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Hi ! 

My cousin is curently planning on buying a new PC , and here is what we choosed for his build 

And was wondering if there is somthing i could change or upgrade or downgrade ? is it overkill ? could it be better for less money ?

Thank you !

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3fdLYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3fdLYT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($489.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.35 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($189.46 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($1149.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-06 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($126.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $2759.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 17:28 EST-0500

 
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Depending on how much gaming he does and how many games he plays, I wouldn't see it necessary to have a TB SSD and then another 250 SSD. Also, I would avoid him buying the RTX 2080 right now, maybe Nvidia will fix the problem by the time he buys it but I would wait until they get the card to how its suppose to before making the purchase. 

My PC Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 8750H RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti

 

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1 minute ago, bobbyqwe123 said:

I have removed the M.2 SSD , The probleme with the GPU is that the 1080TI is backorder everywhere ...

Yeah, since they stopped producing 1080ti's they've become insanely expensive. I'd probably stick to everything else and try to take advantage of the black friday/cyber monday deals.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $489.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Liquid Freezer 360 74 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $209.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $145.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $179.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $74.99 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card $1071.50 @ Vuugo
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $89.98 @ Corsair
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $93.99 @ PC-Canada
Case Fan Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2505.41
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 18:09 EST-0500  

Didn't pay much attention to RGB, it's only a black and white build unless you play with the lights on the motherboard.

 

Stronger cooling for quiet operation. I know it's overkill, but I can't reject the price.

 

Stronger motherboard for overclocking

 

Cheaper memory that's slightly worse in spec, but you won't notice the difference.

 

Removed NVMe SSD, SATA SSDs work just as well as booting Windows and games.

 

Replaced RTX 2080 with 1080ti, because 20 series cards just have a lot of problems for a week or so. Just troubling.

 

Changed the case, for slight cost reduction. You can change it back if you like the Spec-06, the it's the same thing as the 275R tempered glass model with the exception of front panel design. Btw while acrylic is easier to get scratched, tempered glass is much heavier, more fragile and can rarely (and I do stress rarely) shatter for no reason.

 

Changed PSU because you dont need so much wattage. 1080ti draws 300w when overclocked, 8700k draws 225w when overclocked. A 650w PSU will give enough headroom even when you decide to run stress test for both GPU and CPU at the same time.

 

Added ML120 Pro fan as exhaust. I'd rather you put the fans that comes with the Corsair case (SP120) to the top as intake (to reduce dust build up) or exhaust (to increase performance). The CPU cooler will be the front intake btw.

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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28 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $489.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Liquid Freezer 360 74 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $209.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $145.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $179.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $74.99 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card $1071.50 @ Vuugo
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $89.98 @ Corsair
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $93.99 @ PC-Canada
Case Fan Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120mm Fan $29.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2505.41
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 18:09 EST-0500  

Didn't pay much attention to RGB, it's only a black and white build unless you play with the lights on the motherboard.

 

Stronger cooling for quiet operation. I know it's overkill, but I can't reject the price.

 

Stronger motherboard for overclocking

 

Cheaper memory that's slightly worse in spec, but you won't notice the difference.

 

Removed NVMe SSD, SATA SSDs work just as well as booting Windows and games.

 

Replaced RTX 2080 with 1080ti, because 20 series cards just have a lot of problems for a week or so. Just troubling.

 

Changed the case, for slight cost reduction. You can change it back if you like the Spec-06, the it's the same thing as the 275R tempered glass model with the exception of front panel design. Btw while acrylic is easier to get scratched, tempered glass is much heavier, more fragile and can rarely (and I do stress rarely) shatter for no reason.

 

Changed PSU because you dont need so much wattage. 1080ti draws 300w when overclocked, 8700k draws 225w when overclocked. A 650w PSU will give enough headroom even when you decide to run stress test for both GPU and CPU at the same time.

 

Added ML120 Pro fan as exhaust. I'd rather you put the fans that comes with the Corsair case (SP120) to the top as intake (to reduce dust build up) or exhaust (to increase performance). The CPU cooler will be the front intake btw.

1080ti is out of stock everywhere , is the 1080 still pretty good ?

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59 minutes ago, bobbyqwe123 said:

1080ti is out of stock everywhere , is the 1080 still pretty good ?

1080 falls into more fierce competition with the 1070ti, 2070, Vega 56 and 64 (freesync capability) so it's much more difficult to pinpoint 1080 as the best option

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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