Thoughts on this gaming build?

[Sham707]

Hi Everyone

Just wanted to get some thoughts on this gaming build that I am speccing up. I am mainly wanting to game at 144hz and play a mix of everything. I have already purchased the case as I absolutely love it (NZXT S340 White Elite). I also want the build to look pretty decent and clean.

What I am thinking:

Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600k 2.8GHz
Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 2x8GB White RGB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 GAMING iCX 8GB
Power Supply: EVGA 650W SuperNOVA G3 Gold
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD
Fans: 120mm NZXT Aer RGB Premium Fan x2 & HUE+, Winglet Tips

I am wanting to future proof slightly so have gone for the 8600k which I can overclock, hence the cooler as well. Wondering if this is a good set up or where I could save some of the costs? Comes to around £1,400 currently.

Thanks

 

[tamzzy]

future proof

8600k

lol

save some of the costs

120mm NZXT Aer RGB Premium Fan x2 & HUE+, Winglet Tips

lol

 

[tamzzy]

8700k, better ssd (860) for the same price

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £349.99
• 1 x Asrock Z370 Extreme 4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £142.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £149.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £424.99
• 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 AIO CPU Cooler= £49.99
• 1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E500B/EU)= £139.99
• 1 x NZXT Hue+ RGB Dual Channel LED Controller - White= £40.99

Total: £1,378.92 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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[orbitalwalsh]

will keep quite on intel upgrades, can see for yourself Q3 . would happily quote B360/H370 though

as for lifespan

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £127.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £149.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £424.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 2280 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0B)= £113.99
• 1 x Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi Single Tower Heatsink with Lumi RGB System= £59.99
• 1 x NZXT Aer RGB120 Dual 120mm Fan with HUE+ controller= £69.95

Total: £1,196.98 (includes shipping: £11.10)


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