Finalizing my FIRST Build - Criticism Wanted

[Cast1952]

Hello all,

Ive been playing around with a few builds and think I have come to an end of my research. My rig will be for strictly gaming. On games listed: WoW, FPS games, BF1, MMO survival games, ARMA. I would like to run over 60FPS in 4k or 1440p.

Below you will find my build. I don't want to change any peripherals (except monitor if you have a suggestion I cant decide on 60Hz or 120Hz; and 4k vs 1440p), but this is almost final, just wishing I could get the price closer to $2,000 (if you can help me out there let me know), but if this is as close as I can get that is fine. Let me know what you guys think any suggestions or criticism is wanted. Go wild.

Here is the build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xB7Ccc

Thanks all!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PSU is poor quality.

Rest looks great.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($337.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($186.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($113.80 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack Video Card ($544.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($50.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers ($49.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2307.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 21:03 EDT-0400

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($337.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($50.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers ($49.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2098.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 21:06 EDT-0400


Absolutely nothing wrong with what you had, everything I did was Strickly a budget thing. Basically zero performance difference and shaved a couple of hundred bucks off.

 

[weberdarren97]

Improvement to @Supahos' build: higher quality power supply.

Switched to a more affordable motherboard, stayed away from "low end junk".

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($337.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($50.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers ($49.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2052.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-05 21:11 EDT-0400

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

His build was great minus the PSU.

 

[weberdarren97]

His build was great minus the PSU.

The only thing I said about his build was the power supply.

The motherboard was my decision, there's nothing wrong with the one @Supahos chose.

 

[Cast1952]

Thanks guys, appreciate it!

 

[Cast1952]

Think Im just going to upgrade the PSU, and maybe implement a few dollar saving stuff ya'll suggested if need be once I finalize my budget. Going to start purchasing next week! Thanks

 

[Supahos]

His build was fine, but he asked to get closer to 2k... Hence the changes I made.

 

[Cast1952]

Is my GPU good enough to handle high fps at max settings? No bottlenecks?

 

[Cast1952]

@Supahos, thanks for getting it closer, really helped me out!

 

[weberdarren97]

Is my GPU good enough to handle high fps at max settings? No bottlenecks?

Yes.

If a GTX 1080 can't drive games at high (maybe not ultra on the ridiculous games), then you have a bigger problem than just ordering the wrong graphics card.