My New $1,500ish Pc Build

[The Shadow Rose]

First off sorry if this is in the wrong section since I couldn't find a pc builds section.

This is my build that I'm about 100 bucks away from buying and I wondered what you guys thought of it and a had a few questions about some stuff with it just to make sure of things. Here is the link to it but I will include the stuff below too. A friend of mine helped me put this build together so I just wondered about some stuff.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLfWTH

Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair - Vengeance LED 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW2 Gaming iCX Video Card
NZXT - Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Also, i plan on getting the ram off ebay for half price along with the graphics card since it will save me about 500 bucks and will still get both new and so on. And I don't plan to OC anything ever.

1 - Am I missing anything that needs to be included? I know I'm missing an ethernet card so a recommendation for a good cheap one between 10 - 50 would be nice.

2 - Is the ram and it has bothered me for awhile but I want to know for sure. Should I go with the LED or the LPX? From what I have seen the LPX is the mainstream version and besides some nicer looks on the LED like dimming and lights on it etc there is no difference so it's just prettier. Is this correct because I mainly want to get led However there only seems to be lpx on ebay in white and 16 gb sticks are rare etc thus the is there any real difference?

3 - What do you think of the processor with this build? I was originally a ryzen person but after some convincing from a friend and general problems with the ryzen from the ram speed leaking to unstableness and it getting too hot plus the intel being quite a bit stronger than it and lastly because the other 4 cores on the ryzen seemed useless on stuff.

4 - Lastly is it better to get the 1080 or the 1080 ti? I mean i want the ti but considering that i can get the 1080 new for 350ish i really dont see a reason to almost double the price for only 3 gbs more of power.

 

[Isokolon]

1 - the onboard ethernet port is totally sufficient
2 - 64GB RAM are excessive unless you're doing a lot of video work. 16GB is enough for gaming, 32GB if you want to be sure for several years to come. No difference between LPX & LED, except size and LEDs.
3 - again, for gaming the i7 is fine. if you do a lot of production work Ryzen would be the route to go
4 - for 350$ it's a great deal. unless you're going for a 4k screen, I'd stick to the 1080

5 - you don't need a 750W unit. it's too much for a single GPU, too little for SLI

 

[The Shadow Rose]

1 - the onboard ethernet port is totally sufficient
2 - 64GB RAM are excessive unless you're doing a lot of video work. 16GB is enough for gaming, 32GB if you want to be sure for several years to come. No difference between LPX & LED, except size and LEDs.
3 - again, for gaming the i7 is fine. if you do a lot of production work Ryzen would be the route to go
4 - for 350$ it's a great deal. unless you're going for a 4k screen, I'd stick to the 1080

5 - you don't need a 750W unit. it's too much for a single GPU, too little for SLI

1 - I didn't realize the motherboard had one lol
2 - Yea 64 is a bit much i agree with that one but i figured if i had a few hundred extra bucks one day with nothing to spend it on i would spend it on the extra 32 to up it to 64.
4 - Im not in any rush to do 4k and i doubt ill have the screen for that kinda stuff for quite awhile. I did think that the 1080 did 4k fine though unless i read it wrong? I thought the ti was only to smooth stuff out
5 - What does sli do exactly? I remember most of the gaming reviewers i watch turn it off because it makes the game unstable but i have no clue if it does anything worthwhile. Also I don't mind upgrading to 1000 watts if its useful but i picked 750 just as a bit of a buffer since it felt like 90 watts was a bit to little of a gap.

 

[Shektron]

SLI means you have two of the same GPUs in the same system - meaning you'll need to buy two 1080's instead of one to SLI - it's not worth it because it does not give you a 100% performance boost - most games don't even support it, so it's huge waste of money, as well as power. You shouldn't do it.

SLI is what requires like upwards of 850 W of power(not really, but to be on the safe side people do buy such PSUs). If you aren't doing SLI, 600 W is the absolute maximum you need today, even for the strongest and most power-hungry GPUs. Since yours is around that range, a 550 W or 600 W PSU is all you'll ever need, unless, again, you SLI in the future, which, again, you shouldn't do(ah too many commas). So just get a good 600 W PSU, and you're set for now as well as for future upgrades.

Edit 1: You could instead go with 16 or 32 GB RAM and get a 1080 Ti, and play at 1440p. Just a suggestion. A 1080 does 4K, but it won't even get you 60 FPS at High/Ultra. The 1080 Ti will.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

title says $1500 but pcpp lists a 2100 buudget, so took some liberty :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($155.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1877.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-11 07:24 EDT-0400

 

[The Shadow Rose]

title says $1500 but pcpp lists a 2100 buudget, so took some liberty :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($155.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1877.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-11 07:24 EDT-0400

True but im getting the ram for less then half price on ebay and only getting 32 gbs of it and im getting the 1080 for $350 on ebay to so in the end its about $1500 >.> ebays awesome

Just wondering though. Is there any aspect of that you think i should add? I picked corsair for their warantee and how if it leaks they will even pay for anything it damages which is awesome. I do wonder if there are any other better liquid cooled systems. I also picked my case cause i love the look and it can fit anything etc. I wasnt sure about the ram but it was cheap and 3000 mhz in white so that seemed fine. Motherboard seemed good so i do want to know why you changed it and i was thinking of upping the hard drive but wasn't sure which was the best.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

take the ram n gpu from ebay n save some cash. the MSI is good. but the asus has inbuilt wifi and is on par with msi. mobo is ur choice again. i chose the p400S cuz its a good case with tempered glass panel. i think the noctis is a bit pricey. but if it fits in ur budget, who am i to complain XD. the kraken x62 cooler is one of the best and is def better than h100i v2
the other parts r quality components. would recommend u to get them 😉

 

[The Shadow Rose]

take the ram n gpu from ebay n save some cash. the MSI is good. but the asus has inbuilt wifi and is on par with msi. mobo is ur choice again. i chose the p400S cuz its a good case with tempered glass panel. i think the noctis is a bit pricey. but if it fits in ur budget, who am i to complain XD. the kraken x62 cooler is one of the best and is def better than h100i v2
the other parts r quality components. would recommend u to get them 😉

Thanks for the help ^.^

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Glad to

 

[The Shadow Rose]

Glad to

Also i was looking through your mobo and i honestly liked it more then mine till i saw that it auto OCed all the ram. I have no interest in ocing at all and never plan to use it so sadly i wont use the mobo. I rather have a bit less power then have things get ruined faster x.x

 

[Isokolon]

Honestly with a rad I wouldn't pick the P400S
I've heard from several people now that you can't put a rad top in that case.
And front rads...aren't my thing tbh.
A Phanteks Enthoo Pro (M) would be a better fit for liquid cooling

 

[Lucky_SLS]

thats the whole point of having a z270 mobo. if u dont want to overclock at all, a locked i7 7700 on a b250 mobo with 2400mhz rams is the way to go and will also cost less.
but dont worry, those parts r meant to be OC'ed, hence the auto OC profiles on the strix mobo.