Help with new Gaming PC

Vladislav

Vladislav

Vladislav

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Hey im planning a new PC for games and multitasking and hope to get some advice on what is best.
My monitor is Acer X34, 3440x1440 100 hz.
Some of my preferred parts are not included in online configurator so i will need to give a call to OCUK to arrange it, right?
Here is my basket that i did quickly without much of a research:

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Midi Glass silver
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair Hero 6 X370
CPU: Ryzen 1800x
CPU cooler: FrostFlow 240L (here is a question is it the best Cooler or I can get a better and quieter one?)
Memory: here im lost, but im looking for at least 3200-3600 mhz and low latency, providing 1800x will run it in full? Please advice here. Looking for 32 gb, 2 sticks of 16.
GPU: 1080 Ti, i will have to wait for custom made Ti a few weeks i guess?
M.2 SSD: 960 Pro 512 GB.
SSD 1: Samsung 850 Evo 2.0 TB
Power supply: Again im lost, what will be the best for this build? im not planning to go SLI, but i might upgrade GPU in the future of course.

Thats it i think, please let me know if i missed something or can improve somewhere.
Thank you.

P.S. Do i need a Wifi card with it? or hero 6 got it covered? good wifi connection is important :)
 
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The Frostflow 240L is a pretty average 240mm AIO really, from what I have seen on reviews it performs as well as most other AIOs of that size, within a couple of degrees, and its noise levels are pretty normal, not the quietest but not the worst. The problem of course is AM4 compatibility at the moment with it being so new, so it has that going for it.

Memory wise around 3000-3200mhz looks to be the sweet spot for Ryzen, of course you can get some thats capable of more but it will probably be a bit of a waste. I've been impressed with my Corsair LPX stuff but to be honest most RAM comes with a good warranty these days so I would just go for the cheapest 3000mhz+ kit, or one you like the look of most if you prefer the looks.

You'll have to wait a little bit longer for the AIB 1080Tis of course, I would probably go for the Asus ROG one that matches your motherboard.

PSU wise, something 550w+ is fine for a single card set up, something gold rated or better. This one on offer at the moment would look good in your silver enthoo evolv case. Superflower units are also very good.

My basket at Overclockers UK:


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You will need to add a WiFi card as the motherboard doesn't have it on board.

Also OcUK should be able to build what you want, so long as the parts are in stock of course!
 
Save some money and get the R7 1700 and overclock it. I read elsewhere that the Guys at OCUK have had the R7 1700 at just over 4GHz on the Asus Crosshair board using a 240mm AIO cooler.

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1700-overclocked-4ghz/

A 750W power supply would be enough if you ever plan to SLI, otherwise a 550W is fine. I might be wrong but I don't think fast Ram helps much with Ryzen, so a 2400MHz - 2666Mhz will probably be enough. You can ask the tech Guys when you ring to change your spec.
 
Thanks again, over a month later im still havent got a build, im waiting for all the updates to make sure my system will be stable. Been reading loads of reviews past month. Apparently fast ram is very important for Ryzen, and 3200 mhz gives extra 5-10 fps in games according to reviews.

But checking OCUK stock memory, what ram you recommend for it? ideally i want 32 GB since my laptop from 4 years ago have 16 :) 2 sticks of 16 and at least 3200 mhz or if possible higher 3600-3866? providing it will work 100% at that speed.
Or is it still better to wait even more for May update from AMD for better support for overclocked memory?

Also i still undecided about motherboard...ehh :)
 
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