Rate my PC-Building draft

[G0rg3us_fr33man]

Hello, people who read this Post

 

I need some Feedback for the PC-Building Plan I put together to find out if it's worth the high Price or if there is a Better solution for less Money.

I will mainly Use this Computer for Gaming, Multimedia, VR-Gaming and some casual VirtualBox stuff and it should run the most popular titles over 60 FPS at medium to high settings

I put my list together in a Swiss online store (because I live there). But I'm sure they have an option for English translation

 

Because I recycle some Parts from my current build I will just add the missing parts below the Link to the List.

 

My PC-Build:

https://www.digitec.ch/de/ShopList/Show?shopListId=D244570E7CED53824608F58EAECD4000

 

Currently Costs:

1563.80 CHF

(1’571.27 US-Dollar)

 

Missing Parts:

 

Power Supply

430 W Corsair CX430

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX430-Builder-Power-Supply/dp/B009RMP14M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1533537676&sr=8-2&keywords=430+W+Corsair+CX430

 

SSD (Boot Drive)

Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM)

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1533537778&sr=1-1&keywords=860+evo&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

HDD

Western Digital Blue 1TB

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Deskptop-1Terabyte-5400-7200RPM-Applications/dp/B06XR3LT6W/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1533537889&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=Western+Digital+Blue+1TB&psc=1

 

Please let me know if i forgot anything

 

I will update the Specs every now and then depending on the feedback i get for it

[Guest]

Why a 7700K when 8600K delivers similar performance, is newer and costs less?

[G0rg3us_fr33man]

3 hours ago, Konrad_K said:

Why a 7700K when 8600K delivers similar performance, is newer and costs less?

Thanks for the Tip. You are right the one you suggested even has 2 cores more than the one I selected. I've updated my List

 

[brob]

43 minutes ago, G0rg3us_fr33man said:

Thanks for the Tip. You are right the one you suggested even has 2 cores more than the one I selected. I've updated my List

 

Coffee Lake processors require 3xx motherboards. The i5-8600K will not work with the Z270-A motherboard.

 

You could save a fair bit by selecting a less expensive case. 

 

Another option would be to go with an i5-8600 instead of an i5-8600K. (The cpu have identical turbo clocks.) One could then use the stock cooler or something like a Cryorig H7 and a B360 or H370 motherboard.

[G0rg3us_fr33man]

16 minutes ago, brob said:

Coffee Lake processors require 3xx motherboards. The i5-8600K will not work with the Z270-A motherboard.

 

You could save a fair bit by selecting a less expensive case. 

 

Another option would be to go with an i5-8600 instead of an i5-8600K. (The cpu have identical turbo clocks.) One could then use the stock cooler or something like a Cryorig H7 and a B360 or H370 motherboard.

Thanks for the heads up

 

I would have missed that if no one mentioned

I've updated my list and changed to:

 

Motherboard

MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (LGA 1151, Intel Z370, ATX)

 

CPU

Intel Core i5-8600 BOX (LGA 1151, 3.10GHz)

 

Case
Looks too cool to change to cheaper one

 

The original Link to my List still works

[brob]

If you are sticking with the X62 cpu cooler and Z370 motherboard, you may as well get the i5-8600K.

[G0rg3us_fr33man]

7 minutes ago, brob said:

If you are sticking with the X62 cpu cooler and Z370 motherboard, you may as well get the i5-8600K.

I'm not sure how much more performance I would get if I choose the one I can overclock

I don't have experience in overclocking so I'm not sure if it would be worth it.

 

If not i will downgrade some of the hardware on the list

Edited August 6, 2018 by G0rg3us_fr33man

[thedude4bides]

1 hour ago, G0rg3us_fr33man said:

I'm not sure how much more performance I would get if I choose the one I can overclock

I don't have experience in overclocking so I'm not sure if it would be worth it.

 

If not i will downgrade some of the hardware on the list

Maybe I got lucky but my 8600k is stable at 4.9ghz on all cores with a simple multiplier tweak.  Temps on an air cooler never get above 70C.  It is a very good bump in performance over stock.

 

That said, if you don't go with an unlocked K processor, a Z-series mobo is more than you need.

[brob]

With Intel cpu these days overclocking can produce a decent performance improvement, but usually not more than ~15%.

[G0rg3us_fr33man]

4 minutes ago, thedude4bides said:

Maybe I got lucky but my 8600k is stable at 4.9ghz on all cores with a simple multiplier tweak.  Temps on an air cooler never get above 70C.  It is a very good bump in performance over stock.

 

That said, if you don't go with an unlocked K processor, a Z-series mobo is more than you need.

 

I guess I will stick with the Overclockable CPU. I will gladly invest more time in saving money in return for 4.9 GHz  

[NelizMastr]

Overclocking with that PSU is not recommended, though. The CX430 is both old and rather unreliable, so I'd swap it for a more modern CX450/550 at least.

[G0rg3us_fr33man]

7 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Overclocking with that PSU is not recommended, though. The CX430 is both old and rather unreliable, so I'd swap it for a more modern CX450/550 at least.

 

Right!

Thanks for mentioning. Almost forgot to upgrade PSU

I'll stick with the 550 to upgrade later on

I've updated the list