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2500EUR build, Please! Check My parts List, I Really Need Feedback, Buying Components Tomorrow.

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Hello everyone, long time fan of the channel and I need some of your expert help. I have spent a long time trying to configure my ideal PC. I am buying the components tonight or tomorrow, so I would appreciate some quick responses. I hope I am on the right thread. 

 

WHAT I WANT TO USE THIS BUILD FOR
I am studying Econometrics & Operations Research and would like a PC that chews through large data sets and optimisation problems with ease. Especially for Operations Research problems I need a lot of RAM, that is why I have 32GB and space to upgrade to 64GB if I discover I need it. In my masters next year I will have a machine learning course, hence the 1080TI, I might also add a second 1080TI next year if I need it. 

 

THE PARTS LIST

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor $309.89 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100x Liquid CPU Cooler  
Motherboard Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard $158.45 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $249.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $162.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB OC BLACK Video Card  
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case $79.50 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $102.99 @ Amazon
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $124.79 @ OutletPC
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link - Archer T6E AC1300 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $39.99 @ Amazon
Monitor Philips - BDM4350UC/00 42.5" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1297.48
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1287.48
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 16:41 EDT-0400  

 

SOME CONCERNS I HAVE
- Is my RAM clock speed appropriate for this setup. I plan to overclock my CPU
- Is this the right motherboard for this build? I want to do a light overclock on my CPU and GPU, but don't want a "GAMMING" or excessively RGB motherboard, or any other components for that matter
- Should I get a motherboard with integrated Wifi?

 

All feedback is welcome :) I'm going to spend a lot of money on this build so I'd like to get the best value for my buck. Feel free to make suggestions, or ask why I made certain choices.

 

Thank you for your time and have a nice weekend!
 

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I was under the impression that an AIO liquid cooling CPU cooler's impact on temperature was primarily determined by radiator size and fan size, and that there is hardly any difference between newer and older models

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Looks pretty great to me, but wouldn't you use case benefit from the RTX 2080 (Ti) architecture? It has some AI hardware. Or maybe even a Titan V? This one was designed for it. And I'm not sure how CPU heavy are the tasks you want to run on it, but maybe consider a Threadripper, if you need serious CPU power, a TR 2950X is perfect. Other than that and what @Firewrath9 said (if price isn't much different, of course, because the newer models have better pumps but it doesn't matter much to performance, more to durability), looks great to me.

CPU: i5 10600KF | Motherboard: Asus B460M-Plus | Cooling: Gamemmaxx 400 XT w/ Corsair ML120 Elite + 1 ML120 Elite exhaust + 2 ML140 Elite intake

RAM: 2x16GB Netac DDR4 3200MT/s @2666CL13 | GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual +200/+1200MHz/+5%

Storage: 2TB XPG S70 Blade, WD Blue NVMe 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair TX550M

Monitor: 2x Pichau Cepheus Fuse 28" 4k 144Hz HDR | Keyboard: Corsair K70 mk.2 Cherry MX Red

Headphone/headset: Kuba Disco Pro/Gamer + Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro | OS: Windows 11 Home

Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro RGB + Ugreen Vertical Mouse | Case: Corsair Carbide 400C

 

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Just now, Roderik said:

I was under the impression that an AIO liquid cooling CPU cooler's impact on temperature was primarily determined by radiator size and fan size, and that there is hardly any difference between newer and older models

newer pumps tend to have better perf. Also newer  fans.

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Reusing parts?

 

Also, no PCPP for your country?

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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2 minutes ago, Vasllo said:

Looks pretty great to me, but wouldn't you use case benefit from the RTX 2080 (Ti) architecture? It has some AI hardware. Or maybe even a Titan V? This one was designed for it. And I'm not sure how CPU heavy are the tasks you want to run on it, but maybe consider a Threadripper, if you need serious CPU power, a TR 2950X is perfect. Other than that and what @Firewrath9 said, looks great to me.

Thank you for the feedback, I certainly considered using those components (threadripper CPU and RTX 2080) but that would almost double the cost of this build, which is unfortunately far outside of my budget. I will look into getting a newer model CPU cooler. Thank you @Firewrath9 & @Vasllo.

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4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Reusing parts?

 

Also, no PCPP for your country?

I only have a 10 year old Alienware and a Macbook air, so hardly any reusable parts. Maybe I can take some old fans from the Alienware, but besides that I'll have to buy everything new. PCPP in my country is only linked to two shops that supply parts. I used "https://tweakers.net" (not sure if that is specifically dutch) to find the cheapest parts for my build from local retailers, If I buy everything tonight it will be about 2532Euros.

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4 minutes ago, Roderik said:

I only have a 10 year old Alienware and a Macbook air, so hardly any reusable parts. Maybe I can take some old fans from the Alienware, but besides that I'll have to buy everything new. PCPP in my country is only linked to two shops that supply parts. I used "https://tweakers.net" (not sure if that is specifically dutch) to find the cheapest parts for my build from local retailers, If I buy everything tonight it will be about 2532Euros.

ok then 3 changes

 

R7 2700X --> R7 2700. Same CPU, different factory clocks, a bigger cooler (that's not used) and X model has stupid auto OC tool (XFR). I won;t spend 40 eur for that.

 

X470-Pro --> Crosshair VI Hero. Much better board in every way (except subjective things like looks). Totally worth 9 euros more.

 

Corsair H100X --> H110i. The performance (Especially in noise) between 240mm and 280mm rad are quite big, I'd spend that extra money for it.

 

28 minutes ago, Roderik said:

I was under the impression that an AIO liquid cooling CPU cooler's impact on temperature was primarily determined by radiator size and fan size, and that there is hardly any difference between newer and older models

It's true that many perform about the same, because they are all based on Asetek's design with visual changes. There are some that are especially crap though like the Cooler Master ML240

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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22 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

ok then 3 changes

 

R7 2700X --> R7 2700. Same CPU, different factory clocks, a bigger cooler (that's not used) and X model has stupid auto OC tool (XFR). I won;t spend 40 eur for that.

 

X470-Pro --> Crosshair VI Hero. Much better board in every way (except subjective things like looks). Totally worth 9 euros more.

 

Corsair H100X --> H110i. The performance (Especially in noise) between 240mm and 280mm rad are quite big, I'd spend that extra money for it.

 

It's true that many perform about the same, because they are all based on Asetek's design with visual changes. There are some that are especially crap though like the Cooler Master ML240

-Changing CPU from 2700x to the "2700":      I thought that the cpu's with no "x" couldn't be overclocked

-Changing motherboard from x470 pro to the crosshair VI Hero:      The Crosshair VI Hero has the x370 chipset as opposed to the 470 chipset, is this not going to cause a bit of a bottle neck?

-Changing to the H110I:       This is a good idea, I hadn't noticed that option. I'll definitely switch this in my build.

 

@JurrunioThank you for taking the time to help me out!

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1 hour ago, Roderik said:

The Crosshair VI Hero has the x370 chipset as opposed to the 470 chipset, is this not going to cause a bit of a bottle neck?

no, different chipset is not related to bottleneck. The BIOS might be too old to use 2nd gen Ryzen, but this mobo doesnt need a supported CPU to update the BIOS.

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
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor €349.00 @ Paradigit
CPU Cooler Corsair - H110i 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  
Motherboard Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX AM4 Motherboard  
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive €169.90 @ Paradigit
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €63.95 @ Paradigit
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB OC BLACK Video Card  
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  
Monitor Philips - BDM4350UC/00 42.5" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor €559.00 @ Paradigit
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €1141.85
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-03 12:53 CET+0100  

This is the build I have decided to go for. Thank you everyone for your help.

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Thanks for all the help guys. I had Some problems with ordering the CPU cooler. Finally finnished the system last week. Thank you everyone, especially @Jurrunio

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