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ForeverMirin

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What do you guys think of my new pc build?

MSI GTX 1070
i5 6600k
NZXT H440 Case
1 TB Seaget hdd
120 Gb kingston SSD
Hyper 212 Evo
RM650x PSU
MSI Z170a Gaming PRO
8 gb crucial ballistix sport LT
Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Red (To match my build hihi)
BenQ XL2411Z 144 hz 1080p monitor
Total: 1620 Euro

Is it overpriced, what do you guys think? (First time pc builder btw)
btw do you guys think the rm650x is enough to get a 2nd videocard later on?
 
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A very nice build.
I do not know your prices.
Some minor thoughts:

1. 120gb is simply too small for a "C" drive these days. Many things by default want to go there.
240gb at least. And, look at a modern Samsung or Intel ssd. They are more reliable and perform a bit better.

2. Seagate is not considered as reliable as Western digital. Actually, I recommend that you omit the hard drive entirely unless you will be storing large files such as videos.
You may find that a 240 or 500gb ssd is all you will ever need. You can always add a hard drive later.

3. Insure that you buy a 2 stick kit of ram so you can operate in dual channel mode.
I suggest you buy a 2 x 8gb kit up front Ram is cheap. Adding ram later is not guaranteed...
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thanks, i can't add a single euro to this build since I actually already got over my budget. but this will do. is it a beast for gaming? and what if i just put a 120 gb ssd for the boot up and a few programs. i have a lot of friends who have 120 gb ssd with a 1/2/3/4 tb hdd.
 
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A very nice build.
I do not know your prices.
Some minor thoughts:

1. 120gb is simply too small for a "C" drive these days. Many things by default want to go there.
240gb at least. And, look at a modern Samsung or Intel ssd. They are more reliable and perform a bit better.

2. Seagate is not considered as reliable as Western digital. Actually, I recommend that you omit the hard drive entirely unless you will be storing large files such as videos.
You may find that a 240 or 500gb ssd is all you will ever need. You can always add a hard drive later.

3. Insure that you buy a 2 stick kit of ram so you can operate in dual channel mode.
I suggest you buy a 2 x 8gb kit up front Ram is cheap. Adding ram later is not guaranteed to work.
1.2v 2400 speed is fine. Little benefit from faster.

4. 650w would be ok for sli, but I would not plan on that. GTX1070 is already overkill for 1080P gameplay.
Probably good for 1440P. If, in the future, you should need more, say for 4k gaming, plan on replacing the GTX1070 with GTX1080 or whatever follows on.
Dual gpu will have issues such as screen tearing, stuttering, or non support in games. A single strong card is always better.
 
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Depends what you use it for I guess, by the time I've installed Office, got 10k emails in my Outlook pst, a download history + restore points etc, 120GB fills up like nothing for me. I've upgraded all of the SSDs in my office to 240's as a minimum size.

1070 is overkill for 1080p imo, but it will certainly last a very long while at 1080p / 144 ;)
 
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ForeverMirin

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yolo lol
 
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1. I don't have the money to spend for a 240 gb ssd. unless i remove the 1 tb. but i will need it since I have a lot of games which I want to store on my pc.
2. I got a western digital one
3. I got 2x 8 gb ram in it now
4. I'm only going sli if I upgrade my resolution. to 1440p or 4k
 
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hmm maybe if I would get a 550W psu ?? I could get everything. 1 tb hdd 240 gb ssd 16 gb ram.
so what good 550w psu do you recommend?
 
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okay, i replaced the 212 evo with the cryorig 7
 
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H7, C7...

 
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ForeverMirin

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sorry, it is the C7
 
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Is there any chance of getting the H7? The C7 is more setup for small form factor builds. Depending on how important aesthetics are to you, you could look at some of the more pricey Noctua coolers. The NH-D14 and D15 are both extremely capable (if somewhat off color wise). You could also look at something like the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 or the Phanteks PH-TC14PE

Those coolers will cost more right from the start but will give you very good performance and the ability to overclock very well
 
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I can't get anything more expensive than the c7. I'm also planning to get a watercooling later on, kraken x61 or smth. so that's why Im not spending much on cpu coolers right now.

 
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That's fair then. I jumped to the conclusion that this was the final build. If that's the case then I'd still honestly stick with the C7 since you'd probably be able to reuse it in a netbox or something later on down the road
 
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