Thoughts on my build

[kelvin.sampson.ks]

Planning on building this PC for gaming at 1080p at 144hz in BF5 and PubG. Just wanted someone else's opinion on the parts if some are overkill or there's a better option etc.

CPU - I7 8700k
GPU - RTX 2070
Memory - G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Power Supply - EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case - Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X DRGB Tempered Glass ATX Anthracite Grey
CPU cooler - Deepcool - GAMMAXX GT 29.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Storage - Corsair - MP300 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
- Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Unsure of what Mobo to get with this build, ive been looking at z370 boards for future overclocking perhaps but im not sure on brand or price range.

 

[rodolphe.viard]

hi Kelvin,

Your build is well balanced, with good CPU, great graphics card (you could switch to a 1080 if you want to take some money back), goos PSU.

If I were you, i would go for a bigger SSD, at least 500Go, in SATA. Sata because it's cheaper and in everyday use, M.2 is useless. Bigger to be able to put some programs on it to increase the load speed. Furthermore, bigger means longer life if not full.

If you plan to overclock higher than 4.7 on all core, I would recommend to go with a beefier cooler like the Dark rock pro 3/4 or Noctua NH D15 and a beefy motherboard(there are plenty of them).


Rodolphe.

 

[SgtScream]

The TDP is only 140w on that cooler. I'd invest in something better when spending that kind of money. What is your budget and what country are you from?

 

[kelvin.sampson.ks]

hi Kelvin,

Your build is well balanced, with good CPU, great graphics card (you could switch to a 1080 if you want to take some money back), goos PSU.

If I were you, i would go for a bigger SSD, at least 500Go, in SATA. Sata because it's cheaper and in everyday use, M.2 is useless. Bigger to be able to put some programs on it to increase the load speed. Furthermore, bigger means longer life if not full.

If you plan to overclock higher than 4.7 on all core, I would recommend to go with a beefier cooler like the Dark rock pro 3/4 or Noctua NH D15 and a beefy motherboard(there are plenty of them).


Rodolphe.

Thanks for the reply, ill go for a Sata SSD with more storage capacity and would a AIO be a good option or would one of the coolers you suggested be better?

 

[kelvin.sampson.ks]

The TDP is only 140w on that cooler. I'd invest in something better when spending that kind of money. What is your budget and what country are you from?

Thanks for the reply, my budget is around 2800$ and I'm from Australia

 

[ohenryy]

The Z370 Extreme 4 is pretty good.
Get a bigger SSD, that one is way to small.

 

[SgtScream]

Your Phanteks case in that color doesn't appear to be in stock so I used this Corsair case as a place holder:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($554.37 @ Amazon Australia)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($199.00 @ JW Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($216.18 @ Amazon Australia)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($999.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($235.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.00 @ IJK)
Total: $2795.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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