New PC build: Help

[alxrocks]

Good evening guys,

Just looking for some ideas on a build, I have a Zotak AMP Extreme 1080 already, so don't need a GPU. I just would like some help with the rest. Ideally looking around £1500 if possible, with a CPU that's 5 years future proof as my current system appears to bottleneck. Really want to run everything just from an SSD, unless that hinders my systems for gaming?

Thanks!

 

[Oussebon]

I'm not sure there's any such thing as guaranteed future-proof in gaming.

But in terms of the best gaming CPU currently available, overclocked, with the fastest RAM, and a large SSD, something like:

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, Wi-Fi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,563.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-overclocked/AcRs!CCs0Z/

Savings could include a cheaper case (e.g. Fractal Define S), CS650 PSU, and the Noctua cooler, all of which would be more than adequate. Though if you want to feed your GPU as much fresh air as possible, and may consider an SLI / multi GPU setup in future, then the above would be worth considering.

 

[Scott]

The above is my ideal build, coupled with a 1080 ti

 

[alxrocks]

The above is my ideal build, coupled with a 1080 ti

Would having everything on a single SSD hinder me at all?

 

[alxrocks]

I'm not sure there's any such thing as guaranteed future-proof in gaming.

But in terms of the best gaming CPU currently available, overclocked, with the fastest RAM, and a large SSD, something like:

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)

How does this compare to the new Ryzen CPU, are they better or worse? As they are close in the price bracket. Thanks for the help guys

 

[Oussebon]

For gaming, the top end Ryzen (R7 1800x) is not as good as the 7700k.
http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreview...review-premiere-blender-fps-benchmarks/page-7

Would having everything on a single SSD hinder me at all?

No, or I don't see how it would. Obviously back up your data as you would with any storage

You may eventually find yourself wanting to add an HDD for mass storage, especially if you accumulate saved gameplay videos, screenshots, etc etc. But adding more storage is very easy as PC DIY upgrades go and the case and motherboard would support a decent amount more storage.

 

[Scott]

Would having everything on a single SSD hinder me at all?

The only thing you need to keep in mind is all your eggs are in one basket. As long as you are mindful that you can lose the data on your system at any time and keep backups of the important stuff it will be fine.

I would ALWAYS have a storage drive on my system. It's amazing how quickly things add up and I prefer to organise my "junk" on a storage drive rather than in the documents folder etc.

 

[Oussebon]

The only thing you need to keep in mind is all your eggs are in one basket.

To be clear, it's not really any smarter to have, say, 4x 250gb SSDs rather than 1x 1TB one. Because you then have 4x as many drives that could fail. The solution is to back up, not split things over multiple drives and hope none of them fails.

I know that's not what Scotster was advocating, it just seemed that was a possible misreading of it.