My New Computer Build

[Serpius]

Hello Everyone,

 

I have built a new computer system for myself. 

The only thing missing is the new CPU water cooling that will be installed later. 

Right now, I am using the air-based CPU cooler which is running fine.

 

The only components that were carried over from the previous computer build were the storage device, except for the 275 GB Crucial SSD, that one is new.

 

CPU -- Intel Core i7 7740X @ 4.30GHz Kaby Lake 14nm Technology
RAM -- 16.0 GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1466MHz (15-16-16-35)
Motherboard -- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF X299 MARK 2 (LGA 2066 R4)
Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz)
-- 4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series 
Storage -- 223 GB SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (SSD)
-- 256 GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD1 (SSD)
-- 931 GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA)
-- 2794 GB BUFFALO External HDD USB Device (USB (SATA))
Optical Drives -- ASUS DRW-24B1ST j
Audio -- Realtek High Definition Audio
Operating System-- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

[`WHooami]

Edit

 

Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) IS this the GPU? or screen? 

What is this computer going to be used for.

 

I am stupid "4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series " dident read that.

[bomberblyat]

tbh you dont need water cooling  but otherwise gz seems good build

[Jurrunio]

OMFG someone really bought this big "[profanity] you customers" chip from Intel.

 

This is a gaming build I assume? You will need a much better graphics card.

[A Silver]

Seems like an amazing build! Are you planning on overclocking once you get the water cooling installed (unless you already have, I don't know the stock clock speed of the 7740x)

[Guest]

Why 7740X?, it's one of the worst chips you can buy.

Wait for Coffee Lake or Buy Ryzen 7.

[Guest]

Should have gone with a Ryzen build, or an i7 7700K (Or wait for Coffee Lake) if you wanted an Intel cpu. The i7 7740X is not good at all.

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, FTL said:

Why 7740X?, it's one of the worst chips you can buy.

Wait for Coffee Lake or Buy Ryzen 7.

That's an opinion of yours.

 

I do not accept opinions that are baseless and not backed up with any proof.

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

OMFG someone really bought this big "[profanity] you customers" chip from Intel.

 

This is a gaming build I assume? You will need a much better graphics card.

I'm not a gamer, therefore, I don't need a better graphics card.

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, `WHooami said:

Edit

 

Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) IS this the GPU? or screen? 

What is this computer going to be used for.

 

I am stupid "4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series " dident read that.

I am going to doing a lot of extensive database work for 3 of my new clients.

Often, I will have all three databases processing at the same time.

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, A Silver said:

Seems like an amazing build! Are you planning on overclocking once you get the water cooling installed (unless you already have, I don't know the stock clock speed of the 7740x)

Yes, I do plan on overclocking the CPU. 

 

It can overclock a little right now with the air-based CPU cooler, but it shuts down after a certain percentage of overclocking, therefore the need for the liquid CPU cooler.

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, bomberblyat said:

tbh you dont need water cooling  but otherwise gz seems good build

It can overclock a little right now with the air-based CPU cooler, but it shuts down after a certain percentage of overclocking, therefore the need for the liquid CPU cooler.

 

Believe me, I've tried different setups to stop it from shutting down, so I'm going to give the liquid CPU cooler a shot and see if that helps.

[bomberblyat]

38 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

It can overclock a little right now with the air-based CPU cooler, but it shuts down after a certain percentage of overclocking, therefore the need for the liquid CPU cooler.

 

Believe me, I've tried different setups to stop it from shutting down, so I'm going to give the liquid CPU cooler a shot and see if that helps.

alright

[Guest]

So if you are not a gamer then why this cpu ? It makes no sense at all. You could have gone with an i7 7700K and used the onboard graphics, or gone with Ryzen and a cheap $20 gpu. 

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Buzzsaw said:

I'm not a gamer, therefore, I don't need a better graphics card.

If you know you didnt need a graphics card better than a RX 560, why would you buy the X299 flavour of the 7700k which is more expensive without any extra performance? If you are not a gamer, but simply looking for compute performance then Ryzen or old X99 is where you should be looking. Definitely not X299.

[Serpius]

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

If you know you didnt need a graphics card better than a RX 560, why would you buy the X299 flavour of the 7700k which is more expensive without any extra performance? If you are not a gamer, but simply looking for compute performance then Ryzen or old X99 is where you should be looking. Definitely not X299.

I based my decision on the need to take care of my new clientele and plan to keep the computer for at least 3 years.

 

You don't know all of my computing needs (which is far greater than described in this thread), therefore, your opinion is baseless.

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

I based my decision on the need to take care of my new clientele and plan to keep the computer for at least 3 years.

 

You don't know all of my computing needs (which is far greater than described in this thread), therefore, your opinion is baseless.

If you dont agree that you wasted your money then it's completely fine. I'm not the one paying for it anyway.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

I based my decision on the need to take care of my new clientele and plan to keep the computer for at least 3 years.

 

You don't know all of my computing needs (which is far greater than described in this thread), therefore, your opinion is baseless.

So what are your computing needs ? If you needed extra cpu horsepower then you should have gone with a 6 or 8 core Ryzen cpu. If fast single core performance is key then why didn't you go with a Kaby Lake i7 7700K ? 

[Devin92]

you post this build to get other ppl's feedback I assume? if so, then explain why you choose this CPU. if not, then why the post from the beginning?

From the spec, i dont see any advantage of this cpu over i7-7700k.

[brob]

3 hours ago, Buzzsaw said:

I am going to doing a lot of extensive database work for 3 of my new clients.

Often, I will have all three databases processing at the same time.

The new i7-8700K has better specs than the i7-7740X, https://ark.intel.com/compare/126684,121499. Intel has announced the i7-8700K will be launched October 5 and will require a Z370 motherboard. For the described work, extra cores, higher max clock, and larger cache will dramatically improve performance. If no graphically demanding apps are being used, one could use the integrated cpu, saving the cost of a discrete gpu.

 

Z370 motherboard information is sketchy. At least one site is reporting that among the Asus motherboards will be two TUF series offerings.

 

I would suggest at least 32GB of memory (2x16GB).

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Buzzsaw said:

That's an opinion of yours.

 

I do not accept opinions that are baseless and not backed up with any proof.

That's not an opinion, it's a fact, you can get a 7700K for cheaper, which performs identically (or sometimes even better, due to lack of support for Kabylake-X). Kabylake-X is just a desperate attempt to milk consumers (a.k.a scam)

 

If you can wait, i would wait for Coffeelake and then decide between Coffeelake and Ryzen.

 

Proof: Check out the benchmark video of Kabylake-X from Hardware Unboxed.

[Serpius]

1 hour ago, FTL said:

That's not an opinion, it's a fact, you can get a 7700K for cheaper, which performs identically (or sometimes even better, due to lack of support for Kabylake-X). Kabylake-X is just a desperate attempt to milk consumers (a.k.a scam)

 

If you can wait, i would wait for Coffeelake and then decide between Coffeelake and Ryzen.

 

Proof: Check out the benchmark video of Kabylake-X from Hardware Unboxed.

Maybe you didn't read my original post... "I have built a new computer system for myself."

 

I'll let you re-read that 3 times until you figure it out.

[Serpius]

3 hours ago, brob said:

The new i7-8700K has better specs than the i7-7740X, https://ark.intel.com/compare/126684,121499. Intel has announced the i7-8700K will be launched October 5 and will require a Z370 motherboard. For the described work, extra cores, higher max clock, and larger cache will dramatically improve performance. If no graphically demanding apps are being used, one could use the integrated cpu, saving the cost of a discrete gpu.

 

Z370 motherboard information is sketchy. At least one site is reporting that among the Asus motherboards will be two TUF series offerings.

 

I would suggest at least 32GB of memory (2x16GB).

Maybe you didn't read my original post... "I have built a new computer system for myself."

 

I can always add more memory modules if the need arises. Right now, I will stick with 16 GB of RAM and see how it goes.

[Serpius]

3 hours ago, Devin92 said:

you post this build to get other ppl's feedback I assume? if so, then explain why you choose this CPU. if not, then why the post from the beginning?

From the spec, i dont see any advantage of this cpu over i7-7700k.

In my original post, I did not request people's feedback. 

 

I just simply posted the specs of my new computer build, that's all. 

[Serpius]

8 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Should have gone with a Ryzen build, or an i7 7700K (Or wait for Coffee Lake) if you wanted an Intel cpu. The i7 7740X is not good at all.

Maybe you didn't read my original post... "I have built a new computer system for myself."

 

The i7 7740x is an excellent processor. Where is your proof that this processor is not good at all? 

 

Making that kind of comment without any proof is baseless opinion. Making "because I said so" comments is not worth the post it's written on.