New PC build plans. Any thoughts?

ciema17

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Hey guys. I haven't updated my PC in a while so i thought it was about time to get something new going for my gaming PC.

I sat down and put it all together in an hour or two with a budget of $3000 - $3500 (US).

My last build was pretty... well black. Not much of a color scheme, so this time I was thinking about something more RGB (leaning most towards light blue)

Parts might change by the time I get all the bits and pieces together, and I am opened to suggestions and comments.


CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooling: Thermaltake - Floe Riing RGB 360 TT Premium Edition 42.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

RAM: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory

GPU: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card

Case: Thermaltake - View 71 TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case

Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive / Western Digital - Caviar Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

PSU: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/46829J



My monitor and peripherals are staying whatever they are for now but I'm planning on upgrading monitor later on unless i have enough money left over

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0"

Mouse: Scimitar RGB Optical MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse — Black

Keyboard: CORSAIR K68 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red

Headset: Corsair VOID Stereo Gaming Headset

Speakers: Logitech Z323

 
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Why the dual SSD? Intel isn't overly affected by ram speeds. A 3000 kit of that RGB Gskill is plenty. I would go a bit higher on PSU wattage, for overclocking headroom. Coffee lake is kinda power hungry, when overclocking. You can get save some cash on GPU too, without losing performance. Got you an even better SSD also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Floe Riing RGB 360 TT Premium Edition 42.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($175.41 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z...

logainofhades

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Why the dual SSD? Intel isn't overly affected by ram speeds. A 3000 kit of that RGB Gskill is plenty. I would go a bit higher on PSU wattage, for overclocking headroom. Coffee lake is kinda power hungry, when overclocking. You can get save some cash on GPU too, without losing performance. Got you an even better SSD also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Floe Riing RGB 360 TT Premium Edition 42.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($175.41 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($449.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($904.98 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Thermaltake - View 71 TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.90 @ Newegg Business)
Other: Thermaltake TT Gaming PCI-E x16 3.0 Black Extender Riser Cable 200mm AC-053-CN1OTN-C1 ($23.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $2654.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-03 15:17 EDT-0400
 
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ciema17

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I honestly just popped in that second SSD because my bf needed one. Wanted to check the costs and forgot to get rid of it hahaha. I did check the Zotac card from PCPP, but looks like Newegg and Amazon are all sold out, or prices were much higher. Did find one on their official page though, only a little bit more expensive after taxes, which helps a lot. Rest of the input helps as well. Thanks :)
 
i would stay away from zotac cards, unless there is a clear budget issue, their cards runs quite hot,
also seems op wants to use all asus product for aura.


there is some application and game do take faster memory into consideration, also 3600mhz gskill ram are samsung b-die, 3000 mhz maybe a hynix die.
it means that you can get lower overall cas latency in that range (quicker random access). quick way is 1/(half of memory speed in ghz) * cas in ns
3600mhz c17 will be (1/1.8)*17 = 9.44ns
3000mhz c16 will be (1/1.5)*16 = 10.67ns

at your price range, here are the top performing ram speed for g'skill ram 3200Mhz cl14, 3600Mhz cl16.

i would agree with nvme ssd, you can raid 0 them as well, but there is diminishing return there vs a single m.2 drive.
 

logainofhades

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There is nothing wrong with Zotac cards. I have run a couple of them myself, and I have a friend with the GTX 1070 Amp, that he upgraded to, almost 2yrs ago. My Zotac GTX 770 has been a great card. I got it from a friend who ran F@H on it, and then I got it. I also ran F@H on it, until I upgraded it to a 780ti classified. A friend of mine was using it in his WoW rig, until a few days ago, when I upgraded him with my old GTX 980. The Amp editions have RGB capability as well. Not sure if Aura will work with it, to control it, though. Not something I have researched, as I am not much for RGB. My personal build has purple lighting.