Building a PC for the 1st time, would love some advice on current build!

mxl6445 · Jul 3, 2017

Hello, I am building a gaming PC for the first time. Basically I want to run my games at high quality with great performance. I want to overclock the CPU if it provides better performance. However if I do this I'm not sure if the CPU I picked is necessary for this, maybe I could have gone for something cheaper and a little older. I am a little worried about temperature in the CPU. I'm not sure if 4 fans and a cooler is necessary (I just looked up a fan set up for my case). I would appreciate any suggestions, tweaks, background on any part of my build. I've done some research in picking my parts so it wasn't completely random but I don't know if what I picked is unorthodox or just dumb as a heads up. I'm looking to buy parts in the U.S and my budget is $1,500 +/- $100.

Here is my build:

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card

Case: Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan, quantity: 4

Thank you very much!

raisonjohn · Jul 3, 2017

I'd change some components to these (keeping the same overall black+white theme) for better performance at a lower price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.48 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($126.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card ($474.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1549.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-03 22:13 EDT-0400

mxl6445 · Jul 3, 2017

raisonjohn :

Hi,

I've read a lot about i7 not being quite necessary for gaming and that i5 provides the same amount of performance. I've read the main difference about i7 is the multi-threading which sounded like mostly beneficial to work/research that requires running multiple programs and simulations. Is there a noticeable difference between a i5 & i7?

Thanks!

raisonjohn · Jul 3, 2017

That was before. Today's (and future) games are starting to use more cores/threads. If you want to stick with Intel, I'd highly recommend getting the i7-7700K instead of the i5-7600K for longevity.
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XylVCItVhS4"][/video]

As of this date, the Intel i5's have decreased in value primarily due to the recently-released AMD's Ryzen 5 CPUs (which you can highly consider).

If you value price/performance and upgradability, and if you are open to using another brand (AMD), I'd recommend getting the Ryzen 5 1600 (matches the performance of i5's, has lower TDP, has more cores/threads, overclockable, and comes with a decent CPU cooler already - all for a much lower price).
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0oSYTP24rU"][/video]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($126.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card ($474.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1349.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-03 22:41 EDT-0400

mxl6445 · Jul 3, 2017

Right, that makes a lot of sense, thanks for those sources! I'll definitely look into the Ryzen. That cleared a lot of questions for me, it was really helpful! What was your overall opinion of my build? Were some of the choices I made meshing well with each other?

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