FINAL build/components and advice/feedback

[zanatos]

Hi,

During the summer i was thinking of going the RYZEN way but i decided to wait for coffelake. Cofeelake seems to be a great platform and i will not wait for cannonlake(late 2018) or zen-2 refresh. The computer will be used for 2 reasons. 1 GAMING at 4K and 2nd for bragging rights ( I like the bling of RGB). I am not asking you to say whether i should upgrade or not, i am asking you advice about specific components and specific issues.. thank you.

CASE
Silverstone Primera PM01B-RGB SST-PM01B-RGB

Reasons? asus aura compatible, good airflow, nice exterior, LED strip included. My second choice was inwin 805T infinity but i read bad reviews and it was not spacious enough

MOBO
Asus Socket 1151 ROG MAXIMUS X APEX 5GLan GLan Audio Raid

my current PC has ASUS MAXIMUS VI hero and it never disappointed. Gigabyte i tried once and it was the worst experience. MSI i was happy with but didn't like the included software. I want to upgrade from he HERO model to APEX mostly for bragging rights. my other choice would have been Maximus X hero



RAM

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4 Non ECC CL15 3200MHz (F4-3200C15D-32GTZR) (Kit 2 x 16384)

best RGB ram. Not the cheapest one. the only question is whether i should get 16 GB and not 32GB! my other choice would have been corsair vengeance RGB. ALso i read that 3200 Mhz is the sweetspot. Though i wouldn't have any problem reducing the cost. 3000mHz?


LCS

Cpu Cooler NZXT Kraken X62 RL-KRX62-01 for Intel and AMD Socket 1150 / 1151 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011-3 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / AM3+ / FM1 / FM2

though i do not need crazy liquid cooling i prefer it too air. Corsair is just too noisy and kraken is the best there is according to reviews (def not the cheapest). I would like to get an asus aura certified one but the ones available do not come with software to control flow through windows (something corsair and kraken offer)

CPU

Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6 GHz Six Core Socket 1151 95W Box (BX80684I58600K)

i have read the reviews. 8600k for gaming is great, it offers great performance, oces very well but has NO HT! Is it worth for future proofing the PC to get HT? what do you think guys? i will be gaming mostly

PSU

Thermaltake Power Supply 850W ATX 24 pin Smart Pro PS-SPR-0850FPCBEU-R Active-PFC Retail

it is RGB, it is 850w. no need for something else 80 PLUS gold

SSD

Samsung 500GB 960 Evo MZ-V6E500BW Solid State Drive M.2 PCI-E SSD M.2

the best in its price category, not the cheapest but very solid proposal. i looked at itnel which was 10% cheaper but it is much slower



So guys what do you think? feel free to make any comments! good or bad!!!!

 

[Liviu Cojocaru]

What's wrong with what you have now? I think the 6800K is still a very good option for gaming...

 

[zanatos]

What's wrong with what you have now? I think the 6800K is still a very good option for gaming...

that;s my workstation/2nd pc.! the one i am upgrading is 4700k

 

[Jetster]

Ditch the Thermaltake. RPG is a bad reason to select a PSU
Jonnyguru gave it an 8.7
What your GPU?

 

[lyndonguitar]

you switched off cannonlake and coffeelake in your post

I would definitely wait for what cannonlake offers instead of going for coffee with your current build as it is

 

[zanatos]

Ditch the Thermaltake. RPG is a bad reason to select a PSU
Jonnyguru gave it an 8.7
What your GPU?

It is 2 gtx 1080 (SLI)

 

[wolar]

This is wrong on so many levels. Why that motherboard ? That motherboard is for extreme overclockers. You won't see a difference at all except for paying more.
Why 32gb ram? Oh yea because you might want to upgrade later on but that motherboard only has 2slots for slightly higher OC.

I don't know if this is a troll build or not but if you are going with this then at least get the best CPU available.

 

[eidairaman1]

This is wrong on so many levels. Why that motherboard ? That motherboard is for extreme overclockers. You won't see a difference at all except for paying more.
Why 32gb ram? Oh yea because you might want to upgrade later on but that motherboard only has 2slots for slightly higher OC.

I don't know if this is a troll build or not but if you are going with this then at least get the best CPU available.

Because he can build it the way he wants, if he really wanted it to be a troll build it would be an AMD CPU with an intel based motherboard...

 

[wolar]

Because he can build it the way he wants, if he really wanted it to be a troll build it would be an AMD CPU with an intel based motherboard...

It is my opinion, i understand he can build it the way he wants. Even though i would never make a build like that, i won't say how he should do it and i don't care.
But if his budget don't allow for the i7 because he choose to get that mobo+ram(which won't benefit him at all) then i feel the need to point that out.
Ram prices are off the roof right now, getting a motherboard that has 4 slots and 16gb ram will allow for upgrade in the future where potentially ram prices will come down and in the same time upgrade from the i5 to the i7.

 

[eidairaman1]

It is my opinion, i understand he can build it the way he wants. Even though i would never make a build like that, i won't say how he should do it and i don't care.
But if his budget don't allow for the i7 because he choose to get that mobo+ram(which won't benefit him at all) then i feel the need to point that out.
Ram prices are off the roof right now, getting a motherboard that has 4 slots and 16gb ram will allow for upgrade in the future where potentially ram prices will come down and in the same time upgrade from the i5 to the i7.

Don't be so critical of what he is doing though.

I mean I'd buy the Top Ryzen Board out and put a Ryzen3 X chip in it, would you do a witch hunt because of my parts selection?

 

[Jetster]

I see nothing wrong with the motherboard selection. Obviously he can overclock that chip. As far as the ram well I guess it might be much but in no way is it wrong on so many levels.

Love the dimm 2 slot. First time I've seen one

 

[wolar]

Don't be so critical of what he is doing though.

I mean I'd buy the Top Ryzen Board out and put a Ryzen3 X chip in it, would you do a witch hunt because of my parts selection?

By that logic there shouldn't be any threads asking for help, any build is fine.
He asked our opinions on the build, i gave my opinion. I do not see what is the problem here.
At the end of the day he can do whatever he wants, this thread only exists so that other users can say their opinions and point out any incompatibilities if any.

 

[eidairaman1]

By that logic there shouldn't be any threads asking for help, any build is fine.
He asked our opinions on the build, i gave my opinion. I do not see what is the problem here.
At the end of the day he can do whatever he wants, this thread only exists so that other users can say their opinions and point out any incompatibilities if any.

If you really want your opinion seen correctly I'd re-write your initial post, by removing the first line.

Diplomacy goes a long ways.

 

[Vayra86]

To be honest I don't understand the logic of spending the money that could go towards the 8700k on added premium for the motherboard. It makes absolutely zero sense in terms of features.

The motherboard will give you precisely zero % performance. The 8700k has the potential of double the thread count.

As for the rest: RAM kit, good choice. PSU, not sure but doesn't look bad, I suppose the RGB pulled you to this model. GPU: where is it? Last but not least: The X62 Kraken has not been getting the best feedback on the pumps. DOA rate seems to be high, worth waiting out a few months. I was going to grab one too, its sexy as f, but this turned me off bigtime.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NZXT/

Skim through the threads, they are quite numerous and this is a new (Asetek) pump.

I just read you push GTX 1080 x2. OK. Then definitely the i7 route, unless you like your platform upgrade before your next SLI setup.

 

[wolar]

If you really want your opinion seen correctly I'd re-write your initial post, by removing the first line.
Diplomacy goes a long ways.

Why should i? In my opinion this build is completely wrong. Choosing a lesser quality PSU just because it has RGB, the ram and the motherboard.
Spending all that money while getting an i5 instead of i7.

 

[Vayra86]

I think its clear OP is not aiming for a cost effective build. It shows in every component. The PSU won't fry his parts, but yes, there are better picks - EVGA G2, Seasonic, Corsair AX/HX, etc.

 

[ikeke]

PM01-RGB wont fit MAXIMUS X APEX, the board is EATX.

And since you are spending ~$2k on the parts, go with 8700K. No point in skimping on CPU if going all-out on everything else.

My suggestion
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jzGZtJ

edit: concerning memory, take what you like, basically https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews...e_Lake_Memory_Performance_Benchmark_Analysis/