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Hi all, ive made a wish list of parts for a first time build for gaming that is fairly up to date and has some future proofing and potential for overclocking since i am interested to learn. I was going to order a pre built but it seems you get better value for money if you get your own parts and build it yourself anyway so quids in.
I have had a good look at compatibility and am pretty sure im on the right track but thought it wise to ask for some advice before i go ahead and spend a ton of money and end up needing to change parts straight away etc.
Im going to be using an NZXT Phantom 410 case i picked up.
At its core it will be either:
Ryzen 7 2700x with a Noctua nhd15s and ROG Crosshair VII Hero. Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz RAM. GPU would be a GTX 1070ti.
OR
Intel i7 8700k with a Noctua nhd15s and Z370 MAXIMUS X HERO. Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz RAM. GPU GTX 1070ti.
One thing im not getting my head around is what ports motherboards have and what goes in them but ive read a lot and hope that each motherboard i have chosen pairs well with its cpu and the 1070ti. Also whether the three hard drives ive listed below will be ok with each the maximus x hero and crosshair VII hero on the intel or amd build respectively.
Generally speaking though im wondering whether ill have any trouble fitting it all into the case ive got? The Noctua d15s is offset to allow more room for high profile RAM but the LPX looks pretty slim anyway. The case specs say it has options to remove drive space for a bigger gpu but the cooler seems pretty big.
I will be getting 3x120mm and 2x200mm case fans to fill extra spaces the case provides and have chosen the Noctua cooler because i have read AMD runs hotter in general and if i want to moderately overclock the i7 8700k without liquid cooling, it is a good alternative.
Ive selected a potential of three hard drives with a view to get two of them at least but id like advice on which ones and whether all three together will ultimately reduce performance.
First one is Samsung 970 Pro m.2 ultra fast ssd 512GB for operating system
Second is Samsung 860 EVO ssd 500GB for operating system
Last is Seagate Firecuda sshd 1TB for other storage.
Im under the impression that its better to put your operating system onto an ssd rather than anything else so wanted to have that but the m.2 offers a lot more speed for double the price of the 860 evo.
I have selected a 550w psu for the whole thing and am not sure if that will be sufficient. Also i would like to install a 16x 4k rewriter and need to know if the components will allow me to have it. At the moment i am not thinking about a sound card or networking card.
I have priced the builds at about £1600-1800 without accessories which is a lot to spend on a punt so if anyone has any advice at all regarding these two builds i would greatly appreciate your reply.
Many thanks
I have had a good look at compatibility and am pretty sure im on the right track but thought it wise to ask for some advice before i go ahead and spend a ton of money and end up needing to change parts straight away etc.
Im going to be using an NZXT Phantom 410 case i picked up.
At its core it will be either:
Ryzen 7 2700x with a Noctua nhd15s and ROG Crosshair VII Hero. Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz RAM. GPU would be a GTX 1070ti.
OR
Intel i7 8700k with a Noctua nhd15s and Z370 MAXIMUS X HERO. Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200mhz RAM. GPU GTX 1070ti.
One thing im not getting my head around is what ports motherboards have and what goes in them but ive read a lot and hope that each motherboard i have chosen pairs well with its cpu and the 1070ti. Also whether the three hard drives ive listed below will be ok with each the maximus x hero and crosshair VII hero on the intel or amd build respectively.
Generally speaking though im wondering whether ill have any trouble fitting it all into the case ive got? The Noctua d15s is offset to allow more room for high profile RAM but the LPX looks pretty slim anyway. The case specs say it has options to remove drive space for a bigger gpu but the cooler seems pretty big.
I will be getting 3x120mm and 2x200mm case fans to fill extra spaces the case provides and have chosen the Noctua cooler because i have read AMD runs hotter in general and if i want to moderately overclock the i7 8700k without liquid cooling, it is a good alternative.
Ive selected a potential of three hard drives with a view to get two of them at least but id like advice on which ones and whether all three together will ultimately reduce performance.
First one is Samsung 970 Pro m.2 ultra fast ssd 512GB for operating system
Second is Samsung 860 EVO ssd 500GB for operating system
Last is Seagate Firecuda sshd 1TB for other storage.
Im under the impression that its better to put your operating system onto an ssd rather than anything else so wanted to have that but the m.2 offers a lot more speed for double the price of the 860 evo.
I have selected a 550w psu for the whole thing and am not sure if that will be sufficient. Also i would like to install a 16x 4k rewriter and need to know if the components will allow me to have it. At the moment i am not thinking about a sound card or networking card.
I have priced the builds at about £1600-1800 without accessories which is a lot to spend on a punt so if anyone has any advice at all regarding these two builds i would greatly appreciate your reply.
Many thanks
