Please help!

[Few]

Hi! I'm thinking about buying a high-end gaming PC, I'm aiming at 1440p 144hz gaming (Rainbow Six:Siege, Battlefield 1, PUBG, and a few others).

I already have the monitor (Samsung - C27HG70 26.9" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor) . I live in switzerland. My budget is around 2500USD (+/- few hundred).

What do you think about this build?

Any suggestions?

 

• CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor 
• CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  
• Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 
• Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
• Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive 
• Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
• Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  
• Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
• Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit 
• Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan
• Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qDpxTB - Here's the full setup pretty much...

 

Thank you for your help!

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, Few said:

 

Should get a case with a mesh front so you actually have airflow

20 series comes out in like 4 days so there might be a price drop coming for the 10 series, though they seem to have made it so that won't happen.

You could probably save $500+ on the PC itself and still be fine as those parts are usually not the best value ones. certainly the best performing though.
 

[Few]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Should get a case with a mesh front so you actually have airflow

20 series comes out in like 4 days so there might be a price drop coming for the 10 series, though they seem to have made it so that won't happen.

You could probably save $500+ on the PC itself and still be fine as those parts are usually not the best value ones. certainly the best performing though.
 

Thank you for your reply!

Could you suggest a case thats big enough for the card and the cooler?

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you meant by save $500.

[homeap5]

Buy smaller second SSD for system (up to 250 GB) and leave that 1TB for games and other stuff. It will be much easier for creating full system image / backup (without games).

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Few said:

 

You could save money with an R5 2600 + GTX 1070ti/1080 and still have a perfectly fine PC, also why the 1TB SSD?

Fractal Focus G, Mesh C, or a Coolermaster Master box 5 or case 5 with a mesh front

[homeap5]

BTW. So strange pc case - big tower and only 2 crappy bays for 3,5 hdd drives. It's built for good looking only imo, not for expand. It's for sure not for me (I have 4 HDD and 2 SSD plus space for another one).

[Few]

3 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

Buy smaller secibd SSD for system (up to 250 GB) and leave that 1TB for games and other stuff. It will be much easier for creating full system image / backup (without games).

Yes! Very good idea. Thank you!

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Few said:

Yes! Very good idea. Thank you!

 

7 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

Buy smaller second SSD for system (up to 250 GB) and leave that 1TB for games and other stuff. It will be much easier for creating full system image / backup (without games).

You  can just partition 250GBs off of the 1TB SSD to do that

[Few]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You could save money with an R5 2600 + GTX 1070ti/1080 and still have a perfectly fine PC, also why the 1TB SSD?

Fractal Focus G, Mesh C, or a Coolermaster Master box 5 or case 5 with a mesh front

The SSD is because its kind of in the budget.

I'm not so sure if i can get 144fps in 1440p with 1070 ti

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Few said:

The SSD is because its kind of in the budget.

I'm not so sure if i can get 144fps in 1440p with 1070 ti

the 1070ti/1080 are fine at 1440p for higher fps. just drop a few settings like Shadows or AA, they're just sometimes half the price of the 1080ti.

And you end up with a whole lot more storage assuming you get a 500GB SSD and a 2TB hard drive instead of one big SSD naturally.
 

 

[Few]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

the 1070ti/1080 are fine at 1440p for higher fps. just drop a few settings like Shadows or AA, they're just sometimes half the price of the 1080ti.
 

 

If I'm about to spend money on a PC and I dont really want to touch on of its main part in a few years, and i want that 144fps constantly without any problem.

[Streetguru]

16 minutes ago, Few said:

If I'm about to spend money on a PC and I dont really want to touch on of its main part in a few years, and i want that 144fps constantly without any problem.

If the 1080ti is twice the price of a 1070ti or 1080, that's not exactly worth it as it's not going to have twice as much performance.

 

In addition the 20 series comes out on the 27th now I guess, and has all the new features and what not. The RTX 2080 is probably the one that'll fit your budget.