Rate my PC (Future build plan for Cyber Monday)

[fulltorva505]

Just a gaming machine that I hope will handle 1080p AAA titles at 100fps+ for at least a few years to come, let me know if you'd change anything I'd really appreciate it

**CPU** | [Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/C9hj4D/intel-core-i7-8700-32ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i78700) | $301.99 @ Newegg Business
**CPU Cooler** | [CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7) | $34.89 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MJkcf/asus-prime-z370-a-atx-lga1151-motherboard-prime-z370-a) | $166.89 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qGqbt6/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvgb) | $154.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8jH48d/sandisk-ssd-plus-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sdssda-240g-g26) | $53.99 @ Adorama
**Storage** | [Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CbL7YJ/seagate-barracuda-2tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm006) | $54.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V4M323/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-windforce-oc-8g-video-card-gv-n1080wf3oc-8gd) | $494.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cTQypg/corsair-case-200r) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y88H99/evga-supernova-g3-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0650) | $69.89 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $94.89 @ OutletPC
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1527.49
| Mail-in rebates | -$60.00
| **Total** | **$1467.49**

 

[feelinfroggy777]

That is a decent build for now, but it may not be in November. We may have new Nvidia and AMD GPUs and there may be some CPU refreshes out by then. So I would just wait to think about this till about a month out.

 

[fulltorva505]

That is a decent build for now, but it may not be in November. We may have new Nvidia and AMD GPUs and there may be some CPU refreshes out by then. So I would just wait to think about this till about a month out.

I had thought as much. A month from now is when I can expect updates about that?

 

[phaelax]

That is one massive looking cooler. I always wondered how those giant heat sinks don't just snap the motherboard from the weight. The case looks similar to my Antec P180, with what appears to be a spot for a radiator on the top. Don't ya wanna be a cool kid and water cool that PC?

Overall seems like a solid build. Personally, I'd never spend that much on a GPU. Only thing I'd consider changing would be your SSD. I assume you're just going to use that for the OS and install games/apps on the seagate (im not a fan of seagate). I did the same thing and found out 250GB goes very fast, even without games installed on it. Win10 eats up a large chunk itself. So when I built my new system last fall, I went with a 512GB system drive instead.

I don't see you have any problems running games at 1080 with a 1080.

 

[fulltorva505]

That is one massive looking cooler. I always wondered how those giant heat sinks don't just snap the motherboard from the weight. The case looks similar to my Antec P180, with what appears to be a spot for a radiator on the top. Don't ya wanna be a cool kid and water cool that PC?

Overall seems like a solid build. Personally, I'd never spend that much on a GPU. Only thing I'd consider changing would be your SSD. I assume you're just going to use that for the OS and install games/apps on the seagate (im not a fan of seagate). I did the same thing and found out 250GB goes very fast, even without games installed on it. Win10 eats up a large chunk itself. So when I built my new system last fall, I went with a 512GB system drive instead.

I don't see you have any problems running games at 1080 with a 1080.

I figured I didn't need to go with water cooling as I don't plan on throwing largely CPU intensive tasks at this computer other than multiple applications. What cooler would you suggest? Are you recommending your case as well? I don't plan on spending this much when I actually buy it since it'll be around Black Friday/ Cyber Monday. Hopefully by then NVidia will have released their new lineup of graphics cards and prices will drop stacked with holiday sales. I will look into a 512gb drive

 

[phaelax]

I wasn't recommending my case over yours, merely that they looked very similar internally. While mine does provide more noise-canceling materials built into it, I paid way more for it 10 years ago. The case you selected I think is just fine.

I only suggest water cooling because I like things to be as silent as possible. I think it's just personal taste unless you plan to do some serious OC'ing. I use a Corsair H60, and in my testing I found in normal operations it doesn't do anything over a regular cooler does. It was only when OC'ing did I see a temperature difference.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

That is a decent build for now, but it may not be in November. We may have new Nvidia and AMD GPUs and there may be some CPU refreshes out by then. So I would just wait to think about this till about a month out.

I had thought as much. A month from now is when I can expect updates about that?

Rumors are Nvidia will release GPUs next month. So that is when I would begin to think about it more seriously.