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lsadowskipl

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Hello,
I have an 8-10 years old gaming pc. Its still playing titles like BF4 / GTA V / COD IW / HARDLINE.... but i want something new. Last time we build it together and now i want your help too cause i am a bit outdated with best parts. I also love overclocking.

The specs are:
CPU: Intel Q6600 @ 3.4ghz
GPU: Geforce GTS 660Ti OC Asus
HS: Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme w/t 2x Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm
RAM: Crucial Ballistix DDR2 8gb
Mobo: Asus P5K-E
HDD: WD GREEN 2x 2tb
SSD: Adata 256gb

I wanted to build something using new technology i7 etc. I also have a budget of 1300$. If something is good from old pc like hdd / ssd we can use it ;)

New parts are:
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K
I saw on market that this is new cpu and has 4.0+ ghz Clock. Is it good for gaming? I would like to OC it in feature.

GPU:
Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card
I dont know anything about new gpu for gaming. I saw it has 8gb and its OC. Is it better to do SLI with older cards to get more power?

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming
Many people are using this mobo, so i think it should be enough.

PS: EVGA SuperNOVA 850
I have now 850W and i think its enough.

CASE: NZXT S340 WHITE
Its really nice looking case ;)

HDD: will use old
SSD: will use adata 256gb

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB
CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D15

Waiting for your help ;)
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/alveos/saved/#view=DNZzyc
 
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NH-D14 is enough for OC since it's one of the best air coolers. Further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html
As far as AIO water coolers go, there's no gain in cooling performance over air coolers. Only benefit of AIO water cooler is that with it, you won't get any RAM clearance issues.

Depending on the silicon lottery, you can get a chip that is stable on 5 Ghz or you get a chip that is stable on 4.8 Ghz.
Most that is drawn out from i7-7700K is 7 Ghz. Further reading: https://fossbytes.com/intel-core-i7-7700k-overclocked/

Out of 3 PCs in my household, 2 of them have MSI MoBo and MSI GPU and i'm pleased with MSI. (Full specs in my sig.)

Two GTX 1070 in a 2-way SLI, use 300W (peak 330W). Add the rest...
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Refined your build a bit (color theme: black & white)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($112.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($383.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME 650W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1317.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 08:10 EST-0500

Few words.

While i7-7700K is the best Kably Lake CPU currently available, it's designed more towards workstation builds (video rendering, server environment) due to the better multi-core performance than i5-7600K.
comparison: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-7700K/3885vs3647

Noctua NH-D15 is 168mm tall and it doesn't fit into your picked NZXT case. (Well, actually it does fit but you won't be able to close the side panel afterwards.) So, went on and picked slightly less powerful Noctua NH-D14 as CPU cooler (160mm tall), leaving you 1mm to spare.

Saw that you picked Z170 chipset MoBo. You can use Kably Lake CPU on Z170 chipset MoBo if you update the BIOS but BIOS update is somewhat tedious thing to do with a risk bricking the MoBo if BIOS installation isn't successful. So, went on and put Z270 chipset MoBo in that already has support for Kaby Lake CPUs off the bat. New MoBo also has better theme to match your black & white themed build where MoBo is completely black and it has RGB LEDs that you can tune as you please (e.g set LEDs to be white to match the black & white theme of the build).
specs: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M5.html#productFeature-section

Didn't change the RAM.

But did change the GPU to MSI version. 2 reasons: better match to the black & white theme and best cooling with lowest noise compared to the other manufacturers (e.g Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA, Zotac etc).
specs: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1070-ARMOR-8G-OC.html#hero-overview

Didn't change the case.

But changed the PSU since 850W is too much for your system. GPU is 150W and the rest of the system is about 200W. Total would be 350W. 650W PSU is enough. In the matter of fact, Seasonic PRIME 650 is the best 650W PSU money can buy at current date. Even though it costs more than EVGA, you'll get what you pay for it. Including the best efficiency, 80+ Titanium; extremely tight voltage regulation of under 0,5%; very silent operation even under full load (thanks to the fluid dynamic bearing fan and premium hybrid fan control); and hefty 10 years of warranty.
specs: https://seasonic.com/product/prime-650-w-titanium/
review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seasonic-prime-titanium-650w-psu,4690.html

(I also have PRIME 650 in my Skylake build, specs in my sig.)
 
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lsadowskipl

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Thanks for your time spended on me. I really like the case, but will d14 be enough for overclocking? Can we even overclock this cpu to hmm around 5ghz? GFX is fine, i never had msi before but i think its a good card and i can try it ;) In future 650W for SLI will be enough? Or maybe i should use a water cooling? Sorry for my bad english, i am from Poland ;)
 
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NH-D14 is enough for OC since it's one of the best air coolers. Further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html
As far as AIO water coolers go, there's no gain in cooling performance over air coolers. Only benefit of AIO water cooler is that with it, you won't get any RAM clearance issues.

Depending on the silicon lottery, you can get a chip that is stable on 5 Ghz or you get a chip that is stable on 4.8 Ghz.
Most that is drawn out from i7-7700K is 7 Ghz. Further reading: https://fossbytes.com/intel-core-i7-7700k-overclocked/

Out of 3 PCs in my household, 2 of them have MSI MoBo and MSI GPU and i'm pleased with MSI. (Full specs in my sig.)

Two GTX 1070 in a 2-way SLI, use 300W (peak 330W). Add the rest of the system at about 200W and total would be 500W (peak 550W). It will be enough for 650W PSU. But if you OC CPU and two GPUs then power consumption rises even further and it's getting too close to the 650W limit PSU has.

That being said and just in case, if you plan OC with 2-way SLI then go for 750W Seasonic PRIME.
pcpp: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/NN648d/seasonic-prime-750w-80-titanium-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-750td

Another option would be Seasonic Snow Silent 750W,
specs: https://seasonic.com/product/snow-silent-750/
pcpp: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/LgJkcf/seasonic-power-supply-ss750xp2s

Seasonic Snow Silent doesn't have the top-of-the-line efficiency (it's 80+ Platinum) but it is still considered as one of the best PSUs in the world. It's unique white looks are perfect fit for black & white or completely white themed builds.
 
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