Can I make improvements to this future gaming PC build?

joshypierce9 · Nov 29, 2017

I am close to building a PC and I just want to get some second opinions on the parts I am planning on getting. Parts that you would replace with different parts or if some parts are not compatible with others etc.

I am going to use the PC for mainly the highest end gaming but I will also be using it for 2D animations, 3D animations, Photoshop etc (but the most important aspect is 4k gaming).

I want to be able to game at 4K at above 60 fps (Planning on buying ROG Swift PG27UQ) and just render stuff relatively fast.

I have 6000 dollars AUD (4553.19 USD) to spend on parts (already have peripherals) and I am looking for the highest performance for gaming, dont care about how good the parts look just worried about performance. I know that I only have a single GPU when I could get 2 in SLI, but I am planning on getting the new Nvidia Volta so the 1080ti is just for the time being before I upgrade it.

Parts:

CPU: Intel Core i7 7820X 3.6GHz 11MB No HSF Retail Box

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 7 LGA2066 ATX Desktop Motherboard

RAM: Corsair 32GB Kit (4x8GB) DDR4 Vengeance RGB C15 3000MHz

OS and storage drive: Samsung 960 Pro Series 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD and Samsung 850 Pro Series 2.5" 1TB SSD

GPU: Galax GeForce GTX1080Ti EXOC White 11GB GDDR5X

Case: Corsair Crystal 570X Mid Tower Case w/Tempered Glass Side Panel

PSU: Corsair HX1200 1200W 80PLUS Platinum Modular Power Supply

Fans: Corsair ML120 Pro 120mm Mag-Lev RGB PWM Cooling Fan Triple Pack w/Lighting Node Pro

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-Bit DVD

ohenryy · Nov 29, 2017

Probably you would be better off with TR, since your doing workstation stuff besides gaming.
Also, its good that you dont want SLI, as it's pointless these days as very few games takes part of it.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rf6TsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rf6TsJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($799.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming ATX TR4 Motherboard ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4266 Memory ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4266 Memory ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($284.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card ($804.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($304.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $4144.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-29 07:13 EST-0500

sadams04 · Dec 1, 2017

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($524.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($375.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($380.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card ($1108.80 @ Skycomp Technology)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($229.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($192.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($124.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $3818.80

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1900X 3.8GHz 8-Core Processor ($609.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($109.00 @ PLE Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X399 AORUS Gaming 7 ATX TR4 Motherboard ($595.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($458.70 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($375.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($380.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card ($1108.80 @ Skycomp Technology)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($229.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($192.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($124.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $4180.50

g-unit1111 · Dec 1, 2017

If you're considering a Threadripper for gaming, don't. They are not meant to be gaming processors and rank near the bottom on most gaming benchmarks like this:

Spending $6,000 even in AUD is a bit redundant because anything over a certain price point ($3,000-ish) and you get diminishing returns on your investment. Even with workstation tasks involved, gaming on a TR4 is kind of redundant. With that kind of budget you could spend $3,000 on the workstation and maybe about 1/2 that on a gaming rig and you'd still come out ahead. Also you don't need a 1,000W PSU for a single 1080TI if you're not going to overclock - 750W max. A TR4 CPU draws 180W, while a Core i9 / i7-7000 series CPU draws at the most, 165W. Add a 1080TI on top of that which draws at the most 250W. You would only need the 1KW PSU if you're going to SLI. Which is not the case here.

logainofhades · Dec 1, 2017

If this is a professional gig, for the work side of things, then TR is fine. Otherwise, you may want to save your money and just get an R7 1700, or an 8700k.
Depending on how much the work entail, will determine how much storage you are going to need. A 4tb is a decent start, and you may want an SSD to use as a scratch disk. From what I understand, those are useful to have.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($389.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($258.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($477.40 @ Skycomp Technology)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($380.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Toshiba - 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($165.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card ($1029.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($229.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($192.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($124.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $3457.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 06:28 AEDT+1100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($229.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($477.40 @ Skycomp Technology)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 1.1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($380.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Toshiba - 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($165.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Mini Video Card ($1029.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($229.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($192.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($124.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $3607.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 06:28 AEDT+1100

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