New PC Build - Reviews Desperately Needed

[Mr Evasive]

Hello everyone. I have three potential builds that need some serious looking over. I’m open to any and all opinions, so please feel free to critique away. 😀

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jNn9hq
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9NpQ8K
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YXxxD8

I also have some questions, in no particular order, that I would love answered.

1. Windows 10 Home or Pro? (64bit only or 32/64bit)

2. Do I wait for Volta or purchase a 1080ti now?

3. Which optical drive should I purchase?

4. Recommendation on the best HDD. (2TB or 3TB)

5. 32GB RAM instead of 16GB RAM for headroom with gaming and streaming?

Thanks a lot guys/gals! I really appreciate it very much.

 

[derekullo]

1. Windows 10 Home is perfectly fine for most people. Windows 10 Pro allows you to join domains, use bitlocker and use remote desktop.

2. Personally I'm waiting for Volta, im hearing anywhere from 50% to 100% higher performance than current cards.

3. I bought a blu-ray drive for my computer when I built it in 2014 and have never used it. The biggest question is do you want a blu-ray reader or a burner. 50 gigabyte+ flash drives aren't that expensive and are much more durable and faster than a flash drive.

4. The size of your hard drive depends on what you intend to put on them. I use 1 terabyte ssd for all my games and Windows and a 16 terabyte raid 5 for my movies and music. When I build my next computer I will probably opt for a 2 terabyte ssd as my game/OS drive. Either an 960 Pro or Optane if Optane has reached multi-terabyte status by then.

5. Ram is cheap. You might as well go for 32 gigabytes. What's an extra $150 on your ram when your graphics card is $700+.
If I need to to open 40 tabs in firefox while playing WoW and multiboxing in Eve, i know my ram won't be an issue.

 

[derekullo]

I like the first ... most expensive build ... the best.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jNn9hq

I'd wait for Volta and downgrade windows 10 to home, unless you need the Pro features.

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/features/windows-10-home-vs-windows-10-pro-differences-new-features-718532

 

[Major_Trouble]

Your builds are bit a varied. One has a GPU others don't. One has a 650w PSU the others 850w and your HDD choices are all over the place as well.

1. You'll need a 64bit OS. Home vs Pro doesn't really matter to most users. Whichever is the cheaper. If you have a Win 7 OS you could still use it to upgrade a new build to Win 10 for free.

2. Hard one to call. The 1080ti is a fantastic card for current gaming needs.

3. Do you need an optical drive these days? USB flash memory is so cheap.

4. One of your builds has a 6Tb drive. You obviously feel the need for plenty of storage but it's really only you that knows how much you actually need. Don't forget you can add more later if you need.

5. 16Gb would be enough but if your streaming etc then I'd probably go with 32Gb of 3200mhz ram.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

16gb of ram is fine for gaming and streaming. No issues there.

The 1080ti came as the last planned card in pascal. So you can expect the 2080ti or 1180ti at a much later stage. If you want, u can go for the evga ftw3 iCX since evga offers the upgrade plan when the next gen comes.

I just came up with a high end rig, including a monitor :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($404.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H110i 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($110.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($186.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($240.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card ($785.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase Maker 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - ML140 PRO RGB (2 pack w/Lightning Node PRO) 55.4 CFM 140mm Fans ($80.53 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC - AG352UCG 35.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor ($899.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $3360.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-18 03:08 EST-0500

 

[Marko9111]

1080ti is truly great cardI have mine watercooled and 2037mhz/12000mhz OCed,pulls around 75FPS on 4K!(witcher III,CIV VI,Tomb Rider,Hitman)-max settings.
In my opinion next gen volta wont give you a 50% boost in performance nor it will hit the shelves next year(cuz there is no competition for even this model)
Evo 960 1 TB-I posses two of them,best buy decision ever!
Avoid HDD at all cost.
Third option all the way,just upgrade that 250GB Nvme to 1 TB.and you're all set.Great case for air or watercooling,great mobo,great CPU,and personally if there is some money left,buy 1080ti!you won't regret!

 

[Hellfire13]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Mr Evasive : "New PC Build Ideas"

Hello everyone. I have three potential builds that need some serious looking over. I’m open to any and all opinions, so please feel free to critique away. 😀

Note: I have purposely left out some stuff in the second and third builds listed below.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jNn9hq
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9NpQ8K
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YXxxD8

I also have some questions, in no particular order, that I would love answered.

1. Windows 10 Home or Pro? (64bit only or 32/64bit)

2. Do I wait for Volta or purchase a 1080ti now?

3. Which optical drive should I purchase?

4. Recommendation on the best HDD?

Thanks a lot guys/gals! I really appreciate it very much.

Bump.

There is nothing much of use in Pro, specially for gaming build... https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/features/windows-10-home-vs-windows-10-pro-differences-new-features-718532

Volta is supposed to be 30% better performer. But the release dates are still tentative... http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3421311/true-volta-thread/page-2.html#20462422

WD Black is the best brand if money is not an issue.

Optical drive... https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2v9KHx/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas




This is around $800 less with same performance...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($404.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($197.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($240.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.39 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card ($774.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake - Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2250.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-18 13:00 EST-0500

Thank you very much Hellfire. I greatly appreciate your help. Do you prefer your build to the three that I listed above?

Performance will be same. But if you want bling factor, you can get the Maximus code. It has a better sound codec and reinforced expansion slots as well as couple of extra handy features. That is the only change i can suggest.