Any bottlenecks in this ITX build?

[michaelputnam]

Hey guys,

 

This will be my first pc build.  I have been planning this for a while.  I just purchased a Dell S2417DG monitor, and I am looking to do 1440p gaming at ultra settings with very high FPS.  I want a quiet ITX air cooled build.  I am not looking to OC anything, just really high end stock parts.  My question is I do not want any part to bottleneck the system, I want it to be a balanced non-OC build.  The MB states that it supports up to 2666, and the CPU states 2666, but will 16GB or 2666mHz be a limiting factor in performance in this build? I picked a 1x16 for the opportunity to upgrade to 32GB in the future if needed. Here is parts list:

 

- Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

- Gigabyte - B360N WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard

- Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

- Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

- Fractal Design - Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case

- ARCTIC - Freezer 33 CPU Cooler

- SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 550 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

- GTX 1080 (haven't decided on exact card yet)

 

Thank you for any comments of suggestions,

Mike

 

[3 Lions]

If you are not interested in overclocking drop the CPU down to the 8700. 

[Od1sseas]

Bottleneck. Use Dual Channel RAM (2X8)

Also, for speeds higher than 2666Mhz you need to enable XMP in the BIOS settings

 

Edit: The bottleneck will be kinda small and i forgot that you picked 1X16 for future upgrades, so you will be fine

[michaelputnam]

Thanks! I looked at the 8700, but price wise I found the K version cheaper than the locked version.

[Guest]

Get a Z-series board. 

[lmeneses]

23 minutes ago, michaelputnam said:

Thanks! I looked at the 8700, but price wise I found the K version cheaper than the locked version.

well then get a board that supports ocing 

[manikyath]

i'm backing the Z-series board option, even if you're not planning on OCing at this time.

 

that said, are you buying a single ram stick to allow for future upgrades? because if not planning on going 32GB in the futue, i'd go 2x8GB.

[brob]

Unless you have definite plans to upgrade to 32GB, especially if the principal use is gaming I'd go with 2x8GB. Something like G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200.

 

I would suggest a better cpu cooler. If you are not overclocking something like an H7, H5 Universal, or NH-U12S.