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Hello again LTT, it's been awhile. I have put together a build plan for later this year that will run an OS that is not Windows. (So if you're adjusting, no need to add Kinguin). Just wanted to know the community's input.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.68 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($161.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($143.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8GB Video Card  ($574.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1529.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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(I want to keep a Z370 board even after locked motherboards release just in case I upgrade to a K model.)

 

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What areyou going to do with the build?

 

Want to know which mobo to get?

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Choose whatever you need. Any more, you're wasting your money. Any less, and you don't get the features you need.

 

Only you know what you need to do with your computer, so nobody's really qualified to answer this question except for you.

 

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Why Vega 64 over say a 1080/ti setup (I paid $640 for my 1080 ti ftw3 off amazon warehouse deals for example) is that a preference choice or a money based choice?

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Swap the mobo for something from Asus or MSI. Id also definitely swap the RX V64 for a GTX 1080, especially if youre gonna be using the OS I think you are. Drop the thermal paste, don't need it. Get a significantly cheaper cooler. $80 cooler for a locked chip is a huuuge waste of money. PSU is good but you can get the 750W Seasonic Focus Plus for $20 less. Or a Rosewill Quark 550W for $40(stupid good deal).

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Also Id honestly spend a bit more on this build for the K series CPU because 1. Its a Z Series Mobo and 2. U got a nice cooler for a CPU a stock cooler can cool...

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3 minutes ago, cstwister said:

Also Id honestly spend a bit more on this build for the K series CPU 

25% more.

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Why 8700 with such an expensive cooler, and why Vega?

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On 10/19/2017 at 9:57 PM, bob51zhang said:

What areyou going to do with the build?

 

Can't really discuss that on this forum, sorry.

On 10/19/2017 at 9:59 PM, Siedge said:

Why Vega 64 over say a 1080/ti setup (I paid $640 for my 1080 ti ftw3 off amazon warehouse deals for example) is that a preference choice or a money based choice?

I actually was reading through benchmarks and decided to use a Zotac 1080. I was using the Vega before so I could get a cheaper FreeSync 4K monitor.

On 10/19/2017 at 10:04 PM, cstwister said:

Any reason for the Vega over an Nvidia Alt? Just curious

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On 10/19/2017 at 10:04 PM, Sanctorum said:

Swap the mobo for something from Asus or MSI. Id also definitely swap the RX V64 for a GTX 1080, especially if youre gonna be using the OS I think you are. Drop the thermal paste, don't need it. Get a significantly cheaper cooler. $80 cooler for a locked chip is a huuuge waste of money. PSU is good but you can get the 750W Seasonic Focus Plus for $20 less. Or a Rosewill Quark 550W for $40(stupid good deal).

I did swap after checking benches. Would the Dark Rock 3 normal be alright? I'd like to stay with the G3, though.

On 10/19/2017 at 10:09 PM, DocSwag said:

Why 8700 with such an expensive cooler, and why Vega?

I don't really care for OCing and don't see a reason for paying $80 on top of not really caring about something. I changed the cooler to the normal Dark Rock, as well as Vega. See my quote above as to why I had Vega originally.

 

Sorry for the delay, a loved one passed away recently and had services today.

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Updated list:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($161.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($143.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($564.75 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1575.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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On 10/19/2017 at 8:08 PM, Sanctorum said:

25% more.

Well spending $50 on an extra cooler, buying a Z series Motherboard (ik B and H arent out but still price is high), and no BLK OC past skylake, Id say not a good deal.. 

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OK, so you've got a case of the unmentionable Os.

 

But in broad strokes,  what are you going to do? Gaming, AMD-optimized Video editing? 

Want to know which mobo to get?

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Choose whatever you need. Any more, you're wasting your money. Any less, and you don't get the features you need.

 

Only you know what you need to do with your computer, so nobody's really qualified to answer this question except for you.

 

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11 hours ago, xDyl said:

I don't really care for OCing and don't see a reason for paying $80 on top of not really caring about something. I changed the cooler to the normal Dark Rock, as well as Vega. See my quote above as to why I had Vega originally.

I think you'd be fine with an even cheaper one then, maybe something in the $30-$40 range. I don't see something like an H7 not remaining pretty much silent while cooling a stock 8700

11 hours ago, xDyl said:

Sorry for the delay, a loved one passed away recently and had services today.

No worries, your life always comes first. I'm sorry for your loss

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($199.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.94 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1466.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Dark Rock 3 is still waayyy over kill. Stock cooler is more than adequate so the only reason for an aftermarket cooler is aesthetics so no reason to spend more than $20/25.

 

Don't get an Asrock mobo.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($22.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z370 Plus Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.38 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($143.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card  ($509.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1404.10

 

Asus mobo and NVidia GPU are a no brainer for your use case. They're the most compatible.

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4 hours ago, DocSwag said:

I think you'd be fine with an even cheaper one then, maybe something in the $30-$40 range. I don't see something like an H7 not remaining pretty much silent while cooling a stock 8700

No worries, your life always comes first. I'm sorry for your loss

Actually, I found some cheaper components and put the Dark Rock Pro and an 8700K. Thanks for the words, tough times :/

4 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Not possible for what I am doing.

 

Updated list... again lol

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($77.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: PNY - Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($117.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($564.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1536.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Again, stick with Asus mobo. I dont know how many times I need to say this. If you werent using the OS we all know youre using, it wouldn't matter so much but because you are, stick with Asus! 

 

Also dont get the 960 EVO. Either get a 250GB SK Hynix SL308 or a 500GB 850 EVO. 

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1 hour ago, xDyl said:

Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($117.49 @ OutletPC) 

If the pc is only for gaming you might want to go for a sata ssd instead. Otherwise it looks great!

26 minutes ago, Sanctorum said:

Again, stick with Asus mobo. I dont know how many times I need to say this. If you werent using the OS we all know youre using, it wouldn't matter so much but because you are, stick with Asus! 

 

Also dont get the 960 EVO. Either get a 250GB SK Hynix SL308 or a 500GB 850 EVO. 

Why? What's so great about Asus?

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

Why? What's so great about Asus?

Like I said, for the OS OP is going with, Asus is the most compatible and commonly supported.

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1 minute ago, Sanctorum said:

Like I said, for the OS OP is going with, Asus is the most compatible and commonly supported.

Is Asus really the most compatible with -OS that isn't windows and I'm pretty sure isn't a penguin-? Never heard of this...

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

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3 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Is Asus really the most compatible with -OS that isn't windows and I'm pretty sure isn't a penguin-? Never heard of this...

Yup. Pretty sure Asrock boards have zero support. At least that was the case last time I checked. MSI were 2nd best I think but Asus are the go to for *censored* OS as they are the best supported.

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59 minutes ago, Sanctorum said:

Yup. Pretty sure Asrock boards have zero support. At least that was the case last time I checked. MSI were 2nd best I think but Asus are the go to for *censored* OS as they are the best supported.

They actually do, someone made one with an 8350K and a Fatal1ty already.

1 hour ago, DocSwag said:

If the pc is only for gaming you might want to go for a sata ssd instead. Otherwise it looks great!

Not just for gaming, I'll do some video editing and virtualization too.

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