Building New Computer. Suggestions to my current build!

[riosjose96]

Simply put I'm not sure exactly what heatsink/cpu cooler to use since I'm building a new pc for the first time and this is what I have so far and was planning to buy. I don't really have a budget on parts as long as its not to much. Any and all advice on changing parts of my build is really appreciated.

Computer Specs:

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Bought)

Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Bought)

Hard-drive: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Bought)

Graphics card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB STRIX Video Card (Bought)

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (bought)

Ram: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (Not bought yet)

Solid State Drive: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Not bought yet.)

Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Not bought yet.)

Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (Not bought.)

 

[Darkbreeze]

That actually doesn't look bad at all. What are your expectations as far as gaming? What resolution? What kind of performance are you expecting to see etc.?

Are you planning to overclock the CPU at all?

Are you planning to purchase and install any additional case fans beyond what comes with the case, since it only comes with two intakes and a single exhaust? I'd recommend one additional top rear exhaust, but only if you will be overclocking or running it hard for extended periods.

Power supply is rather overkill for a GTX 1050ti, but since you already have it I suppose that's pretty much a moot point and of course it give you plenty of headroom should you choose to upgrade to a higher tiered graphics card at some point.

 

[riosjose96]

That actually doesn't look bad at all. What are your expectations as far as gaming? What resolution? What kind of performance are you expecting to see etc.?

Are you planning to overclock the CPU at all?

Are you planning to purchase and install any additional case fans beyond what comes with the case, since it only comes with two intakes and a single exhaust? I'd recommend one additional top rear exhaust, but only if you will be overclocking or running it hard for extended periods.

Power supply is rather overkill for a GTX 1050ti, but since you already have it I suppose that's pretty much a moot point and of course it give you plenty of headroom should you choose to upgrade to a higher tiered graphics card at some point.

I was aiming to eventually run mostly any game at high end graphics with a stable fps and as for the power supply I was going to eventually upgrade my graphics card sometime at the start of the next year along with adding some inner led lights.

I was planning to overclock So I will for sure get the additional fans to add which still leaves me with the question of what CPU Cooler to get. I was looking for something that would look fairly nice through the Panel on the side with good performance.

 

[Darkbreeze]

What resolution is your monitor or monitors?

What game titles are you most interested in using primarily?

What is the refresh rate of your monitor?

How high of an overclock are you planning for? If you say 5Ghz I will smack you. JK. But seriously, anything past a solid, full time 4.6Ghz is probably wishful thinking unless you plan to use a VERY high end CPU cooler.

Honestly, I have to say that your graphics card is VERY underwhelming compared to the rest of the system which is pretty high end. I hope your expectations are not incredibly high for the performance of that card. You're not going to be doing any seriously admirable FPS if you are over 1080p resolution or are not willing to drop some of the eye candy by reducing your settings and moving a few sliders to the left.

How much are you willing to spend on a CPU cooler, and again, what kind of overclock are you looking to achieve full time?