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($127.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($75.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Headphones: Corsair - VOID 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($105.00 @ Shopping Express) 

Silverstone SST-FF143 140MM Fan Filter ($14.00 @ Umart)

Asus Strix Glide Control Mouse Pad ($15.00 @ Umart)
Total: $2957.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-19 09:42 AEST+1000

[LienusLateTips]

Get a better cooler, faster hard drive, unless you use this PC to video edit to make a living go with a SATA SSD, get a Z270 motherboard, ACTUALLY...

 

SCRAP ALL OF THIS AND WAIT FOR COVFEFE LAKE

[Jurrunio]

Coffee Lake is near, so [profanity] Kaby Lake

 

Other than CPU and mobo, till things to improve

You don't need NVMe SSDs. Why bother with one when SATA SSDs can still get the job done just as well? We haven't used up SATA's 600MBps bandwidth yet. NCIX tech tips has a video showing that NVMe SSD and SATA SSDs load games, compress/decompress files just as fast as the other.

 

650W PSU is enough for a single 1080 setup.

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

don't pair a 7700k with a h270 motherboard, and wait for kopi lake.

H80i is very mediocre for the price, get an air cooler instead.

a standard non-nvme ssd will do for a gaming rig, no need to spend extra.

 

[Sanctorum]

Oh god no, do NOT get an H270 motherboard with an unlocked CPU. Don't get a 120/140mm AIO, they're trash. If you MUST get an AIO, get at least a 240mm rad. 960 PRO is super overpriced and bad fit for a gaming system. Get a 500GB 850 EVO for like half the price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($457.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($239.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($176.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($231.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($799.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Umart) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($179.00 @ Umart) 
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse  ($84.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $2718.00
 

7700k and Z270 mobo as a placeholder for 8700k and Z370 mobo. Better peripherals. Swap the air cooler for a 240mm+ AIO CLC if you wish.

[brob]

Next week Intel will launch its latest desktop cpu, code named Coffee Lake. I would suggest waiting to see how those cpu pan out.

 

With respect to the OP build, consider a motherboard like Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING. It can overclock the unlocked i7-7700K. Something the H270 motherboard cannot do. It has RGB lighting so the red/black theme is easily maintained. It has onboard WiFi, so there is no need for an addon card.

 

An NVMe M.2 drive is not going to contribute anything noticeable in gaming. A 2.5" SATA III ssd like Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB will provide excellent performance.

 

An 850W psu is overkill. Corsair - RMx 650W would be a decent choice.

 

If you use an Asus motherboard that supports Aura Sync, you could pick compatible RGB memory like G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000. The advantage of using RGB components is that if one tires of a particular color theme, it is easily switched.