I5 8600 gtx 1070 rig

[xjruythornex]

Intel Core i5-8600
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC
MSI Z370 PC PRO
Corsair 32GB KIT DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Vengeance RGB Series
SSD samsung evo 860 500g
Enermax evo bron 500w


what do u guys think about this setup? im kinda not sure if that psu will be enough (with light auto OC)

 

[mahanddeem]

Good setup.
Never auto OC, manual all the way.

 

[Dugimodo]

Do you need 32GB of RAM? personally I'd drop to 16 and get a 1080ti if it's mainly for gaming.

 

[WildCard999]

Well the CPU doesn't support overclocking, you'd need the K version to do so. For gaming 16gb (2x8gb) is plenty so the extra is kind of a waste and I wouldn't trust that PSU, get something with better quality.

 

[xjruythornex]

Do you need 32GB of RAM? personally I'd drop to 16 and get a 1080ti if it's mainly for gaming.

I play plenty browser games that are often on BG when i play overwatch,, on this 5y old system on W7 sometime i have to even clear cache ram so i wont go past 16G and with that i would have OW in higher settings and with more cores i will surely have even more tabs in chrome/ff open so yeah i think there would be no problem to work with 20G ram used

 

[xjruythornex]

Well the CPU doesn't support overclocking, you'd need the K version to do so. For gaming 16gb (2x8gb) is plenty so the extra is kind of a waste and I wouldn't trust that PSU, get something with better quality.

Then i misunderstood most likely.. well my OC xp are past due last i played with it was on my 486 133mhz

what it means then when its sayd 3.1ghz max turbo 4.2ghz ?

 

[kraelic]

I'd go for a i5 9600K for the soldered heat spreader that was taken away from 3rd generation to 8th, and a Z390 motherboard to avoid flashing a Z370 to run 9th gen.

Also agree if 32GB not necessary, drop to 16GB and step up to a 1070TI at least

There are some sales on evga gold rated psu
https://slickdeals.net/f/12175030-evga-gq-80-gold-power-supplies-650w-50-750w-60-850w-76-free-shipping

 

[Dugimodo]

I've never understood the need to have more than a few tabs open in a browser myself, that's what bookmarks are for.
I play woW, Far cry 4, Rise of the tomb raider, etc while watching youtube or netflix quite a lot and never have issues with 16GB of RAM.

Your preference of course, close some tabs or spend hundreds on more RAM.

 

[kraelic]

Well the CPU doesn't support overclocking, you'd need the K version to do so. For gaming 16gb (2x8gb) is plenty so the extra is kind of a waste and I wouldn't trust that PSU, get something with better quality.

Then i misunderstood most likely.. well my OC xp are past due last i played with it was on my 486 133mhz

what it means then when its sayd 3.1ghz max turbo 4.2ghz ?

i5 i7 and i9 are able to run at a base speed and then use turbo boost to raise all cores, ie that cpu base speed is 3.1 but will up all 6 at a medium speed 3.8, 4 at a higher speed 4.0, or 2 cores at 4.2 GHz as load and heat allow, K chips allow you to run all 6 cores at 5 GHz if you get a good chip

K chips also need an aftermarket cooler no heatsink fan included, so you need a beefy air cooler or 240mm radiator all in one liquid cooler.

 

[xjruythornex]

I picked that proc because it has decently lower TDP considering other mentioned procs here ill have in a week 35y so my high fps gaming ability is avg at best and i was never focused on graphicks quality.. i played tuneller ffs or mk1 with ~0.5fps on friend 386 =)) .. when ill go buy this ill buy gsync lcd with it i will be buying it on a loan and i live in country where its more expensive and we earn less so i need to check even how much energy will it drain..
and for that psu and ssd that 2 parts i already bought month ago thats another reason im kinda limited,, dont rly want to buy new psu again

 

[WildCard999]

Well the CPU doesn't support overclocking, you'd need the K version to do so. For gaming 16gb (2x8gb) is plenty so the extra is kind of a waste and I wouldn't trust that PSU, get something with better quality.

Then i misunderstood most likely.. well my OC xp are past due last i played with it was on my 486 133mhz

what it means then when its sayd 3.1ghz max turbo 4.2ghz ?

That's just the built in turbo boost feature on that CPU, no need to overclock anything. You could save a bit of cash and change the motherboard to a B360/H370 if you don't want to manually overclock. Or if you do want that option I'd get the 8600K or 9600K as there both excellent CPU's for gaming.

 

[aswindamara]

buy 8700 with H370, then your PC can keep up until 2021 maybe.

 

[xjruythornex]

buy 8700 with H370, then your PC can keep up until 2021 maybe.

not sure how u mean that or on what u base it

i never in my life played games that are newest or flashiest.. F.e i played this year BG2.. have ~200+ games on steam account that even this rig can play on 100% potential.

Comparing my 5.3y old rig that i still use without problems i5 3570k 16g 660gtx to what i post here the boost on both cpu and gpu are rly big so dont rly understand why i should go top tier which means more cash spent and more energy that is another cash spent for something that i will most likely not use to full potential