Looking for some help on building a gaming rig.

danistophan

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Greetings everybody,
I want to build a new gaming rig, itll be my very first build and would love
o get some advice from more experienced people.
My Budget is around 2000€ to 2500€.

Parts:
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 750D

Motherboard: Z370 AORUS Gaming 7
Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

CPU: i7-8700
i5-8400

CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO

RAM: HyperX FURY 16GB 2400MHz DDR4

Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 500gb
Seagate Barracuda 2tb

PSU: Corsiar 750x


GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080

Case: Not quite sure about this one, I would like to have a full tower which istn
too expensive but with enough space to be able to expand.

Motherboard: Since I have little knowledge about Motherboards i just picked 2
pretty cool ones, which arent the highest end but still very good, dont really
know how big the difference is with high end MB and mid range MB, so not sure
if i should spend more on this.

CPU: Im mostly going to be gaming on this rig since I have a working laptop.
Again, not quite sure if its necessary to go with the i-7 or stick with the i-5,
since i wont be rendering or doing any CPU heavy stuff.

CPU fun: Tbh, not clue on fans, just picked a relatively cheap one with a good
fan direction which follows the case fans direction.

RAM: Definetly want 16GB since i always have loads of stuff open, but unsure if 2400 mhz
suffice.

Storage: Preferably i would get all SSD, but i dont have the cash, since games are big
i want to store them on the HDD.

PSU: Unsure if 750W is too much or not enough, any help would be nice.

GPU: Id really like a 1080, Id like to keep the pc for quite a while therefore
I want a strong GPU. But maybe the 1070 is better to be able to uprage other areas.

Monitors: Last thing! Definetly want 2, but not sure if 2 equal ones or 1 4k high end monitor
and 1 low end 50€ one, I would be gaming on 1 and the other would be for YT or Ts and chrome.

Other: Goin to use LAN, and have an external CD drive. I can also add the amazon links if needed.

Id be very grateful for any help you guys can give me! Enjoy a nice weekend and the world cup!

Greetings,
Daniel
 
Solution
CPU get the 8700 if you can afford it and its in you budget.

Motherboard wise unless there is a feature you need off a Z370 board you can get a cheaper once since you cant overclock a non K chip. This explains it further.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3268063/components-processors/intel-motherboard-z370-vs-h370-vs-b360-vs-h310-8th-gen-cpu.html

For CPU cooler spend alittle more and get something like the Cryorig H7 or Cooler Master 212x

RAM you may want to consider getting the fastest RAM in your budget, 2666 is usually the same price as 2400 but 3000mhz or greater would be a better pairing with your CPU. Also make sure to buy it in a dual channel kit, so for 16gb it will be sold in a pair of 8GB sticks.

I would get a 500GB SSD...
CPU get the 8700 if you can afford it and its in you budget.

Motherboard wise unless there is a feature you need off a Z370 board you can get a cheaper once since you cant overclock a non K chip. This explains it further.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3268063/components-processors/intel-motherboard-z370-vs-h370-vs-b360-vs-h310-8th-gen-cpu.html

For CPU cooler spend alittle more and get something like the Cryorig H7 or Cooler Master 212x

RAM you may want to consider getting the fastest RAM in your budget, 2666 is usually the same price as 2400 but 3000mhz or greater would be a better pairing with your CPU. Also make sure to buy it in a dual channel kit, so for 16gb it will be sold in a pair of 8GB sticks.

I would get a 500GB SSD for your main OS drive and a couple of the games you play most then get a cheap 2 or 4 tb HDD for everything else. Also that particular SSD you chose is a PCIe type, meaning its extremely fast but for gaming the boost over a traditional SATA III ssd is hard to justify the additional cost.

750 watts is overkill, a 550 watt would be enough but 600-650 if you want to not worry. Also dont go cheap, something like a EVGA Supernova G3 or a Seasonic Focus Gold

Graphics card wise it depends on what you are going to be playing at.

 
Solution

danistophan

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Thanks alot, will definetly go for a H370 motherboard now and get a better cpu fan instead and RAM. But does the increased ram speed make a difference?
In general very helpful! Just gotta get the parts now!