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[Zachasaurs]

Im finally upgrading from my 4 year old budget pc build to a system that i hope can run many modern games very well and last me for 5-6 years without many future upgrades
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Zachasaurs/saved/yMCbvK
Im planning on purchasing in the next month or so and waiting a few months to get a new monitor as well.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated

 

[pohemi]

Looks like a really nice setup, and I don't see any conflicts or issues between the different parts, You should be rocking with it for years to come.

One thing I will recommend though, for the price that the 1TB drive will cost you, go ahead and get a 2 or even 3TB drive.

 

[jaslion]

Im finally upgrading from my 4 year old budget pc build to a system that i hope can run many modern games very well and last me for 5-6 years without many future upgrades
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Zachasaurs/saved/yMCbvK
Im planning on purchasing in the next month or so and waiting a few months to get a new monitor as well.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated

Can you get a z270 board you are getting a k series cpu and wasting money on a feautre you can't use (overclocking) if you don't get a z series board. Also I recommend you get a cryorig h7 as most liquid coolers fail after 4 ish years and those cheaper ones don't perform better and are louder than the normal air coolers. Also get a 250gb ssd 120gb is to small.

 

[Zachasaurs]

Looks like a really nice setup, and I don't see any conflicts or issues between the different parts, You should be rocking with it for years to come.

One thing I will recommend though, for the price that the 1TB drive will cost you, go ahead and get a 2 or even 3TB drive.

i didnt know that there was that much of a price discrepancy, i was looking at a wd black 1tb drive for faster read/write but if a 2tb is better what would you recommend?

 

[Zachasaurs]

Im finally upgrading from my 4 year old budget pc build to a system that i hope can run many modern games very well and last me for 5-6 years without many future upgrades
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Zachasaurs/saved/yMCbvK
Im planning on purchasing in the next month or so and waiting a few months to get a new monitor as well.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated

Can you get a z270 board you are getting a k series cpu and wasting money on a feautre you can't use (overclocking) if you don't get a z series board. Also I recommend you get a cryorig h7 as most liquid coolers fail after 4 ish years and those cheaper ones don't perform better and are louder than the normal air coolers. Also get a 250gb ssd 120gb is to small.

I was looking at this board because it came in a package i guess i wast paying attention to the inability to overclock with that chipset. What other boards in the price range can you recommend with the z270 chipset? Also i was planing on the ssd just being for windows and something like my browser and steam because the 250gb ones were much more expensive or i could upgrade to one in the future. Are there better choices for a fast m.2 at that higher storage capacity?

 

[13thmonkey]

Ditch the AIO water cooler, just get a nice big air cooler, like a cryorg, and then put the extra into a bigger SSD

 

[James Mason]

More value for less money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($126.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.98 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1628.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-08 17:15 EDT-0400

 

[Zachasaurs]

More value for less money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($126.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.98 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1628.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-08 17:15 EDT-0400

Are watercoolers just overrated? this is what im seeing from the thread, ive liked my hyper 212 evo but it seems to get really hot still with my fx-6300 and i have a feeling that the water cooler would stay at a lower temperature. If an air cooler like the cryorig one you recommended is better than ill go with that

 

[James Mason]

Kind of, they're quieter and "look" better for more cost.

But I'd actually change the cooler if you think the 212 evo wasn't enough:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.66 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($126.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.98 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1640.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-08 17:45 EDT-0400

 

[13thmonkey]

I wouldn't even say that they were always quieter.