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HarryPNess
By HarryPNess
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By the end of the year my goal is to build my first gaming PC. I have a few things in mind. I want a mid size case, I need a good PSU that doesn't involve water because I don't trust myself with water and a gaming PC, I want the case to be black and have white lights. I'm in the US. These are the parts that I have chosen so far. 

 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yTmYnn) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yTmYnn/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sxDzK8/intel-core-i7-8700k-37ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i78700k) | $414.89 @ B&H 
**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2RdFf7/nzxt-kraken-x62-rev-2-982-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-rl-krx62-02) | $148.89 @ SuperBiiz 
**Motherboard** | [Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8sRFf7/asus-rog-strix-z370-e-gaming-atx-lga1151-motherboard-strix-z370-e-gaming) | $197.99 @ SuperBiiz 
**Memory** | [Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7PFXsY/corsair-vengeance-led-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-cmu16gx4m2c3000c15) | $187.99 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2VWrxr/crucial-mx300-525gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct525mx300ssd1) | $129.99 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Z8cMnQ/asus-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-video-card-strix-gtx1080ti-o11g-gaming) | $804.98 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$1884.73**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-11-20 19:37 EST-0500 |

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What's your budget? A bit hard to know what kind of PSU and case you want. 

 

The Seasonic Focus Plus Gold is on a good sale atm. $55 for the 650W version, which is plenty, unless you plan to get an SLI setup.

There are lots of black cases on the market, and you can add a white LED strip if you want. 

Meshify C, Define C, 400C, 600C, S340 Elite, P400(/S) and Enthoo Pro M are some good ~$100 cases. 

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5 minutes ago, seon123 said:

What's your budget? A bit hard to know what kind of PSU and case you want. 

 

The Seasonic Focus Plus Gold is on a good sale atm. $55 for the 650W version, which is plenty, unless you plan to get an SLI setup.

There are lots of black cases on the market, and you can add a white LED strip if you want. 

Meshify C, Define C, 400C, 600C, S340 Elite, P400(/S) and Enthoo Pro M are some good ~$100 cases. 

I wouldn't want to spend more than 100$ for the PSU and no more than 150 on case. 

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With a case do you want a side panel, do you want tempered glass or acrylic. Do you want to prioritize noise, temps or cable management? Personally I have a corsair 400c and I like everything about it except the lack of cable management space in the back as I have a lot in my computer. I really like the meshify C for a great mid tower however if you want your system to be quiet its not a very good option.

System Specs

CPU: I7-5820k   MOBO:Asus X99 strix   RAM: 32gb corsair Dominator Platinum 2666mhz   GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming 980TI  PSU: Corsair RM1000i 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mg7k2R

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10 minutes ago, HarryPNess said:

I wouldn't want to spend more than 100$ for the PSU and no more than 150 on case. 

I'll be the first one laughing when you lose your i7 and 1080 Ti because it seemed somehow smart to save 50 bucks after already buying overpriced stuff on the one hardware that can kill stuff in the system.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

I'll be the first one laughing when you lose your i7 and 1080 Ti because it seemed somehow smart to save 50 bucks after already buying overpriced stuff on the one hardware that can kill stuff in the system.

He can get some good PSUs for that price, though

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12 minutes ago, seon123 said:

He can get some good PSUs for that price, though

Still a ludicrous thing to say, truth be told.

 

Either ways that offer on Seasonic is a great pick.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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48 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I'll be the first one laughing when you lose your i7 and 1080 Ti because it seemed somehow smart to save 50 bucks after already buying overpriced stuff on the one hardware that can kill stuff in the system.

lots of good $50-60 units after rebates rn, and even without counting rebates there's still the CX/M which won't break his rig.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($414.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($148.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($758.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: DIYPC - Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1955.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 20:59 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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4 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($414.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($148.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($758.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: DIYPC - Vanguard RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1955.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 20:59 EST-0500

That's what I decided to create. Any suggestions? I don't want RGB Ram.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yWTsqk

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