Thoughts on build

[firestronk]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8qY74q

What are your thoughts on my build? Will be used for gaming mainly. Budget is ~$1100 but I can be pretty flexible with it.

[AskTJ]

Yeah, your not cooling an 8700K on that. Please tell me you are joking. If you aren't then, holy smokes, is what your CPU is going to be doing.

 

Jokes aside.

 

Intel's 8th gen or Coffee Lake runs very hot, especially while overclocking. You would want something like a H110i or H115i if you want manageable temperatures and a small overclock.

[firestronk]

2 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

Yeah, your not cooling an 8700K on that. Please tell me you are joking. If you aren't then, holy smokes, is what your CPU is going to be doing.

 

Jokes aside.

 

Intel's 8th gen or Coffee Lake runs very hot, especially while overclocking. You would want something like a H110i or H115i if you want manageable temperatures and a small overclock.

I looked around and some people said even a 212 evo would be sufficient. Guess not lol

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, PhoenixArising said:

I looked around and some people said even a 212 evo would be sufficient. Guess not lol

Sufficient for stock, for overclocking not really, at least not without delidding.

 

Any ways I feel you're overspending on CPU given the desire to go with a GTX 1070, the i5 8400 on a b360 would be already sufficient to drive the 1070 on it's full potential.

 

Just so you have an idea my locked i7 8700 on a much cheaper board and then yes using the 212X since it's TDP much lower already is sufficient to fully drive my GTX 1080 Ti...

[firestronk]

Updated with 8700 - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kp9QdX

[Herman Mcpootis]

that cooler makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, a scythe ninja 4 would be much better.

[firestronk]

2 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

that cooler makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, a scythe ninja 4 would be much better.

This? https://goo.gl/y6RZUx

Why would it be better

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, PhoenixArising said:

This? https://goo.gl/y6RZUx

Why would it be better

cooling performance is light years ahead of the L9i for the same price, the L9i makes no sense when you're putting it in a tower build.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($346.90 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($116.00 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini ITX Video Card  ($529.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $1172.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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