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$1800 build - can it get better?

Gmanliving
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Hi,

 

I'm upgrading from my 6700K, GTX 1070 build this Christmas. 

 

This is what I've put together. The sellers have been overridden on purpose by me as I can only buy from those sellers.

 

Any way to make it better?

 

Parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WsgBNN 

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getting a 7700k isn't an upgrade at all, it's only a few hundred mhz faster.

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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Nah, just get a 1080ti and maybe a PSU (if the old one is weak) and you are good. If you want to get a new CPU at least use an i5-8600k and Z370 mobo. 7700k is no faster when overclocked than a 6700k (might squeeze a few hundred MHz from it, but that's hardly noticeable in games)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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27 minutes ago, Gmanliving said:

Hi,

 

I'm upgrading from my 6700K, GTX 1070 build this Christmas. 

 

This is what I've put together. The sellers have been overridden on purpose by me as I can only buy from those sellers.

 

Any way to make it better?

 

Parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WsgBNN 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ncz67h this will perform better an i7-8700k with a z370 board

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($414.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB OC BLACK Video Card  ($744.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1799.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 07:54 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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10 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($414.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB OC BLACK Video Card  ($744.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1799.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 07:54 EST-0500

 

I have difficulties find why he would need a box CPU instead of a tray one which is 10 dollars less.  3200mhz ram instead of a 2400mhz set. as the CPU and mobo don't support and will get downclocked to 2400mhz and a 2400mhz ram stick would cost 10-20 dollars less. a factory overclocked GPU while the not overclocked version is  20 dollars cheaper and you manually can overclock it for free. 

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

I have difficulties find why he would need a box CPU instead of a tray one which is 10 dollars less.  3200mhz ram instead of a 2400mhz set. as the CPU and mobo don't support and will get downclocked to 2400mhz and a 2400mhz ram stick would cost 10-20 dollars less. a factory overclocked GPU while the not overclocked version is  20 dollars cheaper and you manually can overclock it for free. 

the OEM units only have 1 year of warranty compared to 3 years on the retail units. OP can easily just set the ram speeds to 3200mhz via XMP. the cheaper 1080ti mini and blower cards have worse thermal performance.

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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Awesome feedback guys. Thank you. 

34 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Nah, just get a 1080ti and maybe a PSU (if the old one is weak) and you are good. If you want to get a new CPU at least use an i5-8600k and Z370 mobo. 7700k is no faster when overclocked than a 6700k (might squeeze a few hundred MHz from it, but that's hardly noticeable in games)

What do you suggest I do with my 1070? Do they even sell for a decent price used? 

 

 

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24 minutes ago, Gmanliving said:

Awesome feedback guys. Thank you. 

What do you suggest I do with my 1070? Do they even sell for a decent price used? 

 

 

If you dont sell now, prices will drop further once more leaks on the next series of cards' launch

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, herman mcpootis said:

the OEM units only have 1 year of warranty compared to 3 years on the retail units. OP can easily just set the ram speeds to 3200mhz via XMP. the cheaper 1080ti mini and blower cards have worse thermal performance.

the OP sticks have lifetime warranty 

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

the OP sticks have lifetime warranty 

i meant the OEM/tray processors, not the ram.

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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1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

i meant the OEM/tray processors, not the ram.

those have both 3 years of warranty 

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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3 minutes ago, ricksteendam1 said:

those have both 3 years of warranty 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/306100-28-boxed-intel-processor-tray 

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The difference between a boxed/retail and a tray/OEM processor for Intel® come down to a couple simple things. First of all the boxed processors will come with a HSF (heatsink/fan) and a 3 year limited warranty. For a tray/OEM processor the warranty drops down to 1 year limited warranty and doesn’t come with a HSF. As a general rule there isn’t any quality difference between a boxed processor and a tray processor; as a matter of fact in most cases they share the same sSpec # (this # shows the processor and which revision that was used in the making of the processor). 

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

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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2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/306100-28-boxed-intel-processor-tray 

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V6MF9018&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= 

 

what do we find under warranty and return? 

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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3 hours ago, Gmanliving said:

Hi,

 

I'm upgrading from my 6700K, GTX 1070 build this Christmas. 

 

This is what I've put together. The sellers have been overridden on purpose by me as I can only buy from those sellers.

 

Any way to make it better?

 

Parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WsgBNN 

As others have suggested, an upgrade of one generation is hardly an upgrade. Also noted is that the latest generation offers a remarkable performance increase, making it a better choice.

 

The OP build is decent. In my opinion the memory is less than optimal and the psu a touch on the large side. There are also arguably better psu available in the same price range.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($31.45 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($188.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($749.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1820.26
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 11:03 EST-0500

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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