New build - Advice needed please

Crowman99uk · Jan 22, 2017

Hi all,

I am currently building a new system, and am after some advice on what parts to get.

I have so far decided on :

Mobo - Asus ROG Hero viii Alpha

CPU - Skylake i7-6700k

RAM - G Skill Trident Z 16GB 3000

Now I am stuck as regards cooler / psu / case and graphics card.

I am looking at Cryorig H7 for cooling (any other suggestions appreciated), primarily for RAM clearance - possibly going for Kraken X62 in the future.

Cases I have narrowed down to Thermaltake X31 RGB / Zalman Z11 plus HF1 / S340 Elite.

Graphics I am edging towards a GTX1060, and finally - the biggest problem - PSU which I am looking at either EVGA supernova 550w or 650w G2/3.

Can anyone foresee any potential problems with the above or maybe offer suggestions for the parts I am having difficulty with.

Many thanks.

imsqam · Jan 24, 2017

Okay, build is entered into PCPartPicker below.

You know, for the cost of the Cryorig H7 I would instead go for the Cooler Master Seidon 120V. I like the fact that liquid coolers have active heat transport to the periphery of the system.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5_liquid_heatsinks.cfm

Of the three cases I like the S340 the best, has the most room for video cards with extra room for air flow.

Finally, the G2 or G3 are good PSU's, I would go for the 650W to give a little breathing room for overclocking. The 550W could do it but then you might be operating a lot above the sweet spot for PSU's (50-75% of rated load). An alternate PSU might be the FSP Group Hydro G 650W. Both the EVGA and the FSP are tier one PSU's.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Ky4NnQ/fsp-group-power-supply-hg650

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nQKkzM
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nQKkzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£305.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V VER.2 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£123.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Xtreme Gaming Video Card (£285.96 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.47 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1328.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 15:03 GMT+0000

SammChisnall · Jan 24, 2017

imsqam :

Okay, build is entered into PCPartPicker below.

You know, for the cost of the Cryorig H7 I would instead go for the Cooler Master Seidon 120V. I like the fact that liquid coolers have active heat transport to the periphery of the system.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5_liquid_heatsinks.cfm

Of the three cases I like the S340 the best, has the most room for video cards with extra room for air flow.

Finally, the G2 or G3 are good PSU's, I would go for the 650W to give a little breathing room for overclocking. The 550W could do it but then you might be operating a lot above the sweet spot for PSU's (50-75% of rated load). An alternate PSU might be the FSP Group Hydro G 650W. Both the EVGA and the FSP are tier one PSU's.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Ky4NnQ/fsp-group-power-supply-hg650

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nQKkzM
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nQKkzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£305.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V VER.2 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£123.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Xtreme Gaming Video Card (£285.96 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.47 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1328.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-24 15:03 GMT+0000

^^^
This set up looks good, just a quick question is there any particular reason you're going with the i7 6700 rather than the 7700? with only £30 separating them it seems silly to choose the older architecture.

Isokolon · Jan 24, 2017

SammChisnall :

imsqam :

^^^
This set up looks good, just a quick question is there any particular reason you're going with the i7 6700 rather than the 7700? with only £30 separating them it seems silly to choose the older architecture.

well... architecture is the same, IPC is the same, the 7700 is nothing else than a 6700 with factory overclock
but yeah, when you got the cash to go for a Hero Alpha, you can go 7700k + Z270 Strix board + Cryorig H5 Universal (to tame the beast)

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