New pc build

[Sebbe218]

So I recently posted about my concern about upgrading my computer or starting a new build. It came down to starting a new rig. I'm just wondering if you guys have any tips about if I should change anything or so..

 

Here is my planned rig: 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k 4,0ghz 

GPU: MSI Gaming X - GTX 1060 6gb

Motherboard: Asus rog maximus hero VIII 

SSD: Samsung 850Evo 250GB 

HDD: WD 7200rpm 1TB 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb 

PSU: EVGA supernova g2 750W 

CPU Cooler: Corsair hydro H100i v2 

Case: Dunno yet, give tips  

 

Thanks!

[TonyTheNain]

1 minute ago, Sebbe218 said:

Case: Dunno yet, give tips

NZXT S340 Elite

[seon123]

What will you do with the PC?

Don't get the 6700K. Get a Coffee Lake I5 or Ryzen, depending on your use case.

What speed is the RAM at?

750W is way overkill. 450W is plenty.

Don't get a 240mm AiO. Either get a decent air cooler, or a 280mm AiO.

Some decent cases are the Enthoo Pro M, Meshify C, RL06, 400C and 600C

[Sebbe218]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

What will you do with the PC?

Don't get the 6700K. Get a Coffee Lake I5 or Ryzen, depending on your use case.

What speed is the RAM at?

750W is way overkill. 450W is plenty.

Don't get a 240mm AiO. Either get a decent air cooler, or a 280mm AiO.

Some decent cases are the Enthoo Pro M, Meshify C, RL06, 400C and 600C

1. PC will be used mostly for gaming, schoolwork, social medias and other stuff 

2. Why not the 6700k? Alright, how about i7 7700k? It's good right? 

3. RAM speed is 2400mhz 

4. PSU - Altough im planning to perhaps adding another GPU in the future

5. Why not? - The hydro 100i is a good AiO right? 

6. Cool I'll check them out !

[just_dave]

5 minutes ago, Sebbe218 said:

1. PC will be used mostly for gaming, schoolwork, social medias and other stuff 

2. Why not the 6700k? Alright, how about i7 7700k? It's good right? 

3. RAM speed is 2400mhz 

4. PSU - Altough im planning to perhaps adding another GPU in the future

5. Why not? - The hydro 100i is a good AiO right? 

6. Cool I'll check them out !

Get Ryzen 5 1600, B-Die memory and a decent AM4 mobo.

7700K is bad nowadays (it is same as 6700K)

[Sebbe218]

1 minute ago, dave_k said:

Get Ryzen 5 1600, B-Die memory and a decent AM4 mobo.

7700K is bad nowadays (it is same as 6700K)

Okay, how bout the i7 8770k and a z370 motherboard? 

How would that compare to a Ryzen 5? 

[seon123]

5 minutes ago, Sebbe218 said:

1. PC will be used mostly for gaming, schoolwork, social medias and other stuff 

2. Why not the 6700k? Alright, how about i7 7700k? It's good right? 

3. RAM speed is 2400mhz 

4. PSU - Altough im planning to perhaps adding another GPU in the future

5. Why not? - The hydro 100i is a good AiO right? 

6. Cool I'll check them out !

For gaming, you'll want to prioritise the GPU more. Change the CPU to an 8400 or Ryzen 1600, and change the GPU to the GTX 1070 or 1070 Ti, assuming you'll play at 1440p.

The Coffee Lake I5s perform pretty much as well as the 6700K/7700K in games, cost less and have a better upgrade path. 

You'll want faster RAM. Check the prices for ≥2800 MHz kits, irrelevant of brand.

The 1060 doesn't support SLI, and multi GPU support is going down. Don't bother.

The H100i performs as well as cheaper air coolers, is noisier and less reliable. A 280mm radiator will have a 35% larger surface area, making them sort of relevant, but with the other issues. 

[just_dave]

5 minutes ago, Sebbe218 said:

Okay, how bout the i7 8770k and a z370 motherboard? 

How would that compare to a Ryzen 5? 

that would be 2 times as expensive

[PETRGangKing]

34 minutes ago, Sebbe218 said:

So I recently posted about my concern about upgrading my computer or starting a new build. It came down to starting a new rig. I'm just wondering if you guys have any tips about if I should change anything or so..

 

Here is my planned rig: 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k 4,0ghz 

GPU: MSI Gaming X - GTX 1060 6gb

Motherboard: Asus rog maximus hero VIII 

SSD: Samsung 850Evo 250GB 

HDD: WD 7200rpm 1TB 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb 

PSU: EVGA supernova g2 750W 

CPU Cooler: Corsair hydro H100i v2 

Case: Dunno yet, give tips  

 

Thanks!

I would ditch the 6700k, and get the i5-8400. it will outperform the 6700k in gaming applications, and being a locked chip you should be fine to use the included cooler, so that will save you some money, plus the chip itself is only $200.

[Sebbe218]

59 minutes ago, seon123 said:

For gaming, you'll want to prioritise the GPU more. Change the CPU to an 8400 or Ryzen 1600, and change the GPU to the GTX 1070 or 1070 Ti, assuming you'll play at 1440p.

The Coffee Lake I5s perform pretty much as well as the 6700K/7700K in games, cost less and have a better upgrade path. 

You'll want faster RAM. Check the prices for ≥2800 MHz kits, irrelevant of brand.

The 1060 doesn't support SLI, and multi GPU support is going down. Don't bother.

The H100i performs as well as cheaper air coolers, is noisier and less reliable. A 280mm radiator will have a 35% larger surface area, making them sort of relevant, but with the other issues. 

How about this: 

CPU: Intel core i5 8600k 

GPU: Asus gtx 1070 8gb 

RAM: Hyper x predator 2x8gb (3000mhz) 

Motherboard: Asus rog strix z370-h Gaming 

SSD: Samsung 850 evo 250gb 

HDD: WD 1TB 

PSU: Evga supernova g2 750w 

CPU cooler: Dont know, give tips, I checked out the x62 kraken - is it good? 

 

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, Sebbe218 said:

How about this: 

CPU: Intel core i5 8600k 

GPU: Asus gtx 1070 8gb 

RAM: Hyper x predator 2x8gb (3000mhz) 

Motherboard: Asus rog strix z370-h Gaming 

SSD: Samsung 850 evo 250gb 

HDD: WD 1TB 

PSU: Evga supernova g2 750w 

CPU cooler: Dont know, give tips, I checked out the x62 kraken - is it good? 

 

That sounds quite a bit more expensive than the original build. 

How is the pricing of the 8600K for you? In the US, it's $80 more than the 8400. If it is that big of a difference, get the 8400. For gaming, both will perform very similarly. For 1440p gaming, you'll want to consider changing the GPU to the 1070 Ti, but the 1070 is fine, since it costs much less.

The PSU is overkill, and I generally advise against multi-GPU setups. I would get a cheaper, lower wattage unit.

The X62 is a good cooler, but it's really expensive, compared to most others. ~$50 more than for example an H110i/115i. I would rather get an air cooler for ½-⅓ of the price, and spend that money elsewhere. For the 8400, the stock cooler is fine, though. 

[Sebbe218]

8 minutes ago, seon123 said:

That sounds quite a bit more expensive than the original build. 

How is the pricing of the 8600K for you? In the US, it's $80 more than the 8400. If it is that big of a difference, get the 8400. For gaming, both will perform very similarly. For 1440p gaming, you'll want to consider changing the GPU to the 1070 Ti, but the 1070 is fine, since it costs much less.

The PSU is overkill, and I generally advise against multi-GPU setups. I would get a cheaper, lower wattage unit.

The X62 is a good cooler, but it's really expensive, compared to most others. ~$50 more than for example an H110i/115i. I would rather get an air cooler for ½-⅓ of the price, and spend that money elsewhere. For the 8400, the stock cooler is fine, though. 

The CPU difference here in sweden is only about 600kr which would be roughly 60 US dollars! 

I'm not willing to go even higher on the GPU I guess the 1070 will do. 

What would you recommend as a PSU? 

So I should go with the stock intel cooler if I choose the i5 8400? 

[PETRGangKing]

1 minute ago, Sebbe218 said:

The CPU difference here in sweden is only about 600kr which would be roughly 60 US dollars! 

I'm not willing to go even higher on the GPU I guess the 1070 will do. 

What would you recommend as a PSU? 

So I should go with the stock intel cooler if I choose the i5 8400? 

Yes, I would go with the stock cooler if you get the 8400. For the PSU, the coolermaster v550 is 50-60 bucks right now, is gold rated and fully modular. 

[seon123]

9 minutes ago, Sebbe218 said:

The CPU difference here in sweden is only about 600kr which would be roughly 60 US dollars! 

I'm not willing to go even higher on the GPU I guess the 1070 will do. 

What would you recommend as a PSU? 

So I should go with the stock intel cooler if I choose the i5 8400? 

I think the 600kr difference should be enough for a 1070 Ti instead. What resolution will you game at? Or you could save the 600kr.

The Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650W is on sale atm. Cheapest fully modular tier 1 PSU. 829kr.

The stock cooler is fine with the 8400. If you want a cheap cooler for aesthetics, or lower temps, the Pure Rock Slim costs 200kr. But as I said, not needed. 

[PETRGangKing]

4 minutes ago, seon123 said:

I think the 600kr difference should be enough for a 1070 Ti instead. What resolution will you game at? Or you could save the 600kr.

The Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650W is on sale atm. Cheapest fully modular tier 1 PSU. 829kr.

The stock cooler is fine with the 8400. If you want a cheap cooler for aesthetics, or lower temps, the Pure Rock Slim costs 200kr. But as I said, not needed. 

The CoolerMaster V550 is a tier 1 full modular for around 600kr

[seon123]

Just now, PETRGangKing said:

The CoolerMaster V550 is a tier 1 full modular for around 600kr

Not in Sweden

[Sebbe218]

Alright guys, thank you very very much!! 

 

Here is the final build: 

 

CPU: i5 8400 

GPU: ASUS Gtx 1070 ti 

PSU: Seasonic focus 650w gold

RAM: Hyper x Predator 2x8gb (3000mhz) 

Motherboard: Asus rog strix z370-h gaming 

SSD: Samsung 850 evo 250gb 

HDD: WD 1TB 7200rpm

Case - Still don't know yet, I'll have to look around! 

 

Anyways, have a good one lads! 

[Sebbe218]

1 minute ago, Sebbe218 said:

Alright guys, thank you very very much!! 

 

Here is the final build: 

 

CPU: i5 8400 

GPU: Gtx 1070 ti 

PSU: Seasonic focus 650w gold

RAM: Hyper x Predator 2x8gb (3000mhz) 

Motherboard: Asus rog strix z370-h gaming 

SSD: Samsung 850 evo 250gb 

HDD: WD 1TB 7200rpm

Case - Still don't know yet, I'll have to look around! 

 

Anyways, have a good one lads! 

 

[Jng]

On 11/13/2017 at 1:51 PM, dave_k said:

Get Ryzen 5 1600, B-Die memory and a decent AM4 mobo.

7700K is bad nowadays (it is same as 6700K)

7700K is bad nowadays?? As far as an upgrade path goes, yea, there wont be one for 6700k or the 7700k.  But based on his needs, how is the cpu that most people agreed was the absolute best /fastest for gaming and other uses just 6-10 months ago "bad nowadays". Not trying to be a prick, honestly curious, especially since I just got 1 on Black Fri ($279 along w/ 2 AAA games) Please let me know what you think...