2k gaming rig

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 19:29

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 21:44

I didnt choose the 8700K due to not wanting too use watercooling and to just use an air cooler or is running it over that 4GHz mark easily and reliably done on air cooling with an 8700k? and I want intel as I'm not overly well experienced with AMD
I didn't have a budget per component so no I wasn't looking to spend under £300 it was just a coincidence that it is
I decided on Hybrid Drives so could still keep lots of space while keeping faster boot times so took the compromise.
The remaining cash was to go towards a 27/28" monitor so can get high res 2560/1440

so for instance swap the motherboard and cpu and then leave the rest as it is so the changes would be to
CORE I7-8700K 3.7GHZ (COFFEE LAKE) SOCKET LGA1151 £409.99
Asus ROG Maximus X Hero £239.99

This then makes the total £2118.87 exc delivery

is it worth the extra £150 approx inc delivery?

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 22:13

swapping to a Asus ROG Strix F £197.99 and 8700k OEM (I thought I had that last time d'oh) £359.99 it totals £2026.87 exc delivery so £50approx more with delivery.
Is the cheaper board as easy to overclock as the more expensive? I dont want to go mad just something safe and reliable like 4.2/3
I suppose if I'm to spend that much I may as well spend £50 to get the better CPU, I just dont know if its worth compromising on the motherboard but I suppose by the time I'll need an upgrade it wont make any difference

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 22:23

Have an issue with Asus then? hahaha
any reason why you didnt choose the Aorus gaming 7?

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 22:43

fair enough it made me chuckle
so out of the option of Asus ROG strix and MSI Krait then the MSI would be the better option for me personally at £50 cheaper and as I dont want to use watercooling/dual lan ports etc and just want a good board thats easy and reliable to OC slightly to give a boost but on the other hand I dont want a pants one either when after 2 weeks wishing I'd spent the extra money

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 23:06

okay sounds good saved me some money and got a top machine

tom carver · 1 Jan 2018 at 23:46

MSI Z370 Krait Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £149.99
Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM £359.99
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX4M4C30 £389.99
Palit Geforce GTX 1080Ti Jetstream 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card £679.99
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX002) £66.95
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM + Free Assassins Creed (PC) (ST2000DX0 £83.99
Cooler Master MasterAir Pro 4 CPU Cooler £41.99
NZXT Noctis 450 White Mid-Tower Chassis £119.99
Cougar STX 750W 80 Plus 230V EU Power Supply - Black £55.99
Asus PB287Q 28" 3840x2160 TN 4K 60Hz 1MS Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £389.99
Total £2338.86 inc delivery

I'v included the 28" monitor as well to round off the list for the next few months

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 00:21

we could sit forever picking fault with a list hahaha
the monitor I want for the res and 4k
the SSHD I chose as I didnt want all my data on one drive so the compromise of keeping high space on both drives with decent boot times was to go for a hybrid as SSD are way more expensive for the space
the psu is a 750w psu I'm confused or go for a 750W evga/corsair?
I like the case
I DONT WANT WATERCOOLING haha which air cooler would you recommend instead of the master air pro 4?
I have faith in Corsair Vengeance, personal experiences when used other RAMS but I shall give the Teamgroup nighthawk a look at but arent they dual channel where as I had chosen 4x8 quad channel so in your opinion it wont make that much of a difference (I was just thinking of future swapping 2 of them out for 16Gb and then have 48Gb RAM)
I'v read tales of the Gigabyte model getting noise issues but we can say these things about anything that gets made so settled on the jetstream. If was to spend more than the base money I may as well spend more than £10 and get a mid range model.
Its finding that fine line when to stop spending that extra bit and to settle

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 00:26

The cooling of the CPU being air cooled is why I had the 7700k in my original list instead of the 8700k. I'v had bad experiences with watercooling haha sticking with air cooling now haha

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 00:37

so which air cooler for the 8700k?

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 00:46

hahahaha ok
swap the cougar PSU for EVGA Supernova GS 650W 80+ gold
the cooler for a bequiet dark pro 3
the gigabyte for the palit
and possibly slip in a 250Gb SSD as a boot drive as well as the 2 other HDD.

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 00:48

and possibly the RAM from a quad channel to dual channel

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 00:52

just because I have the budget doesnt mean I want to spend all of it haha.
I dont really want to be running all my programs and files off my boot drive so I will look at getting a SSD as a boot drive and then having 2 other HDD whether that be standard HDD or hybrid SSHD to run programs and store files but I dont want to spend more than I have to just because the budget covers it, if I can save some on a few compromises then the better the bank feels

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:04

it is I'm just explaining my reasoning for what I have chose. the advice has been greatly appreciated and taken on board which is why the list has changed so much since the OP. All I'm saying is if I can spend £x amount less than the budget then great saved some money by not spending all of it. I didnt say I wouldnt look into the advice of getting a 500Gb SSD and then a small HDD and later on have to invest in another HDD for more space.

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:28

So new list being

MSI Z370 Krait Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £149.99
Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM £359.99
NZXT Noctis 450 White Mid-Tower Chassis £119.99
Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix OC 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card £749.99
EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
Team Group Night Hawk LED 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - White Light (TH £239.99
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler £69.95
Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £149.99
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM006) £59.99
Acer H277HKsmipuz 27" 3840x2160 4K IPS Widescreen LED ZeroFrame Monitor - Silver/Black (UM.HH7EE.026 £349.99
Total £2360.76 inc delivery

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:32

replace the monitor for a acer predator 4k gsync 28" £529

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:42

now that is a list I like minus the monitor
and edition of windows haha
any reason for the seasonic PSU instead of evga and WD instead of seagate barracuda?
If I have to change the case to make sure the CPU stays cool by having a bigger cooler then so be it I'll have to look at a different case

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:45

would a beefier cooler fit with a nzxt Phantom Enthusiast? or is it a motherboard placement issue?

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:50

thats my rig sorted teamed up with a acer predator 28" 4k gsync

tom carver · 2 Jan 2018 at 01:54

PREDATOR 4K XB281HK 28" 3840X2160 TN G-SYNC GAMING WIDESCREEN LED MONITOR - BLACK/RED