Build plan help

[Sinjinn]

Live in Australia for starters so the pricing is right. Budget is $3000 +/- ~$100.

 

PC got fried by a lightening strike. Insurance is covering, because it was custom they're just paying out for a new build. This is predominantly a gaming computer. No video editing, streaming. Just looking for the most performance for the money - games on ultra with very good fps still. I watch movie/tv on it as well and have HDMI running to 4k TV for streaming Netflix/Hulu/hbo/etc. I have 1 monitor, asus pb278q 1440p. 

 

Was looking at:

Cpu: i7-8700k

Gpu: Nvidia1080 ti card

Ram: 16gb of g.skill trident rbg 3200 maybe

Storage: Evo 960 1 tb

motherboards: Asus rog strix z370

Psu: ~850w power supply

Cooling: nzxt kraken x62 cooling

 

I'm looking for opinions on if there's places I should upgrade (cpu, ram, motherboard) and case suggestions. I have my Corsair air 540 case still but don't know if that'll hold this so open to suggestions for a case. Also anything I may have forgotten.

 

Thanks for your help guys. Nothing is set in stone, this is just where I'm starting.

 

 

 

 

[marshmellow19901]

That’s pretty nice, but I would cut back on the graphics card as a 1080ti is a little overkill unless you plan on endulging in 4K+ Footage, apart from that maybe a ups or some kind of electricity filter of some sort/ surge protector( something more beefy than the one in an extension cord)

[Herman Mcpootis]

no need for an 850w psu, 550w is enough if you don't plan on SLI or 750w if you do.

[Sinjinn]

20 minutes ago, marshmellow19901 said:

That’s pretty nice, but I would cut back on the graphics card as a 1080ti is a little overkill unless you plan on endulging in 4K+ Footage, apart from that maybe a ups or some kind of electricity filter of some sort/ surge protector( something more beefy than the one in an extension cord)

Have a ups already. Strike came up the coax, fried the router then my PC. Other than a powerboard that you can run your coax into not sure anything would have helped. The ti was a little bit of future proofing, hoping to have this last maybe 5 years, figured a little overkill now might help with that barring some major leap in tech.

 

Really about the 550w? I figured 850w was probably too high, didn't think by that much though.

 

Is that a good enough motherboard? There was also the msi x399 gaming one. Also, I've read the 8700k is better for gaming which is why I chose that over a threadripper 1920x - is that correct?

[marshmellow19901]

At this price range the difference in specs is not too great, so if you have used intel and other accompanying brands, stick with the z370

[GoldenLag]

23 minutes ago, Sinjinn said:

Is that a good enough motherboard? There was also the msi x399 gaming one. Also, I've read the 8700k is better for gaming which is why I chose that over a threadripper 1920x - is that correct?

8700k is supirior than anything 1st gen Ryzen in gaming. This includes the Threadripper 1000 series, Ryzen 1000 series and the current APU parts (2200G and 2400G). for pure gaming there isnt a good reason to go with threadripper atm

[Sinjinn]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Any opinions on ram? G.skill has like half a dozen models, trident, flare, sniper, etc. Is there any recommendations? I was going with trident just because some build article was using it, pcmag I think. And 2400-3200? Linus did a vid and I think he said over 3200 wasn't worth it really. 2400 or 2600 might have been the sweet spot. Any point in getting the 3200 over the 2.6 or 3000 even?