My new rig! (Please Review)

Alkalinepro5 · 5 Nov 2017 at 12:49

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£173.99 )
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£109.97 )
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£175.10 )
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£131.94 )
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.50 )
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card (£585.64 )
Case: Corsair - 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.49 )
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.47 )
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Keyboard: Logitech - K270 Wireless Gaming Keyboard (£26.18 )
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse (£33.96 )
Total: £1432.24

IMHO this is the most horsepower I can get without spending silly money.

Key points:

- I plan to get this CPU up at 3.8Ghz on all six cores (max on this CPU, right?)
- From the reviews I have seen the stock cooler is enough for the above?
- How do you think the components gel together?

I think this is the best I can get for the money in terms of power. I would also consider Ryzen, but the intel chip just seems the best for the money!

Thoughts?

jigger · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:06

Wrong forum and d I'd remove the links. The price for the 8400 is a bit steep but not too bad considering the supply.

pastymuncher · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:08

You need to remove all of the links and names of competitors as it is against forum rules.

One thing I would advise is to buy it all from one place. By the time you have paid for shipping from multiple retailers you will most likely have wiped out any savings.

jigger · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:14

The 8400 isnt available and I'd say it's click bait. You're looking at £230 currently so I'd go with something else.

Alkalinepro5 · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:35

Oops. Apologies I will remove the links!

jigger said:
The 8400 isnt available and I'd say it's click bait. You're looking at £230 currently so I'd go with something else.

Oh bummer. I might hold off until the supply situation is sorted.

Jono8 · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:43

If i'm honest, with todays price drops on Ryzen and with coffeelake prices being bumped up stupidly (so hard to get an 8400 for the proper ~£170 price) i would be inclined to go with a 1700/1700x for that budget now.

jigger · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:49

Alkalinepro5 said:
Oh bummer. I might hold off until the supply situation is sorted.

X99 and a 5820K or Ryzen 1700 and Z370 board would both offer equal levels peformance and better platforms for similar cost.

It's looking like next year before Coffee supply will improve and AMD will have an improved Ryzen chip out by the then.

Alkalinepro5 · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:50

Jono8 you are probably right.

Has anyone come across a review of Ryzen 1700/1700x vs 8400?

Both OC'd which one is the better chip for gaming / general use (noting the 8400 wont go above 3.8 Ghz)?

jigger · 5 Nov 2017 at 13:55

Alkalinepro5 said:
Jono8 you are probably right.

Has anyone come across a review of Ryzen 1700/1700x vs 8400?

Both OC'd which one is the better chip for gaming / general use (noting the 8400 wont go above 3.8 Ghz)?

It depends a little on the games and settings but you wouldn't notice the difference in games between the usual suspects.

muon · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:20

What resolution you playing at?

For purely gaming I would probably pick an [email protected] over a [email protected] (average overclocks with stock coolers) when using a 1080Ti.

Alkalinepro5 · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:20

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£206.98)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.37)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£175.10)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£131.94)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.50)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card (£585.64)
Case: Corsair - 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.49)
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.45)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Keyboard: Logitech - K270 Wireless Gaming Keyboard (£26.18)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse (£33.86)
Total: £1434.53

Ryzen option. Or I could save a further chunk of cash and go for the R5 1600 which is going for a steal right now?

opethdisciple · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:21

Jono8 said:
If i'm honest, with todays price drops on Ryzen and with coffeelake prices being bumped up stupidly (so hard to get an 8400 for the proper ~£170 price) i would be inclined to go with a 1700/1700x for that budget now.

I was going to say something similar. But the 8400 is a 6 core and about £100 cheaper than a 1700.

I would still prefer the 1700 8/16 threads.

rs155 · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:23

I just went with a Ryzen 1700, Asus Strix B350 mobo and 16gb of 8pack mem@3200, I have been more than happy with the performance. I would only get a 370 mobo if i was running sli or crossfire.

Panos · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:31

Alkalinepro5 said:
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£206.98)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.37)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£175.10)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£131.94)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.50)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card (£585.64)
Case: Corsair - 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.49)
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.45)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Keyboard: Logitech - K270 Wireless Gaming Keyboard (£26.18)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse (£33.86)
Total: £1434.53

Ryzen option. Or I could save a further chunk of cash and go for the R5 1600 which is going for a steal right now?

Ryzen option is better. You either get the 8600K/8700K or get Ryzen. The 8400 is not what it seems, and with unknown clocks depending to the chip, shouldn't be touched.

muon · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:34

Panos said:
Ryzen option is better. You either get the 8600K/8700K or get Ryzen. The 8400 is not what it seems, and with unknown clocks depending to the chip, shouldn't be touched.

With a Z370 board should just be able to set it at 3.8. Clocks won't be unknown then.

opethdisciple · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:43

Depends why the OP went for the 8400 in the first place. Is it to save money?

Because although not my choice it is about £100 cheaper than a 1700.

muon · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:47

opethdisciple said:
Depends why the OP went for the 8400 in the first place. Is it to save money?

Because although not my choice it is about £100 cheaper than a 1700.

Looks like 1080Ti + minimum spend elsewhere without bottlenecking. For gaming thats better than a 1080 + 8600K/8700K/1700X/1800X.

opethdisciple · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:48

muon said:
Looks like 1080Ti + minimum spend elsewhere without bottlenecking. For gaming thats better than a 1080 + 8600K/8700K/1700X/1800X.

It's a non 'k' chip tho. Does it come unlocked for overclocking?

Jono8 · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:50

opethdisciple said:
I was going to say something similar. But the 8400 is a 6 core and about £100 cheaper than a 1700.

opethdisciple said:
Because although not my choice it is about £100 cheaper than a 1700.

Not after today's drops!

muon · 5 Nov 2017 at 14:53

Yeh they are about the same now.

1600 about £80 cheaper.