rate my build- 1440 budget gaming rig

[husen1015]

CPU i5-8400 Coffee Lake - 235 $
MBD MSI - Z370-A-PRO - 171$
RAM Lenovo 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400Mhz - 165$
GPU EVGA GeForce GTX1080 SC (SuperClocked) - 768$
HDD Western Digital 1TB 7200 RPM SATA3 6Gb/s interface- 56$
SSD OCZ 240GB TL100 Series - SATA3 6GB/s - 105$
case Antec - GX500 - 142$ (psu included)
PSU 700W Antec VP700P power supply
OS Windows10 Home- 105$

*those prices are the cheapest prices i got in my country and most probably will differ in yours

im aiming at gaming at 1440 at 60 fps so what do you guys think and do you think i can cut on anything ?

 

[WildCard999]

We don't really know what to cut as there's no pricing listed but just off the top of my head you could lower the RAM to 2x4gb (8 total) and I would hold off on the GPU as the 1070 ti will be releasing in a couple of weeks (release 10/26 & shipping 11/2) and should have 1080-ish performance for $430.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/110969-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-specs-price-availability-leak/

 

[husen1015]

We don't really know what to cut as there's no pricing listed but just off the top of my head you could lower the RAM to 2x4gb (8 total) and I would hold off on the GPU as the 1070 ti will be releasing in a couple of weeks (release 10/26 & shipping 11/2) and should have 1080-ish performance for $430.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/110969-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-specs-price-availability-leak/

i updated the prices and i didnt know the gtx 1070 ti might be releasing and its a whopping 150$ difference in price !

 

[geofelt]

Looks reasonable.

some thoughts:

1. Lenovo, so far as I can tell sells laptop ram, not desktop ram.
List the part number, but it may be incompatible.
I think you want something like this g.skil
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232596

2. Very good balance between cpu and gpu.

3. Samsung 850 evo will perform better and has a 5 year warranty.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
Consider deferring on the hard drive until you actually need more space.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

4. GX500 is ok. Spend what you need for a case you love. It will be with you for a long time.
Here is a good inexpensive fractal design for $45:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352073

5. GTX1080 needs only 520w; 600w for the GTX1080ti.
I have no problem overprovisioning a PSU a bit. Say 20%.
It will run cooler, quieter, and more efficiently in the middle third of it's range.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.

Antec makes some good power supplies, but the VP line is only tier 3 on this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Seasonic is always reliable.
Here is a tier 2 620w unit for $50:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

 

[WildCard999]

Depending on what's available you could probably find a better Case & PSU for cheaper. While it's not perfect the PSU Tier List will give you a idea of good PSU's, look at tier 2 or better.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[husen1015]

Looks reasonable.

some thoughts:

1. Lenovo, so far as I can tell sells laptop ram, not desktop ram.
List the part number, but it may be incompatible.
I think you want something like this g.skil
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232596

2. Very good balance between cpu and gpu.

3. Samsung 850 evo will perform better and has a 5 year warranty.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
Consider deferring on the hard drive until you actually need more space.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

4. GX500 is ok. Spend what you need for a case you love. It will be with you for a long time.
Here is a good inexpensive fractal design for $45:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352073

5. GTX1080 needs only 520w; 600w for the GTX1080ti.
I have no problem overprovisioning a PSU a bit. Say 20%.
It will run cooler, quieter, and more efficiently in the middle third of it's range.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.

Antec makes some good power supplies, but the VP line is only tier 3 on this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Seasonic is always reliable.
Here is a tier 2 620w unit for $50:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

what would you say the minimum amount of power my psu should have? 600?
would you say the Antec NE650M 650 W is a better option?
the antec gx500 comes paired with these two PSU's for a good price

also the ram model number is: Lenovo - 01AG805x2-PC - 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400Mhz

 

[husen1015]

Depending on what's available you could probably find a better Case & PSU for cheaper. While it's not perfect the PSU Tier List will give you a idea of good PSU's, look at tier 2 or better.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

it says there that tier 3 would be fine as long as im not over clocking or bitcoin mining two things that im not going to do especially considering the fact that my cpu isn't overclockable

 

[WildCard999]

The VP700 would probably be fine.