Some advice for my build please?

Alecoco · May 20, 2017

So I've been looking to upgrade my pc for some time and I now have around 1200$ at my disposal to upgrade with. I was looking at part picker and choosing parts. I was wondering If any of you have suggestions on how to improve. (The case stays).

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YttN4C) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YttN4C/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VKx9TW/intel-core-i7-7700k-42ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i77700k) | $329.89 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vwdqqs/corsair-cpu-cooler-h60cw9060007ww) | $64.89 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock - Z270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2Hbkcf/asrock-z270m-itxac-mini-itx-lga1151-motherboard-z270m-itxac) | $118.49 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3CdFf7/gskill-ripjaws-v-series-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gvkb) | $110.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BQ648d/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-founders-edition-video-card-08g-p4-6170-kr) | $399.89 @ OutletPC
**Case** | [Corsair - 380T Mini ITX Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7LW9TW/corsair-case-cc9011065ww) | $149.99 @ Corsair
**Power Supply** | [Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na) | $37.99 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1232.13
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| **Total** | **$1212.13**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-05-20 13:21 EDT-0400 |

geofelt · May 20, 2017

Love those ITX builds.
The main problem I see is where to mount the H60 radiator.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
You have 150mm available for a air cooler like the cryorig H7 which is 145mm tall an will cool equally well.
It will be cheaper, quieter, more reliable, and will not leak.

Best to use low profile ram, fancy heat spreaders are all mostly marketing. g.skil makes many different ones.
Speed is largely irrelevant. I would stick with 1.2v ram which will likely top out at 2400 speed.
Higher voltage ram has for me inhibited my overclocks a bit.

Love the blower cooler on the GTX1070, it will get the heat directly out the back.

I would plan on using the supplied 140mm front intake fan. If it is filtered, and the only intake source, your case will stay cleaner.
the 120mm exhaust will mainly be to direct the heated air out the back.

I am uncertain about the CXM psu. 550w is fine, but the units were considered tier 4
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
I understand that the maker has changed to a better one, but you would need to verify that.
I think I would stick with a known top psu from Seasonic.

Alecoco · May 20, 2017

geofelt :

Love those ITX builds.
The main problem I see is where to mount the H60 radiator.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
You have 150mm available for a air cooler like the cryorig H7 which is 145mm tall an will cool equally well.
It will be cheaper, quieter, more reliable, and will not leak.

Best to use low profile ram, fancy heat spreaders are all mostly marketing. g.skil makes many different ones.
Speed is largely irrelevant. I would stick with 1.2v ram which will likely top out at 2400 speed.
Higher voltage ram has for me inhibited my overclocks a bit.

Love the blower cooler on the GTX1070, it will get the heat directly out the back.

I would plan on using the supplied 140mm front intake fan. If it is filtered, and the only intake source, your case will stay cleaner.
the 120mm exhaust will mainly be to direct the heated air out the back.

I am uncertain about the CXM psu. 550w is fine, but the units were considered tier 4
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
I understand that the maker has changed to a better one, but you would need to verify that.
I think I would stick with a known top psu from Seasonic.

Thanks alot for the suggestions. I will most definitely look into the fan placement. I wanted to add that the 2400Mhz RAM is only 10 cheaper and in some cases, more expensive. This may seem a little nitpicky but do you know of any other CPU colors which fit the color scheme better.

Lucky_SLS · May 21, 2017

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GAMING Video Card ($366.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($149.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.90 @ Newegg)
Total: $1164.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-21 03:13 EDT-0400

a liquid cooler with a blower gpu like i mentioned above would compliment a itx build. would ask u to consider the thermaltake core v1. the parts i listed above fits in it.

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