Need feedback on my component choice

[Prokites]

Hello, first post here. I'm gonna build a very good gaming pc. I would appreciate some advice and feedback on my choices for the components, and also I'm a little bit unsure if my cooling will be good. I will have a 280mm NZXT liquid cooler for my cpu. Radiator in front with three 120mm intake fans, two top exhaust fans and one fan in the back for exhaust.

 

Specs:

Case: Corsair 570x white

GPU: 1080ti

CPU: i5 8600k

CPU cooler: Kraken x62

Ram: corsair 16gb 3000 MHz 

Motherboard: Z370 gaming pro carbon

SSD: Samsung 860 evo 500gb

Harddrive: 1tb 

Power supply: Corsair CX 760

Case fans: 3 extra Corsair sp120

 

Thankful for advice

[samcool55]

Get an 8700k, that 8600k is going to hold you back, a lot, especially with that 1080ti.

Also, i assume you mean the CX750, which is overkill, a decent 550-650W psu is more than enough.

[KeitaRR]

A nicer PSU and a nvme ssd would be nice if you have the budget

[Prokites]

4 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

Get an 8700k, that 8600k is going to hold you back, a lot, especially with that 1080ti.

Also, i assume you mean the CX750, which is overkill, a decent 550-650W psu is more than enough.

Will the 8600k hold me back in gaming also? Ive read that the 8700k is only a tiny bit better in gaming. I dont intend to do any streaming or editing or such things.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

Get an 8700k, that 8600k is going to hold you back, a lot, especially with that 1080ti.

Also, i assume you mean the CX750, which is overkill, a decent 550-650W psu is more than enough.

The 8600K will be perfectly fine with a 1080 ti. 

[Guest]

Just now, Mywallethurts said:

Will the 8600k hold me back in gaming also? Ive read that the 8700k is only a tiny bit better in gaming. I dont intend to do any streaming or editing or such things.

No the i5 will be fine. What resolution monitor are you going to be using ?

[Prokites]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

No the i5 will be fine. What resolution monitor are you going to be using ?

Currently i have 1080p 60hz but im gonna buy a better one in the future, not sure which one but i think i will prefer resolution over refreshrate.

[stealth80]

3 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

No the i5 will be fine. What resolution monitor are you going to be using ?

 

2 minutes ago, Mywallethurts said:

Currently i have 1080p 60hz but im gonna buy a better one in the future, not sure which one but i think i will prefer resolution over refreshrate.

Fine now, no arguments there, fine in a couple of years once all these cores/threads begin to be used with a more powerful GPU? Especially at 1080P, id spend the extra and take a 8700k

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mywallethurts said:

Currently i have 1080p 60hz but im gonna buy a better one in the future, not sure which one but i think i will prefer resolution over refreshrate.

A 1440p or 4K would be better suited to a 1080 ti then.

 

You could maybe look at dropping the 5 extra fans if you wanted to get an i7 depending on the price difference. 

 

Also as mentioned above try and get a better psu. A Corsair TXM or Seasonic Focus etc would be fine.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

 

Fine now, no arguments there, fine in a couple of years once all these cores/threads begin to be used with a more powerful GPU? Especially at 1080P, id spend the extra and take a 8700k

He mentions moving up in resolution so if he went for a 4K then cpu is less important anyway. If it was me I would probably drop the 5 extra fans and get an i7 if it allows.

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

He mentions moving up in resolution so if he went for a 4K then cpu is less important anyway. If it was me I would probably drop the 5 extra fans and get an i7 if it allows.

@MywallethurtsTake this advice. Remember you can add fans and an AIO cooler at anytime (admittedly no stock cooler with 8700K) - Its much harder to realise you made an error with a piece of hardware and replace that. My advice - always get the best hardware you can afford and add fancy fans, AIO, peripherals as time goes by 

 

[Prokites]

4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

He mentions moving up in resolution so if he went for a 4K then cpu is less important anyway. If it was me I would probably drop the 5 extra fans and get an i7 if it allows.

Ah i wrote wrong in the post, there are six fans, and im getting 3 nee fans. The three other are already in the case.

 

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, Mywallethurts said:

Ah i wrote wrong in the post, there are six fans, and im getting 3 nee fans. The three other are already in the case.

 

what is your total budget and location? 

[Prokites]

3 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

what is your total budget and location? About 2000 euros. I live in Finland.

[Prokites]

5 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

what is your total budget and location? 

Preferably lower than 2000

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, Mywallethurts said:

Preferably lower than 2000

get a lower power (same quality PSU) no need for 700w + when non SLI. a 600w would be more than enough. See if there is cheaper ram available (you may get gskill 3200 for less - but I don't know where you shop). I would drop the AIO to something cheaper and ditch the 3x additional case fans. Get the 8700k and add the extra fans when you have the money. 8600k is fine now - nothing has really changed since the old i5/i7 arguments - we got more cores but games have started to use more and will continue to do so now that 8 core/16 thread CPU's are no longer at the high end (also consider consoles have been on 8 core CPUs for a long time now)

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

35 minutes ago, Mywallethurts said:

Hello, first post here. I'm gonna build a very good gaming pc. I would appreciate some advice and feedback on my choices for the components, and also I'm a little bit unsure if my cooling will be good. I will have a 280mm NZXT liquid cooler for my cpu. Radiator in front with three 120mm intake fans, two top exhaust fans and one fan in the back for exhaust.

 

Specs:

Case: Corsair 570x white

GPU: 1080ti

CPU: i5 8600k

CPU cooler: Kraken x62

Ram: corsair 16gb 3000 MHz 

Motherboard: Z370 gaming pro carbon

SSD: Samsung 860 evo 500gb

Harddrive: 1tb 

Power supply: Corsair CX 760

Case fans: 3 extra Corsair sp120

 

Thankful for advice

Late reaction. But msi's mobos are poorly in specs compared to other mobos for the same price.

[Guest]

You could always consider getting the non 'K' i7 and a good B360 board such as an ASRock B360 Pro 4. You won't be able to overclock but at least you get a 6c/12t cpu from the off.

 

Or the other way would be to look at a ryzen build i.e R5 1600 as that is 6c/12t and would be fine with a B350 board. 

[Prokites]

3 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

get a lower power (same quality PSU) no need for 700w + when non SLI. a 600w would be more than enough. See if there is cheaper ram available (you may get gskill 3200 for less - but I don't know where you shop). I would drop the AIO to something cheaper and ditch the 3x additional case fans. Get the 8700k and add the extra fans when you have the money. 8600k is fine now - nothing has really changed since the old i5/i7 arguments - we got more cores but games have started to use more and will continue to do so now that 8 core/16 thread CPU's are no longer at the high end (also consider consoles have been on 8 core CPUs for a long time now)

Alright, do you have any AIO to recommend?

[Prokites]

Thanks for the replies guys, I need to go to bed now, got work in 5 hours but hopefully if somebody has more advice we can talk tomorrow!

[Guest]

I know things are probably more expensive in Finland, but here is a decent build using the German pcpartpicker.

 

Obviously some parts might not be available to you but it gives you a rough idea. If you want to overclock then you would need the Z370 board and a better cooler such as a BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 if you want to get towards 5GHz.

 

The max speed ram is 2666MHz as well on B360. You can still put a 3000 kit in there if it is cheaper, but it will drop down to 2666.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€285.45 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (€31.99 @ Aquatuning) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€97.61 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€152.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€113.81 @ Senetic) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€39.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (€878.32 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB White ATX Mid Tower Case  (€155.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€79.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1835.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-05 22:54 CEST+0200

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (€330.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (€31.99 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€155.82 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€152.74 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€113.81 @ Senetic)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€39.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (€878.32 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB White ATX Mid Tower Case  (€155.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€79.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1938.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-05 23:01 CEST+0200

 

As for the AIO https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181-2.html