Best PC Build For My Needs.

[SekethThoth]

Hey guys, I'll try to be short and quick, I want to build myself a PC for both gaming and developing things, I'm a programmer and normally programming IDE's don't take up much resources but in this case I would need a PC that can handle the following things:

- Heavy Unity3D workloads.
- An occassional 3D render.
- A graphics card for playing with CUDA.
- The posibility of 4k Gaming (The Witcher 3 is the only title im interested ATM).

I'm trying to build the most efficient and cost low build but that could get the job done, so far this is what I have: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vNXW7h I would like to know if anybody has any recommendation.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G8WwFd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G8WwFd/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($224.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founder Edition Video Card ($799.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($169.74 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Total: $2832.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-31 07:23 EDT-0400

 

[CRO5513Y]

I suggest you take a look at Ryzen, their Workstation performance for price has been outstanding. You can grab a Ryzen 7 for little more than a 7700K and it's a strong 8C/16T CPU that competes with the 6800K and sometimes higher in Rendering and heavy workloads. Also, i suggest waiting a little longer for the aftermarket 1080 Ti to drop so you can get one that is cooler and faster than the Founders Editions. Other than that the builds looks good, hope this helps

Here is a list, almost identical price for CPU and Motherboard. You can use same Cooler and RAM as your current build and with a little Overclocking the R7 1700 can get R7 1800X Performance.> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JYnRM8

Rendering Benchmarks > http://www.anandtech.com/show/11170/the-amd-zen-and-ryzen-7-review-a-deep-dive-on-1800x-1700x-and-1700/18. As can be seen the R7 1700 defeats the i7-7700K in every situation except one. Sometimes beating the i7-6800K and 6900K as well.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

u might want to look for the Gskill Flare x 3200 mhz ram sticks if u r gonna go with Ryzen

 

[sadams04]

MB - Look toward a Z270 chipset to pair with the Kaby Lake CPU. The older Z170 would be fine after a BIOS update, but you really aren't saving anything.
CPU COOLER - The X62 is great and all, but expensive and won't do a better job than a good air cooler.
MEM - Same performance on the DDR4-3000 CL15 modules below for less cost (..than the DDRr-3200 CL16 modules you listed).
SSD - A very nice drive, but overkill for your purposes. Look toward a typical SATA based drive from SK Hynix, Crucial MX300, Sandisk X400 or the WD Blue.
GPU - Same specs on the Gigabyte below for $100 less.
CASE - A Full Tower is pretty large. You will be fine with a mid tower with a single-GPU setup.
PSU - A quality 650w PSU will easily cover your setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Total: $2577.93


Or a Ryzen option...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($388.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($209.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Total: $2643.43

 

[WildCard999]

@SekethThoth, The build looks good however the PSU is overkill, even for SLI. If your sticking with a single card then I would go with 650W, if SLI then go with 850W.

 

[SekethThoth]

Thanks a lot for the whole detail of information, now may I ask that personally which would you go for? The Intel i7 7700k or the AMD Ryzen 1800X and why?

 

[CRO5513Y]

For the tasks you are doing? Definitely the Ryzen 7 without a single doubt and this is coming from an i7-6700K user.

They are much better at handling heavy workloads especially rendering and multitasking. They do all this without breaking the bank like X99 CPUs which need fairly pricey motherboards and the CPUs themselves cost quite a bit for Performance that is challenged by the cheaper Ryzen.

 

[SekethThoth]

For the tasks you are doing? Definitely the Ryzen 7 without a single doubt and this is coming from an i7-6700K user.

They are much better at handling heavy workloads especially rendering and multitasking. They do all this without breaking the bank like X99 CPUs which need fairly pricey motherboards and the CPUs themselves cost quite a bit for Performance that is challenged by the cheaper Ryzen.

I ended up building a Ryzen 7 1700X + GTX 1080, budget got tight but I'm very satisfied with both the CPU + GPU combination I have atm.