Is this a good build?

[Jaok]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gxQ8Gf

 

I'm thinking about building my first gaming pc and I'm wondering if is this a good pc build for the price?

 

Thanks!

[SeanAngelo]

3 minutes ago, Jok1234 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gxQ8Gf

 

I'm thinking about building my first gaming pc and I'm wondering if is this a good pc build for the price?

 

Thanks!

7700k and a b250 board? wat?

8gb ram?

3tb?

[Manny_NotTheStig]

If you have suggestions, make them. Don't be an ass and make him feel bad for asking.

[seon123]

Either wait for the 8700 or 8600K or get the 1600, get the SL308 instead of the 850 Evo, surely there is a better 1080 Ti for the price, get a decent PSU. 

[Manny_NotTheStig]

That said, if you're getting a 7700K, you want a Z270 motherboard to take advantage of overclocking. If you don't want to overclock you can stick with the B250 and get a 7700 (non-K) if you really need hyperthreading. Also, you should go with 16gb of ram if in the budget. Otherwise you may benefit from 2x 4gb for dual channel.

Also if you're spending this much i would try to get a higher rated power supply (80+ silver or gold rated)

[HKZeroFive]

Needs a Z270 motherboard, 16GB of memory and a better PSU. If you have a $1500 budget, this is what I'd go with... but wait for Intel's Coffee Lake to release: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($91.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($131.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.65 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($739.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Newegg) - if you can afford the extra, then get the Corsair TX550M for a bit more.
Total: $1503.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-19 08:17 EDT-0400

[brob]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

... a better PSU. ... 

Seasonic S12-II are very good psu. Not modular but I believe better than CXM. 

[seon123]

15 minutes ago, brob said:

Seasonic S12-II are very good psu. Not modular but I believe better than CXM. 

S12 is group regulated, CX is DC-DC

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, brob said:

Seasonic S12-II are very good psu. Not modular but I believe better than CXM. 

No. It might have been a while ago but it's not anymore.

 

See, the Seasonic S12II is based on an old group regulated design, so if you load only one rail (+5V or +12V), either one or both will go out of spec. The other big (and arguably the main) problem with the S12II is that it lacks any good protection... it has no OTP and no OCP.

 

The CX550M, being a unit that's DC-DC regulated and with decent protection, is a significantly better unit than the Seasonic.

[brob]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

No. It might have been a while ago but it's not anymore.

 

See, the Seasonic S12II is based on an old group regulated design, so if you load only one rail (+5V or +12V), either one or both will go out of spec. The other big (and arguably the main) problem with the S12II is that it lacks any good protection... it has no OTP and no OCP.

 

The CX550M, being a unit that's DC-DC regulated and with decent protection, is a significantly better unit than the Seasonic.

https://www.hardwareinsights.com/corsair-cx550m-farewell-group-design/ was not that complimentary of the CXM 550W. It did like the design, but the unit Corsair supplied failed some of the tests.

[HKZeroFive]

15 minutes ago, brob said:

https://www.hardwareinsights.com/corsair-cx550m-farewell-group-design/ was not that complimentary of the CXM 550W. It did like the design, but the unit Corsair supplied failed some of the tests.

Eh, I find several things weird with this review. For example, one of the main reasons for his fail rating is because of the bulk capacitor's hold-up time... but the probability of it being an issue is in the realm of "very unlikely". Then there are other things such as voltage going out of a specification for a blip, which is hardly a worrying thing. He praises the unit constantly for things such as its design and electrical performance yet gives it a fail rating? Don't quite see how that logic works.

 

Seeing how the 650W variant, which is based on the exact same platform, does well in Aris' review, and is pretty much recommended by every corner of the tech community, I wouldn't dismiss the unit as bad... it honestly seems to me that HI's review is an outlier: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-cx650m-psu,4770.html

 

One thing is for sure; it's a way better unit than the Seasonic.