First ever build

[IrishDunner]

Case- Corsair 460x
Prcessor- Intel i7 8700k
Ram- G-Skill Trident Z RGB 16gb 3200mhz 
Cooling-  NZXT Kracken x52, 2x 3 pack Corsair LL 120
Storage- Samsung 870 Evo 500gb nvme Crucial Mx300 500gb
Motherboard- Gigabyte z370 Gaming 7
Video Card- Gigabyte gtx 1080 G1
Power supply- Coolermaster v850
Display- Asus Rog Swift pg27aq 27" 4k Gsync Monitor

Keyboard- Corsair K70 RGB

Mouse- Corsair M65 

 

This is my first ever build, I work in retail and have been getting the parts bit by bit for the last 3 months

[Tabs]

Out of curiosity, what made you decide to go completely solid state for this build? It's going to be a beast for gaming and you've gone all-out on the monitor, but you'll be limited in how many modern titles you can store with only 1TB total capacity.

 

 

[AlTech]

Other than the interesting power supply choice I think that should be good.

 

 

And I take it you mean 970 EVO M.2 NVMe since the 870 EVO doesn't exist.

 

Also, I would personally get rid of the MX300 and go with a 2TB HDD.

[IrishDunner]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Other than the interesting power supply choice I think that should be good.

 

 

And I take it you mean 970 EVO M.2 NVMe since the 870 EVO doesn't exist.

 

Also, I would personally get rid of the MX300 and go with a 2TB HDD.

What you mean, the v850 seemed a solid choice

[IrishDunner]

5 minutes ago, Tabs said:

Out of curiosity, what made you decide to go completely solid state for this build? It's going to be a beast for gaming and you've gone all-out on the monitor, but you'll be limited in how many modern titles you can store with only 1TB total capacity.

 

 

I'll be adding an 8tb hdd, that's just the build as is

[Tabs]

2 minutes ago, IrishDunner said:

What you mean, the v850 seemed a solid choice

I'm definitely not an expert when it comes to psu choices, but 850W seems way overkill for a build with a single cpu and a single gpu. Do you plan on buying a second gpu in future?

 

Remember that power supply efficiency tops out at roughly half it's rated maximum wattage, which is why I have a 550W platinum psu for my 6700K and 1080Ti - on most non-idle workloads it's within the 90-92% efficiency bracket.

 

Even when fully loaded you'll not reach the peak efficiency of that psu, let alone any other potential problems it may have (that I'll let more knowledgeable people explain).

[AlTech]

6 minutes ago, IrishDunner said:

What you mean, the v850 seemed a solid choice

Nvm it's all good. I would go down to the V750 as 750w is more appropriate for your build while still offering possible expansion down the road.

[IrishDunner]

2 minutes ago, Tabs said:

I'm definitely not an expert when it comes to psu choices, but 850W seems way overkill for a build with a single cpu and a single gpu. Do you plan on buying a second gpu in future?

 

Remember that power supply efficiency tops out at roughly half it's rated maximum wattage, which is why I have a 550W platinum psu for my 6700K and 1080Ti - on most non-idle workloads it's within the 90-92% efficiency bracket.

 

Even when fully loaded you'll not reach the peak efficiency of that psu, let alone any other potential problems it may have (that I'll let more knowledgeable people explain).

Oh forgot to mention, ever thing on my list was bought on sale or at a knocked down price, the v850 I got for 90 euro, the monitor for example nI got for 400 euro, I know the 850 is overkill but it was very good bang for buck 

[IrishDunner]

Total cost for build is 2445 euro or 2877 USD