How does this stack up as a gamer build?

[Ripper7620]

My best friend has a horribly underpowered pc and I'm building her the best gaming pc I can think up. Here's what I have in mind: 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Isabella_Shiri/saved/vsFLD3

 

Thank you in advance for your help! 

[Canada EH]

Good Gamer!

 

do not buy 5400rpm hdd's buy 7200rpm

what about a fan controller?

 

for psu's look here

 

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Tier 1 - Best

• Aerocool - Project 7
• Antec - High Current Pro, High Current Platinum
• be Quiet! - Dark Power Pro P10, Dark Power Pro 11, Straight Power 11
• Bitfenix - Whisper
• Cooler Master - V-series (modular, not to be confused with the VSM), MasterWatt Maker
• Corsair - AX, AXi, HXi, RMi, RMx, SF, grey-label HX (2017), 2017 TXM greater than 650W
• Enermax - Platimax, Platimax Digifanless
• EVGA - G2, G3, P2, PS, T2, 1000G1, 850W and above GS

 

[Ripper7620]

3 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Good Gamer!

 

do not buy 5400rpm hdd's buy 7200rpm

what about a fan controller?

 

for psu's look here

 

 

Thank you very much, this is much appreciated! I'm considering the Corsair fan controller with 6 fan hookups. 

[Canada EH]

2 minutes ago, Ripper7620 said:

Thank you very much, this is much appreciated! I'm considering the Corsair fan controller with 6 fan hookups. 

What about RGB?

[DragonTamer1]

I would not recommend the build, it makes very little sense.

 

If money is no object then go for it, however what I would do:

 

-Ditch the 500GB SSD and get a 240GB instead, most of this drive is just used for OS and slow loading programs like browsers and editors.

-Use a single 2TB drive isntead of multiple 4TB drives. Even if you RAID them, this is not a good choice because you are creating an unnecessary point of failure. She will most likely never need more than 2TB of storage. If you are concerned about speed then get a SSHD for frequently used files, though speaking from experience it's not a huge boost.

-Your RAM is very expensive, but overall nothing wrong with it... I'm just exceedingly cheap.

-I would not waste your time with a 212 evo, there are plenty of better coolers for the same price.

-If I remember Gigabyte boards were having BIOS issues or was this with Ryzen (looking for community input here)?

-GPU is overpriced, not much we can do about that though can we. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-Good case, I approve

-You can probably go with a cheaper power supply that will serve your purpose just as well.

 

 

[Ripper7620]

6 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

What about RGB?

That's pretty much up to my friend, I would suspect that she'll want hella RGB. I'm considering Corsair LL RGB fans with the hub and controller. 

[General Winter]

1 minute ago, DragonTamer1 said:

I would not recommend the build, it makes very little sense.

 

If money is no object then go for it, however what I would do:

 

-Ditch the 500GB SSD and get a 240GB instead, most of this drive is just used for OS and slow loading programs like browsers and editors.

-Use a single 2TB drive isntead of multiple 4TB drives. Even if you RAID them, this is not a good choice because you are creating an unnecessary point of failure. She will most likely never need more than 2TB of storage. If you are concerned about speed then get a SSHD for frequently used files, though speaking from experience it's not a huge boost.

-Your RAM is very expensive, but overall nothing wrong with it... I'm just exceedingly cheap.

-I would not waste your time with a 212 evo, there are plenty of better coolers for the same price.

-If I remember Gigabyte boards were having BIOS issues or was this with Ryzen (looking for community input here)?

-GPU is overpriced, not much we can do about that though can we. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-Good case, I approve

-You can probably go with a cheaper power supply that will serve your purpose just as well.

 

 

you really can't say how much a person will or won't use, i started with a one TB and i added 2 tb some time ago and now all of that is almost full and got a 4tb back-up drive for all of said stuff

[Ripper7620]

3 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

I would not recommend the build, it makes very little sense.

 

If money is no object then go for it, however what I would do:

 

-Ditch the 500GB SSD and get a 240GB instead, most of this drive is just used for OS and slow loading programs like browsers and editors.

-Use a single 2TB drive isntead of multiple 4TB drives. Even if you RAID them, this is not a good choice because you are creating an unnecessary point of failure. She will most likely never need more than 2TB of storage. If you are concerned about speed then get a SSHD for frequently used files, though speaking from experience it's not a huge boost.

-Your RAM is very expensive, but overall nothing wrong with it... I'm just exceedingly cheap.

-I would not waste your time with a 212 evo, there are plenty of better coolers for the same price.

-If I remember Gigabyte boards were having BIOS issues or was this with Ryzen (looking for community input here)?

-GPU is overpriced, not much we can do about that though can we. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-Good case, I approve

-You can probably go with a cheaper power supply that will serve your purpose just as well.

 

 

Thank you very much, much appreciated! 

[General Winter]

@Ripper7620 i would honestly wait for april to roll around for ryzen 2 and the 20XX gpu's, they seem really promising and they are bound to come out this year

 

 

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga104-gpu-geforce-gtc-2070-gtx-2080-launching-april/amp/

[Ripper7620]

1 minute ago, General Winter said:

@Ripper7620 i would honestly wait for april to roll around for ryzen 2 and the 20XX gpu's, they seem really promising and they are bound to come out this year

 

 

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga104-gpu-geforce-gtc-2070-gtx-2080-launching-april/amp/

Thank you, and that's the time frame of starting the build. 

[Ripper7620]

3 minutes ago, General Winter said:

you really can't say how much a person will or won't use, i started with a one TB and i added 2 tb some time ago and now all of that is almost full and got a 4tb back-up drive for all of said stuff

Thank you, I was planning on a raid 1 configuration 

[General Winter]

1 minute ago, Ripper7620 said:

Thank you, and that's the time frame of starting the build. 

your welcome, patience is your best friend, either for new stuff or for getting the same new stuff 30% off or more during black friday / cyber monday

[Ripper7620]

Just now, General Winter said:

your welcome, patience is your best friend, either for new stuff or for getting the same new stuff 30% off or more during black friday / cyber monday

Thank you, great point 

[Herman Mcpootis]

i'm not sure why you got such an expensive Z370 board and 8700k just to use a 212 evo for the cooler. spend abit less on the mobo/psu for a better cooler.

[Ripper7620]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

i'm not sure why you got such an expensive Z370 board and 8700k just to use a 212 evo for the cooler. spend abit less on the mobo/psu for a better cooler.

I heard that was the best motherboard for that particular CPU, but I can absolutely upgrade the cooler. I really like going with platinum rated PSU's, I just like the piece of mind, and they're not that much more than gold. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Ripper7620 said:

I heard that was the best motherboard for that particular CPU, but I can absolutely upgrade the cooler. I really like going with platinum rated PSU's, I just like the piece of mind, and they're not that much more than gold. 

80+ efficiency only tests how efficient the PSU is, having a higher rating doesn't mean it's better quality at all. not worth the premium. a cheaper K6 and better cooler would be a more balanced combo, no point getting a bona-fide board if you can't oc for shit with that cooler anyways.

[Ripper7620]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

80+ efficiency only tests how efficient the PSU is, having a higher rating doesn't mean it's better quality at all. not worth the premium. a cheaper K6 and better cooler would be a more balanced combo, no point getting a bona-fide board if you can't oc for shit with that cooler anyways.

Thank you, I didn't realize that the quality wasn't guaranteed to be better. 

[JoostinOnline]

6 minutes ago, Ripper7620 said:

I heard that was the best motherboard for that particular CPU, but I can absolutely upgrade the cooler. I really like going with platinum rated PSU's, I just like the piece of mind, and they're not that much more than gold. 

Platinum doesn't mean it's better quality.  Get a Tier 1 gold PSU and you'll be great.  There are plenty of horrible quality Platinum models out there.

 

As for the motherboard, I'd recommend an ASUS ROG model (the Strix Z370-E for example) any day over that.

[Herman Mcpootis]

here's a build with lots of bling:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($900.00) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.26 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2375.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-25 01:04 EST-0500

[Ripper7620]

1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

Platinum doesn't mean it's better quality.  Get a Tier 1 gold PSU and you'll be great.  There are plenty of horrible quality Platinum models out there.

 

As for the motherboard, I'd recommend an ASUS Strix model (the Z370-E for example) any day over that.

Thank you, I'll absolutely consider that mobo, as I don't care for the aestheticsof the Gigabyte. 

[Ripper7620]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

here's a build with lots of bling:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($900.00) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.26 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2375.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-25 01:04 EST-0500

Thank you very much, much appreciated! 

[DragonTamer1]

23 minutes ago, Ripper7620 said:

Thank you very much, much appreciated! 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($61.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($151.26 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($900.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($27.28 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($27.28 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2061.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-25 01:10 EST-0500

 

9 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

As for the motherboard, I'd recommend an ASUS Strix model (the Z370-E for example) any day over that.

I don't trust Asus brand boards, I've had more Asus boards fail on me than the next 2 combined, and it always seems to be something small fallowed shortly after by something large and completely unrelated.

[JoostinOnline]

1 minute ago, DragonTamer1 said:

I don't trust Asus brand boards, I've had more Asus boards fail on me than the next 2 combined, and it always seems to be something small fallowed shortly after by something large and completely unrelated.

That's funny, because Gigabyte has earned my eternal contempt.

 

You've obviously had some bad experiences, but Asus ROG models are pretty well known for quality.

[Ripper7620]

2 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($61.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($151.26 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($900.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($27.28 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM  140mm Fan  ($27.28 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2061.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-25 01:10 EST-0500

 

I don't trust Asus brand boards, I've had more Asus boards fail on me than the next 2 combined, and it always seems to be something small fallowed shortly after by something large and completely unrelated.

One thing I noticed reading reviews, is that there seems to be good and bad in almost every brand of motherboards. 

[Ripper7620]

I'm gonna keep my eyes open for a better choice in a motherboard, mainly because I don't care for the orange and brown of the Gigabyte. I have a feeling that my friend is really gonna dig some RGB when she sees it.