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My friend is building a new PC and he’s wondering if this a good build

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor $220.98 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler $189.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $94.79 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill - TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory $174.89
Storage PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $53.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $42.99 @ Newegg Business
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card $384.98 @ Newegg Business
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic - 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $75.99 @ SuperBiiz
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1417.99
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $1387.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 19:02 EDT-0400  

 

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Check out this build instead: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor $209.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $184.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory $174.89
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $86.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $42.99 @ Newegg Business
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card $384.98 @ Newegg Business
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case $89.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $54.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1364.00
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $1314.00
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 19:09 EDT-0400  

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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A x62 is massively overkill for a locked i5, just wasting his money there.

 

What's his use for the build? the build above will likely be better.

PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD   PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340

 

Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL -  Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter

 

         

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I would rather go with @r2724r16's build, just would swap the CX550M PSU for a RM550x. If you plan on playing in a 144Hz+ monitor, you might want to go with an 8600k, but other than that, 2600x ftw. Also would consider a 2TB HD.

CPU: i7 2600K 4.4GHz@1.3V | Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro | CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212x | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB @1600MHz CL9

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1070 Ti G1 Gaming @2GHz | Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB + Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | PSU: Corsair TX550M | Monitor: LG 29UM69G

Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX MX Red | Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro RGB | Case: Corsair Carbide 400C | Headphone: Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro | Microphone: Blusmart Lapel

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49 minutes ago, iRileyx said:

A x62 is massively overkill for a locked i5, just wasting his money there.

 

What's his use for the build? the build above will likely be better.

Gaming and productivity 

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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 NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler $189.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $158.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory $174.89
Storage PNY - CS900 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Purchased For $0.00
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $0.00
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card Purchased For $0.00
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic - 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply Purchased For $0.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $933.15
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 21:26 EDT-0400  

 

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yeh

 

id maybe suggest a larger boot SSD, 120gb can go fast even with a small few games these days

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Everything looks good, but why 4000 MHz ram lol? Intel doesn't benefit from high speed ram

PC: CPU: i5-9600k - CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 - Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 - RAM: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB DDR4-3000 - PSU: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 TG

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1 minute ago, lmeneses said:

Everything looks good, but why 4000 MHz ram lol? Intel doesn't benefit from high speed ram

Thanks didnt know that. Learn something everyday

 

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Just now, lillozzer68 said:

 Thanks didnt know that. Learn something everyday

  

? getting speeds as low as 2400 is perfectly fine, but I would just go down to 3000 MHz 

PC: CPU: i5-9600k - CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 - Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 - RAM: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB DDR4-3000 - PSU: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 TG

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How can overclock my CPU with my Motherboard cant seem to find a guide

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2 minutes ago, lillozzer68 said:

How can overclock my CPU with my Motherboard cant seem to find a guide

You can just look for any recent Asus MOBO overclocking, they're very similar, even my P8P67 Pro looks similar in overclocking to a new Z390.

 

And about the build, I would double both storages, but the HD is personal. And just go with 3000-3200MHz RAM, 2400/2666MHz can cause some performance loss in some situations, but 2933MHz+ is fine.

CPU: i7 2600K 4.4GHz@1.3V | Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro | CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212x | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB @1600MHz CL9

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1070 Ti G1 Gaming @2GHz | Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB + Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | PSU: Corsair TX550M | Monitor: LG 29UM69G

Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX MX Red | Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro RGB | Case: Corsair Carbide 400C | Headphone: Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro | Microphone: Blusmart Lapel

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13 minutes ago, lillozzer68 said:
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 NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler $189.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $158.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 Memory $174.89
Storage PNY - CS900 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Purchased For $0.00
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $0.00
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card Purchased For $0.00
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic - 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply Purchased For $0.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $933.15
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 21:26 EDT-0400  

 

it's nice but personally i would go with more cost effective RAM that still looks ok and a slightly cheaper cooling solution and i would spend the money to get the 8700K CPU instead...

 

These are the parts i would change

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($146.80 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($148.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $750.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 21:47 EDT-0400

 

 

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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wayyy to expensive RAM, rubbish motherboard.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($171.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY - CS900 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: NZXT - H700 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.49 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $932.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 22:05 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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29 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

it's nice but personally i would go with more cost effective RAM that still looks ok and a slightly cheaper cooling solution and i would spend the money to get the 8700K CPU instead...

 

These are the parts i would change

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($146.80 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($148.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $750.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 21:47 EDT-0400

 

 

whats the difference between Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming  and the MSI - MPG Z390

 

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Your RAM doesn't have to be that fast. Also stay away from that cheap SSD and get an EVO.

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The build has some issues.

 

There is no need to use such an expensive cpu cooler since the cpu cannot be overclocked.

 

The cpu will not run memory faster than DDR4-2666.

 

A larger ssd is a good idea. 120GB gets tight after a year or two.

 

I'd suggest the smaller H500 case.

 

I'd suggest a newer model Sesonaic psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($220.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card  ($414.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1160.77
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-31 04:20 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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11 hours ago, brob said:

The build has some issues.

 

There is no need to use such an expensive cpu cooler since the cpu cannot be overclocked.

 

The cpu will not run memory faster than DDR4-2666.

 

A larger ssd is a good idea. 120GB gets tight after a year or two.

 

I'd suggest the smaller H500 case.

 

I'd suggest a newer model Sesonaic psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($220.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card  ($414.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1160.77
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-31 04:20 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $84.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $158.99 @ B&H
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $148.99 @ Amazon
Storage PNY - CS900 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Purchased For $0.00
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $0.00
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card Purchased For $0.00
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic - 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply Purchased For $0.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $922.35
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $912.35
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-31 15:29 EDT-0400  

 

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Fixed:

 

Your RAM matches your motherboard speed, better SSD, More Mass storage, larger PSU, also you don't need a cooler.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor $220.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - H370 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $83.98 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $147.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $55.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card $384.98 @ Newegg Business
Case NZXT - H700 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $149.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $84.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1217.29
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $1187.29
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-31 21:19 EDT-0400  

 

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