First Time Building a PC Please Help

[saltuponwounds]

This is my first time ever building a PC, can someone please look over my build and give me some tips or tell me any better alternatives or if I have something that's kinda unnecessary? I would like to reduce the cost a little if possible as well. Thank you in advance.

[JustAStrangeGeek]

Looks good. But where is the display?

[Hashiba]

Hi, I have a similar system, my suggestions:

- Instead of getting the Hyper 212, I would go for a Cryorig H7, it might cost 5 bucks more but you'll get better thermals. (I'm currently using a H100i on my 7700K but only because I already had it, I do own an H7 thats waiting to be installed on a coffee lake itx rig, trust me, it's good :)

- I would also get a slightly bigger PSU 700-750, that way you'll be sure that if you want to add another GPU in the future you'll be set, also make sure that you get a model that has 4x 8pin power connector from the psu to the GPU, that way you can put higher wattage cpu's like the 1080ti FTW3 in case you choose to upgrade.

 

my 2c

[JustAStrangeGeek]

I would upgrade the GPU to a 1070 instead of a 1060.

[saltuponwounds]

4 minutes ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Looks good. But where is the display?

I have an old LG Flatron I'll use for now lol

[JustAStrangeGeek]

Just now, saltuponwounds said:

I have an old LG Flatron I'll use for now lol

Okay then.

 

Just promise me you will upgrade to a 1440p/4k monitor later.

[Tom Cat]

Looks good. The 7700k is a good chip. 

[litdabkid123]

a

[JustAStrangeGeek]

1 minute ago, litdabkid123 said:

Hey all! Cooldablord123 here and I was just wondering if you could help me build a new rig. Not wanting anything for mining however a rig that can handle small editing workloads (mostly for college however again, SMALL) and also gaming of high settings on games like GTA V, CoD, Fortnite BR, PUBG, Fallout 4 and other Triple A titles. The budget would need to set in around $1000 USD not including keyboards, mice headphones etc because they are part of a different budget.

 

Thanks everyone!

If you need help with your system, please create a your own dedicated topic.

[litdabkid123]

Just now, JustAStrangeGeek said:

If you need help with your system, please create a your own dedicated topic.

Yeah Sorry mate just tried to remove the post but I couldn't for some reason, just put up a separate post on the forum. Truly sorry mate my bad.

 

[JustAStrangeGeek]

Now isn't a good time to build a PC since RAM and GPU prices are ridiculous. Maybe hold off untll early May 2018.

[litdabkid123]

Just now, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Now isn't a good time to build a PC since RAM and GPU prices are rediculous. maybe hold off untill early May 2018.

my man hold off until May? Idk if I can do that lmao been waiting since I was like 14 to do this lmao

[JustAStrangeGeek]

1 minute ago, litdabkid123 said:

Yeah Sorry mate just tried to remove the post but I couldn't for some reason, just put up a separate post on the forum. Truly sorry mate my bad.

 

Leave the post there, its fine. Forget about it.

[Herman Mcpootis]

31 minutes ago, saltuponwounds said:

get a coffeelake i5 or i7 instead of the 7700k, better cooler, a team vulcan 3000mhz 16gb kit is the same price and faster. also, get a cheaper 1060. what's your budget?

[saltuponwounds]

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

get a coffeelake i5 or i7 instead of the 7700k, better cooler, a team vulcan 3000mhz 16gb kit is the same price and faster. also, get a cheaper 1060. what's your budget?

Somewhere around $1000. Preferably a little less, but it's not the end of the world.

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, saltuponwounds said:

Somewhere around $1000. Preferably a little less, but it's not the end of the world.

that doesn't look like a $1000 build though, looks closer to $1200-1300.

[saltuponwounds]

6 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

that doesn't look like a $1000 build though, looks closer to $1200-1300.

Yeah, I went a little overboard lol, I can afford it, it's just a little more than I would prefer to pay.

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, saltuponwounds said:

Yeah, I went a little overboard lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($179.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($354.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB600L ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $972.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-15 23:22 EST-0500

you can get windows from reddit for $25.

[AMDPRO]

37 minutes ago, Douglas The Duck said:

Looks good. The 7700k is a good chip. 

I actually disagree. You can get much better preformance for a much lower cost. A ryzen 7 1700 is almost $100 cheaper and offers better preformance. A 8700k is only $30 more and is also alot better.