New build, need some feedback

[Quanticriver]

Hi all
Building a desktop for my kid brother
The only "fixed" part is the i7 8700

CASE:
Coolermaster mb520 (his preference)
MOBO:
ASUS PRIME Z370-P
RAM:
Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666mhz
SSD:
Samsung 500 GB, 970 EVO SSD
HDD:
WD Blue 1TB (7200 rpm)
GPU:
MSI GTX 1060 6G
PSU:
Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W

The gpu is meant to be a placeholder until the next gen arrives

I found most of the components on pcpartpicker
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XZysnH

 

[Eximo]

That will work. No particular reason for a Z370 board, you can opt for a B360 or H310/H370 motherboard to save a little money.

I suggest an aftermarket CPU cooler for the i7, that will keep it in its boost profile longer and should make it quieter.

I would also argue that if this is primarily for gaming the i5-8400, or keeping the Z370 and getting the overclock i5-8600k, would be more straight forward. But if he is interested in any more non-gaming workloads (streaming, video editing, virtual machines, etc) then the i7 is a good pick.

 

[jaslion]

Hi all
Building a desktop for my kid brother
The only "fixed" part is the i7 8700

CASE:
Coolermaster mb520 (his preference)
MOBO:
ASUS PRIME Z370-P
RAM:
Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666mhz
SSD:
Samsung 500 GB, 970 EVO SSD
HDD:
WD Blue 1TB (7200 rpm)
GPU:
MSI GTX 1060 6G
PSU:
Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W

The gpu is meant to be a placeholder until the next gen arrives

I found most of the components on pcpartpicker
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XZysnH

You can save a fair bit of money and get a regular sata ssd.
The 550w version of the psu is plenty.
With the 8700 when you are getting a z370 board? You are getting a board to oc but getting a locked cpu.
Also you need a cooler regardless if you get the k version of the 8700 or not.

 

[logainofhades]

Made changes, going by the PCPP pricing, to get something better, for less.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA - XPG 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.54 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1268.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 17:02 EDT-0400

 

[Quanticriver]

Thanks for the replies, i will definitely add an aftermarketcooler to the list!
Do you guys have any suggestions?
I'll also reconsider the mobo, B360 probably
I tried to persuade my brother to take the i5 8400 as well, no avail
The reason i'm picking a overpowered PSU is because the pc will be incrementally upgraded as time passes, so i figured it would give it some headroom (e.g. enthousiast GPU upgrade)

One thing i don't understand fully is why i should go for a sata ssd and not for a M.2 one?
Doesn't a b360 mobo warrant more read/write speed then a sata ssd can manage?

 

[Quanticriver]

Made changes, going by the PCPP pricing, to get something better, for less.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA - XPG 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.54 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1268.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-08 17:02 EDT-0400

Nice effort man
Unfortunately i live in Belgium, prices are not the same here, i don't think i can get parts off pcpartpicker shipped here that easily too

 

[logainofhades]

There is a Belgium option. You can put a build together there, and we can try to find you a better deal.

https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/

 

[Eximo]

NVMe drives are faster, but it is hard for the average user to generate queue depths high enough to matter. Random I/O and latency are the real gains over a hard drive.

So the effective outcome is 10 second Windows boot times vs 7 seconds. Or 45 second game map load times over 30 second times.

2.5" Sata SSDs are just much cheaper per GB. I like the clean look of an M.2 drive, and you can get SATA drives in that form factor as well without too much extra expense.

 

[Quanticriver]

That will get a bit too convoluted But i will check the parts you suggested on the eu market too, maybe i can swap around a bit

 

[Quanticriver]

There is a Belgium option. You can put a build together there, and we can try to find you a better deal.

https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/

Nice!

 

[Quanticriver]

There is a Belgium option. You can put a build together there, and we can try to find you a better deal.

https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/

I tried the belgian pcpartpicker but it is giving me consistently pricier options then what i can find on the eu websites i've been checking manually

 

[logainofhades]

Yea, the German one is usually the best for Euro pricing. The others aren't as fleshed out yet.