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25 minutes ago, johnmhigh said:

will i still be able to use the same motherboard with the new CPU, and what PSU would you suggest for the build? Thanks

I'll be honest with you - get 2400mhz ram as you're overpaying imo. As to the PSU I'll suggest you the EVGA G2 Supernova or EVGA G3 Supernova - both are perfect, solid and not overpriced. As to the CPU - do not worry about Coffee Lake mate! Because: a) it'll bring max 15% more performance, but only on paper not in games b) it will cost probably more then 15% premium c) mobo availability and prices at start will be terrible d) early adopters have steep way to pave with bugs e) your GPU of choice won't give noticeable difference in games with Coffee Lake f) i7 7700k will handle all graphics cards in games even after Volta is released g) you'll have to wait at least 2-3 months to get your hands on Coffee Lake - do you want to stay on your laptop for so long?

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So i sold my desktop early last year in favor of a laptop. i know i know. So ive decided to go back to a desktop and have just been putting a build together, from Overclockers.co.uk.

99.9% of the time it will be for gaming this build ok or should i swap some parts, wait form some new stuff? any advice is appreciated.

 

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ROG Strix Z270E Gaming Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard            £199.99

Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit    £149.99

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Hydro H100i GTX 240mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler                                £89.99

Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply                  £95.99

Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 AMP Edition 8192MB                                                             £398.99

 

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3 minutes ago, TheCliff said:

Damn I have been out of the loop. When is Coffee lack coming?

 

2 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

q1 2018? ish

 

2 minutes ago, johnmhigh said:

when is coffee lake coming out?

On the roadmap it said 2017 Q3, so must be around now.

Did see some people calling 6th of october

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On the roadmap it said 2017 Q3, so must be around now.

Did see some people calling 6th of october

Ok wow. I'll keep my eyes peeled. Im gonna guess Linus is going to review them so I'll just wait till those and then do some further reading. Really interesting stuff though. maybe I'm going to build a new pc then....

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2 minutes ago, Cruorzy said:

On the roadmap it said 2017 Q3, so must be around now.

Did see some people calling 6th of october

Possible announcement and partial specs, but probably not launch

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Just now, TVwazhere said:

Possible announcement and partial specs, but probably not launch

Probably true but the selling won't start months later right?

2 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

i thought they had a small delay?

Not that i'm aware, probably Cannon lake got stepped back.

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1 minute ago, Cruorzy said:

Probably true but the selling won't start months later right?

Most likely. Build some real buzz before release

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Just now, ImNotThere said:

all these lakes got me confused haha

Here's a map /s

Image result for great lakes

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1 minute ago, TVwazhere said:

Most likely. Build some real buzz before release

I have faith, and i freaking want that stuff :(

Waiting for everything atm, can't buy sh!t...

Monitor - CPU - MOBO - Can't buy additional stuff because i need a new MOBO for it

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3 minutes ago, Cruorzy said:

I have faith, and i freaking want that stuff :(

Waiting for everything atm, can't buy sh!t...

Monitor - CPU - MOBO - Can't buy additional stuff because i need a new MOBO for it

Well it will use DDR4, thats 99.99999% assured, and unless youre waiting for Volta, the GPU market isnt changing. PSu's are still where theyre at, cpu coolers, HDD's ,SSD's, sexy tempered glass cases, I mean theres so much you could spend money on in the mean time ;) 

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6 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Well it will use DDR4, thats 99.99999% assured, and unless youre waiting for Volta, the GPU market isnt changing. PSu's are still where theyre at, cpu coolers, HDD's ,SSD's, sexy tempered glass cases, I mean theres so much you could spend money on in the mean time ;) 

Already got the 1080 Ti, running on 1155 so no support for a Samsung 960 Pro stick.

Can't upgrade RAM since i'm still running DDR3.

 

Bit useless to buy a PSU or Case since its a new build. Old computer will be given to someone.

I'm feeling a bit stuck, oh and i thought 2 already buy 2 monitors and the Asus (still has to be released) later. But i'm kinda scared they don't align correctly/

So decided to buy them all at once.

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34 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

q1 2018? ish

 

33 minutes ago, johnmhigh said:

when is coffee lake coming out?

Rumors are pointing to 2-3 weeks from now. I highly suggest you wait.

 

 

For the build itself, I think you should drop the CPU cooler to something like a cryorig h7 and use the money saved to get a GTX 1080

 

Also I would get a lower wattage but higher quality psu as 750w is just overkill.

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Rumors are pointing to 2-3 weeks from now. I highly suggest you wait.

 

 

For the build itself, I think you should drop the CPU cooler to something like a cryorig h7 and use the money saved to get a GTX 1080

 

Also I would get a lower wattage but higher quality psu as 750w is just overkill.

will i still be able to use the same motherboard with the new CPU, and what PSU would you suggest for the build? Thanks

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