What do you guys think of this build?

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azzk

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first time building was wanting some thoughts on this. It is a bit expensive (from my view) but for its performance do you think i could do better? maybe with ryzen or some other config? I would like it to be under or as close to $2000 NZD (1400USD) as possible,

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velocityg4
CPU: The i5-8600K is a wasted expense. There is hardly any difference between it and an 8400. It's certainly not worth spending an extra $160 for it and a third party heatsink.

RAM: A 2x8GB kit is cheaper.

Storage: Firecuda's are a waste of money. The SSD Cache is too small to be of much benefit. Use a separate SSD and HDD. Having an SSD boot drive is a big performance benefit. While the WD Green is far from the best SSD. It's still a big improvement over a HDD and their is too much price disparity between it and faster models to be worth the next leap up. While I'm not a fan of Seagate Hard Drives. I stuck with them because of the huge price disparity on 2TB and higher models.

PSU: You can get the same build quality for less...
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velocityg4

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CPU: The i5-8600K is a wasted expense. There is hardly any difference between it and an 8400. It's certainly not worth spending an extra $160 for it and a third party heatsink.

RAM: A 2x8GB kit is cheaper.

Storage: Firecuda's are a waste of money. The SSD Cache is too small to be of much benefit. Use a separate SSD and HDD. Having an SSD boot drive is a big performance benefit. While the WD Green is far from the best SSD. It's still a big improvement over a HDD and their is too much price disparity between it and faster models to be worth the next leap up. While I'm not a fan of Seagate Hard Drives. I stuck with them because of the huge price disparity on 2TB and higher models.

PSU: You can get the same build quality for less.


GPU: There was a cheaper model.


Here's the modified build. It brings your costs down. There should barely be any difference in CPU performance. With the dedicated SSD it'll feel more responsive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($273.50 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($286.34 @ PB Technologies)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ PB Technologies)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($849.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.92 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: FSP Group - Hydro G 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($150.00 @ DTC Systems)
Total: $2005.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-03 23:48 NZST+1200


Edit: You can also go with AMD and have the ability to overclock. Just note with this build. The motherboard has a B350 chipset. If the motherboard does not arrive with the necessary BIOS update. You'll need to wait for AMD to ship you a loaner boot kit to perform the BIOS update with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($302.50 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($153.00 @ Mighty Ape)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($286.34 @ PB Technologies)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ PB Technologies)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($849.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.92 @ Ascent Technology)
Power Supply: FSP Group - Hydro G 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($150.00 @ DTC Systems)
Total: $2025.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-03 23:50 NZST+1200
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($273.50 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Motherboard: MSI - B360-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($185.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($305.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.00 @ Mighty Ape)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($849.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Case: Antec - P8 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Power Supply: Antec - TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Total: $2031.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-04 00:25 NZST+1200


 
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King Dranzer

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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($465.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H310M S2H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($286.34 @ PB Technologies)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($119.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($945.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)
Total: $2251.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-04 01:41 NZST+1200

You get 25% better performance compared to i5-8400 and GTX1070Ti combo for only 10% more price. It is a decent deal and worth it.
 
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azzk

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thank you guys for the responses! I always thought having all the RAM slots filled up were better than having it partially filled, is there a reson why 2x8 is better than 4x 4?
 
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Not noticeable but technically the controller would handle 1 dual ram mode than 2.
Also empty slots, also cheaper.
2x 2x4 is worse in more ways than 1.

If you can spare another $200, King Dranzer 8700 system is also great. Both systems are good.
 
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