What will give the most Longevity ?

Dayhan

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Hi about to buy a new system and I'm wondering what will give me the most longevity out of a i7 7700k 4.8MHz OC or a AMD 1800X 4GHz OC. I do play games but also do video and photo editing for work. I don't mind the AMD will give me a little less FPS. The system is going to have to last me 4 to 5 years before I want to start upgrading again. The system I'm interested in for AMD is

Corsair Carbide Series Air 740
Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO
AMD 1800x OC to 4GHz
Corsair Hydro Series H110i - 280mm AIO liquid cooler
32GB (2x16GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX 2400MHz
Aorus GTX 1080Ti Xtreme edition.
850W Corsair RMx, Modular, Silent, 80PLUS Gold
500GB Samsung 960 Evo, PCIe 3.0
2 x 2TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD
Asus STRIX RAID PRO, 7.1
Asus PCE-AC56, 867Mbps, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

With some LED fans and lighting on top for the case. All in all I'm looking at spending between £2500 and £3000.

Any advice would be most welcome. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
 

Dayhan

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Budget is between $3000 to $3500 US Chugalug. Thxs for the reply. And yes I've seen the 540, is slightly smaller and has a Drive slot. Just preferred the look of the 740, and the fact it has separate areas. Well they both do and tbh I don't suppose it will make much difference having the 540.
 

Dayhan

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I've got a BenQ widescreen thxs. So monitor is sorted. I'm also using Logitech G933 Gaming Headset. Wireless is rather handy tbh. Don't mind the all in one sealed Hydro but not keen on water loops tbh. They look nice but an air cooled gtx is fine.

Thxs for the replies m8
 

Dayhan

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Nice build thxs, given me a few idea of some changes. The case is very quite I must admit, not sure I like it looks though. A close loop scares me tbh. I'm an electrician by trade and all my working life water + Electric has been a big NO lol. Also the fact every few years you have to empty the system and flush it out and then refill, seems the perfect chance for me to mess something up. I'm sure in reality it's not as bad but I hate learning the hard way lol.
 
I made a mistake and forgot to go Ryzen. :)
Custom cooling is simple, it's not hard at all, it's generally just a matter of unscrewing and lifting off the backplate and cooler, sticking the water block on and hooking it all up with fittings at the connections, like a screw in lego set, and there's heaps of guides to guide you through it, hell, I can help. :)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hx9qM8

If you don't want to do a mobo/CPU/GPU custom loop.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($254.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($704.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($704.98 @ Newegg)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base Pro 900 (Black/Silver) ATX Full Tower Case ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.89 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Creative Labs - Sound Blaster Z 30SB150200000 OEM 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($77.89 @ OutletPC)
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)
Other: Cryorig H5 Universal ($46.99)
Total: $3525.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-22 20:42 EDT-0400
 
I know, lol. :p
Talking estimates here, given a 1080 Ti system with an OC'd i7 drew about 420w in my testing under Prime 95 and Furmark at the same time for an hour, i'd say its safe.
This was to bring out the highest power consumption possible by the user.
An AXi was used for this measurement.
 

Dayhan

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Thxs for the input guys that looks a very sweet and way better system than the one I was thinking of Chugalug. Many thxs for that. Will give that some serious thought.
 

Dayhan

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Chugalug I must admit you made me cry m8. See I live in the UK, I use Tom's Hardware for most my info so hence I posted here as people know what there talking about like you. I cried because the specs you linked just goes to show me how much DAM tax my government sticks me for in this country, There is no way I can get those parts for anywhere near that price in the UK. The build is sound and I liked it but I would only be able to afford 1 1080 TI and 1 960 Evo. I don't build myself but my local shop I know well, will put the stuff together if I get it. Thxs so much for the info and to verified AMD 1700X is the processor I'm getting now. Also I'll being using some of your idea's as well. Once again thxs for your effort.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£282.49 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£26.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Killer SLI ATX AM4 Motherboard (£138.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£234.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£114.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£649.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£649.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base Pro 900 (Black/Silver) ATX Full Tower Case (£192.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£91.99 @ CCL Computers)
Sound Card: Creative Labs - Sound Blaster Z 30SB150200000 OEM 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£51.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£20.39 @ Novatech)
Total: £2509.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-23 11:17 BST+0100
 

Dayhan

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Sorry Chugalug I just presumed for stupid reasons US would be the native currency. I don't know why, I'll blame the heat. Were not used to it when its not raining in the UK lol. Once again very nice build but does go to show the difference in gear for cash from US, the joys of TAX. So you prefer Creative Labs over Asus any reason ? I did think about the Creative Sound Blaster ZX PCI Express Sound Card 5.1 Channel tbh was a choice of either in the build. I went for the Ausu as the mother board was asus as well. TBH not sure you even need a sound card these days with the quality of some of the high end motherboards and the fact I use my Logitec G933 for gaming all the time. You have given me a lot to think about, thought I had it all set down apart from processor. I suppose when you get fixed on one brand it limits your vision. Thxs again m8.
 

Dayhan

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Just seen the new Cool Master H500p case. That's is one hell of a case and I love those front 2 200 mm LED fans. Shame it won't be out in time. That Dark Base pro 900 is a very nice case I just wished it had the front visible fans like the 540 / 740 Air or the H500p.