Project Genisys

[ImagineThat]

Project Genysis

 

Hello all. I’m new to the forums, and I’ve been out of the tech world for a while. I’ve been flooding myself with article after article, video upon video ranging from; Tom’s hardware, LTT, Paul’s Hardware, UFD, and many more.

 

I built my first PC back in 2008. Now 10 years later I’m building my next. I’ve ordered all the parts and I intend to post updates with pictures in the future. Parts are ordered and in the mail. I’m just reeeaaaallly excited! Lol

 

While knew I didn’t know a whole lot about PC building back then, I’ve realized now that I was really clueless then. I’ll first list my current build I’m making then show you what I have.

 

Genysis:

• Board - ASRock x370 Killer Sli/ac
• CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 1700(currently just going with stock cooling)
• RAM - G.SKILL Trident RGB 16gb (2 x 8gb) DDR4 3200 
• Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6g Gaming X
• PSU - EVGA 850 G3 modular
• Case - be quiet! Dark Base 900 pro black/silver 
• SSD - Samsung 960 evo 250gb m.2
• HDD - Toshiba x300 4TB
• Monitor - Samsung C24F390 Glossy Black 24” 4ms widescreen curves led/lcd with AMD freesync 
• For some extra fun - Thermaltake riing 3pc RGB 120mm fan set with control.

 

I will list my first PC build and it’s upgrades here later. 

 

All for now. Please feel free to give suggestions on water cooling, fan upgrades, etc. I do plan on getting a couple dual cards that can run either crossfire or SLI later. 

 

Thanks!

 

I’ve added a photo of the progress. It’s all built now, but I haven’t taken the time to get all the photos just yet.

Edited February 24, 2018 by ImagineThat
GPU -> Graphics card.

[LHJKO]

How much did you  get the 1060 for? 

[bellabichon]

If you're planning on overclocking that CPU, I would recommend a beefy air cooler from Noctua like this one. If you like your PC quiet, an AIO from a reputable company like Corsair could be a good option, with the right mounting bracket for an AM4 socket. (If your case has radiator support, of course.)

 

[Imbellis]

Pretty good setup; however, I'd really recommend not going with SLI. Nowadays, most games don't see any benefit from it - some can even see losses.

 

Notes:

• PSU is good - a Tier 1.
• RAM and GPU prices are high, so if you can buy used - I'd recommend it.
• The stock cooler for the 1700 is alright and should do you fine unless you overclock
• I personally would stay away from Thermaltake due to some of their business practices; however, that's your choice.

 

 

[ImagineThat]

1 hour ago, Vernw3 said:

How much did you  get the 1060 for? 

I got it for a total of $424. I did add the 4 year extended warranty for $55. Otherwise I would have got it for $370 

 

1 hour ago, bellabichon said:

If you're planning on overclocking that CPU, I would recommend a beefy air cooler from Noctua like this one. If you like your PC quiet, an AIO from a reputable company like Corsair could be a good option, with the right mounting bracket for an AM4 socket. (If your case has radiator support, of course.)

Thanks I will look into that! I do plan on ramping it up, but I will need those upgrades before I do. 

 

1 hour ago, Imbellis said:

Pretty good setup; however, I'd really recommend not going with SLI. Nowadays, most games don't see any benefit from it - some can even see losses.

 

Notes:

• PSU is good - a Tier 1.
• RAM and GPU prices are high, so if you can buy used - I'd recommend it.
• The stock cooler for the 1700 is alright and should do you fine unless you overclock
• I personally would stay away from Thermaltake due to some of their business practices; however, that's your choice.

I’ve been reading a lot about how SLI has just gone down the drain. I probably won’t do any SLI but I haven’t heard anything negative really about the crossfire. Is it facing the same issues?

[Imbellis]

1 hour ago, bellabichon said:

If you're planning on overclocking that CPU, I would recommend a beefy air cooler from Noctua like this one.

 

I'm curious as to why you're recommending the D9L. Sure, it's $20-30 cheaper than the D14/D15/D15s but it has a much lower cooling potential - 40 CFM compared to 120/135/70 CFM.

 

1 hour ago, ImagineThat said:

I’ve been reading a lot about how SLI has just gone down the drain. I probably won’t do any SLI but I haven’t heard anything negative really about the crossfire. Is it facing the same issues?

 

From what I understand, both Nvidia and AMD are moving away from multi-GPU in general. I'm also taking this to mean that game developers will be moving away from it as well. Why would they spend extra time for a modification that would only be used by few?

Overall, I'd just recommend upgrading your single GPU. I'm not sure that game devs will add compatibility with multi-GPU in the future.

[ImagineThat]

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• I personally would stay away from Thermaltake due to some of their business practices; however, that's your choice.

I’ve been out of the loop. Care to expound more? I’ll try and read up later, but I would love to know what you mean.

[IHerobrine23]

If your willing to buy parts online I recommend this cooler

Its not to big and has good cooling power.

If your looking for a more beefy cooler maybe this one...