How is my PC?

[Phoenixel]

Been working on building a new PC for months. Finally I think I have my parts picked out. I’ve already got the motherboard so cpu can’t change and right now I’m a little above my budget I’d rather not go any higher if I’m honest.. 

here she is

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Phoenixel/saved/GY6yf7

 

wanted talks opinion. If you think you could make it better or cheaper please let me know. Thanks!

[bamboochicken]

Personally the $500 2070s are newer and from the benchmarks around the same performance

[xdeathshot20]

i would get a cheaper psu.  you dont need 750w.  also if you could find a 2070 for around the same price go with that.  otherwise build looks all good

[Fasauceome]

I think it looks really solid. Don't need to change really anything, unless you are ok with a used GPU off eBay for the same performance to save money

[NunoLava1998]

4 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

i would get a cheaper psu.  you dont need 750w.  also if you could find a 2070 for around the same price go with that.  otherwise build looks all good

It's a decent PSU nonetheless and it leaves plenty of room to upgrade.

[Rex_G]

30 minutes ago, Phoenixel said:

Been working on building a new PC for months. Finally I think I have my parts picked out. I’ve already got the motherboard so cpu can’t change and right now I’m a little above my budget I’d rather not go any higher if I’m honest.. 

 here she is

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Phoenixel/saved/GY6yf7

 

wanted talks opinion. If you think you could make it better or cheaper please let me know. Thanks!

Build looks pretty good. Only thing I would recommend is if you want to keep the wattage, I would go with G2 series PSUs. It has better track record. Just make sure it fits in your case. I have a G1+ 750W in the same case, it is a little tight but everything fits fine.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MfJwrH/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

[Phoenixel]

1 hour ago, bamboochicken said:

Personally the $500 2070s are newer and from the benchmarks around the same performance

Why go with a 2070 over a 1080 if my 1080 costs 509$? Just curios

[Queen Chrysalis]

Cut out the 8600k.  Its overpriced, and only offers a framerate advantage over the 2600 when there is no GPU Bottleneck.  Saving youself the $120 with the 2600 opposed to the 8600k, and the ~$80 with a b350 opposed to a z370 would open you up for a 2080, or would bring you budget into your comfort range.  Also, the 5-10% framerate in ingle-core bound games would not be nearly as noticeable as the fact that the 8600k is always running at a significantly higher load due to the lack of hyper-threading, and is far more likely to run into issues with multiple programs running, or thermal throttling. 

[Phoenixel]

1 hour ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Cut out the 8600k.  Its overpriced, and only offers a framerate advantage over the 2600 when there is no GPU Bottleneck.  Saving youself the $120 with the 2600 opposed to the 8600k, and the ~$80 with a b350 opposed to a z370 would open you up for a 2080, or would bring you budget into your comfort range.  Also, the 5-10% framerate in ingle-core bound games would not be nearly as noticeable as the fact that the 8600k is always running at a significantly higher load due to the lack of hyper-threading, and is far more likely to run into issues with multiple programs running, or thermal throttling. 

I already have the motherboard...

[MandoPanda]

Overclock the 1070ti in this build to get similar performance to the 1080 while saving some money.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-D9L 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler	$51.76 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$139.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$86.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$359.99 @ Newegg Business
Case	Fractal Design - Define C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$94.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Fractal Design - X2 GP-12 (White) 52.3 CFM 120mm Fan	$13.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Acer - XF270H Bbmiiprzx 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor	$199.48 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1485.65
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1425.65
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-24 21:18 EDT-0400

 

[mxk]

You can get quad channel ram (4 sticks) for 129.99 right now. Its 16gb, and should be faster than two sticks. If you don't care, then go for the corsair ram. The ram is red, which if you have a theme of colors in your build that you plan for, it might combat with unless you're putting red in the theme.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/938j4D/team-t-force-vulcan-16gb-4-x-4gb-ddr4-3000-memory-tlred416g3000hc16cqc01

 

Good build otherwise, I also agree with the other people, go for a 2070..

[CarlBar]

14 hours ago, Phoenixel said:

Why go with a 2070 over a 1080 if my 1080 costs 509$? Just curios

 

I can't say about where you are, but right now in the UK the 2070 is £50 more, (about 40 USD), is generally performing slightly better than the 1080, and will grow more from driver updates and game dev optimization. Unless 1080 prices fall a good bit more the 1080, (and given current 107/1070TI prices those too), are deader than disco unless you really cannot squeeze the 2070 in.

[Herman Mcpootis]

made some changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks - PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8GB Video Card  ($479.99 @ Amazon) for freesync support.
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-12 (White) 52.3 CFM  120mm Fan  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Philips - 326M6FJSB 31.5" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $1719.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 05:47 EDT-0400

[Phoenixel]

6 hours ago, CarlBar said:

 

I can't say about where you are, but right now in the UK the 2070 is £50 more, (about 40 USD), is generally performing slightly better than the 1080, and will grow more from driver updates and game dev optimization. Unless 1080 prices fall a good bit more the 1080, (and given current 107/1070TI prices those too), are deader than disco unless you really cannot squeeze the 2070 in.

MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z 8G GeForce 256-bit HDMI/DP/USB Ray Tracing Turing Architecture Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J4VJX6L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yEC0BbSSKJCAC

 

looking at it. The core clock is slower than the 1080 I picked out? 

[Phoenixel]

11 hours ago, mxk. said:

You can get quad channel ram (4 sticks) for 129.99 right now. Its 16gb, and should be faster than two sticks. If you don't care, then go for the corsair ram. The ram is red, which if you have a theme of colors in your build that you plan for, it might combat with unless you're putting red in the theme.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/938j4D/team-t-force-vulcan-16gb-4-x-4gb-ddr4-3000-memory-tlred416g3000hc16cqc01

 

Good build otherwise, I also agree with the other people, go for a 2070..

MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z 8G GeForce 256-bit HDMI/DP/USB Ray Tracing Turing Architecture Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J4VJX6L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yEC0BbSSKJCAC

 

core clock is slower tho

[mxk]

1 hour ago, Phoenixel said:

MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z 8G GeForce 256-bit HDMI/DP/USB Ray Tracing Turing Architecture Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J4VJX6L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yEC0BbSSKJCAC

 

core clock is slower tho

Just because the core clock is a little slower doesn't mean that the card is slower overall. I haven't seen any benchmark against the 1080 you have picked and the 2070 you also picked. The 20 series cards are probably gonna be more focused on since they're newer than the 10 series. Your call though

[CarlBar]

4 hours ago, mxk. said:

Just because the core clock is a little slower doesn't mean that the card is slower overall. I haven't seen any benchmark against the 1080 you have picked and the 2070 you also picked. The 20 series cards are probably gonna be more focused on since they're newer than the 10 series. Your call though

 

This pretty much. Core clock says nothing really. there aren't benchmarks of exact cards but LTT did their own benchmarks with a reference 2070 vs (i think without going and checking the video), a founder 1080. The results either matched or favoured the 2070 in gaming tests. A factory overclocked 1080 might eek out a small performance edge right now, but you'd certainly see that evaporate as the drivers mature.