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Intel core i7-8700

Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING LGA

Trident Z RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL14

Samsung 970 EVO m.2 NVMe PCI-E 1TB SSD

Crystal Series 570X RGB ATX mid-tower case-red colour

EVGA 750 B3, 80PLUS BRONZE

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 TI SC Gaming

Corsair Hydro Series H150i PRO RGB 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler

 

TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE BUILD!!!!!

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Hard to say too much, with the information that's left out (read above).

But either way, there's no point going with the 360mm AiO, since the CPU is locked and because the motherboard is so crap. 

The PSU is a fire hazard, so definitely change that. 

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A Z370 is a bit overkill. I'd go with a B360 or an H370 to save some money. A 360mm AIO is complete overkill. I'd recommend either a 240/280 AIO like the corsair h115i pro or an air cooler like a be Quiet Dark Rock pro 4. Case is nice, but you might want to buy some extra fans as for the case doesn't have the best airflow.

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1. Budget & Location

2,500-3,000CAD$

2. Aim

For gaming and school work for high school/ university 

3. Monitors

Alienware 25 gaming monitor : AW2518H.

Peripherals

i have keyboard,mouse, headset.

 

 

Ok so i should change the cooler. What PSU should i get then?

What recommended case is best for this build on the airflow?

Im still thinking about the motherboard. You guys are saying its overkill and its so crap at the same time. 

 

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Welcome to the forum.

 

Glaring things to me:

  • Look into the HP EX920 instead of the 970 EVO. Might be cheaper. Alternatively, just get a SATA drive; NVME isn't really needed.
  • I'd get an AsRock B or H series motherboard. They're significantly cheaper and look great.
  • Get a better PSU; Google LTT PSU Tier List, choose something from the first two tiers.
  • You don't need a cooler like that on a locked CPU. Just get a cheap air cooler like the CryOrig H7.
  • Case is an excellent choice, my roommate has it, and one of our friends bought one. Beautiful.

Don't forget to quote or tag people when replying to their posts, otherwise they won't now you have.

 

43 minutes ago, Airdragonz said:

A Z370 is a bit overkill. I'd go with a B360 or an H370 to save some money. A 360mm AIO is complete overkill. I'd recommend either a 240/280 AIO like the corsair h115i pro or an air cooler like a be Quiet Dark Rock pro 4. Case is nice, but you might want to buy some extra fans as for the case doesn't have the best airflow.

Those coolers are still significantly overkill for his requirements :P

 

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Honestly just seems like an unremarkably usual build.

No reason to go for the water cooler; get something like a Cryorig H7 and throw an RGB fan on it, if you so desire.

Better PSU, maybe? Seasonic's newer 80+ Gold units are nothing short of spectacular, to say the least.

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2 minutes ago, Sword said:

What is the difference between B and H? And does it offer the same stuff as the one i picked?

You can't overclock, but you don't have an overclockable CPU.

Other than that you'd have to compare them. Most motherboards offer different features.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Sword said:

What are high end boards you'd recommend, excluding all the parts I have? 

If you get an unlocked CPU and overclock, the Z370 FTW looks fairly good for the price. 

If you won't overclock, and just want decent RAM speeds, just get the cheapest Z370 board with a heatsink on the VRM. 

16 hours ago, Sword said:

PSU should i get then?

Focus Plus Gold, Focus Gold or Formula Gold. 450W is plenty of wattage for overclocking

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From PcPartsPicker 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/88bwrH/hp-ex920-1tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-2yy47aaabc

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Msvbt6/adata-xpg-sx8200-960gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-asx8200np-960gt-c

 

Peer performers to your selected M.2 SSD at a lower cost.

 

M.2 2280 NVMe bench comparison: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-970-Evo-NVMe-PCIe-M2-1TB-vs-Adata-XPG-SX8200-NVMe-PCIe-M2-960GB/m494791vsm504709

 

From my recent research Boot driving an 860 Evo 1Tb should be similar boot time within a second or so so that is also an option.

 

This is a lower cost Peer performer to the 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" SATA drive.: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/h3tQzy/crucial-mx500-1tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct1000mx500ssd1

 

2.5" SATA bench comparison: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-860-Evo-1TB-vs-Crucial-MX500-1TB/m423831vsm406099

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Links and stuff. I edit posts perhaps too much lol.

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2 minutes ago, Sword said:

Ok how about the ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA 1151

 

That's a good one. Though for the price, the Asrock E4 and K6 would be better for overclocking. The Prime-A is fine, if you really want an Asus board, and don't mind the lack of overclocking centric features.

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2 minutes ago, Sword said:

Ok how about the ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA 1151

 

The doubled 4 phase on the Prime z370-A is stronger than the Tuf's VRM, and should OC better. It's 2 phase for RAM might not be as strong as the 3 phase on the TUF though.

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11 minutes ago, Sernefarian said:

The doubled 4 phase on the Prime z370-A is stronger than the Tuf's VRM, and should OC better. It's 2 phase for RAM might not be as strong as the 3 phase on the TUF though.

No doublers, so not doubled. The current capability would be much better, but the performance would be the same. 

With DDR4, the VRM for it won't really matter

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8 minutes ago, Sernefarian said:

doubled 4 phase on the Prime z370-A

 

9 minutes ago, Sernefarian said:

2 phase for RAM

How can you guys tell the amount of phases?

 

12 minutes ago, seon123 said:

the Asrock E4 and K6

I'm looking at them and comparing 

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@seon123 am currently going with Buildzoid's assessments on the B350 and x370/470 boards. And extrapolating based on visual cues to other baords. Tons of vids on yotube @ActuallyHardcoreOverlocking channel. Gives manufacturer for capacitors, mosfets, and controllers. Also usually includes expected thermal generation at specific voltage and amperage for the VRMs. A few of his vids also contain the equations to do the math yourself.

 

Basically for doubled 4 phase I mean that due to design the capacitors are activated in pairs so despite there being 8 of them they act as a 4 phase.

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5 minutes ago, Sword said:

Is the crystal case a good option for very good airflow? @seon123

To tag, you have to select the thing that appears under the username. The result will be like this @Sword. Alternatively, use the arrow to quote, that also gives a notification. 

 

Which Crystal case? The Crystal is a series of cases, not a single one. 

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