my computer is finally done. opinions?

Colethelion321 · Jan 19, 2017

i7 7700k
GTX 1070 extreme gaming
32gb ddr4
asus rog maximus IX
thermal take 3.0 rgb 240 liquid cooler
NZXT h440
750gb ssd
1tb hdd
1 gigabit wifi card

is my build complete? and what are your opinions?

vrumor · Jan 19, 2017

Nice. Should do well for a few years to come.

Elysian890 · Jan 19, 2017

Nice!

My opinion is... if you're going to play online games, use an ethernet cable, or you're going to start hitting your keyboard because of the lag spikes lol

Colethelion321 · Jan 19, 2017

Got gigabit Ethernet.

geofelt · Jan 19, 2017

Very good, but I think one does better by asking for opinions BEFORE buying.

Colethelion321 · Jan 19, 2017

geofelt :

I could easily send any of it back if you have anything you want to change.

geofelt · Jan 19, 2017

Colethelion321 :

Not really.

Is your ram a 2 x 16gb kit?
Probably faster than 2400 is not much worth it.

Is the ssd Samsung? They are probably the best.

Is the HDD WD, they are probably the most reliable.
I am not much in favor of liquid cooling.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
I would support an AIO cooler only in a space restricted case.
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

Colethelion321 · Jan 19, 2017

geofelt :

Colethelion321 :

Not really.

Is your ram a 2 x 16gb kit?
Probably faster than 2400 is not much worth it.

Is the ssd Samsung? They are probably the best.

Is the HDD WD, they are probably the most reliable.
I am not much in favor of liquid cooling.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
I would support an AIO cooler only in a space restricted case.
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

I think liquid looks cooler and I don't care about Money.
its a 4*8gb kit. and ill overclock my ram to 2400.
yes I have a Samsung (128gb) PNY (128gb) and a crucial (525gb)
yes its a WD black 1tb

geofelt · Jan 19, 2017

Most ram will run at 2400 and 1.2v. No overclocking needed.

A 2 stick kit is easier for a motherboard to manage.

Be careful about small 120gb ssd drives for windows. Many things default to the C drive.
When any ssd nears full, it will slow down, particularly for updates.
I think 240gb for windows should be a minimum.

If money is no object, buy a Samsung 950/960 PRO m.2 pcie ssd .

Looks count; buy what pleases you.
It will be some 4x faster than a sata drive.

Colethelion321 · Jan 19, 2017

geofelt :

even faster boot speeds?

Ecky · Jan 19, 2017

Samsung's 9xx M.2 SSDs are in a class of their own. They're somehing like 4-6x faster than other SSDs.

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