Opinions/Concerns About Build

BryGuy288 · Jan 22, 2017

This is going to be my first build. After a lot of research, this is the build I have landed on. I wanted to get any opinions or concerns from anyone willing to voice them. I am about to order everything but wanted to post this here first. The reason for the two SSD is for a raid 0 config.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MQDJTH

Ryan_78 · Jan 22, 2017

honestly, why raid 0 for 2 SSDs unless you need all that speed, and no redundancy? It is not a good idea unless you need it. I mean raid 0 with 2 SSDsrecommend something less daunting for a first build. nice part research though, as you have picked some of the best parts out there. but the cooler is loud, and I mean it. I would make the following changes to your cooler and motherboard as the mobo can be cheaper if you want it to. if not that is fine, go with the original mobo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($161.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($115.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($643.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2035.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-22 16:34 EST-0500

even going air cooler is more efficient that the H100

BryGuy288 · Jan 22, 2017

Ryan_78 :

honestly, why raid 0 for 2 SSDs unless you need all that speed, and no redundancy? It is not a good idea unless you need it. I mean raid 0 with 2 SSDsrecommend something less daunting for a first build. nice part research though, as you have picked some of the best parts out there. but the cooler is loud, and I mean it. I would make the following changes to your cooler and motherboard as the mobo can be cheaper if you want it to. if not that is fine, go with the original mobo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($161.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($115.12 @ Amazon)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($643.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2035.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-22 16:34 EST-0500

even going air cooler is more efficient that the H100

I did have my doubts about raid. They are pretty fast without it already. Does the MoBo you suggested support the nvme ssd?

geofelt · Jan 22, 2017

Raid-0 is not what it seems.
Raid-0 has been over hyped as a performance enhancer.
Sequential benchmarks do look wonderful, but the real world does not seem to deliver the indicated performance benefits for most
desktop users. The reason is, that sequential benchmarks are coded for maximum overlapped I/O rates.
It depends on reading a stripe of data simultaneously from each raid-0 member, and that is rarely what we do.
The OS does mostly small random reads and writes, so raid-0 is of little use there.
There are some apps that will benefit. They are characterized by reading large files in a sequential overlapped manner.

Here is a study using ssd devices in raid-0.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485.html
Spoiler... no benefit at all.

Do not plan on it.

I would use a single Samsung 960 evo m.2 1tb drive instead.

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