Pc build advice

[kamielc]

I am going to buy my second game pc and i made a build just asking for some improvements or advice.(Its around 2300 dollar in my country)

CPU: Amd Ryzen 7 2700x 3.7GHz
CPU cooler: Corsair hydro 100i v2
RAM: G.Skill 16 Gb DDR4 3000
MoBo: MSI X370 Gaming Plus socket AM4
Power supply: Corsair RM750X(2018)
SSD(M.2): OCZ RD400 256GB
HDD: 2*Toshiba P300 1TB( for raid)
GPU: MSI GeForce 1080 Ti
Case: Thermaltake 37 view RGB

 

[Hellfire13]

Solid part selection. Very good quality components. Just make sure that board is 2700x ready.
Rest is fine.

 

[kamielc]

Is this one not? I am not so familiar with amd i read that this MoBo was compatible with ryzen 7th gen or is taht not enough? Thanks for fast reply.

 

[Hellfire13]

x370 is 1st gen Ryzen, but the latest batches of boards should come BIOS updated out of the box. x470 is Ryzen 2xxx ready out of the box.
If the board you have chosen is from one of the latest batches, it should come with its BIOS updated by default.
If not, your vendor can do it, so you can talk to him about that.
In the unlikely scenario of both the above options not being applicable, you can get a Ryzen Boot Kit free from AMD for updating the BIOS... https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ry...

 

[theyeti87]

Is this one not? I am not so familiar with amd i read that this MoBo was compatible with ryzen 7th gen or is taht not enough? Thanks for fast reply.

It's capable of running the 2700X, but it will have to have an up-to-date BIOS for it to acknowledge the CPU. X370 was launched with Ryzen 1.0, which is why the BIOS may need updated. You might luck out and get one that's more recently come off the production line, with newer BIOS.

 

[kamielc]

Thanks both for the answer i think i am going to buy the x470 then

 

[kamielc]

1 more question, for gaming purposes only is the ryzen 2700x better or the i7-8700K i looked at bench marks and they both got advantages so

 

[theyeti87]

1 more question, for gaming purposes only is the ryzen 2700x better or the i7-8700K i looked at bench marks and they both got advantages so

Really depends on the specific application. It is known that Intel does have the edge in most games, but that is not to say that Ryzen chips don't compete. It's a virtual tie between each company's chip counterparts, unless you've got a top-of-the-line graphics card like a 1080 Ti.

 

[Hellfire13]

1 more question, for gaming purposes only is the ryzen 2700x better or the i7-8700K i looked at bench marks and they both got advantages so

Varies from from game to game but in general, 8700k is better, specially when OCed. Thats because most games still favour faster cores.