4K Kabylake X Build Critique

[WILLFC]

Hey Guys,

 

Looking at building a new PC just wanted people to critique and give their opinions on the build. I'm looking for suggestions on every component so feel free to chip in with your two cents. I'll get right into it.

 

Main Question

- Would this system be able to operate at 4k smoothly.

 

Budget & Location

- Aiming to budget for around 5000$ including peripherals and monitors.

- I'm based in Perth, Australia so all pricing is in AUD.

 

Application

- I use my PC for light gaming (World of Warcraft, occasional FPS etc), internet browsing, occasional photo and video editing. I also have a 'need for speed' so I like everything to run quickly and smoothly. Also looking to 'future proof' as much as possible which isn't really possible in the ever changing tech landscape, but you know what I mean. I'd be looking to slightly overclock my CPU and GPU 

 

Monitors

- I plan on running dual 4k monitors around the 27 inch size.

 

 

The Build (So far)

 

Monitor(s) - LG 27UD68 4K LED

Keyboard - Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2

Mouse - Razer Naga Chroma

Case - Corsair Crystal 570x (Firm on this product)

CPU - Intel i7 7740x

GPU - Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB

Motherboard - ASUS TUF X299 Mark 2 LGA2066

Memory - Kingston 16GB DDR4 HyperX Fury 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit

PSU - Corsair RM850x 80 Plus Gold

SSD - Kingston A400 480GB 

CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X62 280mm AIO (Firm on this product)

Fans - NZXT AER RGB 120mm Triple Pack (Firm on this product)

Fans - NZXR AER RGB 140mm with Hue+ Pack (Firm on this product)

 

[Guest]

Why do you need a 5000 pc if your need is

"light gaming" and "web browsing"

[AniJan]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Why do you need a 5000 pc if your need is

"light gaming" and "web browsing"

He wants a fast one.

[MoonlightSylv]

7740x is useless. Wait for Coffee lake or go Ryzen.

[Go_Flux_yourself]

avega 56 should have no issues with anything you want to do but you will be limited to 60hz or 60fps cause of the 4k tv.

But the vega 56 should play any game you throw at it.

[WILLFC]

8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Why do you need a 5000 pc if your need is

"light gaming" and "web browsing"

Well thats Australian $ like I said. Light gaming in the sense that I would game more but I don't have time with work. Would it even be possible to build a dual monitor 4k setup for much less?

[Curufinwe_wins]

15 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Why do you need a 5000 pc if your need is

"light gaming" and "web browsing"

5000 AUD... but yeah.

 

ANYWAYS @ OP I would do this build. All in AUD merchants ofc.

 

A 7800X is the same price as a 1700X in AUD which is insane, but ok...

 

I don't see any 4k monitors listed... so I don't know how much space to save for them... but if needs be you can drop down to a 1080 instead of a 1080ti,

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/KWPMhq

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7800X 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($493.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($239.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: MSI - X299 SLI PLUS ATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($419.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($359.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($388.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($380.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($1070.30 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($240.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Umart) 
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma V2 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($249.00 @ Scorptec) 
Mouse: Razer - Naga Chroma Wired Laser Mouse 
Total: $3986.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 11:29 AEST+1000

 

EDIT: OOPS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT BOTH SSD's ON THERE.

[Colexd]

wait for coffee lake

[Curufinwe_wins]

A perfectly reasonable alternative build that cuts things down by another 1k AUD:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($278.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($239.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($238.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($359.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($388.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($759.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($240.00 @ Centre Com) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Umart) 
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma V2 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($249.00 @ Scorptec) 
Mouse: Razer - Naga Chroma Wired Laser Mouse 
Total: $2899.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 11:32 AEST+1000

[Septimus]

For future proofing, I would go with Ryzen. AMD guarantees support of the AM4 socket for 4 years. 

Keep in mind that while they do guarantee support for the socket, it doesn't mean that their CPU 3-4 years from now that goes in the AM4 socket will be a competitor with other CPUs in newer sockets. Either way, I would still go with a Ryzen CPU for sure. 

[Nik_]

53 minutes ago, Septimus said:

For future proofing, I would go with Ryzen. AMD guarantees support of the AM4 socket for 4 years. 

Keep in mind that while they do guarantee support for the socket, it doesn't mean that their CPU 3-4 years from now that goes in the AM4 socket will be a competitor with other CPUs in newer sockets. Either way, I would still go with a Ryzen CPU for sure. 

I know this isn't my thread but you were talking about ryzen so I thought I'd ask. 

 

Should I upgrade to ryzen and pay the price of getting new ram or put all the money toward intel and a new motherboard. I currently have an i5 4430(1150 socket) so most things that support this socket are expensive and don't offer much more performance. 

[Septimus]

23 hours ago, Nik_ said:

I know this isn't my thread but you were talking about ryzen so I thought I'd ask. 

 

Should I upgrade to ryzen and pay the price of getting new ram or put all the money toward intel and a new motherboard. I currently have an i5 4430(1150 socket) so most things that support this socket are expensive and don't offer much more performance. 

You're basically talking about a system upgrade at that point. In your case, I would definitely go with AMD, either a 1600 or some other base CPU like that along with a B350 motherboard to overclock it. 

[Nik_]

3 hours ago, Septimus said:

You're basically talking about a system upgrade at that point. In your case, I would definitely go with AMD, either a 1600 or some other base CPU like that along with a B350 motherboard to overclock it. 

I made a thread and discussed it a little with people and was suggested to just get an i7(probably 4790k) and as much as I'd like to get ryzen, performance with the i7 is a little better and it saves me having to sell half my system. I'm torn but maybe I'm wrong and ryzen would be better, all depends on price when I finally make the purchase.

 

Thanks for the input though.