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Zeontec

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Hello people need your opinions on this gaming pc!


Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 460X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE Middle-Earth: Shadow of War with select GTX 10 Series Graphics Cards!
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
 
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That difference will reduce drastically with 2666, and there will always be one or two odd games which are RAM sensitive. But otherwise, they should be pretty much on par. If budget permits, it does not hurt to go with higher RAM though.

@Vapour, check this out from 11:05 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIVaGcax70
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Very good build except PSU and ram. Get fast ram, with your excellent specs, slow ram may bottleneck you in some games. For PSU, get a fully modular one, recommend Seasonic Focus or EVGA supernova g2/g3/p2, whichever comes cheaper :) Reliable PSU is like the heart of a PC:)
 
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It depends which TXM model it is. If its the older unit, then its not that good, but the new model is pretty good on efficiency and quality... https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

The RAM wont make much difference if this is for gaming except for a few fps here and there, but for non gaming workload, higher RAM would be beneficial. Applies to OC as well.

Very good build overall.
 
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Agreed, I am not saying Corsair is not good, just I think full modular is better :) I recommend something I am more familiar with :)
 
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Zeontec

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Thanks guys i think i will just go for the 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE 2666MHz as mentioned above wont make much difference for gaming but in all pretty good build yes?
 
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Ram basically never bottlenecks in game, unless it doesn't have enough capacity. Faster ram will only help when the CPU is bottleneck. https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/240996-ram-and-its-effects-in-games-redux
 
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The z370 versions are not yet tested as they have been just launched but spec wise, they should be pretty much identical to their z270 versions. Basically they are both on the same category with Asus having more rear I/O panel connectivity slots and slightly better VRM for OCing. Here is a gist of the comparison...
http://ddr4motherboard.com/compare/ASUS-ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-HERO-vs-GIGABYTE-GA-Z270X-GAMING-7-REV.-1.0-vs-GIGABYTE-GA-Z270-HD3-REV.-1.0
https://us.hardware.info/comparisontable/products/379613-375348

If budget permits, the Maximus Code is better than both of the boards.
 
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Hellfire13

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That difference will reduce drastically with 2666, and there will always be one or two odd games which are RAM sensitive. But otherwise, they should be pretty much on par. If budget permits, it does not hurt to go with higher RAM though.

@Vapour, check this out from 11:05 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIVaGcax70
 
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