First Build

[ngagnon13]

hey everybody, first post here so lets see how it goes! i'm new to PC building and would love some tips or ideas about what i wanna do. for the full set up(being the monitor, peripherals, and the desktop itself i have a budget of around $2,500. i'm building this system so that it doesn't need to be upgraded in the near future(being anything before 3 years) i'm going to be building in the meshify c with a ryzen 7 2700x, at least 16 gigs of ram, but im not sure what to do for a gpu. i don't want to do anything lower then a 1080 but would a 1080ti be worth putting in? also with those specs what would you guys recommend i play on for resolution(as im building this pc to be a gaming pc), i was thinking 1920x1080 would be fine, but would 2560x1440 be worth it?

[mikedrewsmy]

At this point, i'd rather u save the money and wait until end of the month and get the 11-series Nvidia cards or save a bit more on the 1080ti when the new card is out.

And why not go for i7? They're the bomb compared to AMD's.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxmsnH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxmsnH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.79 @ SuperBiiz) - good choice
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($32.28 @ Newegg) - //@seoz//
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ B&H) - ASUS Prime series are the best value motherboards on the market
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Amazon) - Going for a Black/White theme here soooo
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) - SSD value king
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) - HDD value king
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB iCX GAMING Video Card  ($704.98 @ Newegg) - 1080 Ti that's white-ish
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) - best case
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) - T2 and cheap
Case Fan: ARCTIC - BioniX F140 (Black/White) 104.0 CFM  140mm Fan  ($12.78 @ OutletPC) - //@seoz//
Case Fan: ARCTIC - BioniX F140 (Black/White) 104.0 CFM  140mm Fan  ($12.78 @ OutletPC) - //@seoz//
Case Fan: ARCTIC - BioniX F120 (Black/White) 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($12.55 @ OutletPC) - //@seoz//
Monitor: Dell - S2716DGR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($449.95 @ Amazon) - Cheapest 27" 1440p 144HZ Gsync monitor
Keyboard: Cooler Master - MasterKeys Pro L Wired Standard Keyboard  ($133.30 @ Newegg) - RGB, Mechanical
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) - best mouse
Headphones: SteelSeries - Arctis 5 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Amazon) - Best $100 gaming headset
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-05 23:56 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

26 minutes ago, ngagnon13 said:

 

You either want 1440p 144hz IPS with a new monitor, or 4k 60hz IPS

Wouldn't go past a 1070ti/1080 for the best value.

Are you doing anything that requires 8 or more cores? Because you could easily get Threadripper 2 for that budget coming shortly.
 

 

15 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Monitor: Dell - S2716DGR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($449.95 @ Amazon) - Cheapest 27" 1440p 144HZ Gsync monitor

Better off with an IPS free-sync version instead for daily use.

If you're buying extra fans Noctua is the way to go.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You either want 1440p 144hz IPS with a new monitor, or 4k 60hz IPS

The cheapest decent 1440p 144HZ IPS (Pixio PX277N) is $500

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

The cheapest decent 1440p 144HZ IPS (Pixio PX277N) is $500

The Nixeus display uses the same panel at like $430

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xYx9TW/nixeus-nx-edg27-270-2560x1440-144hz-monitor-edg-27

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

The Nixeus display uses the same panel at like $430

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xYx9TW/nixeus-nx-edg27-270-2560x1440-144hz-monitor-edg-27

oh god those bezels

[ngagnon13]

9 hours ago, mikedrewsmy said:

At this point, i'd rather u save the money and wait until end of the month and get the 11-series Nvidia cards or save a bit more on the 1080ti when the new card is out.

And why not go for i7? They're the bomb compared to AMD's.

is the 11 series dropping at the end of the month? i wasnt aware i hadnt heard much about the 11 series, also just saving a couple of bucks by going ryzen 

 

[ngagnon13]

10 hours ago, ngagnon13 said:

hey everybody, first post here so lets see how it goes! i'm new to PC building and would love some tips or ideas about what i wanna do. for the full set up(being the monitor, peripherals, and the desktop itself i have a budget of around $2,500. i'm building this system so that it doesn't need to be upgraded in the near future(being anything before 3 years) i'm going to be building in the meshify c with a ryzen 7 2700x, at least 16 gigs of ram, but im not sure what to do for a gpu. i don't want to do anything lower then a 1080 but would a 1080ti be worth putting in? also with those specs what would you guys recommend i play on for resolution(as im building this pc to be a gaming pc), i was thinking 1920x1080 would be fine, but would 2560x1440 be worth it?

also the list ive put together goes as follows, a little over but im willing to pay the bit of extra 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3XDLw6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3XDLw6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($171.58 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($186.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($126.55 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($168.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($734.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM  120mm Fan  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM  120mm Fan  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (Black) 68.4 CFM  140mm Fan  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (Black) 68.4 CFM  140mm Fan  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($458.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Razer - Huntsman Elite Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($185.15 @ Walmart) 
Mouse: Razer - Mamba Tournament Edition Wired Laser Mouse  ($79.00 @ Amazon) 
Other: PECHAM Extended Non-Slip Waterproof Rubber Base 3mm Thick Gaming Mouse Pad, XX-Large - Black  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2674.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-06 10:06 EDT-0400

[mikedrewsmy]

56 minutes ago, ngagnon13 said:

is the 11 series dropping at the end of the month? i wasnt aware i hadnt heard much about the 11 series, also just saving a couple of bucks by going ryzen 

 

I think compared to Ryzen, single core & quad core performance is better on the i7 8700k because not many softwares can fully utilize Ryzen's 8 cores. And it's just a difference of 30 dollar.

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 hours ago, ngagnon13 said:

hey everybody, first post here so lets see how it goes! i'm new to PC building and would love some tips or ideas about what i wanna do. for the full set up(being the monitor, peripherals, and the desktop itself i have a budget of around $2,500. i'm building this system so that it doesn't need to be upgraded in the near future(being anything before 3 years) i'm going to be building in the meshify c with a ryzen 7 2700x, at least 16 gigs of ram, but im not sure what to do for a gpu. i don't want to do anything lower then a 1080 but would a 1080ti be worth putting in? also with those specs what would you guys recommend i play on for resolution(as im building this pc to be a gaming pc), i was thinking 1920x1080 would be fine, but would 2560x1440 be worth it?

if you're just gaming, an i7 8700k will be the better option.

[ngagnon13]

2 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

if you're just gaming, an i7 8700k will be the better option.

while it will be primarily a gaming pc, id like to dabble in things like unity and video editing, the heavy application of the pc will be gaming but it will do a few other things as well

 

 

[ngagnon13]

3 hours ago, mikedrewsmy said:

I think compared to Ryzen, single core & quad core performance is better on the i7 8700k because not many softwares can fully utilize Ryzen's 8 cores. And it's just a difference of 30 dollar.

not wrong but personally i dont see much of a performance difference be tween the two except for maybe a few frames, both are exceptional cpus in their own applications