Chose the PC, any improvements?

[ej.wright]

I've been deciding over the last couple of months which parts I am going to buy for my PC and I think I have come to a PC I am happy with.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LTKxpb

I just was wondering if there is anything that can be improved.
And I am waiting for Coffee Lake btw, no need to mention it lmao

 

[moogle89]

Looks pretty sweet.

 

[ej.wright]

Made a mistake, getting the Dark Rock Pro 3 instead of Dark Rock 2

 

[13thmonkey]

cooling may not be as good as you think, it's a 180W cooler, intel specify a 130W cooler being required, but that's just for stock, the 8700k will likely need more, although ARK suggests 130W too. So the upshot is that you only have a little thermal headroom. However finding TDPs for coolers is really difficult, so whether the noctua 15 for instance is better than 180W is unknown. Cryorig's R1 is classed as 240W plus for instance.

If you were on an i5, i'd be happy with dark rock, but we see so many problems with the 7700k that i'd go overboard to be sure.

 

[ej.wright]

What would you recommend? I'm not really knowledgeable in this area so I have no clue what I am doing

 

[moogle89]

That is a serious looking cooler. It shows the ram clearance at exactly 44mm, so it's going to be JUST enough for your RAM. XD

 

[sizzling]

With new Intel CPU's out on the 5th Oct I would wait before buying anything.

 

[13thmonkey]

They will recommend AIO I think, but the cryorig R1, will be probably better.

 

[ej.wright]

Gone with the Cryorig R1, doesn't look as nice but isn't at all ugly.