My New Hardware Arrives Saturday Tell Me What You Think.

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

I just bought all the new hardware and components I need to build a LGA 1151 computer. I would like to hear some criticism on this new build I will be receiving on saturday EST. The components are>
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($429.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC e2752She 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($159.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1337.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 00:09 EDT-0400

The monitor is actually the LG 27MP48HQ-P 27-Inch IPS Monitor with Screen Split ($130.14 @ Amazon) pcpartpicker didn't have that monitor on its list. These are the exact parts I purchased except the monitor.
Also, I didn't go by pcpartpicker in terms of online stores. All my parts were purchased on Amazon.
Please leave your comments on this build bellow. I am so excited, I'm about to burst.

Edit: The PSU was changed to the EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750W from the B1/BQ Version https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFAFRW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

I forgot to mention that I already have a 1TB Samsung 850 Evo SSD and a copy of Windows 10 64-bit Education Edition so those two things were not part of the list.

bignastyid · Sep 9, 2016

Looks good exceptfor the PSU. The B1s are not good, the B2 is better and is also $.50 cheaper on amazon. Can you still cancel the PSU order?

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

bignastyid :

Actually, that might be another discrepancy on the list. The one I got on Amazon is the BQ version is that still good?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FYDUDJ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Reviews are pretty good and it's cheaper than both B1 and B2 versions.

bignastyid · Sep 9, 2016

The BQ is made by HEC which is a brand I avoid like the plague as their units tend to range from mediocre to garbage. I don't put much faith in store reviews. The extra $3.38 for the B2 is worth every penny.

Chugalug_ · Sep 9, 2016

Agreed, stay away from NEX and B1 PSUs, HEC are dodgy as hell, and make some absolutely terrible units.

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

bignastyid :

Ok, after being on the phone with Amazon since your last post I was able to cancel the BQ version and order the B2 version and also get the $21.99 Saturday shipping cost waved also so I will still be able to get everything on Saturday.

Thanks for helping me dodge a bullet.

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

Do you think I will be able to SLI with 2 of those Zotac's on the B2? pcpartpicker says power requirements is at 622W with both GPU's, mark that up by 15% makes 715.3W???

RichardWood1 · Sep 9, 2016

Pretty good, But Gigabyte motherboards do have problems when updating drivers I have had 2 of them and both lasted less than a year.

bignastyid · Sep 9, 2016

LilTwist :

Yes.

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

bignastyid :

Will it still be safe even if I OC the cpu to 4.4-4.5Ghz?

bignastyid · Sep 9, 2016

Yes, the 1070s are very power effcient. Those 1070s will use ~180w each. I'd estimate even with an oc'd 6700k your total power consumption would be around 500w at full load. PCPartPicker like other sites tend to overestimate power consumption.

Faux_Grey · Sep 9, 2016

Noctua NH-D15
(touching self inappropriately)

Nice build.
Well planned.
Easy to upgrade to 2x 1070s down the line.

LilTwist · Sep 9, 2016

Faux_Grey :

That's why I got that motherboard. It wasn't that much more expensive than the non-X version and the top 2 PCIE X16 slots share bandwidth so if I have 2 GPU's they will both run at x8 which is negligible from x16 at the current moment. The CPU cooler I got isn't The Noctua NH-D15, it is the Noctua NH-D15S. Same cooler, but shifted so it won't kiss my GPU's backplate, and it only comes with 1 fan instead of 2, but I can always get a second fan in the future.

LilTwist · Sep 11, 2016

This sucks guys. Everything works perfectly except the display drivers for the graphics card. GPU works until I install GeForce driver 372.70. Once my drivers are partially installed my monitor loses signal so I have to go into safe mode and roll display drivers back to the driver microsoft provides after a fresh install of windows.

bignastyid · Sep 11, 2016

Is the monitor plugged into the gpu or the motherboard?

Chugalug_ · Sep 11, 2016

@LilTwist, this is what happens every time you update GeForce experience drivers, your monitor will drop out temporarily as it installs the display drivers after removing the previous ones.
Wait five seconds and it'll be back to normal, not to worry.

LilTwist · Sep 11, 2016

bignastyid :

At first it was plugged into the GPU with HDMI but when I install latest Nvidia drivers I lose signal to my monitor so I have to plug in the motherboard vga, delete display drivers, and then I can plug back into the GPU

Chugalug_ :

No this is different. Once Drivers are installed I lose signal through the GPU until the drivers are deleted or rolled back then I can plug HDMI back into the GPU. When latest drivers are installed the only thing I see when I restart is the BIOS splash screen. Once windows starts to load in I lose signal to the monitor. Has to be a driver issue because I have bought 2 GTX 1070's so far with the same results from both. The 2 GPU's I have used are the Zotac Amp Edition and the GTX 1070 that Nvidia released. Thought it was the GPU at first so I started the process of returning the Zotac then I ordered the G1 gaming 1070, and for test reasons I went to my local computer store and bought the Nvidia release 1070 which I will be returning once I get the G1 gaming 1070 on the 15th.

bignastyid · Sep 11, 2016

Have you tried using a previous driver release?

LilTwist · Sep 11, 2016

bignastyid :

Yeah, I tried to use the driver that came in the Zotac CD which was 368.??. The latest drivers for Nvidia is 372.70. Went to their site to see if they had older drivers for me to try and the oldest ones they have are in the 368 series of drivers.

bignastyid · Sep 11, 2016

What others drivers have been installed?

LilTwist · Sep 11, 2016

Generic Microsoft Drivers, Nvidia 368.??, and Nvidia 372.70. those are the only ones. I have some Level 2 Nvidia techs looking into this for me right now, had to send them a bunch of information about my system including my msinfo32.nfo file. I really want to get this figured out though. Spent a butt ton of money on this system and I can't even play my games on it.

bignastyid · Sep 11, 2016

Try installing the motherboards chipset driver from Intel then try the gpu driver.

LilTwist · Sep 11, 2016

I wish AMD had a gtx 1070 equivalent but on the GPU Hierarchy chart the only one that comes close is the R9 295x2 and they are all sold out on newegg and also last time I seen them in stock they were the same price as a Titan.

LilTwist · Sep 11, 2016

bignastyid :

I already did that after my 3rd fresh install of windows. I installed windows and the first thing I did once I was on the desktop was pop the Gigabyte cd and installed all the drivers off of that and the chipset driver was part of them. Second thing I did was pop the Zotac cd in and installed the display drivers from that and that resulted in a loss of signal.

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