how does my planned build look so far?

[mxk]

I've been going on my shitass build for sometime now and have been putting off upgrading for sometime. I'm only in high school so doing a full build myself is hard on my wallet and im a younger sophomore so no job yet. Long story short I got giddy when my parents said I can plan a new pc for xmas. I've been tweaking the same build for a while and just wanted to see if its good. I realllllllllllllly hope the 1070ti's don't sell out by christmas because I don't want to have to replace a good 1070ti with a meh 2070. I think I've mostly nailed the parts, I'm doing light overclocking and If I get a good chip, heavier. I'll probably buy an AIO in the future with my own cash once I'm working at mcdonalds for better oc's.

 

***EDIT*** I have a 1tb hdd and power supply already!!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$158.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$108.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$55.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card	$389.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$66.18 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan	$14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan	$14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan	$14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan	$14.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1189.71
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1159.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 22:38 EST-0500

 

[Judd]

You want more than 250gb of storage if you want to play games. Get a 2tb HDD along with the SSD and install Windows on the SSD and games on the HDD. Other than that its fine.

[Judd]

You can also only get 2 fans since that case comes with 2 unless you want them all to match/

[mxk]

Just now, Judd said:

You want more than 250gb of storage if you want to play games. Get a 2tb HDD along with the SSD and install Windows on the SSD and games on the HDD. Other than that its fine.

woops!! I already have a 1tb wd hdd.

[VEXICUS]

5 minutes ago, mxk. said:

....

Build something like this instead. It won't affect much if u r planning to play at higher resolution.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB DUKE Video Card  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $976.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 22:43 EST-0500

[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, Judd said:

You want more than 250gb of storage if you want to play games. Get a 2tb HDD along with the SSD and install Windows on the SSD and games on the HDD. Other than that its fine.

He has a computer now so I’m assuming he has mass storage there

 

What PSU will you be using? (The model, don’t say “my current one”)

 

@vexicus365 if you’re gonna drop the price that much, put in a 1080

[Judd]

Just now, vexicus365 said:

Build something like this instead. It won't affect much if u r planning to play at higher resolution.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB DUKE Video Card  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $976.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 22:43 EST-0500

I agree. I'm using a 1600X and it works great.

[mxk]

3 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

Build something like this instead. It won't affect much if u r planning to play at higher resolution.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB DUKE Video Card  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $976.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 22:43 EST-0500

I totally understand where you're coming from on this. I went with this stuff since I want most of it to last a decent amount of time. I took into account the fact that ill be able to upgrade the cpu and gpu

also because I have a 144hz 1ms monitor and an old dell as my second.

[mxk]

Just now, Cereal5 said:

He has a computer now so I’m assuming he has mass storage there

 

What PSU will you be using? (The model, don’t say “my current one”)

seasonic 620w m12ii i believe. bronze certified. I just bought it to replace my 10 year old antec that was shutting down

[Judd]

One final thing, I would wait until Zen 2 is announced from AMD. It supposedly will have about a 15% increase in IPC and 8% increase in core clocks, making it a valid option for gaming at the high refresh rate.

[mxk]

2 minutes ago, Judd said:

One final thing, I would wait until Zen 2 is announced from AMD. It supposedly will have about a 15% increase in IPC and 8% increase in core clocks, making it a valid option for gaming at the high refresh rate.

I did make my post kind of long, but I don't really care about zen 2 in the sense of getting it. I've had my pc since 2013 and have been waiting a very long time. By the time zen 2 comes out itll be around my birthday. I just want to play games man

[VEXICUS]

10 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

He has a computer now so I’m assuming he has mass storage there

 

What PSU will you be using? (The model, don’t say “my current one”)

 

@vexicus365 if you’re gonna drop the price that much, put in a 1080

I was trying to cut down the cost while maintaining almost similar performance at higher resolutions.

OP can go with a 1080 if he want to.

 

9 minutes ago, mxk. said:

seasonic 620w m12ii i believe. bronze certified. I just bought it to replace my 10 year old antec that was shutting down

Also, zen 2 is expected to be launched in November. Maybe you can wait for a week or so. The new zen based on 7nm architecture has a boost clock of about 4.5ghz. It'll be a huge step up as compared to it's older counterparts.

[mxk]

Just now, vexicus365 said:

I was trying to cut down the cost while maintaining almost similar performance at higher resolutions.

OP can go with a 1080 if he want to.

 

Also, zen 2 is expected to be launched in November. Maybe you can wait for a week or so. The new zen based on 7nm architecture has a boost clock of about 4.5ghz. It'll be a huge step up as compared to it's older counterparts.

hm? the amd event is for their epyc stuff, not zen 2. If its zen two I'll highly consider it but for now I think intel is ideal for me. I would love having zen 2 but if it does end up taking until next year i'll buy at Christmas

[VEXICUS]

3 minutes ago, mxk. said:

hm? the amd event is for their epyc stuff, not zen 2. If its zen two I'll highly consider it but for now I think intel is ideal for me. I would love having zen 2 but if it does end up taking until next year i'll buy at Christmas

https://www.techpowerup.com/249151/amds-zen-2-could-be-revealed-on-november-6th-next-horizon-event-scheduled

[mxk]

2 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

https://www.techpowerup.com/249151/amds-zen-2-could-be-revealed-on-november-6th-next-horizon-event-scheduled

Like I said, I thought this was more related to their non-consumer stuff and I'm not alone in that thought. I'm hopeful that it is zen 2 like everyone else.

[Cereal5]

3 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

https://www.techpowerup.com/249151/amds-zen-2-could-be-revealed-on-november-6th-next-horizon-event-scheduled

Release is still scheduled for early 2019 as of now. There might be a reveal and an early sampling, but no sales.

 

I would go with whatever's out now if you're building a Christmas PC. Zen 2 will be better, but it's like saying Kaby lake was better than Sky Lake. Sure, by a bit. It's your choice anyways. Early 2019 is after Christmas so that kinda ruins your plans lol.

24 minutes ago, mxk. said:

seasonic 620w m12ii i believe. bronze certified. I just bought it to replace my 10 year old antec that was shutting down

That's a pretty meh PSU. I would recommend an upgrade if you're building a new PC. You can get a solid PSU for $60-70.

[mxk]

48 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Release is still scheduled for early 2019 as of now. There might be a reveal and an early sampling, but no sales.

 

I would go with whatever's out now if you're building a Christmas PC. Zen 2 will be better, but it's like saying Kaby lake was better than Sky Lake. Sure, by a bit. It's your choice anyways. Early 2019 is after Christmas so that kinda ruins your plans lol.

That's a pretty meh PSU. I would recommend an upgrade if you're building a new PC. You can get a solid PSU for $60-70.

ill be quite honest psu's aren't my expertise. What tier from the psu quality list should I look at?

[Cereal5]

1 minute ago, mxk. said:

ill be quite honest psu's aren't my expertise. What tier from the psu quality list should I look at?

Different people say different things. I personally wouldn't use anything below 3, but I also am not really restricted by money. Tier 4 is fine if that's what you can afford. That said, Corsair's CXM series are great units and relatively inexpensive, I think ~$60 for a 650W. I usually put that PSU in my low to mid tier build suggestions.

[mxk]

Just now, Cereal5 said:

Different people say different things. I personally wouldn't use anything below 3, but I also am not really restricted by money. Tier 4 is fine if that's what you can afford. That said, Corsair's CXM series are great units and relatively inexpensive, I think ~$60 for a 650W. I usually put that PSU in my low to mid tier build suggestions.

I'll look into it and will probably be leaving the seasonic psu in my old piledriver-maxwell architecture(s) build and use it for other things.