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FinalLumie

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Hi, I have 2000-3000 dollar to build a PC from scratch.

Wondering if you guys could build it for me. I've been looking around and I can't get a definitive answer (i7 7700k, r7 ryzen or x99 platform), 950 pro or 960 pro or not.

My only condition is that it has a 1080ti and no SLI (single card set up only). And no custom loops (All in one liquid coolers are fine)
 
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FinalLumie

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Pure gaming/ multi tasking while doing gaming (not video streaming, but rather internet browsing with chrome while game is on, or having alot of apps open while gaming). And its a 1080 ti, its the fastest graphic card, it'll run everything. lol.

Making it last 5 years.
 
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Hellfire13

Hellfire13

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Quality all over...specially for gaming and streaming...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($352.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($234.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($329.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2639.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 08:22 EDT-0400
 
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Supahos

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.19 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($179.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($253.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung U28E590D 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($384.99 @ Jet)
Total: $2652.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Set it up for a 4k build. Left room for any sort of keyboard/mouse setup you wanted in case you did want something higher end also included a 4k monitor
 
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Hellfire13

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Nice setup overall. But for purely gaming objective, R7 still needs a lot of refinement. It is closer to 7700k at 4k though but still not the best. 6800k or 6850k should be more suitable if going for more cores, keeping gaming in mind.
 
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FinalLumie

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Its probably the most frustrating thing atm for me. Idk if i shoudl go i7 7700k, or ryzen or x99 (like stated in the post).

Nothing on the internet is conclusive, people are just picking sides.
 
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Hellfire13

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There are some smt, bios, windows scheduler issues currently going on with Ryzen. I would say, if you wanna go for Ryzen, wait for a month or two and let everything settle down. AMD is trying hard to fix the issues, but there still nothing definitive from them.
 
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Lucky_SLS

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the complete ryzen 7 build ;)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 280 64.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($179.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($217.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($121.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($640.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Wired Optical Mouse ($49.74 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Corsair VOID 7.1 Channel Headset ($75.48 @ Amazon)
Total: $2964.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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better to go for the zotac amp extreme edition of the 1080 ti
 
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At 4k you won't see a difference today and when Microsoft gets their scheduler fixed things will get better. Games are using more and more cores. Some games already perform better on a 6900k than a 6800k or 7700k. The 6900k doesn't fit your budget a r7 does. Today the performance might be a bit behind but at the frames rates possible with 4k today on the​ gpu side it won't matter. It's more looking to your 4-5 year goal that I chose it.
 
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Problem is, even with the same core/thread count as their higher end Intel counter parts, the Ryzen chips are still struggling due to lower IPC rate. Ryzen is still promising no doubt, but my suggestion still remains. If buying tomorrow, Intel is tried and tested. If you can wait, Ryzen might be able to catch up. There are some benchmarks on page 13 for the latest games... http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3327589/amd-ryzen-megathread-faq-resources/page-13.html
 
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Lucky_SLS

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think u r wrong about the ipc rate for ryzen 7 mate. ryzen crushes 6900k in all work intense computations. it lacks behind in games due to win 10 scheduler prob with ryzen's SMT. if given like 6 months to smoothen things out, i bet ryzen will outshine kabylake for sure.
 
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Not really mate. The IPC is at best Hashwell/Broadwell level and yet to reach Skylake, which is what was predicted. Also CCX issue hinders the cores to be scheduled as 1 unit. Overall it still needs time to mature.

Gamerk is right. This problem has been known since Canard PC got an engineering sample and tested it. Canard found Ryzen to perform like a i5 in games.

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/french-magazing-posts-...

The problem is not in the engineering sample. Before launch Canard tested a qualification sample for the 1800X and got the same conclusion: bad performance in games. They also claim the problem is not SMT, but the memory controller

https://twitter.com/CPCHardware/status/8363467772677611...

And reviews find the same gaming problem in retail chips, with SMT not being the problem, because disabling it gives little benefit or even reduces gaming performance

http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2822-amd-ryzen-r7-...
 
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If I had the kind of money you're talking, this would be my build.

I chose the i7 7700k over Ryzen and the x99 lineup for several reasons. I personally think that the x99 lineup is way too much money for the prices they charge, and can't recommend investing in x99 because of that. I also wouldn't invest in Ryzen right now, simply because of how new it is at the moment. If you can afford to wait a few months for Ryzen to get the kinks worked out, and lower their prices a bit, then I could recommend Ryzen. But right now, as it stands, I think the i7 7700k offers the best bang for the buck, and is a great CPU to build your rig around.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99 @ B&H)
Case: Inwin 303 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($351.83 @ Jet)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($540.08 @ Newegg)
Total: $2876.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 09:47 EDT-0400
 
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For gaming the i7-7700K gives the best results so I would go with that if gaming is your main focus.

The 950 Pro is slower and more expensive than the 960 Evo. The 960 Pro is roughly 20% faster than the 960 Evo but also 30% more expensive. I would personally go for the 960 Evo 500GB because the speed difference isnt that much.

MOBO: MSI Z270 Gaming M5
CPU: i7-7700K
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 (or Noctua NH-D14 if you prefer air cooled)
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4x8GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
Drive: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB (plus 2TB HDD for movies and stuff)
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750W
 
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