So far, this is what I have. I've hit the main meat of the tower itself, but I'm looking for flare and other questions about the tower case.
(When I say no brainer, I mean you already know what I'm referring to, or I assume so. Not "It's a no brainer pick.")
Case: P400 Steel ATX White MID Tower Tempered Glass Amazon Link
PSU: HXi 1200i Platinum (Corsair) Amazon Link
OS ONLY HD (SSD) 250GB Samsung Evo 850 Amazon Link
Data Drive: Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD Newegg Link (Amazon is out of stock)
Graphics Card: ASUS Strix GTX 1080 (This is a no brainer)
CPU: Intel 7700k (Also a no brainer)
CPU Cooling System: Corsair Hydro H115 (280MM)
RAM: Ripjaw V 2x16 (x2 for 64 GB) Newegg Link (Item was on sale, also this has actually been purchased. Only item I've actually bought so far)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z270E Amazon Link
I am using a SSD (SMALL one at that) as my OS drive. It will do nothing but run the OS. Kind of large (yes this contradicts my "small" statement, but it's large for it being only for the OS, and small on the grand scheme of HDD space), but its a "good buy" for an SSD on amazon, it's relatively cheap, and it's fast for a SATA connection type drive. I'm not using the M.2 drive because I've read there are BIOS issues or the likes of it not being able to boot from the M.2 properly sometimes.
I went with the 960 EVO because it's a bit cheaper for only a small loss in read/write speed (and the pro is largely out of stock)
The STRIX GTX is for the lighting (and I'm an asus fanboy, alongside about an hour of review reading between the leading EVGA, I think gigabyte, and Asus reviews.)
The ASUS ROG Strix just hits what I need. I don't need what the Maximus series has to offer.
I'm sticking with air cooling for all except the CPU, as I've done this before and IMO, its not worth the extra money for a seemingly marginal improvement in throughput from less heat.
The Ripjaws I read about for almost 2 days. I compared between Corsair, Gskill, Ballistix, and HyperX, and I came to the conclusion of Ripjaws instead of Titans. Plus I think they look better. I went with 64GB because why not, and they were on sale for 194 for a pair (So I just bought two pairs).
So, my questions.
Is the case worth the value I'm putting inside it. Is there a better option for cooling as far as a white case with black contrast and blue accent lighting.
What size fans come on this case, or is it standard for most cases as the 140mm I think it is fans.
Do I need to purchase some sort of fan controller or additional power cords or USB plugs if I'm going to run blue LED Fans.
What's a good company that produces good quality fans that also don't look like a disco strobe show or like laser spotlights because they're too bright or too focused.
Does Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste really make a difference, or does any thermal paste actually work.
Finally, can someone, if they want to take the time, give me an outside look opinion on whether that build is actually good. I spent from Friday night to Sunday night looking at reviews and comparisons on all of those parts to come to the conclusion I did, except the case, which a friend referred me.
(When I say no brainer, I mean you already know what I'm referring to, or I assume so. Not "It's a no brainer pick.")
Case: P400 Steel ATX White MID Tower Tempered Glass Amazon Link
PSU: HXi 1200i Platinum (Corsair) Amazon Link
OS ONLY HD (SSD) 250GB Samsung Evo 850 Amazon Link
Data Drive: Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD Newegg Link (Amazon is out of stock)
Graphics Card: ASUS Strix GTX 1080 (This is a no brainer)
CPU: Intel 7700k (Also a no brainer)
CPU Cooling System: Corsair Hydro H115 (280MM)
RAM: Ripjaw V 2x16 (x2 for 64 GB) Newegg Link (Item was on sale, also this has actually been purchased. Only item I've actually bought so far)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z270E Amazon Link
I am using a SSD (SMALL one at that) as my OS drive. It will do nothing but run the OS. Kind of large (yes this contradicts my "small" statement, but it's large for it being only for the OS, and small on the grand scheme of HDD space), but its a "good buy" for an SSD on amazon, it's relatively cheap, and it's fast for a SATA connection type drive. I'm not using the M.2 drive because I've read there are BIOS issues or the likes of it not being able to boot from the M.2 properly sometimes.
I went with the 960 EVO because it's a bit cheaper for only a small loss in read/write speed (and the pro is largely out of stock)
The STRIX GTX is for the lighting (and I'm an asus fanboy, alongside about an hour of review reading between the leading EVGA, I think gigabyte, and Asus reviews.)
The ASUS ROG Strix just hits what I need. I don't need what the Maximus series has to offer.
I'm sticking with air cooling for all except the CPU, as I've done this before and IMO, its not worth the extra money for a seemingly marginal improvement in throughput from less heat.
The Ripjaws I read about for almost 2 days. I compared between Corsair, Gskill, Ballistix, and HyperX, and I came to the conclusion of Ripjaws instead of Titans. Plus I think they look better. I went with 64GB because why not, and they were on sale for 194 for a pair (So I just bought two pairs).
So, my questions.
Is the case worth the value I'm putting inside it. Is there a better option for cooling as far as a white case with black contrast and blue accent lighting.
What size fans come on this case, or is it standard for most cases as the 140mm I think it is fans.
Do I need to purchase some sort of fan controller or additional power cords or USB plugs if I'm going to run blue LED Fans.
What's a good company that produces good quality fans that also don't look like a disco strobe show or like laser spotlights because they're too bright or too focused.
Does Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste really make a difference, or does any thermal paste actually work.
Finally, can someone, if they want to take the time, give me an outside look opinion on whether that build is actually good. I spent from Friday night to Sunday night looking at reviews and comparisons on all of those parts to come to the conclusion I did, except the case, which a friend referred me.