First time build - judge it!

[YourPETturtles]

So I'm a brand new builder, and this is my first attempt at building a gaming rig.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - MasterAir MA620P 53.4 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte - H370 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$89.99 @ Amazon
Memory	ADATA - XPG SPECTRIX D41 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$129.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$84.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - RE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.00
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card	$409.89 @ OutletPC
Case	RIOTORO - CR1280 PRISM RGB ATX Full Tower Case	$139.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$78.35 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard	$96.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1369.08
	Mail-in rebates	-$55.00
	Total	$1314.08
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-17 23:48 EDT-0400

 

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A couple things:

1) My goal is to remain under $1500 USD, while still being a relatively strong gaming rig. Many of the parts on the list are cheaper on amazon, coming to around a $1375 total, and I get 5% back on Amazon, so around $1300 currently, excluding Windows.

2) I want to run the majority of games at around ~80 fps min at high-ish graphics, not necessarily ultra.

3) I plan on running a dual-monitor setup. I plan on having 1 144 Hz monitor, probably 1080p, and one mediocre monitor at 60 Hz.

4) The case and keyboard I have are still relatively uncertain. I want a nice RGB mech keyboard, but I don't need a lot of macros. I like the case I have selected, but anything in the $110-150 range that is somewhat RGB and partial tempered glass is cool. A min of mid-tower size, though.

5) I'm making this in the hopes of having it last for at least 5 years, with upgrades in the future being possible, but not a huge concern. I don't care about overclocking much, hence the i5-8400, but if choosing another cpu that can overclock would be smarter, please let me know. I'm pretty new to CPU selecting. The GPU is probably more set in stone, since the price point of the GTX 1070 TI is spot on (~$400-450). 

 

And that's pretty much all that I have done so far. I don't think I have any bottlenecks, but please criticize the build if you see any issues, small or glaring!

[AskTJ]

That's a great build. If you can stretch it, get a 2TB HDD for a couple of bucks more.

[emosun]

I actually forgot that windows 10 costs money thats a shame , otherwise seems ok , a 1070 used might bring the price down

[YourPETturtles]

Just now, emosun said:

I actually forgot that windows 10 costs money thats a shame , otherwise seems ok , a 1070 used might bring the price down

I haven't really seen how big of a difference the 1070 Ti vs the regular 1070 is. It seems rather small, so 1070 might be fine then? Also, are used graphics cards as reliable as new ones? I don't want to have to replace one anytime soon

[ArcticSalad]

I would definitely suggest going with a better power supply. The Corsair CX (2017) or CXM (2015) are much better quality units for a similar price.

[YourPETturtles]

4 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

That's a great build. If you can stretch it, get a 2TB HDD for a couple of bucks more.

Hmm, I mean I have 2 TB total already from the 1TB SSD boot drive. I'll do another look at the price difference between 1 TB and 2 TB. thanks!

[YourPETturtles]

3 minutes ago, Shadow6767 said:

I would definitely suggest going with a better power supply. The Corsair CX (2017) or CXM (2015) are much better quality units for a similar price.

Lol so had looked at the CXM 600W on Amazon, saw it at like $140 and said nope. Since you recommended those I just saw the CX 650W is only $60. weird. I've seen a lot of people say that you don't really need above 600W for anything at or below the GTX 1080ti, so I thought the EVGA would suffice. Is that just a mediocre brand?

[YourPETturtles]

Just now, SSinghNet said:

Also, if you really don't need it get a smaller ssd and get a bigger HDD for a better price

My thought was that a lot of the games I play would do with a faster load time from the SSD (Destiny 2, Dota 2, etc.). If HDD's don't do much worse than SSD's then I could consider that then

[CaptainSpeedster]

yea it looks great... But you can save some money on OS by getting linux.

[YourPETturtles]

Just now, SSinghNet said:

Also you can get a cheap license for like $20 on third party sites that are still legit

Do they activate though? I mean I don't care a ton, but activating it would still be a plus

[ArcticSalad]

5 minutes ago, YourPETturtles said:

Lol so had looked at the CXM 600W on Amazon, saw it at like $140 and said nope. Since you recommended those I just saw the CX 650W is only $60. weird. I've seen a lot of people say that you don't really need above 600W for anything at or below the GTX 1080ti, so I thought the EVGA would suffice. Is that just a mediocre brand?

It's not about the brand, it's about the individual unit. Always consider the individual unit rather then the brand when it comes to power supplies. EVGA produces some of the best quality units on the market, but also has quite the range of extremely poor quality units. The B series in particular, is one of those poor quality units.

 

For a quick reference, you can visit the handy PSU tier list we have here on the forums. You want to have a unit considered at least tier 3 or higher. The Corsair CX (2017) or CXM (2015) are an excellent value at their lower price and great quality, thus my personal recommendation.

 

[brob]

Not a bad build. But the memory should be DDR4-2666.

 

Also, I'm not a fan of the psu. Get something like SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650 instead.

 

The case comes with three fans, you shouldn't really need another. Put the savings into a better psu.

 

Do you really need a 1TB hdd? A 1TB ssd is great, I just wonder if you'll need any more storage.

 

[YourPETturtles]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

Not a bad build. But the memory should be DDR4-2666.

 

Also, I'm not a fan of the psu. Get something like SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650 instead.

 

The case comes with three fans, you shouldn't really need another. Put the savings into a better psu.

 

Do you really need a 1TB hdd? A 1TB ssd is great, I just wonder if you'll need any more storage.

 

I'm an engineering student, and often have to download some random ~40GB program for a class or project, and would like to keep most of them for future projects/ jobs. That's why I went for a 1 TB HDD. And yeah, I'm looking at better PSUs now, thanks! Also, is the speed of RAM that impactful? I figured 2400 is decent enough

[brob]

Just now, SSinghNet said:

This is way better RAM and is 3000 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jx8H99/team-vulcan-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-tlred416g3000hc16cdc01

The OP system will not run memory faster than DDR4-2666.

[VEXICUS]

48 minutes ago, YourPETturtles said:

So I'm a brand new builder, and this is my first attempt at building a gaming rig.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor	$200.00
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - MasterAir MA620P 53.4 CFM CPU Cooler	$50.56 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - H370 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$89.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$129.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$159.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.94 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card	$519.88 @ OutletPC
Case	RIOTORO - CR1280 PRISM RGB ATX Full Tower Case	$139.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$50.99 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$94.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan	$14.85
Keyboard	Rosewill - RK-9200BR Wired Slim Keyboard	$61.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1615.87
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1555.87
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-14 18:14 EDT-0400

 

 

A couple things:

1) My goal is to remain under $1500 USD, while still being a relatively strong gaming rig. Many of the parts on the list are cheaper on amazon, coming to around a $1375 total, and I get 5% back on Amazon, so around $1300 currently, excluding Windows.

2) I want to run the majority of games at around ~80 fps min at high-ish graphics, not necessarily ultra.

3) I plan on running a dual-monitor setup. I plan on having 1 144 Hz monitor, probably 1080p, and one mediocre monitor at 60 Hz.

4) The case and keyboard I have are still relatively uncertain. I want a nice RGB mech keyboard, but I don't need a lot of macros. I like the case I have selected, but anything in the $110-150 range that is somewhat RGB and partial tempered glass is cool. A min of mid-tower size, though.

5) I'm making this in the hopes of having it last for at least 5 years, with upgrades in the future being possible, but not a huge concern. I don't care about overclocking much, hence the i5-8400, but if choosing another cpu that can overclock would be smarter, please let me know. I'm pretty new to CPU selecting. The GPU is probably more set in stone, since the price point of the GTX 1070 TI is spot on (~$400-450). 

 

And that's pretty much all that I have done so far. I don't think I have any bottlenecks, but please criticize the build if you see any issues, small or glaring!

Ryzen 7 + 1080ti....

Also l, that's my favorite x370 Mobo, ND undoubtedly one of the best x370 boards out there...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($163.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($125.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.94 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($679.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.00 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1482.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-14 19:00 EDT-0400