Building a Gaming PC

[TheManWhoBans]

so i have been using my Asus ROG laptop for gaming for while now and its great but the i decided it would be better to have a gaming PC rig. i have been doing research and watching some LTT vids about building gaming rigs but still i have no clue. i dont want to go to a store and ask for their opinion because here where im from, most of the time they just give you the expensive stuff but not really good stuff. my budget is at least 2-3k usd (monitor included peripherals not included)

looking forward to some responses

i have included the current spec of my laptop

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

So your max budget is 3,000 USD? Just to clarify, 2k-3k is a fairly large range.

[Shrepto]

What is your end goal?

[lmeneses]

bruh, try and build a pc first, and then ask what too change. This isn't a pc building service; people on reddit get their posts removed for asking that. Just try it yourself and then ask. Also, include more info 

[brob]

We should see some reviews of new gpu next month, so you might want to wait a bit to see the results.

 

This build provides excellent gaming performance along with lots of bling. All of the RGB components are compatible with the motherboard which will allow for central control and synchronization. The cpu cooler was selected to improve the appearance and lighting. It is much higher performance than strictly necessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty H370 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($168.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($296.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($709.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($103.95 @ Trusted Tech Team) 
Monitor: Asus - PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($672.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2681.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 19:21 EDT-0400

[TheManWhoBans]

36 minutes ago, Shrepto said:

What is your end goal?

to be able to play @ maximum or the highest settings compared to what i have right now. because who doesn't dream to play @ max settings?

8 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

bruh, try and build a pc first, and then ask what too change. This isn't a pc building service; people on reddit get their posts removed for asking that. Just try it yourself and then ask. Also, include more info 

sorry. its just i tried a bunch of websites the problem is i really have no idea if its compatible or what im putting is really a good one. 
is this a good brand? is this a credible brand? is this really necessary and such. if you could recommend a good website that i can go to and check. i would do so. and sorry for wasting your time 

48 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

So your max budget is 3,000 USD? Just to clarify, 2k-3k is a fairly large range.

yes.it is. 

[TheManWhoBans]

11 minutes ago, brob said:

We should see some reviews of new gpu next month, so you might want to wait a bit to see the results.

 

This build provides excellent gaming performance along with lots of bling. All of the RGB components are compatible with the motherboard which will allow for central control and synchronization. The cpu cooler was selected to improve the appearance and lighting. It is much higher performance than strictly necessary.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty H370 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($168.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($296.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  ($709.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($103.95 @ Trusted Tech Team) 
Monitor: Asus - PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($672.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2681.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 19:21 EDT-0400

is it good to have 2 storages? or will it slow down the pc?

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, TheManWhoBans said:

is it good to have 2 storages? or will it slow down the pc?

The SSD will speed up your system and anything loaded onto it.

 

Get at least a 2TB HDD for mass storage.

[brob]

If more storage is needed then add an hdd. Doing so will not affect performance except when reading/writing that drive.

 

[TheManWhoBans]

please delete the post above. tried to edit it but i type anything. anyway
 

as per suggested i tried doing it on my own using the link that one the guys here used. heres what i got. 

 

what are your thoughts about it. and pls suggest a case.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($350.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($308.75 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint M9T 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($93.40 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($749.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.89 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus - PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($344.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2385.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 20:07 EDT-0400

[Shrepto]

Max settings in what?

2k res?

4k res?

60hz?  144hz?

As far GPUs go a 1070 can handle most games at low-medium settings at 2k 60hz.  Spend your way up from there.  I have my 1060 6gb able to push most all my steam library at 60fps 2k res.

For gaming purposes I think an 8600k is probably a better investment than an 8700k if you're talking dollar:

[Shrepto]

No need for a 360mm rad.  That's massive and unless you're going to be running a big overclock (which I'm going to go on the assumption you don't even know how) will be overkill.  Cooling your CPU doesn't increase performance.  Your CPU will only lose performance when it starts to thermal throttle at 100c.  Anything below that and it will function pretty much the exact same.  A 280mm rad or even a 240mm rad would be overkill on a non-overclocked 8700k.  As a first time builder I would honestly go with an NH-D15 and then you have plenty of headroom for an overclock and won't have to worry about a water pump breaking or the aio leaking.

Get a 7200 rpm hard drive.  A 5400 rpm hard drive is going to be dog shit slow in comparison to all of the other components you have.

B360 mobos don't allow overclocking which kind of defeats the purpose of a K chip.  Pretty sure they only support up to 2666mhz for ram so you're losing out there too.

[brob]

3 minutes ago, TheManWhoBans said:

please delete the post above. tried to edit it but i type anything. anyway
 

as per suggested i tried doing it on my own using the link that one the guys here used. heres what i got. 

 

what are your thoughts about it. and pls suggest a case.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($350.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($308.75 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint M9T 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($93.40 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($749.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.89 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus - PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($344.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2385.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 20:07 EDT-0400

Unless you already own the Spinpoint hdd, it is not a good choice.

 

The motherboard is not an appropriate choice. A Z370 chipset motherboard is necessary to fully exploit the cpu.

 

32GB of memory is unnecessary for gaming.

 

Take a look at Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro modules. You might find them more attractive.

 

If you want to synchronize the RGB components, something like Corsair Obsidian 500D RGB SE would be a good choice of case. (The gpu is not iCUE compatible so it will not synchronize.)

 

A G-Sync monitor offers a better gaming experience.

 

[lmeneses]

27 minutes ago, TheManWhoBans said:

please delete the post above. tried to edit it but i type anything. anyway
 

as per suggested i tried doing it on my own using the link that one the guys here used. heres what i got. 

 

what are your thoughts about it. and pls suggest a case.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($350.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($308.75 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint M9T 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($93.40 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($749.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.89 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus - PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($344.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2385.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 20:07 EDT-0400

It's all good, and you could stick with 1 tb on the hdd and try and increase the rpm. This hdd is a good one at 7200 rpm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FJRS6FU/ref=twister_B07C4JYMP4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Do you have a case too? Besides that, if you are content with all your parts, and pc partpicker says they're compatible get it. I've never heard anything bad about any of it besides you can get the storage for cheaper and more powerful. 

[Shrepto]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XFX4P3

I just built you a better PC with an NVME SSD and a case for less cost.

[lmeneses]

For your motherboard, I would start a new thread asking what is the best motherboard for your gpu and cpu. And, if you can afford 32 gb of ram, get it, although you can easily get away with 16. 

[Shrepto]

MSI's Duke 1080ti is going to perform pretty much the exact same as the Strix card.  It has good thermals, albeit not as good as the Strix, but certainly is worth it at $150 less.  NVME SSD is only $10 more, so get that instead.  I suggested a badass case, because bitches love the Air 540.

[Shrepto]

Here's $50 off the board and CPU combo at Micro Center.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/5000408/intel-core-i7-8700k,-asus-rog-strix-z370-e-gaming,-cpu-motherboard-bundle

[TheManWhoBans]

44 minutes ago, Shrepto said:

Max settings in what?

2k res?

4k res?

60hz?  144hz?

As far GPUs go a 1070 can handle most games at low-medium settings at 2k 60hz.  Spend your way up from there.  I have my 1060 6gb able to push most all my steam library at 60fps 2k res.

For gaming purposes I think an 8600k is probably a better investment than an 8700k if you're talking dollar:

im happy with either. though 144hz makes me drool

 

28 minutes ago, Shrepto said:

No need for a 360mm rad.  That's massive and unless you're going to be running a big overclock (which I'm going to go on the assumption you don't even know how) will be overkill.  Cooling your CPU doesn't increase performance.  Your CPU will only lose performance when it starts to thermal throttle at 100c.  Anything below that and it will function pretty much the exact same.  A 280mm rad or even a 240mm rad would be overkill on a non-overclocked 8700k.  As a first time builder I would honestly go with an NH-D15 and then you have plenty of headroom for an overclock and won't have to worry about a water pump breaking or the aio leaking.

Get a 7200 rpm hard drive.  A 5400 rpm hard drive is going to be dog shit slow in comparison to all of the other components you have.

B360 mobos don't allow overclocking which kind of defeats the purpose of a K chip.  Pretty sure they only support up to 2666mhz for ram so you're losing out there too.

yes i dont have enough knowledge to do OC. the reason why im stuck with my gaming laptop is i tried experimenting on my old rig. followed every step to the latter but it only burned my old rig (way way back in 2013)  so what do you suggest? fan over rad? or just get a smaller rad. and your saying that since b360 doesnt allow OC then better get the 8600 than 8600 right?

19 minutes ago, brob said:

Unless you already own the Spinpoint hdd, it is not a good choice.

 

The motherboard is not an appropriate choice. A Z370 chipset motherboard is necessary to fully exploit the cpu.

 

32GB of memory is unnecessary for gaming.

 

Take a look at Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro modules. You might find them more attractive.

 

If you want to synchronize the RGB components, something like Corsair Obsidian 500D RGB SE would be a good choice of case. (The gpu is not iCUE compatible so it will not synchronize.)

 

A G-Sync monitor offers a better gaming experience.

 

oh ok. i did that mobo purely because of the color and friends recomendation. (thats what he has). and ill take a note of that ram. so 16k is ok then. cause i thought more ram the faster it is.  ill take a note of that case too

13 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

It's all good, and you could stick with 1 tb on the hdd and try and increase the rpm. This hdd is a good one at 7200 rpm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FJRS6FU/ref=twister_B07C4JYMP4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Do you have a case too? Besides that, if you are content with all your parts, and pc partpicker says they're compatible get it. I've never heard anything bad about any of it besides you can get the storage for cheaper and more powerful. 

thank you.

7 minutes ago, Shrepto said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XFX4P3

I just built you a better PC with an NVME SSD and a case for less cost.

im looking at it atm and thanks 

7 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

For your motherboard, I would start a new thread asking what is the best motherboard for your gpu and cpu. And, if you can afford 32 gb of ram, get it, although you can easily get away with 16. 

thank you will look forward to it 

3 minutes ago, Shrepto said:

MSI's Duke 1080ti is going to perform pretty much the exact same as the Strix card.  It has good thermals, albeit not as good as the Strix, but certainly is worth it at $150 less.  NVME SSD is only $10 more, so get that instead.  I suggested a badass case, because bitches love the Air 540.

will look into that if its avail in my country and thank you

[TheManWhoBans]

its a dumb question but here it goes. i have been a fan of corsair(i know other brands has this too)  ever since i built my first rig way way back 2009 and i noticed over the years alot of new things pop up specially on the psu's. do you really need to get  a 80+ platinum or 80+ gold will do the same job?

[lmeneses]

7 minutes ago, TheManWhoBans said:

its a dumb question but here it goes. i have been a fan of corsair(i know other brands has this too)  ever since i built my first rig way way back 2009 and i noticed over the years alot of new things pop up specially on the psu's. do you really need to get  a 80+ platinum or 80+ gold will do the same job?

Not really, it just means the PSU is more efficient, meaning it doesn't waste as much power as bronze. For example, the more wattage the psu takes in, the more heat it creates. So, if its a bronze, it will take in unnecessary wattage, which turns into heat, which heats up your pc. Meaning, the higher the precious metal, the less heat it produces, and the less energy it wastes

[brob]

1 hour ago, TheManWhoBans said:

its a dumb question but here it goes. i have been a fan of corsair(i know other brands has this too)  ever since i built my first rig way way back 2009 and i noticed over the years alot of new things pop up specially on the psu's. do you really need to get  a 80+ platinum or 80+ gold will do the same job?

 

80+ ratings simply certify electrical efficiency. That is, how well the psu converts AC input power to DC output. In terms of build and component quality there really is no significant difference between high-end Gold and Platinum units.

 

Consider getting a Corsair RMx or, (my personal preference), a Seasonic Focus Plus Gold.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Shrepto said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XFX4P3

I just built you a better PC with an NVME SSD and a case for less cost.

that's not an NVME ssd.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($350.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($158.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.45 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($649.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa J24 TG RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator Z35P 35.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor  ($769.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2480.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-13 22:30 EDT-0400

[SHROUD]

14 hours ago, TheManWhoBans said:

so i have been using my Asus ROG laptop for gaming for while now and its great but the i decided it would be better to have a gaming PC rig. i have been doing research and watching some LTT vids about building gaming rigs but still i have no clue. i dont want to go to a store and ask for their opinion because here where im from, most of the time they just give you the expensive stuff but not really good stuff. my budget is at least 2-3k usd (monitor included peripherals not included)

looking forward to some responses

i have included the current spec of my laptop

 

Build something like this....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($350.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($158.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($649.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake -  View 71 TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator Z35P 35.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor  ($769.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2526.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-14 09:05 EDT-0400