Upgrade for my new 1080ti

keogh · 15 May 2017 at 08:12

hi guys,

I grabbed a EVGA GeForce 1080ti Founders the other day as part one of my upgrade to my slightly aging 5 year old GTX 680 machine, but now just need a new motherboard, CPU and RAM, and would like your advice/suggestions on what I've picked out below.

Worth noting now that there isn't any intention (certainly right now) to overclock this, so take that out the equation.

So far I'm looking at:

Intel i7-7700 4.2GHz Kaby Lake - LGA1151
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-62g-in.html

Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI Z270 Motherboard
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-54q-gi.html

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-24000C15 3000Mhz RAM
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...hannel-kit-black-cmk16gx4m2b30-my-445-cs.html

As I say, I don't plan on overclocking so would rather save on cash (without compromising) than pay extra for something that is clockable.

Happy to hear any suggestions or advice on this.

Btw, its to go with (obv) the 1080ti, but also a seasonic 620W PSU and a crucial 256gb SSD ... both of which will be upgraded in the future.

Thanks

craptakular · 15 May 2017 at 10:34

Why not buy a pre-overclocked bundle? I would go Ryzen 1700 overclocked, this way it is warranted with overclockers and guaranteed

mickyflinn · 15 May 2017 at 11:03

I would advise you not to get oem cpu which only has 1 year warranty get the retail version which has 3 years. Any intrest in looking at AMD ryzen cpu's ?

keogh · 15 May 2017 at 11:22

Hmm tbh I'm prob still stuck in 5 years ago where I wasn't interested in AMD, so just gone straight for Intel. Are AMD back in the game these days? I'm prob still inclined towards Intel, but happy to rethink that?

mickyflinn · 15 May 2017 at 11:30

Yes AMD are back and very competitve i would advise you to read some reviews.

Ryzen reviews.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=r...rd=cr&ei=IoMZWfqYFPPGXvXOr9gB#q=ryzen+reviews

keogh · 15 May 2017 at 12:34

Cool, I'll deffo take a read!

On the intel front thou, does what I listed above look ok? No issues with compatabilty with those (and my 1080ti)?

andreaboh1 · 15 May 2017 at 13:10

Amd are the best!

ExoMale · 15 May 2017 at 15:38

fyi OP, thats a good surname ha

Webzta · 15 May 2017 at 15:42

Can't go wrong with either really, +1 for choosing an overclocked bundle.

mickyflinn · 15 May 2017 at 18:44

The intel bundle you put together is good and should have no problems working together.

The link you posted above is for the 7700k which is overclockable along with the motherboard which will have an auto overclcoking feature if you decide to take advantage of it. Some people are against software overclking but for people who want ease it a useful tool.