New build $3000 Us budget

[lostredneck]

5 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Not for a $3K budget it isn't. Something like the ROG Maximus X Hero as the op had in his spec would be better if going with Asus.

 

Also the op didn't even mention what monitor he has so why suggest 2 x 1080 ti's ? Not really a great time to be buying high end gpu's let alone 2. 

I haven't figured out what kind of monitor im going to go with. I planned on crossing taht bridge after the system was done. I was looking more closely at those ultra wide screen things though like that 35" predator. Still doing research on that part of the project, but that will be a couple of months after I build the system

[lostredneck]

17 hours ago, Opiumicide said:

I'd certainly switch out the WD Black for a Blue or higher storage Barracuda (because I pinch my pennies) and the 8086K for and 8700K.

 

Also I wouldn't go for a hybrid 1080 Ti. If you wanna AIO a 1080 Ti. I'd suggest buying a very cheap one, and adding a decent AIO on it yourself. That or check out that new Waterforce card.

 

Everything else looks solid to me.

 

 

Edit: Added Barracuda

I have seen a lot of builds in here go with that Barracuda drive and I just don't understand. 2 years ago I worked as a PC repair tech for a rather large multinational pharmaceutical company.  Their machines all used Seagate drives. They fialed so much we coined Seagate as a system where the drive failed. I probably swapped out 30 drives every week. I have honestly NEVER heard on a reliable Seagate drive since the old 15,000 RPM data server drives that ran on SCSI cards some 20 years ago. When did they become reliable? Or is it just tossing a cheep drive on a system to fill up with data you really don't care about?

[Spotty]

1 hour ago, lostredneck said:

I have seen a lot of builds in here go with that Barracuda drive and I just don't understand. 2 years ago I worked as a PC repair tech for a rather large multinational pharmaceutical company.  Their machines all used Seagate drives. They fialed so much we coined Seagate as a system where the drive failed. I probably swapped out 30 drives every week. I have honestly NEVER heard on a reliable Seagate drive since the old 15,000 RPM data server drives that ran on SCSI cards some 20 years ago. When did they become reliable? Or is it just tossing a cheep drive on a system to fill up with data you really don't care about?

Grab a WD blue instead. The WD black is overpriced for what it is. It costs twice as much as other 2tb drives.

[Daniel Z.]

16 hours ago, SolarNova said:

@lostredneck

With a $3000 budget you have a few options.

 

Single GPU + Custom water loop + premium parts and RGB gawdyness

Dual GPU + Custom loop with more senseble parts. (below is an example) might be a bit tight on the budget.

Dual GPU + Air cooled. Future custom loop upgrade.

 

 

DONT get a AIO, they really are not worth it unless ur going for a small form factor build.

Ether go air cooled or a full custom loop.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8086K 4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($417.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($179.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($724.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($724.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake -  View 71 TG ATX Full Tower Case  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2599.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-24 08:28 EDT-0400

 

Add your choice of custom loop parts.

 

Personaly i would go with a Dual GPU and air cooled (NH-D15) system for around $2700. Save up some more then convert over to a custom loop.

Overpriced CPU, total trash board, and trash PSU.

[Daniel Z.]

2 hours ago, lostredneck said:

I have seen a lot of builds in here go with that Barracuda drive and I just don't understand. 2 years ago I worked as a PC repair tech for a rather large multinational pharmaceutical company.  Their machines all used Seagate drives. They fialed so much we coined Seagate as a system where the drive failed. I probably swapped out 30 drives every week. I have honestly NEVER heard on a reliable Seagate drive since the old 15,000 RPM data server drives that ran on SCSI cards some 20 years ago. When did they become reliable? Or is it just tossing a cheep drive on a system to fill up with data you really don't care about?

Barracuda is generally similar reliability to WD Blue nowadays.

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($161.99 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($165.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($739.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.99 @ Adorama) 
Monitor: Acer - UM.CC0AA.001 34.0" 3440x1440 75Hz Monitor  ($526.98 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($52.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2546.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-25 01:32 EDT-0400

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

Overpriced CPU, total trash board, and trash PSU.

How is the psu trash ?

[Daniel Z.]

14 hours ago, lee32uk said:

How is the psu trash ?

Nvm, thought it was the Nex. 

[Opiumicide]

On 7/24/2018 at 10:49 PM, lostredneck said:

I have seen a lot of builds in here go with that Barracuda drive and I just don't understand. 2 years ago I worked as a PC repair tech for a rather large multinational pharmaceutical company.  Their machines all used Seagate drives. They fialed so much we coined Seagate as a system where the drive failed. I probably swapped out 30 drives every week. I have honestly NEVER heard on a reliable Seagate drive since the old 15,000 RPM data server drives that ran on SCSI cards some 20 years ago. When did they become reliable? Or is it just tossing a cheep drive on a system to fill up with data you really don't care about?

I don't know when exactly, sadly, but they've become better-ish over the years. I used to hear Barracuda and cringe as well, trust me. But mine has been doing me just fine and many others will say the same. Perhaps they kicked up quality assurance standards?