Good day everyone,
I've finally made it and am about to realize one of my childhood dreams of being able to buy and build my very own Gaming PC. Needless to say everyone's situation is different, from my perspective I've always had to rely on saving money and asking for money for a few years. But now that I have a decent job and can save efficiently, I thought it was about time to finally do this. Budget wise I'm considering anything between $2,000 - $2,500 US converted. (I'm using New Zealand dollar as I am in NZ (some components also aren't available here)) Here's a rough draft of what my rig will contain and I might ask a few questions in between as I am fairly new to this and even though I watch a lot of the gaming rig assemblies and what not, it ends up differently when you're the actual one doing it.
Motherboard : ASUS ROG Strix H270F Gaming ATX (For Intel Kaby Lake LGA 1151 CPU)
CPU : Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 7700K Quad Core 4.2Ghz 8MB LGA 1151 4 Core/8 Thread
Cooler : NZXT Kraken x62 AIO 280MM RGB
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 1080Ti SC Black edition, 11GB GDDR5X, iCX Cooler and LED
RAM : G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR, 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4, 3000Mhz, 15-16-16-35
PSU : EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G3 80+ Gold Full Modular power supply
SSD/SATA : Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E250BW 250GB / Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
Case : Phanteks Eclipse P400S (Mid tower)
A few questions regarding this if it's alright:
1. Are the Motherboard, CPU and GPU in a way balanced? I'm not sure how to put it but like I do know that the CPU and GPU that I'm going to be using are quite decent (I don't like to use the word high-end as there is bound to be something better than this) and I had trouble looking for a Motherboard that isn't too pricey at the same time quite good. I know that sounds weird but I always had this mindset of choosing better CPUs and GPUs over really expensive Motherboards.
2. Will the cooler I'll be using (NZXT Kraken x62 280MM) fit the case if I put it parallel to the front nose of the case (where you can put up to 3 fans in the front?) and if we can include the entirety of my other components would it be a snug fit? Speaking of fans should I also purchase extra 2-3 120mm or 140mm fans? I watched Linus' video about positive and negative air pressure but I'm still somewhat confused as to the ratio of fans I need, where to put them for max efficiency and how big they should be. I know the specs say how big the actual case is and all but when you start putting different things inside it turns into a different story, although that doesn't apply to everything, I myself have no prior experience in building an actual PC from the inside out.
3. Power supply... I checked this website https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator that asks you to input your setup pretty much and it'll calculate the power you'll be needing and I got around ~528W. That had 5 140mm fans (I included the 2 that comes along with the cooler, and 3 extra fans I'll be buying), and 2 12" LED strip lights in case I get them. Would the 650W support all of this? I'll be buying a power strip that has decent a surge protector as well.
Anddddd, those are all the questions I can think of right now that are bugging me quite a bit. I would definitely appreciate it if you guys can leave your thoughts, advices, and feedback regarding this post. I know someone might have already asked this question, and I've browsed through a couple of threads on my way to making this but I feel like some of them I just really have to ask. If you guys have any suggestions or see something that could be improved feel free to share it as I'm all ears right now. Thanks everyone and more power to Tom's Hardware.
I've finally made it and am about to realize one of my childhood dreams of being able to buy and build my very own Gaming PC. Needless to say everyone's situation is different, from my perspective I've always had to rely on saving money and asking for money for a few years. But now that I have a decent job and can save efficiently, I thought it was about time to finally do this. Budget wise I'm considering anything between $2,000 - $2,500 US converted. (I'm using New Zealand dollar as I am in NZ (some components also aren't available here)) Here's a rough draft of what my rig will contain and I might ask a few questions in between as I am fairly new to this and even though I watch a lot of the gaming rig assemblies and what not, it ends up differently when you're the actual one doing it.
Motherboard : ASUS ROG Strix H270F Gaming ATX (For Intel Kaby Lake LGA 1151 CPU)
CPU : Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 7700K Quad Core 4.2Ghz 8MB LGA 1151 4 Core/8 Thread
Cooler : NZXT Kraken x62 AIO 280MM RGB
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 1080Ti SC Black edition, 11GB GDDR5X, iCX Cooler and LED
RAM : G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR, 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4, 3000Mhz, 15-16-16-35
PSU : EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G3 80+ Gold Full Modular power supply
SSD/SATA : Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E250BW 250GB / Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
Case : Phanteks Eclipse P400S (Mid tower)
A few questions regarding this if it's alright:
1. Are the Motherboard, CPU and GPU in a way balanced? I'm not sure how to put it but like I do know that the CPU and GPU that I'm going to be using are quite decent (I don't like to use the word high-end as there is bound to be something better than this) and I had trouble looking for a Motherboard that isn't too pricey at the same time quite good. I know that sounds weird but I always had this mindset of choosing better CPUs and GPUs over really expensive Motherboards.
2. Will the cooler I'll be using (NZXT Kraken x62 280MM) fit the case if I put it parallel to the front nose of the case (where you can put up to 3 fans in the front?) and if we can include the entirety of my other components would it be a snug fit? Speaking of fans should I also purchase extra 2-3 120mm or 140mm fans? I watched Linus' video about positive and negative air pressure but I'm still somewhat confused as to the ratio of fans I need, where to put them for max efficiency and how big they should be. I know the specs say how big the actual case is and all but when you start putting different things inside it turns into a different story, although that doesn't apply to everything, I myself have no prior experience in building an actual PC from the inside out.
3. Power supply... I checked this website https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator that asks you to input your setup pretty much and it'll calculate the power you'll be needing and I got around ~528W. That had 5 140mm fans (I included the 2 that comes along with the cooler, and 3 extra fans I'll be buying), and 2 12" LED strip lights in case I get them. Would the 650W support all of this? I'll be buying a power strip that has decent a surge protector as well.
Anddddd, those are all the questions I can think of right now that are bugging me quite a bit. I would definitely appreciate it if you guys can leave your thoughts, advices, and feedback regarding this post. I know someone might have already asked this question, and I've browsed through a couple of threads on my way to making this but I feel like some of them I just really have to ask. If you guys have any suggestions or see something that could be improved feel free to share it as I'm all ears right now. Thanks everyone and more power to Tom's Hardware.
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