$2000-2250 USD Desktop PC Opinions Wanted

Icaraeus · May 2, 2018

In June I will be completely replacing my old desktop which uses 2012 / 2013 era computer hardware (Intel i5 3570 / Radeon R9 270X / G Skill DDR3-1600mhz / Windows 10 / Samsung 840 Evo 120GB / Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM). I will be purchasing the parts in Taipei during Computex. I have already bought and received the computer case in March this year.

Is there anything I should change?

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (Zen Plus, gen 1 rev 2), 4200mhz
CPU Cooling: Asetek 545LC 92mm AIO + Noctua NF-A9 PWM
IHS TIM: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Motherboard: ΛSUS ROG STRIX X470-I mini ITX
SDRAM: G. Skill RipJaws 32GB DDR4-3466mhz
Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti / GTX 1180
Case: Dan Cases A4 SFX v2 (BOUGHT)
Power Supply: Corsair SF600W
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Internal Storage: 2x Western Digital Black 1TB 7200RPM 2.5" HDD
External Storage: 2x Seagate Expansion 5TB 7200RPM 3.5" HDD

Cystash · May 2, 2018

If you are already going to spend that kind of money, get a 1k power supply, 600 is probably going to be under powered for that system. Also, someone else on here said that hey were using 3200mhz ram on a ryzen build and it wasn't posting. I would check and make sure that your Ryzen 7 2700x supports ram with that clock. Other than that it looks like a good bulid man though i would stay away from anything seagate when it comes to hard drives.

Icaraeus · May 2, 2018

A 1KW power supply that fits in the case does not exist and is completely unnecessary when Ryzen 7 2700X consumes 130-140W and GTX 1080Ti consumes 250W ish which adds up to 400W. Motherboard, RAM, hard drives would be less than 100W max. So you're saying I should get 1000W PSU for a system that consumes less than 500W? Seems ridiculous.

cryoburner · May 2, 2018

I suspect he didn't notice that it was being built in a compact SFX case. I was actually wondering about the use of a 92mm cooler until I had a look at the case. : D

Icaraeus · May 2, 2018

cryoburner :

Is there anything I should change or should I be 100% good to go?

Cystash · May 2, 2018

I actually did not notice you were using a compact case my bad. And as for running a 1k power supply, i suggested that for things like overclocking. My motto is always better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Everything looks good though.

Icaraeus · May 2, 2018

Cystash :

But even when overclocking, with a Ryzen 7 and single video card you aren't getting anywhere near 1000W. Probably won't even surpass 550W.

cryoburner · May 2, 2018

Icaraeus :

It can sometimes be considered good to run PSUs at not too much more than half-capacity under load, so that you're not pushing them to their limits, which can potentially be good for energy efficiency and noise levels, and possibly stability depending on the power supply. Higher quality PSUs should be able to handle up to their stated capacity pretty well though, and 600 watts would likely be fine for that system.

Icaraeus · May 2, 2018

cryoburner :

Yes the optimum efficiency is when a PSU runs at 50-60% load. Drawing 500W is not running a 600W PSU "at its limits".

A Ryzen 7 2700X has a TDP of 105W. It can draw up to 140-150W when clocked at 4.2ghz all cores.
A GTX 1080Ti has a TDP of 250W and draws around that. That adds up to 400W. The rest of the system would be 100W at max adding to 500W which is below 600W

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