New build please critique

[jboparai21]

This will be a gaming build. Right now on my current PC which I built in 2013-2014 (i5 3570k & 760 GTX) I'm having trouble playing Forza Horizon 3 at 1080p lowest settings possible. I plan on getting Forza Horizon 4. Also, I plan on getting a 1440p monitor w/144hz refresh rate and possibly 4K in the future.

Right now this build underneath is about $500 more than what I want to spend. Preferably I want to keep the build no more than $2000 but I don't think that's going to happen. I think I can skimp on the case a bit for sure but I want to keep a RGB theme. My current case Coolermaster HAF 912 is pretty boring so I'm excited to get a windowed case. I'm wondering if I should go with a i5 8600k as well instead of the i7 to save a little. Please leave some tips. Thanks.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ (Updated)

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E (LGA 1151)
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO RGB
RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200
GPU: Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 Ti
SSD: 1TB Samsung 860 EVO
HD: WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive
Fans: Corsair LL Series RGB x 3
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G1+, 80 Plus Gold 850W, Fully Modular
Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB

My Current build:

Motherboard: ASRock z77 extreme4 (LGA1155)
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K (OC'd to 4.2ghz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
RAM: GSkill Ripjaw 8GB (2 x 4GB) @1600mhz
GPU: MSI Twin Frozr 760 GTX OC
SSD: Kingston 120GB
HD: WD 1TB
Fans: Cooler Master 200m LED (Intake), Cooler master LED 3 x 80mm (Exhaust)
PSU: Corsair HX750i
Case: Coolermaster HAF 912

 

[julienruc]

Well there's not much to critique about this build. It's high quality and fits perfectly with each other.

As for your budget issue. You could save up some money on the CPU indeed. If you're only going to be gaming. An i5-6600k is all you need. So you can get the 8600k or 8700k if you want. It's only if you're streaming that you might need an i7, but TBH you can use your old build as a dedicated streaming PC, it'll be able to handle 720p60fps.

You could also cut back by going with a 500Gb SSD instead of 1 Tb.

As well as on the PSU, there are other cheaper and still very good options out there. 850 is also overkill, your build will actually take no more than 500W. You could go for a 700-750W (RGB doesn't take much at all).

You could also postpone the cooler to a later date, that way you can use your old CPU cooler in the meantime. If you don't want to do this, you can switch to Ryzen. They have some fantastic options as well. Will save you some money as they include a cooler as well.

 

[jboparai21]

Well there's not much to critique about this build. It's high quality and fits perfectly with each other.

As for your budget issue. You could save up some money on the CPU indeed. If you're only going to be gaming. An i5-6600k is all you need. So you can get the 8600k or 8700k if you want. It's only if you're streaming that you might need an i7, but TBH you can use your old build as a dedicated streaming PC, it'll be able to handle 720p60fps.

You could also cut back by going with a 500Gb SSD instead of 1 Tb.

As well as on the PSU, there are other cheaper and still very good options out there. 850 is also overkill, your build will actually take no more than 500W. You could go for a 700-750W (RGB doesn't take much at all).

You could also postpone the cooler to a later date, that way you can use your old CPU cooler in the meantime. If you don't want to do this, you can switch to Ryzen. They have some fantastic options as well. Will save you some money as they include a cooler as well.

Thanks for replying. 850w PSU is definetely overkill. I will consider a 750w for sure. Are you sure about going with a i5 6600k? I'm afraid it will be the first component to bottleneck. I'd have to change the Mobo as well. Other then that I can defintely settle for a 500GB SSD. Also, I'd probably just go with a 1TB HD.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Use your current power supply and maybe upgrade to the 9600 k and z390, releases in a few weeks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8086K 4GHz 6-Core Processor ($519.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 240 74.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($214.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($196.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($130.99 @ PC-Canada)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Extreme Video Card ($575.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa C23 TG RGB Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1902.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-05 02:02 EDT-0400

Would advice you to swap the intake fans for static pressure ones. Have the rad in the top as exhaust.

 

[julienruc]

Well there's not much to critique about this build. It's high quality and fits perfectly with each other.

As for your budget issue. You could save up some money on the CPU indeed. If you're only going to be gaming. An i5-6600k is all you need. So you can get the 8600k or 8700k if you want. It's only if you're streaming that you might need an i7, but TBH you can use your old build as a dedicated streaming PC, it'll be able to handle 720p60fps.

+100$ to spare.
You could also cut back by going with a 500Gb SSD instead of 1 Tb.

As well as on the PSU, there are other cheaper and still very good options out there. 850 is also overkill, your build will actually take no more than 500W. You could go for a 700-750W (RGB doesn't take much at all).

You could also postpone the cooler to a later date, that way you can use your old CPU cooler in the meantime. If you don't want to do this, you can switch to Ryzen. They have some fantastic options as well. Will save you some money as they include a cooler as well.

Thanks for replying. 850w PSU is definetely overkill. I will consider a 750w for sure. Are you sure about going with a i5 6600k? I'm afraid it will be the first component to bottleneck. I'd have to change the Mobo as well. Other then that I can defintely settle for a 500GB SSD. Also, I'd probably just go with a 1TB HD.

Actually, @Lucky_SLS is right, I didn't notice but your old PSU the HX750i is even better than the G1+. You could still use it and save quite some cash here.

As for the CPU, I only spoke about the i5-6600k for context. But, I just noticed you said your budget was 2,000$ before saying that you're 500$ over-budget.

Now I don't know where you looked at for prices but your original build fits your budget, I even upgraded some of it (CPU & RAM). Have a look:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8086K 4GHz 6-Core Processor ($439.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.60 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($198.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3466 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($167.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($34.42 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($34.42 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($34.42 @ Newegg)
Total: $1871.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-05 02:37 EDT-0400

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ Canadian dollars.

 

[julienruc]

^ Canadian dollars.

Ahh! Well that makes more sense then.

I guess in that case @Lucky's build is pretty solid. What I came up with is pretty similar except that I made some tweaks to try and keep your aesthetic choices (RGB + Case):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($488.99 @ PC-Canada)
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 240 74.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($254.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($211.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Extreme Video Card ($575.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($209.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($40.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($40.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($40.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1964.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-05 06:37 EDT-0400

Except that in order to fit all that, I took off any storage as you can use your old storage options and then upgrade in the near future.

 

[jboparai21]

Thanks guys. I will see what I can do with what you guys provided.

 

[jboparai21]

I was thinking about a Ryzen 7 1800x build. It would save me $170 versus a i7 8700K. I did some research and the only advantage in terms of gaming is that the 8700k gets about 10fps better. Or Ryzen 7 2700X and still save $100.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

The 1070ti is good for 2k 144hz or 2560x1080 144hz.

But ryzen will limit that to 110-120fps, I mean bottlenecking.

This might just cause very little to no noticeable repeated frames or some times a little bit stuttering in a 144hz monitor. If you are OK with that, go for the 2700X build.

Alternative : just swap the cpu for the just released 9600k. You won't loose any gaming performance.

 

[jboparai21]

I'm still thinking about going with the 8700k because I heard the 9700k doesn't have hyperthreading. The price for the i9 9900k is ridiculous.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

You don't need 12 threads to game. 8 threads is sufficient for gaming.

Even 6 is enough if it's just gaming without any streaming, hence my 9600k suggestion.