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[xKijjvs]

i am thinking of buying parts and building a pc mostly for gaming but a bit of productivity will be done on it. The parts im thinking of getting are the GigaByte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb, Samsung EVO 500gb ssd, intel core i7 7700k 4.2ghz, msi z270 sli plus, nzxt s340 elite case, 650 watt corsair power supply, and i dont know what cooler. Does this sound like a good build im new to this and want to be able to run games smoothly at high settings.

[TheGlenlivet]

1 minute ago, xKijjvs said:

i am thinking of buying parts and building a pc mostly for gaming but a bit of productivity will be done on it. The parts im thinking of getting are the GigaByte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb, Samsung EVO 500gb ssd, intel core i7 7700k 4.2ghz, msi z270 sli plus, nzxt s340 elite case, 650 watt corsair power supply, and i dont know what cooler. Does this sound like a good build im new to this and want to be able to run games smoothly at high settings.

It looks like a good gaming/productivity system except that the CPU is one generation old.  It's plenty capable still, but there are better options from intel and AMD for similar money.  If you have your heart set on the 7700K then go for it, but if you haven't bought yet, consider the 8600 and 8700 series from intel and the R7 ryzens from AMD.

[Nocte]

It sounds like a solid build (maybe look into Ryzen/Coffee Lake instead of i7 Kaby Lake). However, RAM and GPU prices are extremely high right now... It depends if you want to pay a much higher price than usual. 

[Guest]

What resolution/refresh rate is your monitor/tv? At 1080p 60hz it should go through just about most games at ultra easily. At 1440p it should run well.

[xKijjvs]

1 minute ago, Eibe said:

It sounds like a solid build (maybe look into Ryzen/Coffee Lake instead of i7 Kaby Lake). However, RAM and GPU prices are extremely high right now... It depends if you want to pay a much higher price than usual. 

I know prices are going up in places like the USA but hear in Australia 1070 is still at about $700 AUD

[xKijjvs]

3 minutes ago, MastaDragons said:

Get a 250 GB Samsung EVO and a TB hard Drive

 

ok ill look into that

[xKijjvs]

3 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

It looks like a good gaming/productivity system except that the CPU is one generation old.  It's plenty capable still, but there are better options from intel and AMD for similar money.  If you have your heart set on the 7700K then go for it, but if you haven't bought yet, consider the 8600 and 8700 series from intel and the R7 ryzens from AMD.

ill have a look ill probs buy in a month or two

 

[xKijjvs]

2 minutes ago, tjcater said:

What resolution/refresh rate is your monitor/tv? At 1080p 60hz it should go through just about most games at ultra easily. At 1440p it should run well.

i dont remember the spec of my monitor sry but its a fairly pricey one soo

[xKijjvs]

6 minutes ago, MastaDragons said:

Get a 250 GB Samsung EVO and a TB hard Drive

 

would a 1TB WD blue hard drive be good?

[Nocte]

2 minutes ago, xKijjvs said:

would a 1TB WD blue hard drive be good?

Yes. 

[xKijjvs]

11 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

It looks like a good gaming/productivity system except that the CPU is one generation old.  It's plenty capable still, but there are better options from intel and AMD for similar money.  If you have your heart set on the 7700K then go for it, but if you haven't bought yet, consider the 8600 and 8700 series from intel and the R7 ryzens from AMD.

is a i7 7700k quad core 4.2ghz or a i5 8600k hex core 3.6ghz better

[TheGlenlivet]

2 minutes ago, xKijjvs said:

is a i7 7700k quad core 4.2ghz or a i5 8600k hex core 3.6ghz better

 

[xKijjvs]

1 minute ago, TheGlenlivet said:

 

sorry i couldve done that lol thank you

 

[xKijjvs]

10 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

 

The 8600k is almost $100 dollars cheaper and is only a couple fps lower than the 7700k, whats the difference???

[asus killer]

10 minutes ago, xKijjvs said:

The 8600k is almost $100 dollars cheaper and is only a couple fps lower than the 7700k, whats the difference???

no game at that resolution pushed either CPU to it's limits i guess

[xKijjvs]

1 minute ago, asus killer said:

no game at that resolution pushed either CPU to it's limits i guess

are either of the cards way better than the other? and whats the difference between 6 core and 4 core

[asus killer]

Just now, xKijjvs said:

are either of the cards way better than the other? and whats the difference between 6 core and 4 core

i think they used the same card, but that's not the point, they are not CPU intensive games that you can notice the difference. And even the card was under utilized at that resolution. That was my take from it.

It depends on what games and tasks you use you PC for.

[xKijjvs]

1 minute ago, asus killer said:

i think they used the same card, but that's not the point, they are not CPU intensive games that you can notice the difference. And even the card was under utilized at that resolution. That was my take from it.

It depends on what games and tasks you use you PC for.

i just want tto be able to play games like ARK, Subnautica, Forza Horizon, GTA V at high settings with 60fps and maybe a couple mods on gta. Although i need to be able to light/moderate video editing.

[TheGlenlivet]

1 hour ago, xKijjvs said:

i just want tto be able to play games like ARK, Subnautica, Forza Horizon, GTA V at high settings with 60fps and maybe a couple mods on gta. Although i need to be able to light/moderate video editing.

Either CPU will do those games at the FPS you are looking for.  I'd go 8600K.  Newer platform.  Cores are better than threads when you get right down to it. 

Also there is an upgrade path.

7700K is the best Z170/270 has, the 8600K has upgrades on Z370.

[xKijjvs]

4 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

Either CPU will do those games at the FPS you are looking for.  I'd go 8600K.  Newer platform.  Cores are better than threads when you get right down to it. 

Also there is an upgrade path.

7700K is the best Z170/270 has, the 8600K has upgrades on Z370.

alright cool the z370 is only $10 more