PC build

[Speqzonc]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/hrw/saved/8BDWXL heres my build, would you guys recommend me swapping out any parts for others? And should i buy this 

[Herman Mcpootis]

no ssd? the CX looks out of place with those parts but other than that it's fine.

[Speqzonc]

cx

1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

no ssd? the CX looks out of place with those parts but other than that it's fine.

CX? im noob lol

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Speqzonc said:

cx

CX? im noob lol

the power supply.

[Speqzonc]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

the power supply.

ah ok,  thanks

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£281.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£124.79 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£136.15 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3300 Memory  (£155.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.79 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£529.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.93 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £1483.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-06 12:57 BST+0100

[Tundral]

Here's what I'd recommend you get:

 

1. Swapped out the plain or hard drive for an SSHD which has a sizeable SSD cache that'll make starting your computer and games and such much faster than just hard drive but will save you quite some cost and hassle compared to going with SSD + HDD.

 

2. Swapped out the PSU for a Silverstone one with a little bit more wattage. It's one of the most common things recited in PC build making guides: Don't cheap out on the PSU! Silverstone is a good PSU brand, the wattage is a bit higher than your CX choice because for most PSUs running at around 50% load gives the highest efficiency and with the CX especially if you overclock you could really reach 80% load on the PSU which as I said isn't good for efficiency or lifespan. The one I picked isn't even semi-modular but since you have a shroud to stuff all the cables in I wouldn't consider that a problem!

[Tundral]

5 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£281.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£124.79 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£136.15 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3300 Memory  (£155.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.79 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£529.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£70.93 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£82.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £1483.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-06 12:57 BST+0100

I'd say getting a 750W PSU would probably be a waste in today's market of ever-increasing efficiency for all components. An 80+ Gold 600W would be the highest wattage I'd recommend unless OP really plans on getting another 1080 and putting 2 in SLI in which case 750W would probably be the best option.

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, Tundral said:

I'd say getting a 750W PSU would probably be a waste in today's market of ever-increasing efficiency for all components. An 80+ Gold 600W would be the highest wattage I'd recommend unless OP really plans on getting another 1080 and putting 2 in SLI in which case 750W would probably be the best option.

it was just left there as a choice if he wanted to do SLI in the future.

15 minutes ago, Tundral said:

 

1. Swapped out the plain or hard drive for an SSHD which has a sizeable SSD cache that'll make starting your computer and games and such much faster than just hard drive but will save you quite some cost and hassle compared to going with SSD + HDD.

 

2. Swapped out the PSU for a Silverstone one with a little bit more wattage. It's one of the most common things recited in PC build making guides: Don't cheap out on the PSU! Silverstone is a good PSU brand, the wattage is a bit higher than your CX choice because for most PSUs running at around 50% load gives the highest efficiency and with the CX especially if you overclock you could really reach 80% load on the PSU which as I said isn't good for efficiency or lifespan. The one I picked isn't even semi-modular but since you have a shroud to stuff all the cables in I wouldn't consider that a problem!

hybrids don't have that much ssd cache at all, just 8gb at the most. not worth the price. that's not even a Silverstone PSU, thats a be quiet unit. @JDE 

[Tundral]

4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

it was just left there as a choice if he wanted to do SLI in the future.

hybrids don't have that much ssd cache at all, just 8gb at the most. not worth the price. that's not even a Silverstone PSU, thats a be quiet unit. @JDE 

Sizeable compared to the normal amount of cache on hard drives.

 

Also typed in the wrong thing but the statement holds true for both brands.,

 

EDIT: Also considering OP was going to go for just a plain old HDD substituting that with an SSHD is way easier especially if you play many different modern games (which considering the GPU OP will most likely do) then with a 256GB SSD you'll be swapping games in and out all the time!

Edited April 6, 2018 by Tundral
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