My new computer build.

[nickpike]

It's time to build a new computer. I play a little flight sim, and thought I'd go higherish spec as I will run it for a few years. The GPU has the correct sockets for my two monitors, Any build comments/ suggestions welcomed. For example, are components relatively well matched and comparable? Cost is not that important. I just want a decent spec without going too mad.


CPU.............................Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz Quad-Core LGA 1151 Processor
CPU COOLER.................Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2
THERMAL PASTE............Arctic Cooling MX-2 4G Thermal Paste
MOTHERBOARD..............Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming Motherboard
MEMORY......................Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory
SSD............................WD Blue 500GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD
HDD............................WD Black 1TB 3.5" SATA Desktop Hard Drive
GPU............................Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - DUAL-GTX1060-6G 6 GB GDDR5
PSU............................Corsair RM850i RMi Series 850 Watt
WIFI...........................ASUS PCE-N15 - Wireless-N300 PCIe
CASE..........................Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Midtower Silent PC Case
ADDED FANS................Corsair Air ML140 Pro 140mm twin pack
ADDED FANS................Corsair Air ML140 Pro 140mm twin pack
OS.............................Windows 10 Professional 64-bit OEM
Antistatic building kit

COST, approx £1300, about £400 cheaper than buying a ready built machine.

 

[Quartz]

You might find a Ryzen build better value. That PSU is overkill for a single GPU - 450W would suffice - and your GPU is underpowered compared with the rest of the system. What are the resolutions of your monitors? If you're going to run full-screen graphics on both at 1080p then I would suggest a GTX 1070 or GTX 1080.

 

[Quartz]

If you're considering VR, get yourself a GTX 1080 or 1080 Ti.

 

[Andythe Random]

A Ryzen build. a little more expensive, but not going mad. I have not added extra cooling as the included cooler is apparently quite decent. You could also save £50 by getting the non pro version of windows.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Base 600 Midi Tower Case - Black= £79.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-FQC-08929)= £147.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £109.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - White= £69.95
• 1 x Samsung PM961 Polaris 256GB M.2-2280 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £139.99
• 1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM010)= £43.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Edition 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card *PROMO*= £548.99

Total: £1,453.39
(includes shipping: £12.60)



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[nickpike]

Thanks guys, all useful stuff.