first pc My first pc

[ParrrotPee]

So I'll have a new, first gaming PC but I don't know much about pc's, can you guys pls help. I also want RGB so much like linus ( maybe a little less) but still, here's my proposition. Also some begginer building PC tips appreciated

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGHkHh

[r2724r16]

Here's what I'd change:

- Get an air cooler like the Dark Rock 4 instead of an AIO liquid cooler

- Buy an ASUS Strix Z370-E motherboard instead of a MSI motherboard

- Buy a modular PSU like a EVGA G2 650W or a Corsair RM650x

- Don't buy Windows from Microsoft's site, get it from Kinguin for a lower price

- Buy a 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD instead of a 1TB one, it costs only a bit more but gives you double the capacity

- Try to get faster RAM with a lower CL, the 

 

My PC building tips:

- Watch Linus' video on PC building tips 

- Don't panic if your PC doesn't boot up the first time

 

Here's the build I put together for you: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qxfYRJ

[ParrrotPee]

On 9/2/2018 at 5:05 PM, r2724r16 said:

Here's what I'd change:

- Get an air cooler like the Dark Rock 4 instead of an AIO liquid cooler

- Buy an ASUS Strix Z370-E motherboard instead of a MSI motherboard

- Buy a modular PSU like a EVGA G2 650W or a Corsair RM650x

- Don't buy Windows from Microsoft's site, get it from Kinguin for a lower price

- Buy a 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD instead of a 1TB one, it costs only a bit more but gives you double the capacity

- Try to get faster RAM with a lower CL, the 

 

My PC building tips:

- Watch Linus' video on PC building tips 

- Don't panic if your PC doesn't boot up the first time

 

Here's the build I put together for you: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qxfYRJ

What do you mean by faster than I thought less MHz better

[r2724r16]

39 minutes ago, ParrrotPee said:

What do you mean by faster than I thought less MHz better

More MHz is better. Less CL is better. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, ParrrotPee said:

So I'll have a new, first gaming PC but I don't know much about pc's, can you guys pls help. I also want RGB so much like linus ( maybe a little less) but still, here's my proposition. Also some begginer building PC tips appreciated

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGHkHh

the build is alright, but the MSI board is overpriced. 

[alicskysareblue]

3 hours ago, r2724r16 said:

Here's what I'd change:

- Get an air cooler like the Dark Rock 4 instead of an AIO liquid cooler

- Buy an ASUS Strix Z370-E motherboard instead of a MSI motherboard

- Buy a modular PSU like a EVGA G2 650W or a Corsair RM650x

- Don't buy Windows from Microsoft's site, get it from Kinguin for a lower price

- Buy a 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD instead of a 1TB one, it costs only a bit more but gives you double the capacity

- Try to get faster RAM with a lower CL, the 

 

My PC building tips:

- Watch Linus' video on PC building tips 

- Don't panic if your PC doesn't boot up the first time

 

Here's the build I put together for you: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qxfYRJ

why asus? MSI is perfectly fine Ive be rocking a msi z87-gd65 since 2013 havent had any problems (well until now but thats because its getting older)

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($659.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 52.0 CFM  120mm Fans  ($61.87 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB241YU 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: G.Skill - Ripjaws KM570 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($88.21 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Kingston - HyperX Pulsefire Surge Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Hyperx XL mouse pad ($29.99)
Total: $2516.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-02 22:14 EDT-0400

[forregacc02]

6 hours ago, ParrrotPee said:

So I'll have a new, first gaming PC but I don't know much about pc's, can you guys pls help. I also want RGB so much like linus ( maybe a little less) but still, here's my proposition. Also some begginer building PC tips appreciated

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGHkHh

Hey. Good build you have there. But since you seem to give importance to aesthetics, I've made some minor changes with your build.

Notes:

*Changed Motherboard and GPU. I chose the Krait and the Titanium GPU because they blend well together aesthetically. More so that you're getting a GPU riser.

*Don't worry about the GPU downgrade. The 1070 Ti is almost as good as the 1080.

*Changed the storage configuration to NVME + 2TB vs SATA SSD + 1TB

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($115.01 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG  512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($103.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card  ($469.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 PRO RGB (3 pack w/Lighting Node PRO) 47.3 CFM  120mm Fans  ($98.56 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: MSI - Optix G27C2 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($269.99 @ Walmart) 
Keyboard: Kingston - HyperX Alloy Elite RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Kingston - HyperX Pulsefire Surge Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Hyperx XL mouse pad ($29.99)
Other: Lightning node pro ($39.99)
Other: VGA xard holder ($40.76)
Total: $2375.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-02 23:46 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, ParrrotPee said:

 

Country?

Does it have to do anything but gaming, or do you just want more options in general?

ATX or ITX(Small/Tiny)?

[Streetguru]

Just now, meme smurf said:

for 2500$ you can build a great system! ill be taking a look on newegg creating a list of parts.

Might not be from the US my dude.

[DocSwag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($345.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($198.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card  ($729.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($445.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2374.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-06 21:37 EDT-0400

 

Not sure if I went tooo overkill on the RGB. If it's too much you could totally save some money on a few things, such as the case and cooler.

 

I'm also not a big KB/M guru, so I'd rather leave those recommendations to other people. As for Windows, you could pay the full $100 but if you're fine with it you can get a questionably-legal $30 key from somewhere like kinguin, or just use windows without a product key (there's just a few customization limitations and a watermark, though I know you can get rid of the watermark).

 

Also, I left the GPU as a temporary replacement. The RTX 2080 and 2080 ti should be out in around 2 weeks, and I'd expect the 2080 to be a similar price but better performance wise. At the very least, it should drop 1080 ti prices. I would recommend waiting until then at the very least... If you're willing to, Intel has new CPUs planned for this quarter though we're unsure exactly when they'll drop.

[dizmo]

10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Might not be from the US my dude.

I doubt he is. Don't know many people in North America that put the dollar sign after the amount.

[ParrrotPee]

27 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Country?

Does it have to do anything but gaming, or do you just want more options in general?

ATX or ITX(Small/Tiny)?

Yes I'm us and I prefer atx I'll probably stream or do video editing soon

 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, ParrrotPee said:

Yes I'm us and I prefer atx I'll probably stream or do video editing soon

 

Do you want a gaming focused system?

or a more overkill streaming system where you can just upgrade to a higher end GPU and better monitors later?

[DocSwag]

19 minutes ago, meme smurf said:

as for the watercooler i would go with a corsair h115i pro because people seem to like them, high quality cooler from what i can tell. not rgb but you can always stick some rgb fans on it

 

Yeah solid cooler, main reason I chose the one I did was RGB

20 minutes ago, meme smurf said:

for motherboard i would reccomend you go for the aorus z370 gaming 7 insted its myl motherboard for my main desktop and i love it. has plenty of rgb. cant argue with the rest of the parts tho. if you want even more rgb take a look at these fans

 

Also chose the Z370-E because it's Asus Aura compatible. I'm not sure how wide the Gigabyte ecosystem goes as far as cases and coolers.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  ($704.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($106.90 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.90 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($444.48 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K66 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($64.01 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.98 @ Amazon) 
Other: Phanteks RGB LED 4 Pin Adapter, Specified for Phanteks Cases with RGB  ($2.80 @ Amazon) 
Other: Phanteks PH-FF120RGBP Halos RGB Fan Frame – High density LEDs, RGB,  ($10.12 @ Amazon) 
Other: Phanteks PH-FF120RGBP Halos RGB Fan Frame – High density LEDs, RGB,  ($10.12 @ Amazon) 
Other: Phanteks PH-FF120RGBP Halos RGB Fan Frame – High density LEDs, RGB,  ($10.12 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2440.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-06 22:45 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

 

2 1080p monitors is going to be more useful for streaming. Could just do one at 120hz the other at 60hz.

[SHROUD]

On 9/3/2018 at 3:35 AM, r2724r16 said:

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On 9/3/2018 at 3:01 AM, ParrrotPee said:

So I'll have a new, first gaming PC but I don't know much about pc's, can you guys pls help. I also want RGB so much like linus ( maybe a little less) but still, here's my proposition. Also some begginer building PC tips appreciated

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGHkHh

Build something like this...

I hv added a 2 tb HDD and a better looking case..

Also .I have added in a gtx 1080ti and a 1440p 144hz monitor..

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($345.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  ($74.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($158.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($599.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake -  View 71 TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.72 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XG270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($348.88 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2302.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-07 06:59 EDT-0400

[ParrrotPee]

9 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Do you want a gaming focused system?

or a more overkill streaming system where you can just upgrade to a higher end GPU and better monitors later?

I think gaming for now and then I'll change something 

[NickPickerWI]

I don't know if anyone's said this yet, but a GTX 1080 is overkill for a 1080p 144Hz monitor.

[Streetguru]

6 hours ago, ParrrotPee said:

I think gaming for now and then I'll change something 

Then just an R7 2700 will be fine for streaming.

 

blowing a bunch of your budget on things that don't matter.

 

Should get one 1440p 144hz IPS display + 1080p IPS display, might have to run the 144hz at 120hz for windows to like both.

You don't have to buy windows you can install it for free using their media creation tool.

 

just buy this cheap keyboard/mouse kit that comes with likely bad but functional back up audio as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Microphone-Redragon-Switches/dp/B06ZYH9WB5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525560837&sr=8-4&keywords=Redragon

Vertical GPU mounts are usually bad for thermals depending on how close to the side panel the GPU gets.

Wouldn't spend $100 on fans...

 

anyways saved about $500
 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB D5X Video Card  ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($106.90 @ Newegg Business)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS229H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor  ($95.49 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Nixeus - NX-EDG27 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($432.08 @ Amazon)
Total: $1823.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-07 13:13 EDT-0400

[ParrrotPee]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Franio/saved/CVPJ8d vs https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pqPYfH

I would like to have it mega rgb

[Agonizel]

3 minutes ago, ParrrotPee said:

I would like to have it mega rgb

Both of those high-end systems are virtually equal in terms of performance. So, I will not be able to tell you which to choose.

However, if you check my guide in my signature below - you will be able to choose the RGB Eco-system of your liking. 
For best value I'd pick Enermax and for best customizability, I'd choose Corsair (iCue has endless customization potential as you can mix different lighting functions together & choose their timing/frequency and intensity)
Be free to ask me any question if you need (quote me), I will do my best to help you

Good luck

[Bananasplit_00]

the not thermaltake one

[NickPickerWI]

It looks like you're choosing between aesthetics. One is a mostly white and black build. The other is a mostly black build.

 

I have a...subtle disdain for Thermaltake...but I'll leave that out of the equation.

 

Personally I think the white and black build will look better disregarding the RGB because it's more interesting than black, but the black build has better RGB (to me).

 

Your call. Nice rigs you have planned, and good luck with it all.