Killing my 2500k

tfbww · Apr 25, 2017

My 2500K is starting to feel long in the tooth (finally?) so I've started to scratch together a new system. I'll be keeping my perfectly fine GTX 980, PS and SSD/HD's but other than those, we're overhauling and hopefully for the long haul.

Goals:

- Gaming, latest and greatest. Currently at 1920x1200 resolution but likely upgrading to something like a 37" 3440x1440 widescreen in the next ~6 months.
- Quiet. It's also my WFH computer so I need this to be reasonably quiet so I don't have to actively ignore the noise while working nor do I want to have to turn up the volume of the speakers while playing a game to drown out the noise of the pc itself
- Not Really Price. I'm pretty flexible and obviously aiming for a higher end build so I'm more focused on getting something that provides...
- Longevity. Pretty consistently, I upgrade my CPU every 5-6 years but not sooner. As a result, I want something that will scale similarly. It also means I don't worry about whether sockets or chipset is more flexible because it's pretty damn rare that when my next upgrade the CPU's are still using 5yr old standards. Having gone through upgrade cycles for 20+ years, I've literally never upgraded a CPU without a mobo.

So with that in mind, here's what I've come up with. Love input on anything but I know my two biggest questions are (1) am I silly not to consider Ryzen (surprising question I know) and (2) is this going to be reasonably quiet?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($214.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Best Buy)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair C70 Military Green (Green) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1094.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-25 13:40 EDT-0400

Keeping from Current Build
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Transcend 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Seagate 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($0.00)

TechyInAZ · Apr 25, 2017

Looks good to me. But make sure you buy a 32GB Quad Channel kit. There is a slight chance that your dual channel 16GB kits won't play well together.

englandr753 · Apr 25, 2017

Are you mainly gaming? If so, I would consider replacing the video card when you get the new monitor. The 980 is a decent card but wont get you through the next 5-6 years of gaming. Any card, even the 1080ti will be limping across the finish line to make it 5+ years.

The 7700k is a fine cpu and will overclock to 4.9~5ghz on a dime. I actually built a system using the Asus Prime Z270-AR and one click of a button it was @ 4.9 stable and likely could've went higher. I used a measly Corsair H70 with no issues so you could get away with a lesser cpu cooler if you wanted to save a buck. There's nothing wrong with the h100i, I have the H115i on my 6850k now so I like a little overkill myself. =)

How long have you had the psu? My only concern is if its already 3-4 years old, its definitely a safe bet to get a new psu if you plan to push it 5-6 years without the worry of replacing it. I reused an Antec 1200 watt psu (about 3 years old) that was very expensive in my Asus Rampage V Extreme/5930k build and aside from the issues that I had with the motherboard the psu also was causing some instability issues that I never determined the exact problem but I slapped in a Corsair RM1000x psu and the stability issues went away. That doesn't mean your psu is bad but if you want trouble free, I would consider it.

Other than that I like the configuration. As far as Ryzen goes, its coming along slowly. I do like the fact you get so many cores/threads for the $$ and should be slightly more future proof but its still in progress and its not clear as to how much more improvements can be made with patches for programs and games. All the reviews I have seen on Ryzen is not clear cut and dry on how good or bad it is. It seems most like lukewarm reviews mixed with a little excitement over the occasional patches to improve performance.

tfbww · Apr 25, 2017

englandr753 :

Yes. Definitely. I should have been clear about that. The video card does get a more regular refresh than the CPU. Maybe every 3 years? Something like that. Basically, when needs dictate since it is clearly the main bottleneck and where greater advances are.

The 7700k is a fine cpu and will overclock to 4.9~5ghz on a dime. I actually built a system using the Asus Prime Z270-AR and one click of a button it was @ 4.9 stable and likely could've went higher. I used a measly Corsair H70 with no issues so you could get away with a lesser cpu cooler if you wanted to save a buck. There's nothing wrong with the h100i, I have the H115i on my 6850k now so I like a little overkill myself. =)

Good to know! I don't feel the need to overkill but didn't want to hamper things.

How long have you had the psu? My only concern is if its already 3-4 years old, its definitely a safe bet to get a new psu if you plan to push it 5-6 years without the worry of replacing it. I reused an Antec 1200 watt psu (about 3 years old) that was very expensive in my Asus Rampage V Extreme/5930k build and aside from the issues that I had with the motherboard the psu also was causing some instability issues that I never determined the exact problem but I slapped in a Corsair RM1000x psu and the stability issues went away. That doesn't mean your psu is bad but if you want trouble free, I would consider it.

That's some good advice. While I may not upgrade it right away, I'll at least keep an eye on performance/issues and remember that the PSU could be the source of any ills.

Other than that I like the configuration. As far as Ryzen goes, its coming along slowly. I do like the fact you get so many cores/threads for the $$ and should be slightly more future proof but its still in progress and its not clear as to how much more improvements can be made with patches for programs and games. All the reviews I have seen on Ryzen is not clear cut and dry on how good or bad it is. It seems most like lukewarm reviews mixed with a little excitement over the occasional patches to improve performance.

Yeah, it feels like a gamble and not really one worth taking (it may get better, games may utilize more cores, etc.)

Any thoughts on how quiet this will be?

englandr753 · Apr 25, 2017

Moderately quiet. My experience with corsair case fans have been good but I'm not one to need ultra quite fans either. I currently used the RGB Corsair fan kits in my new build and to me they are very quite.

I have heard some complaints on the closed loop cpu coolers being too noisy but my H115i seems just fine to me.

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