Hi, this is my first time building a high quality mid-range gaming computer. I would like to build something reliable and durable with high quality core components to upgrade CPU and GPU.
The objective of my build is an OC gaming computer. The high quality components, which I've had in mind is meant to support i7-7700k with GTX 1080. However, seeing that i7-7700k and GTX 1080 with overclocking is far out of reach from my budget; I'm planning to get i3-7350 and GTX 1050 or 1060. Therefor is my build a gaming build within 900-1500 $ reach with reliable OC components.
My parts from core to interchangeable components:
Motherboard: GA z270x gaming 7
Gigabyte appears to be the most reliable brand for mobo in terms of quality -- correct me if I'm wrong -- however, I could consider Asus z270 tuf mark 1.
PSU: 650W Seasonic Prime Platinum
I think 650W would be sufficient to sustain a future OC build with i7-7700k and GTX 1080, aswell as current build. Seasonic Platinum offers the best quality at the 650w range.
SSD: 8GB Samsung SSD 960 Evo
Samsung SSD 960 Evo appears to be infront of other brands in terms of quality and price
HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 Desktop 1TB HDD 7200rpm SATA Serial ATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series F4-3000C15D-8GRBB DDR4 3000 MHz 2x4 GB Memory Kit - Blue
They come with a lifetime warranty. The Cas 15 with 3000 MHz with dual memory, below 100 dollar is a great deal.
Midtower Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Gaming
High quality midtower with great capacity, in terms of liquid cooling, expanding and durability.
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U14S
It's a light CPU cooler, yet efficient and in line with my budget.
Parts below are interchangeable and moot for evaluation and guidance
CPU: i3-7350k vs i5-7600k vs (i7-7700k)
I could get i3-7350k for 150 $ and thus I wonder if it would be my best choice in regard of the game(s) I would play. The game(s) I would play on this computer, which are preemptory to my build: World of Warcraft Legion, secondly but negligible occassions on LoL.
WoW's perfomance is bound entirely by single-thread performance and IPC (instructions-per-clock), thus would the difference between i5-7600k and i3-7350k be minor, due to the strong single core performance of i3-7350k and the fact i5-7600k can't utilize it's large number of cores in WoW, which otherwise helps this microprocessor to handle many simultaneous threads or applications. Therefor would i3-7350k with hyperthreading and higher base frequency allowing i3-7350k to handle (single) threads more efficiently than i5-7600k, in terms of clocking frequency. As mentioned above is WoW predominantly badly optimized around single threads, certainly in raids.
Finally, afterwards, I could upgrade i3-7350 to i7-7700k.
GPU: 6GB Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 vs 4GB Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC
The choice was made between Gigabyte and Asus since they have good quality, furthermore will there not be an need in a forseeable future to upgrade my GPU, in order to meet the requirements from WoW. Namely, being played in 1920 x 1080p. I have been considering getting GTX 1050 ti.
I decided to go with the cheaper card, seeing the 1060 g1 is too much for 1920x1080p, by doing so I could improve the quality of other parts. Furthermore is my 1050 ti, supposed to be upgraded along side my CPU in the future; i7-7700k and GTX 1080.
Conclusion, inquiries and total cost
It cost 1200 $, I could add or reduce my cost by 300 $. Note that my purpose is to have a strong gaming computer, delivering FPS in the region of 60+ while raiding in WoW. Furthermore, do I have plans to upgrade my computer, namely CPU and GPU in future -- near 1-2 year onwards.
Should I make another build and exchange more parts in the future? Does it pay off in the long run to pay up at front, or is it better to improve parts more often?
TL;DR Gaming Computer just for WoW 1200 $
CPU: i3-7350k
GPU: 4GB Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC
MoBo: GA z270x Gaming 7
Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Gaming
CPU: Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical, DDR4 1300/2666 MHz, 8x1GB
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 Desktop 1TB
PSU: SeaSonic Prime Platinum 650W
The objective of my build is an OC gaming computer. The high quality components, which I've had in mind is meant to support i7-7700k with GTX 1080. However, seeing that i7-7700k and GTX 1080 with overclocking is far out of reach from my budget; I'm planning to get i3-7350 and GTX 1050 or 1060. Therefor is my build a gaming build within 900-1500 $ reach with reliable OC components.
My parts from core to interchangeable components:
Motherboard: GA z270x gaming 7
Gigabyte appears to be the most reliable brand for mobo in terms of quality -- correct me if I'm wrong -- however, I could consider Asus z270 tuf mark 1.
PSU: 650W Seasonic Prime Platinum
I think 650W would be sufficient to sustain a future OC build with i7-7700k and GTX 1080, aswell as current build. Seasonic Platinum offers the best quality at the 650w range.
SSD: 8GB Samsung SSD 960 Evo
Samsung SSD 960 Evo appears to be infront of other brands in terms of quality and price
HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 Desktop 1TB HDD 7200rpm SATA Serial ATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series F4-3000C15D-8GRBB DDR4 3000 MHz 2x4 GB Memory Kit - Blue
They come with a lifetime warranty. The Cas 15 with 3000 MHz with dual memory, below 100 dollar is a great deal.
Midtower Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Gaming
High quality midtower with great capacity, in terms of liquid cooling, expanding and durability.
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U14S
It's a light CPU cooler, yet efficient and in line with my budget.
Parts below are interchangeable and moot for evaluation and guidance
CPU: i3-7350k vs i5-7600k vs (i7-7700k)
I could get i3-7350k for 150 $ and thus I wonder if it would be my best choice in regard of the game(s) I would play. The game(s) I would play on this computer, which are preemptory to my build: World of Warcraft Legion, secondly but negligible occassions on LoL.
WoW's perfomance is bound entirely by single-thread performance and IPC (instructions-per-clock), thus would the difference between i5-7600k and i3-7350k be minor, due to the strong single core performance of i3-7350k and the fact i5-7600k can't utilize it's large number of cores in WoW, which otherwise helps this microprocessor to handle many simultaneous threads or applications. Therefor would i3-7350k with hyperthreading and higher base frequency allowing i3-7350k to handle (single) threads more efficiently than i5-7600k, in terms of clocking frequency. As mentioned above is WoW predominantly badly optimized around single threads, certainly in raids.
Finally, afterwards, I could upgrade i3-7350 to i7-7700k.
GPU: 6GB Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 vs 4GB Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC
The choice was made between Gigabyte and Asus since they have good quality, furthermore will there not be an need in a forseeable future to upgrade my GPU, in order to meet the requirements from WoW. Namely, being played in 1920 x 1080p. I have been considering getting GTX 1050 ti.
I decided to go with the cheaper card, seeing the 1060 g1 is too much for 1920x1080p, by doing so I could improve the quality of other parts. Furthermore is my 1050 ti, supposed to be upgraded along side my CPU in the future; i7-7700k and GTX 1080.
Conclusion, inquiries and total cost
It cost 1200 $, I could add or reduce my cost by 300 $. Note that my purpose is to have a strong gaming computer, delivering FPS in the region of 60+ while raiding in WoW. Furthermore, do I have plans to upgrade my computer, namely CPU and GPU in future -- near 1-2 year onwards.
Should I make another build and exchange more parts in the future? Does it pay off in the long run to pay up at front, or is it better to improve parts more often?
TL;DR Gaming Computer just for WoW 1200 $
CPU: i3-7350k
GPU: 4GB Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC
MoBo: GA z270x Gaming 7
Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Gaming
CPU: Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical, DDR4 1300/2666 MHz, 8x1GB
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 Desktop 1TB
PSU: SeaSonic Prime Platinum 650W
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