Newbie PC Build - How does this look?

[billy_ileris]

Hello Tom's HW community,

I'm a complete newbie at building PC's (first day looking into components on PC Case Gear) - I have the assistance of a friend who built a PC 4-5 years ago, but he said a lot has changed.

The components we've picked, he made sure to match the CPU socket to the Motherboard, and have also matched things like ram speed to the motherboards, Motherboard ATX/Form factor size etc. to the best of his abilities (limited as they are) - though he recommended you guys, said you're one of the best if not the best community for this sort of thing.

We have managed to put these pieces together, and have kept the price range at $2000 AUD give or take 10% total price.

Below is a list of components, if anyone can see any issues or suggestions for better pieces - bang for buck - let me know. The PC will be primarily used for CAD programs (does not support multithreading, so limited cores and higher clock speeds seem to be better), Photoshop, illustrator, and some gaming in my downtime - primarily Battlefield 1, Fallout, Skyrim, etc. so decent RAM and a solid GPU for graphics, mods, etc.

The case I would like a minimalistic form, I'm an architecture student, so as far as stereotypes go, not much can be done about that...

So, here's the list:

Motherboard: ASRock H270 Performance Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700K

GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 Dual Fan OC 8GB

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4

Power Supply: be quiet! Power 600W

Memory: Intel 600P Series 512GB M.2 SSD

CPU Fan: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim CPU Cooler

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Mid Tower White


Also if there's any cheap and cheerful 4K monitors that will do the trick on the games mentioned above.

Thanks again - any assistance is greatly appreciated.

 

[Barty1884]

While appreciating you want/need the higher clock speed - pairing a "K" SKU with an H270 is a bit of a waste, as you're not able to overclock.

Even if it's not something that appeals to you right now, I'd keep your options open with a "Z" board. If nothing else, it'll help the resale value in future.

A 1070 + 4K Monitor (for gaming, at least) is going to be underwhelming and, for the budget...... I'd expect to do a bit better.


At the budget, a 1070TI or 1080 is going to be about the "best" you can do...... while strong GPUs, they're not going to be ideal for higher-end gaming at 4K. But medium(ish) settings on average should be achievable.

I'd look to something more like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($430.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Intel - 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($229.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Edition Video Card ($699.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case ($128.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Antec - High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ Umart)
Total: $2077.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-01 01:09 AEDT+1100


For monitors, it really depends what you quantify as "cheap".
4K is going to set you back a minimum $500 AUS.

For "work" grade colour reproduction (that can also game), you'd likely be better served more in the $700+ range, and I'd suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Dell - P2715Q 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($730.00 @ Umart)
Total: $730.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-01 01:12 AEDT+1100

 

[jmckinney28]

Agree with Barty, you should be getting a Z270 board and with that budget a 1070ti or 1080 should be attainable.
Also, look into 1440p 144hz monitors. I think you will have a much better experience at 1440p 144hz than 4k 60hz.